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Big Belly Man deejay Admiral Bailey, says the Dancehall genre is in deep trouble, as, among other things, the majority of the new persons ascribing onto themselves the title of music producers, do not know the basic tenets of music, including the seven-letter Musical Alphabet: “A, B, C, D, E, F, G”.
Despite asserting that she and London On Da Track have a strictly platonic and professional relationship, Shenseea and the American producer made a grand entrance at her Jamaican album launch last night at the Romeich Entertainment Headquarters in Kingston.
Shenseea‘s debut album ALPHA included rap collaborations with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Offset, and Tyga but, according to the Jamaican singer, she didn’t have to pay for a single one.
Sean Paul‘s 2005 Billboard-topping hit Temperature and Swedish singer Robyn’s remake of Mad Cobra’s 2001 hit, Press Trigger—fittingly titled Cobrastyle—have been featured in episode two of The Dropout, a Hulu series about Elizabeth Holmes, an American former biotechnology entrepreneur, who was convicted of criminal fraud.
Cream of the Crop artist Jahshii has confessed that he’s not a fan of Shabba Ranks, who was the first-ever Dancehall artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
Veteran Dancehall hitmaker Admiral Bailey has fingered payola by unscrupulous radio disc jockeys as one of the key elements which has, over the years, forced Dancehall music on a downward spiral, and held it down for almost two decades.
Grammy-nominated producer and music executive Cristy Barber is maintaining that it is highly unlikely Dancehall will ever get its own Grammy Award category, and that the focus right now ought to be spent on preventing the “Best Reggae Album” field which subsumes all Jamaican music, from being taken away.
One of the most popular takeaways from Shenseea’s Egocentric—which formed part of her debut album ALPHA—was “Mean man worse than bruk man.”
Shenseea‘s new album Alpha debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums chart in the US following its release on Friday.
Two of Dancehall’s breakout stars Rytikal and Jahshii are currently working on a joint EP, titled “Rytikal x Jahshii“, with the expected release date being July 7, 2022, which is the birthday of both artists.
Jamaican songbird Jada Kingdom may have done Amy Winehouse fans proud in a recent cover of the British singer’s Back to Black.
Cream of the Crop artist Jahshii took command of the future of authentic Jamaican music on Saturday night, in a masterful performance that left even his harshest critics crowning him a redeemer of Dancehall and his generation’s Prince of Reggae.
Jamaican Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke is not ruling out the placement of the likeness of cultural figures such as Bob Marley and Usain Bolt, on Jamaican currency “subject to there being a higher note” in the future, and whether those cultural figures are so inclined to have their image and likeness being used on banknotes.
The role of the CARICOM Single Market & Economy (CSME) was among a slew of topics that came up for discussion on Twitter, following Skillibeng’s release of the music video for another of his trap fusions, titled this time, Whap Whap, part of which was shot in Trinidad.
American singer Justine Skye has congratulated her grandfather, Jamaican-born Nicholas Perry, for achieving his dream of becoming United States Ambassador to Jamaica.
Shenseea says she has made several efforts to collaborate with Queen of Dancehall Spice, to no avail.
Reggae/Dancehall superstar Buju Banton has announced that he will be releasing a new album, which he says is “ready”.
Jamaican singer Shenseea has finally released her debut album Alpha today after five years in music.
King of Dancehall Vybz Kartel wants to make it clear that he has never sought the help of YouTube payola to further propel or ignite hype around his videos or music.
For RCA Records, Dancehall star Skillibeng was a “must sign” addition to their roster of talent which includes A$AP Rocky, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Doja Cat, H.E.R.,