The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
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.,
“I do straight dancehall, I don’t do Pop, my Dancehall goes Pop,” Sean Paul reportedly declared on Wednesday morning, as he dignified the genre, which propelled him to international stardom, bringing him wealth, fame and musical glory.
Shenseea is known to be one of the hardest working Jamaican artists, but according to the Trending Gyal, she’s been doing way less than her American counterparts, which came as a shock and ultimately forced her to “up her game.”
Jamaican singer Koffee is the only star on her upcoming 10-track debut Gifted. “There’s actually no features on it,” the Grammy Award-winning singer told Lukie Wyniger aka Uncle Peng Peng, of the Peng Peng podcast out of Switzerland.
Dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta has been transferred from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre to a St Catherine prison two weeks after a bloody February 21 brawl with warders.
Sizzla Kalonji has weighed in on reports of Sub-Saharan Africans, who are trying to leave Ukraine where they had been living, being singled out for acts of discrimination, violence and xenophobia in contravention of United Nations’ protection of migrants guidelines.
The Jamaican Parliament erupted in laughter yesterday after Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke spat lyrics from Dancehall singjay Anthony Red Rose’s breakout song, Tempo, during his 3 ½ hour presentation at the opening of the Budget Debate 2022/2023.