Shenseea Sets Her Sights On The Billboard Hot 100
Jamaican star Shenseea has shared one of her goals for the first quarter of 2022 ahead of the release of her debut album Alpha next month.
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Shenseea Is ‘Up Next’ On Apple Music, Dancehall Star To Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jamaican Dancehall star Shenseea has been selected by Apple Music’s editorial team for its Up Next program—the streaming platform’s monthly initiative aimed at “identifying, showcasing and elevating rising talent.”
Red Rat Says Veteran Producers Shouldn’t Have Stopped Releasing Juggling Riddims
Dancehall artist Red Rat has contended that some veteran producers should shoulder some of the responsibility for the decline in the number of the genre’s juggling riddims.
Drake Taps Popcaan, Skillibeng For Teaser Of His ‘NOCTA X Nike Hot Step’ Shoe Line
Canadian rapper Drake appears to have recruited St. Thomas Dancehall deejays Popcaan and Skillibeng and some of the Unruly crew for a campaign video promoting his NOCTA x Nike ‘Hot Step’ Air Terra collaboration.
Buju Banton Blasts Gov’t, FLA For ‘Taking Set’ On Maroon Chief Richard Currie
A hopping mad Buju Banton says he is putting the Government of Jamaica “on blast” for what he describes as the administration’s reprobate attempts to malign Accompong Maroon, Chief Richard Currie.
L.A. Lewis Urges Richard Currie To Let Go Of Jamaican Gun Licence
Self-proclaimed maroon chief L.A Lewis believes that the recent declarations made by the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), Shane Dalling that Richard Currie, Colonel of the Accompong Maroons, is presently in breach of the nation’s Firearms Act, were calculated to embarrass Currie.
Etana Says Her Cousin ‘Stenna’ Is In Stable Condition After Police-Involved Shooting
Grammy-nominated Reggae artist Etana is thanking her lucky stars that her cousin ‘Stenna’ is now recuperating in a stable condition at the University Hospital of the West Indies after he was shot on Sunday.
Jah Cure Among 200 Found Not “Fit And Proper” To Hold A Gun Permit
Embattled Reggae singer Jah Cure was among 200 Jamaicans previously found not “fit and proper” to be a licensed firearm holder, but who were granted permits anyway.
Nesbeth Speaks On Whether He Fell Off After Allegedly Dissing Vybz Kartel
Reggae singer Nesbeth recently cleared the air about allegations that he had ‘taken a shot’ at Vybz Kartel after he lost to the Fever deejay at the Youth View Awards five years ago.
Red Rat Says Dancehall Music Production ‘Out Of Whack’
Veteran Dancehall deejay Red Rat has lamented the fragmentation of the once-clearly demarcated creative process involved in the composing and producing Dancehall songs, a situation which he says is steadily stifling the genre.
Holness Says Jamaican Gov’t Will Not Censor Dancehall Lyrics
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration will continue to maintain its hands-off approach, and will not be censoring any Dancehall artists or their lyrical content, even if depraved or degenerate, but will, instead, utilize the usual gentle persuasion.
Ini Kamoze’s ‘Hotstepper’ Back On Charts Thanks To TikTok
Roots Reggae artist Ini Kamoze probably never dreamed that after almost three decades, his Here Comes The Hotstepper song would go viral.
Marion Hall Moving Her Ministry To YouTube, Says ‘The Devil’ Resides On Facebook, IG
Minister Marion Hall has now clarified that while she is stepping away from Meta’s Facebook and Instagram social media platforms, she is not abandoning her Christian ministry, and is only transitioning over to Google’s video-sharing and social media platform, YouTube.
Jahshii, Dane Ray Beat DRMA Breach Charges
Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) charges against Cream Of The Crop artist Jahshii and Dancehall producer/artist Dane Ray were dismissed today after the entertainers appeared in the St.
“Sell It!” Marion Hall Speaks On Court-Ordered Sale Of Mansion To Pay Dog Bite Victim
Minister Marion Hall, formerly Queen Of Dancehall Lady Saw, is insisting that she has no objection to one of her mansions in Jamaica being sold, in order to recover $3 million (approximately $19,100 USD) which the Supreme Court had ordered her to pay to a day’s worker, who was bitten by her dogs in September 2009.
Lila Iké Reveals Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
Reggae songstress Lila Iké has revealed that she was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In an interview with Yendi Phillipps on Sunday’s airing of the Odyssey, Iké, 27, broke her silence about her mental health struggle and how it threatened to halt her music career.
Jamaicans Fume Over Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Casting As Bob Marley In Upcoming Biopic
Like some of their African American counterparts did in 2020, when British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir was handpicked to play the roles of Barack Obama and Malcolm X, Jamaicans are upset that the British actor has been similarly picked to play the role of Reggae icon Bob Marley in an upcoming Paramount Pictures biopic.
Lisa Hyper’s ‘Sculpture’ Hits 2.5 Million Views On YouTube
Producer Tawanna Jones is pumped up about the success of Lisa Hyper’s ‘Sculpture’ single, one of the songs from her popular Ruku riddim project which was released in November last year.
Business Plan Approved For Long-Overdue Jamaica Music Museum
Cultural Studies Professor Carolyn Cooper has revealed that she has been reliably informed that the procurement process for Jamaica’s long-overdue state-of-the-art Reggae Music Museum is finally underway.
Etana Gets Teary-Eyed Over Police-Involved Shooting Of Mentally Ill Cousin
Grammy-nominated Reggae artist Etana is bewailing the shooting of her mentally ill cousin ‘Stenna’ this morning in August Town, St Andrew, allegedly by a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).