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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Roots Reggae artist Ini Kamoze probably never dreamed that after almost three decades, his Here Comes The Hotstepper song would go viral.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Grammy-winning Reggae star Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley has expressed gratitude for the opportunity to produce two songs off Bling Dawg’s debut album Elev8, which was released on February 4.
Dancehall artist Popcaan has bewailed the continued lockdown of Jamaica’s entertainment industry, while many other nations have returned to normalcy.
Emerging Dancehall entertainer Shakka Dax, a member of dancehall star Charly Black’s Team Unstoppable crew, died on Thursday after he sustained injuries in a car crash in Oracabessa, St Mary.
Popular Jamaican dancer and influencer Dancing Rebel has officially joined the Romeich Entertainment team with Romeich Major as her new manager.