The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Less than a month after Ed Sheeran confessed that he was smitten with Ishawna’s Equal Rights, a remix of his hit Dancehall-infused pop song Shape of You, the Dancehall diva has revealed that they have collaborated on an upcoming track.
Minister Marion Hall has hinted that she will be pursuing publishing rights, of which she was allegedly cheated during her Dancehall heydays as Lady Saw.
Popular Youtuber and emerging Dancehall artist Nklyne broke his silence regarding the brutal beating death of his mother at the hands of a lone robber last Friday.
Up and coming dancehall artist KillFood was shot and killed on Sunday morning by unknown assailants in Sheffield in Negril, Westmoreland.
Incarcerated Jamaican Dancehall artist Flippa Mafia says he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree behind bars.
Pretty Butterfly artist Lisa Hyper is readying to launch her new business venture, a brand of feminine sanitary napkins she says she has named “Plush”.
Reggae/Dancehall artists Gyptian and Shabba Ranks were among 12 recipients of the Consulate General of Jamaica’s Heritage Awards held in New York last Friday.
Weeks ahead of the expected release of King of Kingston, Dancehall icon Bounty Killer says that the album is not being done in a bid to compete with anyone, whether younger artists or his contemporaries.
The Reggae Vaccine album is up for Grammy consideration in three categories and three of the musicians featured on the 12 track project urged eligible Recording Academy voters to consider it for a Grammy nomination as voting ended last week.
Emerging Dancehall artist and popular YouTuber Nklyne is mourning the death of his mother, 54-year-old Lorna Lake, a farmer, who was killed on Friday night.
British vocalist and former member of UB40, Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64.
Dancehall deejay Popcaan, like many others, is trying to make sense of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s apparent open marriage.
Dancehall star Sean Paul and Australian singer-songwriter Sia have released visuals for their second collaboration Dynamite, which featured a long list of Jamaican talent and the heritage and beauty of The Ward Theatre in Kingston.
Morna Dodd, a daughter of Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd, the late producer responsible for discovering and mentoring Bob Marley and credited for the early development of Ska and Reggae, has been sued by the administrators of her father’s estate for infringement on his intellectual property.
Barbadian singer Rihanna has picked up 17 new RIAA certifications this week after several of her singles reached multi-platinum, platinum, and gold status.
Jamaican artists Lila Iké and Laty Kim recently got high praises from the Maria Maria hit maker, Marvin Moore-Hough.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Charlie Chaplin will return to court on December 7 to answer charges of malicious destruction of property.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2W9YVkkn9U Sleng Teng, the legendary Dancehall riddim masterminded by singer Wayne Smith for his mega-hit song Under Mi Sleng Teng, has been used by Meta, the new parent company name for Facebook, in its first video advertisement.
Following the release of the Jeymes Samuels directed western The Harder They Fall on Netflix, two of the songs that appeared in the movie, namely Dennis Brown’s Promised Land and Barrington Levy’s Here I Come, have made it into the top five on the Reggae iTunes Chart.
Dancehall star Shenseea has issued an early holiday treat for music lovers by covering Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah for Apple Music’s, Carols Covered – a collection of popular Christmas songs sung by contemporary artists.