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Beenie Man’s ‘Simma’ First Week Album Sales Are In
Beenie Man's Simma, his seventeenth studio album, failed to debut on the sales and streaming-driven Billboard Reggae Albums chart in…
Beres Hammond To Receive Honorary Degree From University Of The West Indies
Reggae icon Beres Hammond will join Rita Marley and Jimmy Cliff as music legends presented with honorary degrees by the…
UWI Lecturer, Ce’Cile And Others Weigh In On ‘Dunce’-Branded Schoolbags
Head of the Reggae Studies Unit at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, has weighed in…
Blvk H3ro: ‘On A Mission’ Album Review
Blvk H3ro's On A Mission debut showcases the artist’s innovative approach to contemporary Jamaican music, setting high standards from start…
Dancehall Veteran General B Pushed Off Stage, Assaulted By Several Men At Boom Box Fridays
Nicky deejay General B was pushed off the stage and then assaulted by several people after he dissed a man…
Jada Kingdom Responds To Pardison Fontaine Dating Rumors
Dickmatized singer Jada Kingdom has responded to the speculation that she's now dating another rapper—Pardison Fontaine, formerly known to be…
Minister Marion Hall To Host Fundraising Concert Series To Buy Church Property
Minister Marion Hall is hosting a concert series titled ‘A Seed of Faith’ to raise funds for her desired church…
Stick Figure Shares Reggae Cover Of Green Day’s ‘Boulevard Of Broken Dreams’
American Reggae band Stick Figure released a cover of Green Day’s bleak 2004 hit Boulevard of Broken Dreams on Thursday (September…
Cardi B’s Latest Song Has Dancehall Fans Calling For A Lawsuit
Bongos, Cardi B's second collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, released on Friday, has been the subject of debate among Jamaican fans over whether it appropriated elements from Bang – a song…
311’s Reggae Cover Of The Cure’s ‘Love Song’ Certified Platinum In The US
American band 311, known for blending rock with Reggae rhythms and Hip-Hop/Funk breakdowns, earned three new Platinum singles in the United States on Thursday, including their 2004 Reggae-rock cover of…
Why Capleton Never Sings Songs Written By Others
Reggae/Dancehall superstar Capleton says he has never recorded songs written by anyone else, as doing so, according to him, appears inauthentic. “There is no limit to our music, caw rememba…
Popcaan, 10Tik Trade Shots Over Use Of “Bad Words” At Kids’ Event
Popcaan and 10Tik appear to have traded subliminal shots on social media following their appearance at the Unruly Boss' back-to-school event last month. Video from the charitable event showed that…
Tanya Stephens Says Marcia Griffiths Is Only Living Legend Jamaicans Won’t Disrespect
In a music culture that sometimes disregards the contributions of its founders, Tanya Stephens believes there’s only one veteran spared from the hot and cold adoration of fans: Marcia Griffiths.…
John Holt’s ‘Police In Helicopter’ Turns 40
VP/Greensleeves Records is celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Holt’s iconic Police in Helicopter LP by sharing a rare 1983 12-inch single mix – informally known as the ‘Sirens Mix’ – to streaming, and previously unreleased…
Patoranking Recruits Popcaan, Beenie Man For New Album
Nigerian star Patoranking has recruited Jamaica’s very own Popcaan and Beenie Man as well as Ludacris, Diamond Platnumz, Kizz Daniel, Victony, Gyakie and Zion Foster for his fourth studio album, World…
Spice Insists She Said “Nothing Bad” About Erica Mena’s Son
Spice took to Instagram on Tuesday, insisting that she said nothing “bad’ about Erica Mena's son and challenging her critics to specify what, exactly, she had said that was objectionable.…
