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Some Jamaicans Upset After Soca Star Machel Montano Honored On Independence Day
Some Jamaicans are up in arms after the Government presented the Keys to the City of Kingston to Trinidadian Soca…
Burning Spear To Perform In Israel For First Time In 30 years
Two-time Grammy Award winner Burning Spear will performing in Israel on August 14 and 15, for the first time in…
DJ Kool Herc, Father Of Hip-Hop, To Receive National Award In Jamaica On National Heroes Day
Three months after it was announced that he will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, New…
Steely & Clevie Challenge Motions To Dismiss Reggaetón Lawsuit
Steely & Clevie Productions has firmly responded to five motions seeking to dismiss its massive copyright infringement lawsuit against nearly…
Buju Banton Says ‘Destiny’ Was Recorded At Pivotal Point In His Life
Buju Banton said that his 1997 track Destiny was penned during a period of profound introspection, a time when he grappled with…
Jesse Jendah, The Reggae Artist Who Once Offered Westmoreland Ganja To PM PJ Patterson, Has Died
Jesse Jendah—the Reggae artist who, in the summer of 1999, infamously offered a quarter pound of Westmoreland high-grade ganja to…
Swizz Beatz Calls Out Cham At LL Cool J’s ‘Rock The Bells’ Festival: “You Can’t Do Hip-Hop Without Reggae”
Veteran Dancehall artist Cham added flair to LL Cool J's Rock The Bells Festival at the Forest Hills Stadium in…
Tami Chin Lauds Husband Wayne Marshall For His National Award
Tami Chin says her husband Wayne Marshall deserves a week of curtsies for his outstanding achievement as a recipient of…
Michael Rainey Jr. Performs Vybz Kartel’s ‘Benz Punany’ On Stage In Jamaica
Jamaican-American actor Michael Rainey Jr. proves once again how much of a Vybz Kartel fan he is, as seen in a recent performance of the deejay’s Benz Punany during a trip to…
Shenseea, Spice, Tifa And More Show Out For Jamaica’s Independence Day
Typically on Independence Day (August 6), Jamaicans take part in huge street parades such as the renowned "Jamaica Festival", don clothing colored like the Jamaican flag, and put on all…
BIA Nods Red Rat In New Dancehall Song ‘Oh No’, But Where’s The Shenseea Collab?
Rising rap sensation BIA has sampled Red Rat's Tight Up Skirt (1997) in her new song, Oh No, off her latest EP, REALLY HER, which dropped last Friday, July 28.…
Sean Paul’s ‘Like Glue’ Hits 100 Million Streams On Spotify
Sean Paul’s Like Glue, a hit from his triple Platinum-selling Dutty Rock album (2002), has surpassed 100 million plays on Spotify. The song, which showcased Paul's knack for blending infectious…
Kranium’s Five Tips For Having A ‘Vibes’ Weekend
He’s known as the ‘Melody Gad’, but Kranium also considers himself an authority figure on how to have a good time. “I feel like mi is a party man -…
Shenseea Serves Hot Moves In Pink See-Through Mesh Dress
Shenseea has captured hundreds of thousands of social media users, once again, but this time with her waistline. The 26-year-old Lick singer took to Instagram yesterday with a clip of what appears…
Byron Messia Breaks Onto Multiple Billboard Charts, Including The Hot 100
Jamaican-born, St. Kitts-based Dancehall artist Byron Messia entered four new Billboard charts this week, including the coveted Billboard Hot 100 at No. 99, following a remix of his hit song…
Phenique Heads To Jamaica To Shoot ‘Bruk Out’ Video
Canada-based dancehall artist Phenique is pumped up that she will be in Jamaica next week shooting a video for her song 'Bruk Out' to capture that authentic island energy. "I'm…
