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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 artist Machel Montano at the National Gala on Independence Day,…

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 30 years. The Marcus Garvey singer will perform at the…

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 York-based DJ Kool Herc who has the distinction of being…

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 all of Reggaetón's biggest stars, including Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi,…

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 the thought of abandoning his musical journey. “Destiny was a song…

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 former Prime Minister PJ Patterson, to inspire him to pursue…

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 New York on Saturday (August 5, 2023). The heavily Hip…

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 the Order of Distinction (Officer Class) national award.  Wayne 'Marshall'…