The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
The recent pronouncements that Vybz Kartel is inclined to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and should be commissioned by the Jamaican Government to play a lead role in urging Jamaicans to take the jab, has not gone down well with many Gaza Nation fans.
For five consecutive weeks, Intence’s Yahoo Boyz was the most streamed song in Jamaica on YouTube, according to the platform’s Music Charts And Insights.
Jamaicans and other track and field fans are expressing their grouse online and threatening to boycott the Nike brand unless they show due respect to Olympic champion and the fastest woman in the world Elaine Thompson-Herah.
Bounty Killer has placed his bet on his Seaview Gardens compatriot Dexta Daps, as the artist who will be Dancehall’s next global superstar.
According to Professor Carolyn Cooper, Vybz Kartel was the ultimate Dancehall deejay, which Chairman of Jamaica’s National Health Fund Howard Mitchell, was desirous of having at the forefront of the Ministry of Health’s Every Vax Counts campaign.
Marcia Smikle, long-time partner of the late Jamaican music icon U-Roy, passed away as a result of medical complications in the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew yesterday.
The Melody Gad Kranium, a year after the release of his smash hit and the very controversial Gal Policy, took to Instagram Live to give a breakdown of the song’s lyrics, for fans wondering about its intended audience.
Despite inclement weather conditions, Dancehall veteran Mavado, the Melody Gad Kranium and Blessed singer Shenseea all graced one of Hip Hop’s hottest stages over the weekend.
A statue of the late King of Reggae Bob Marley will be unveiled on Thursday, September 9 in the city of Liverpool in the UK.
Jamaican Dancehall fans peppered Torey Lanez with rebuke after the Canadian rapper lauded US sprinter Sha’carri Richardson, who placed last in the 100m at the Wanda Diamond League, and ignored the three Jamaican women who swept first, second and third places.
Spice, the Queen of Dancehall, got heat from her boyfriend Justin Budd for her well-known Dancehall stage antics, as revealed in a recent episode of Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta (LHHATL).
After American singer Lizzo faced backlash from trolls over her recent music video Rumors, Dancehall deejay Popcaan sent her a special invite to the islands.
Trinidadian-born rapper, Nicki Minaj and Dancehall starlets Shenseea and Jada Kingdom were amongst some of the entertainers who took to social media to congratulate the Jamaican female sprinters for their sweeping victory in the 100 metres at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic.
Jamaica’s Queen of Dancehall Spice showed off her newly acquired Billboard plaque for her 2018-released, Captured mixtape, which peaked at No.
He might be the first son of Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel but he’s not the first to make the Worl’ Boss a grandfather.
Today, August 21st marks the earthstrong of Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt who now turns 35.
Dancehall star Popcaan shared a photo believed to be his childhood home on Instagram this morning.
Dancehall artist Popcaan is growing tired of waiting on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy album and fired off his demand yesterday for the Canadian rapper to finally “drop the bombocl@#t album!”
There have been mixed reactions to Ding Dong joining the Ministry of Health’s Every Vax Counts campaign.
It’s pretty clear the world is now living in a golden age of music streaming, and that’s why One Drop streaming and audio app curator Norman Williams is confident that his reggae-dancehall focussed app will excel as it has the slickest, snappiest user interface for Jamaicans looking to stream reggae music.