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With Shenseea’s single Run Run playing in her head, Jamaican sprint star Elaine Thompson-Herah blazed through the finish line to win the women’s 200m Olympic race this morning.
King Of The Dancehall Beenie Man has taken umbrage to Dancehall music being repackaged under other titles and by other genres.
Blessed singer Shenseea has attracted her fair share of ‘opps’ since she entered Dancehall music. Now five years later, she’s got a major label deal and high profile management, and her new single Run Run is doing well after she made her debut appearance at one of Hip-Hop’s biggest festivals recently.
Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer is celebrating an iTunes Top 10 track more than half a decade after its original release.
The moment finally arrived last night when the ‘Country Boy’ Charly Black hit the CONCACAF Gold Cup stage to perform the tournament’s official theme song Juega with Colombian Latin Pop music duo, Cali Y El Dandee.
The Girls Dem Sugar Beenie Man has been in the UK for almost two weeks now, and the Dancehall superstar has made it clear that he was “never banned” from travelling there.
No Stress artist and comedian Wally British has taken umbrage at Jamaicans she classified as “band wagonists” whom, she said, have been tearing down the Jamaican Olympians that failed to either medal or make it to the finals of their respective events.
Several of Bounty Killer’s fans are still trying to figure out how the Warlord came to be sending “happy birthday” greetings to Jamaica’s Minister of Entertainment Olivia “Babsy” Grange, on Sunday, August 1, even though her birthday was long gone from April 27.
Dancehall celebrity Popcaan jetted off on a midnight flight to the United Kingdom on Friday and has since been in quarantine.
Tanya Stephens and self-proclaimed Dancehall Defender Damion Crawford have condemned the actions of the police, who recently videotaped St.
Vybz Kartel’s longtime partner and common-law wife, Tanesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson of Short Boss Muzik, has launched her own line of skin lightening products.
Dancehall’s Grung Gad Bounty Killer has signed a major publishing deal with Creative Titans, in partnership with Concord Music Publishing, ahead of his upcoming album, King of Kingston.
Veteran Roots Reggae artiste Fred Locks has given his take on the state of Dancehall and Reggae music and based on his musings, he is not particularly pleased with the direction in which both genres are being taken.
Dancehall artist Alkaline’s sophomore album, Top Prize, is certainly the gift that keeps on giving. In an Instagram post yesterday, Maurice Linton of Armz House Records—one of the host of producers that contributed to the 14-track project —showed off a Billboard plaque for his contribution on the single Maniac.
Dancehall veteran Beenie Man and rapper Nicki Minaj were among those praising the Jamaican women sprinters, who swept the 100 meters race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan on Saturday.
After sprint legend Usain Bolt was called “old and washed up” and challenged to a 40-yard race by NFL player Tyreek Hill this week, he confidently responded on Twitter with two simple words: “Say less,” which is also the title of his February-released single.
American songbird Mya has touched down on Jamaican soil. She’s not on the island to see her Girls Dem Sugar collaborator Beenie Man but was instead spotted in the studio “cooking up” something with Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul continues to have a phenomenal year. His 2002 Grammy Award-winning album, Dutty Rock, is now officially BRIT Certified triple platinum in the United Kingdom.
The music video for Intence’s Yahoo Boyz has captured significant interest in the streets, as well as on YouTube, according to the platform’s Music Charts And Insights during the July 23-30 tracking period.
In a rare sighting, Reggae singer Chronixx emerged on social media today to share a note to his fans about ‘self-determination’ with a quote from his fellow Reggae-Rastafarian compatriot, Capleton.