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The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Vybz Kartel’s Privy Council Appeal: Tentative Date Set For April 2024
Incarcerated Dancehall artists Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm, and two other men have provisional dates set at the United Kingdom-based Privy…
Byron Messia’s ‘Talibans’ Debuts On Billboard Rap Airplay Chart
Byron Messia's Talibans has made its first entry on the Billboard Rap Airplay chart at No. 24. The song, released…
Teejay Slams Producer DJ Mac Over Ownership Of Hit Song ‘Drift’
Drama is brewing around Teejay’s summer anthem, Drift. Though Jason 'DJ Mac' McDowell is credited as the producer for the…
Tommy Lee Sparta Announces ‘The Freedom Tour,’ Set For Africa And Europe
Dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta has announced his first tour since his release from prison earlier this year. According to…
Busy Signal Talks Covers And Remixes, Says ‘Jamaica Love’ Is The Country’s Unofficial Anthem
Dancehall star Busy Signal, known for original hits like Stay So, Dolla Van, and Come Over (Missing You), is also…
Shenseea Says Upcoming Album Will Introduce Her New Sound
Shenseea’s sophomore album will arrive before September, according to the Jamaican songstress, but be prepared to hear a whole new…
Anthony B Says Jamaica’s Leaders Have Failed To Leverage Reggae For Tourism, Unlike St. Kitts
Fire Pon Rome singer Anthony B has lamented what he says is the failure of the leaders of Jamaica to…
Byron Messia’s ‘Talibans’ Spends Six Weeks On UK Singles Chart
Byron Messia’s Talibans has now spent a total of six weeks on the UK Singles chart, and two weeks on the Billboard…
MECA Nightclub Clears Itself From Jahshii Shooting Incident
Whirlwind Entertainment, operator of popular Kingston nightclub MECA, is absolving itself from the shooting incident involving Dancehall artist Jahshii on Friday morning. Going live yesterday from the establishment based inside…
“We Play More Drake Songs In Jamaica Than We Play Our Own Music,” Says Anthony B
World A Reggae Music singer Anthony B has cautioned that Jamaica’s seeming penchant for elevating foreign music over that of its own Reggae artists can ultimately result in the decimation…
No Doubt, Lady Saw’s ‘Underneath It All’ Certified Platinum In The US
No Doubt, Lady Saw, and Sly & Robbie's 2001 collab, Underneath It All, is now certified Platinum in the United States. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),…
Babsy Grange Pleased At “Quality Submissions” For Jamaica Festival Song Competition This Year
Unlike in 2022, when she expressed dismay at the sub-par quality of the submissions for the Jamaica Festival Song competition, Minister of Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange is pleased…
Teejay Named FLOW Summa Campaign Brand Ambassador
Dancehall artist TeeJay has been announced as the FLOW Summa Campaign Brand Ambassador. The news broke earlier today, as the telecommunications agency launched the promotion with a party in Kingston. …
Mr. Lexx Says He Was Accused Of Trying To Be A Foreign Artist: ‘I Was Way Ahead of My Time’
Long before some new-gen acts were being accused of pandering to Americans by adjusting their sound and style, Mr. Lexx was facing that criticism. Keeping it Full Hundred, the entertainer,…
Jahshii Pickup Riddled With Bullets, Six Entourage Members Shot
The St. Andrew Central police have confirmed that a pickup owned by Dancehall artist Jahshii was attacked by armed men on Friday morning. Six men, members of the 25/8 artist's…
First Trailer For ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Unveiled: Watch
The first trailer for Paramount Pictures’ highly anticipated Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, has been released. The film, which stars British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley and Lashana Lynch…
