The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Culture and development specialist Professor Carolyn Cooper is again lamenting the fact that more than 70 years after Jamaicans from Kingston’s inner-city invented the sound system the “revolutionary art form” has still has not received “the critical acclaim which it deserves” in its home country.
American rapper Cardi B reminds us once again that she is quite the super fan of Vybz Kartel as she danced the night away to the Dancehall artist’s songs at her daughter Kulture’s 3rd birthday party on Saturday night.
Push Come to Shove Reggae icon Freddie McGregor has encouraged Jamaican Dancehall producers and artists to take advantage of the island’s extensive music catalog to fill the gap in the “production deficit” with which the genre is now struggling.
The Warlord may have been all about unity on last year’s Verzuz battle, but it seems he’s been saving all his steam for another decade-old dancehall rival.
Grammy award-winning Reggae artist Koffee continues to make history. Her song Toast has long surpassed 100 million views on YouTube making her the only Jamaican woman to reach that mark with one music video.
Multiple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt will certainly be missed at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Dancehall star Beenie Man pushed back on Friday against what he described were “rumors” that his brother Rohan ‘Blue’ Smith was killed.
Dancehall artist Charly Black has been tapped to make the official theme song for CONCACAF’s Gold Cup.
Dancehall artist Rytikal and the Reggae King Bob Marley continue to top the Dancehall and Reggae music charts this week.
Vybz Kartel’s GAZA fans reacted with a mix of hope and consternation today when it was announced that Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness is now a member of Queen Elizabeth’s Privy Council.
Legendary track and field superstar Usain Bolt took to Instagram yesterday to share a video in dedication to his longtime girlfriend, Kasi Bennet, affectionately known as Kasi B.
Chris Brown is being sued for US$1.5 million after he allegedly infringed on the copyright of Tight Up Skirt — a song recorded in 1997 by veteran Dancehall artist Red Rat.
There’s many ways to pay it forward; just ask Queen of Dancehall Spice who recently schooled Sean Paul’s wife, Jodi Jinx Henriques, on the dip-it-low dance moves to her hit single Go Down Deh and helped to deliver a little payback.
Hot on the heels of her debut studio album, Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer H.E.R. says her upcoming Reggae project will be released very soon.
Dancehall artist Spice says her song Black Hypocrisy is her most underrated piece of work. The dancehall megastar shared her opinion when she made a special appearance on Jodi Jinx’s Twosday with Tricky YouTube show on Tuesday (July 6), where she talked candidly about her upcoming album Ten.
The music video for Gloria Trevi’s Me Lloreas featuring Dancehall artist Charly Black has surpassed 100 million streams on YouTube.
Dancehall star Squash has been called out by Instagram detectives FakeWatchBusters for wearing an allegedly fake Richard Mille watch in his latest posts on the platform.
It’s been five years since Dancehall starlet Shenseea emerged on the music scene. The ShengYeng princess celebrated the occasion today (July 6) on Instagram by reflecting on her first song, Jiggle Jiggle.
Dancehall’s Warlord Bounty Killer came out in strong support of Masicka’s latest effort, an inspiring single titled Special.
Bounty Killer stirred up a hornet’s nest, and had his female followers in a tizzy on Monday afternoon, after he made a post giving his take on gold-digging women, which sparked a heated verbal clash between Bob Marley’s son Rohan Marley and a commenter.