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American pop singer Kelly Clarkson brought down the house, performing a Reggae rendition to British singer Adele’s 2016 hit Send My Love (To Your New Lover) on her daytime TV series – The Kelly Clarkson Show, which airs on NBC.
On 4/20, the unofficial marijuana holiday and Stephen Marley’s birthday, the Bob Marley Legacy Series also got a coveted Webby Award nomination for Best Video Series in the music category.
International Reggae star Gyptian jetted off the island this morning to do his first performance in the US in almost 18 months.
Minister Christopher Tufton’s wish to see Dancehall starlet Shenseea came true yesterday during an interview with her manager Romeich Major.
Dancehall artist Alkaline appeared on Audiomack’s Fine Tuned series today, performing his hit singles Cree and Ocean Wave to live acoustics provided by guitarist Elijah Rawk.
Reggae singer Chrisinti believes that the time has come for Reggae artists to step up to the plate and return the genre to a position of dominance on the world stage.
Popcaan’s run-in on Sunday with a female Inspector of Police in St. Thomas, who slapped him with breaches of Jamaica’s Road Traffic Act, remains the “talk of the town”, with the incident now being made the subject of a stinging Jamaica Observer editorial and one eyewitness coming forward to defend the Dancehall superstar.
Dancehall star Sean Paul today released new visuals for his single Scorcha, as he celebrates 21 years in Dancehall.
Global sprint icon and fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt, says he is open to considering establishing a school in Jamaica that bears his name.
New York-based dancehall artist Gaps 7 G has expressed concern over an announcement made by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) that police officers can now immediately arrest persons who are found to be in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) without warning.
Dancehall artist Elephant Man, who allegedly lied to immigration authorities about his trip to Belgium, which was on the list of countries for which Jamaica had imposed travel bans, will return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on May 12.
Dancehall artist Wasp has come upon an unexpected problem at this stage in his career — another artist, Wahs, whose name sounds the same albeit with a different spelling.
Dancehall legend Buju Banton has denounced an announcement made by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) today that police officers can now immediately arrest persons who are found to be in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) without warning.
DJ Khaled’s new album Khaled Khaled will feature Buju Banton, Bounty Killer Barrington Levy, and Capleton on a single track.
Three weeks after Canadian deejay/rapper, Kardinal Offishall, created black history by being named Senior Vice President, A&R, for Universal Music Canada (UMC) the Dangerous artist has announced that he and Dancehall superstar Sean Paul will be teaming up for a new project.
The island of Jamaica and its culture continue to be in demand among European fashion houses and establishments.
English Reggae and Pop band UB40 have announced their new ‘reggae collaborations’ album Bigga Baggariddim with artists ‘spanning four continents and seven decades of recording experience’.
Members of the reggae and dancehall communities can participate in the celebration of life ceremony for Donald ‘Tixie’ Dixon which will be held on Sunday May 2nd at the Tabernacle Seventh-Day Adventist church, located at 8017 NorthEast 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33138.
Carl Livingston, one of the co-executors of the Bunny Wailer estate, said that with the recent developments regarding his brother’s estate, he is adopting a “wait-and-see approach” as there is no still no definitive date for his brother, Bunny Wailer’s funeral.
Dancehall artist Rytikal heads to the Gun Court today for trial on gun charges. The 25-year-old King Ina War deejay is being represented by attorney-at-law Able Don Foote “We will let you know what happens later today,” Able Don Foote told DancehallMag.