Romeich In Mourning Following Death Of Brother
Dancehall producer Romeich Major is in mourning following the recent passing of his older brother, Steve Major.
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General Degree Calls Attention To Street Light In Disrepair
A street light post in disrepair along the Mandela Highway in the direction of the Portmore exit caught the attention of dancehall artist General Degree.
Big Youth Says He Influenced Musicians Of His Era To Turn To Rastafari
Pioneering deejay Big Youth, says his acceptance of the Rastafari faith and sporting of dreadlocks in the early 1970s, was what inspired the Reggae musicians of his era, such as The Wailers and Dancehall legend U-Roy to start locking their hair and penning Rasta lyrics.
Boom Boom Says He’s Not Coming Back If Jamaica Doesn’t Reopen For Summer, Trashes “Stingy” Dancehall Entertainers
Amid concerns that Jamaica’s entertainment industry will not bounce back until next year, Billboard Selector Boom Boom says he will be flying to the UK as soon as its borders are fully reopened and will not return to his home country anytime soon.
Jodi Jinx, Sister Traci Reveal They’re Huge Tanya Stephens Fans
Sean Paul’s wife Jodi ‘Jinx’ Henriques and her sister Traci Stewart are big fans of Dancehall artist Tanya Stephens.
Sean Paul Says He May Ask Beyoncé For Another Collab
Dancehall artist Sean Paul says American pop singer Beyoncé owes him a solid, so he may ask her to collaborate with him on another song.
DJ Khaled Wants Jamaican Birth Certificate, To Produce Song On Bounty Killer’s New Album
Fresh off the success of their hit Where You Come From, American record producer DJ Khaled shared with Bounty Killer that he should reach out to Jamaica’s Prime Minister to get his Jamaica birth certificate.
Alborosie And Gentleman Converse ‘For The Culture’
Gentleman and Alborosie had a candid conversation that saw them answering questions about Jamaica, reggae music, road rage, and the Grammys earlier today.
Big Youth Had To Behave Like A “Real Badman” To Get Paid By Producer For ‘S-90 Skank’ Hit
Vintage Dancehall icon Big Youth says he had to behave like a “real bad man” in order to get whatever artist royalties were due to him for record sales of his 1972 mega hit S-90 Skank.
‘Dancehall Defender’ Damion Crawford Criticizes PM Andrew Holness For Unfulfilled Relief Promises To Entertainment Sector
Weeks after Dancehall artists jeered Prime Minister Andrew Holness after he promised cash allocations to “entertainers” for COVID-19 lockdown relief, Opposition Senator Damion Crawford, says the leader seems to have only “dangled a carrot” to get the entertainers to stop saying bad things about him, as his assurances of a bailout still remain unfulfilled.
Burna Boy Cops RIAA Gold Certification For ‘Ye’
Nigerian singer Burna Boy just scored a coveted Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his 2018 release, Ye.
Reggae And Dancehall Seeing Increased Album Releases
There’s a large number of Reggae and Dancehall albums set to drop just in time for summer.
Bad Boys Of Reggae, Inner Circle, Cheerleads Jacob Miller Day Celebrations
Led by the Bad Boys of Reggae, Inner Circle, tributes have been pouring out from Reggae lovers across the world in memory of late Reggae legend Jacob “Killer” Miller, on what would have been his 69th birthday today.
DHQ Carlene Celebrates 48th Birthday
Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith celebrated her birthday over the weekend. Smith, who turned 48-years-old on Saturday (May 1) was treated to a surprise birthday dinner organized by her daughter Crystal Davis.
Bounty Killer Sends Subtle Diss To Mr. Lexx After DJ Khaled Collab: “Who Did Say It Wasn’t Gonna Hit?”
Numbers don’t lie and that’s something Dancehall artist Bounty Killer understands and appreciates, as he showed off the impressive YouTube views his Where You Come From collab raked-in, in the space of just two days.
Producer Jah Snowcone Says Dancehall Doesn’t Cause Crime
Dancehall producer Rohan ‘Jah Snowcone’ Fuller, who scored a number one Billboard Top 100 hit with Sean Paul’s Temperature, believes that censorship is not the answer.
Gyptian’s 2010 Hit ‘Hold You’ Attracts Weird TikTok Challenge
Reggae singer Gyptian and his 2010 hit song Hold You are the subject of an incredibly weird TikTok challenge.
Some Young Dancehall Artists Still Refusing To Voice For ‘Big’ Producers Says Boom Boom
Billboard selector Boom Boom says the issue of Dancehall artists refusing to voice for certain producers and vice-versa, has worsened with time.
Boom Boom Says Skillibeng Is Jamaica’s “Big Name” But Should Stop Recycling Flows
“Billboard Selector” Boom Boom says that while in his estimation Skillibeng is the “big name in Jamaica right now”, he is recommending, among other things, that the Crocodile Teeth deejay avoid voicing songs using the same flows over and over.
“Dancehall Defender” Damion Crawford Insists No Link Between Crime And Violent Dancehall Songs
People’s National Party (PNP) Senator Damion Crawford came out in staunch defence of violent Dancehall lyrics, during an interview with Onstage host Winford Williams on Saturday night.