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Songs by Dancehall veterans Shaggy and Bounty Killer were listed among The 100 Greatest Songs Of 2001, a Billboard list of staff picks that pay tribute to the “best anthems of a formative year for 21st century pop music.”
Adi’Anna Ashanti Palmer, the daughter of Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, received an unwelcomed birthday surprise — a trip to a hospital emergency room.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has taken exception to Justin Bieber’s recent failure to fully acknowledge Jamaican Dancehall and Reggae for its influence on some of his successful music.
Embattled Canadian rapper Tory Lanez flashed his best angles and boldest ambitions in Flaunt magazine’s April issue.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul says the relinquishing of ownership of his music masters to VP Records and Atlantic Records more than 20 years ago while still a budding deejay, though regrettable in the long run, was a means to an end.
A Guyanese “uncle” and American actress and singer Jennifer Lopez were at the center of a hilarious video making the rounds recently after the man had no idea who J-lo was.
Grammy Award-winning reggae sensation Koffee is among the headline acts billed for this year’s Best of the Best Concert in Miami.
Reggae legend Bunny Wailer racked up a hospital bill of $5,275,763.61 in the last six weeks of his illness at a medical facility in the Corporate Area as his health rapidly deteriorated and he needed around-the-clock medical care to prolong his life.
Dancehall sensation Shenseea may not have been such a major player today in the genre if her manager Romeich Major had followed through with his decision to give up on the music biz and sell out his studio equipment.
Popular Dancehall entertainers Wasp and Jahvillani are getting major props for the creative visuals for Time Bomb which Dancehall fans believe is the most creative, humorous nod to the art form in a year marked by tension and discomfort.
Almost two years after the Montego Bay police pulled the plug on Jahvillani’s expletive-laced performance at Reggae Sumfest, his father-in-law Tom Tavares Finson, who is president of the Jamaican Senate, is being pressured, to resign after using an expletive during a sitting of the Upper House of the Jamaican Parliament two Fridays ago.
Attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie, who is also defence attorney for Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks, and who represented Alkaline and Dexta Daps in the past, took a Jamaican cartoonist to task on Saturday morning, for an illustration which depicted defence attorneys rejoicing over the fact that no amendment would be made to Jamaica’s Criminal Justice Act.
Although the idea to create the multi-artist anti-violence song, Brighter Days was in fact spawned by Tommy Lee Sparta, ironically, many Jamaicans are dismissing the song as not to be taken seriously, particularly because the Uncle Demon artist is featured on the track.
Despite being sent off to serve a three-year prison sentence less than two weeks ago, Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta is again trending online.
There is absolutely no chance that Dancehall artist Blak Ryno will “link back” with Popcaan. That’s according to Bike Back singer himself who answered a fan question during an Instagram Live yesterday, about whether the two former Portmore Empire stablemates would mend their relationship.
Could new music be on the way from American rapper Bobby Shmurda and young Dancehall star Skillibeng or is the Hot N-gga again showing love for his roots?
It’s not every day that you come across someone with a ganja smuggling dad who ‘crashed a plane in the Everglades,’ but it’s certainly the reality for Dancehall superstar Sean Paul.
In the aftermath of stinging criticisms of being duplicitous, by a slew of Dancehall artists, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has doubled down on his stance regarding the contribution of violent lyrics to the levels of crime on the island.
Reggae artist Jesse Royal is in the studio working on his upcoming sophomore album which he revealed in this interview will be titled Royal.
The father of Canadian rapper Drake, Dennis Graham, is offering a $1 million JMD reward (approximately $6700USD) to anyone in Jamaica who can help him recover a chest that was stolen on the island.