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Skatta Burrell On Usain Bolt’s SSL Case: “Taking People’s Hard Earned Income Must Not Be Exalted Nor Celebrated”
Dancehall producer Skatta Burrell has called for Jamaicans to desist from glorifying scamming and the theft of other people’s property,…
Devin Di Dakta Takes Issue With Cham’s “Selective Empathy” Over Usain Bolt’s Stolen Money
Declaring that Usain Bolt should not be given preferential treatment over other investors whose monies have reportedly been embezzled at…
Alkaline The Givenchy Model
Champion Boy Alkaline has officially been announced as the face of Matthew M. Williams’s first dedicated menswear collection in a…
Usain Bolt Calls Out SSL Fraudsters With ‘Cryptic World’ Song After Losing US$ 10 Million
Retired sprint legend turned music producer Usain Bolt has taken a jab at the white collar criminal(s) at Stocks and…
Sony Music UK A&R Preye Crooks Says ‘Let Jamaican Artists Be Themselves’ When It Comes To Lyrical Content
Preye Crooks, an A&R executive at Sony Music UK, says Jamaican artists are not confined to a set of rules…
Bugle Says There Should Be ‘No Comparison’ Between Dancehall And Afrobeats Song Sales
Recording artist Bugle says there should be no comparison between sales of Dancehall songs and Afrobeats, as the African genre…
Barrington Levy Says He’s Rejected Offers To Record On Afrobeats Riddims
Veteran Reggae/Dancehall superstar Barrington Levy says he has rejected offers to record songs on Afrobeats riddims, as he will never…
Kabaka Pyramid Hopes 2023 Reggae Grammy Nominees Inspire More Positivity In Jamaican Music
Reggae Music singer Kabaka Pyramid says he hopes this year's Grammy Award nominations for Best Reggae Album inspire younger Jamaican…
Jamaicans Have Mixed Reactions To Koffee’s Performance In Sam Smith’s ‘Gimme’ Video
The music video for Sam Smith's new single Gimme with Koffee and Jessie Reyez landed on Friday (January 13), and Jamaican fans have some thoughts on the spectacle. Smith, Koffee,…
Popcaan, Drake’s ‘We Caa Done’ Debuts On UK Singles Chart
Popcaan has earned his eighth entry on the UK Singles Chart after We Caa Done, featuring Drake, made its debut. The song, which was released on January 6, has opened at…
Desmond Dekker’s ‘Israelites’ Certified Silver In The UK
Desmond Dekker & The Aces’ hit song Israelites is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, 54 years after its release. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Israelites was issued a BRIT…
Jermaine Edwards Signs Deal With Sony Music UK, Following Viral Video Of Rushawn Ewears Singing ‘Beautiful Day’
In 2017, 10-year-old Rushawn Ewears was recorded by a teacher at the Top Hill Primary School in St. Elizabeth giving his best version of Jermaine Edwards’ Beautiful Day. Little did…
Anju Blaxx Defends Producing Sam Smith, Koffee Collab: ‘Music Has No Face Or Gender’
Dancehall producer Anju Blaxx has unequivocally stated that there is no shame in his game when it comes to who he works with. Blaxx was speaking to the Jamaica Star…
Rosh Reign Serenades At EP Launch
With only a few weeks to go before the release of her debut EP Reign on February 3, songstress Rosh Reign gave her audience a preview of what to expect…
Shenseea Among 2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominees
Jamaican singer Shenseea is among this year's nominees at the 54th NAACP Image Awards. Diana, a collaboration between Nigerian singer Fireboy DML, American singer Chris Brown and Shenseea, is nominated…
Rick Ross Says He’s Coming To Jamaica Soon: “Rich Ah Lie?!”
American rapper Rick Ross has been showing just how much he is up to date with Jamaican culture and slangs in the latest clips he shared to social media. The…
