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It seems that Buju Banton’s recent controversial remarks about face masks and COVID-19 in Jamaica have led to the deejay’s daughter, Abihail Myrie, having to defend herself and her mother’s honor on social media.
Earlier this week, several videos emerged online showing Jamaican police escorting a white male passenger off a flight destined for New York following an altercation with another passenger during which a racial epithet was used.
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is investigating how Kingston-based Dancehall deejay Intence, came to be decked out in its official land variation digital combat uniform (DCU) in contravention of Jamaica’s Defence Act, a source has told DancehallMag.
Dancehall vixen Shenseaa had a bit of a laugh earlier today after she posted a clip from a West Indian pastor’s sermon who called out her 2018 track, Tie Me Up.
Despite the best efforts of the reggae superstar Buju Banton, who called for an end to face mask-wearing protocols in Jamaica, Minister of Health and Wellness, Christopher Tufton, has sought to reiterate its importance to the public and has urged people to continue wearing their masks.
6ix boss Squash’s latest hit POTUS just got major cosign from R&B crooner Omarion. The former B2K frontman and his younger brother ORyan were seen vibing to the catchy track on Instagram stories this week.
Veteran Reggae artiste Barrington Levy has teamed up with American producer DJ Khaled on a new album, which, based on utterances from Khaled himself, is nearing completion.
Spice has entered the dance and is claiming the rights for one of the hottest dances in the street right now because she is simply the best at it, well so she believes.
Walshy Fire, the co-producer of Koffee’s hit track Toast and member of electronic dance music trio Major Lazer, is urging Jamaican artistes to seek new names for the sub-genres of music currently being produced on the island.
Jamaican artistes have been using their social media platforms to raise awareness about the current state of affairs in Nigeria’s capital city Lagos which has been the site of protests aimed at stopping police brutality.
Jada Kingdom’s boyfriend Verse Simmonds, has slapped Kanye West’s manager Abou “Bu” Thiam with a $3 million copyright lawsuit in a Fulton County court in Georgia, USA.
A loquacious Tory Lanez has spilled the beans on his version of what really happened the night he allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion.
Dancehall great Buju Banton has expressed his frustration with the face mask-wearing protocols put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Reggae Grammy winner Koffee has collaborated with Malta Jamaica in a new ad campaign for the locally brewed non-alcoholic beverage.
Dancehall artistes Skillibeng and Intence now occupy the top 5 trending videos on YouTube Jamaica, owing to recent subliminal diss tracks in what fans speculate is their ongoing beef.
Dancehall veteran Beenie Man has gifted the community of Waterhouse a community centre, which he has named in honor of his recently departed mother and his paternal grandfather.
Beenie Man had some scathing comments to make recently, about the upcoming artistes who are engaging in what is commonly being referred to as “Trap Dancehall”.
Popcaan’s first performance after nearly nine months of lockdown was a delightful acoustic medley on BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Following the Jamaican Government’s warning that ‘tougher laws’ will be implemented to punish smugglers of ‘contraband’, particularly electronic devices, into the island’s prisons, many dancehall fans are now wondering whether incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel’s music will be impacted.
Following a horrendous mistake that forced the postponement of the internment of the body of legendary reggae artiste Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the Jamaican government has announced that Hibbert will be laid to rest in the National Heroes Park Jamaica.