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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…
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…
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…
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…
Sean Paul’s ‘Dynamite’ With Sia Certified Gold In France
Sean Paul's Dynamite with Australian singer Sia was certified Gold in France on Thursday, January 5. According to The National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing, the Dancehall superstar's Dynamite was certified…
Shenseea, Stick Figure And Rebelution To Make Coachella Debuts This April
Set to make their debut, Jamaican star Shenseea and American Reggae bands Stick Figure and Rebelution will be the three acts representing Dancehall and Reggae at the star-packed Coachella Valley…
Valiant Voices ‘Dunce Cheque’ Election Campaign Dubplate For Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne
Valiant's Dunce Cheque election campaign dubplate for Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne, in which he hailed the twin-island nation's leader while denouncing his challenger, Harold Lovell, has been…
