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Saine ‘Red’ Rapley, one of reggae and dancehall’s most sought-after female backup vocalists for the past decade, is understandably not a household name to music outsiders, though she continues to garner encouragement from her peers to step forward from her supporting ensemble and into the spotlight.
Alexx A-Game, the Jamaican artist cast as Reggae legend Peter Tosh in Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley: One Love, has urged fans to support the biopic even though his scenes were ultimately removed from the final cut.
Authorities have initiated DNA analysis on skeletal remains found earlier this week, seeking to determine if they belong to missing businesswoman and Dancehall artist Stephanie ‘Medikk’ Williams, a source close to her family told DancehallMag.
Former Portmore Empire signees Sheba and Gaza Kim aren’t exactly in tune regarding Vybz Kartel’s possible prison release.
Jamaican singer Shenseaa has joined the ranks of over 80 artists who have covered Bob Marley and The Wailers’ iconic song No Woman, No Cry since it was first released in 1974.
The up-and-coming Dancehall artist Nigy Boy is set to grace the stage at Reggae Sumfest at Catherine Hall this July.
Reggae singer Tarrus Riley‘s 2006 hit She’s Royal has been certified Silver in the United Kingdom 18 years after its release.
Paramount Pictures and Tuff Gong’s Bob Marley: One Love broke records following its first day in theatres around the globe despite failing to impress international film critics.
A federal judge in California has mostly rejected Rohan Marley‘s effort to dismiss an $18 million sexual harassment lawsuit against him.
Hugh Southey, an attorney representing Vybz Kartel and his three co-appellants at the UK’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, has argued that even if their appeal is successful and a retrial ordered, a fair trial would now be impossible.
Attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan got high marks from those tuned into the first of a two-day hearing of arguments in the murder appeal of entertainer Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel‘ Palmer and his co-appellants, Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St.
Dancehall artist Ishawna is backing beauty queen Cindy Breakspeare amid the backlash she’s receiving for being a proud mistress of late reggae icon Bob Marley.
Skillibeng, who has a 2020 single and a 2022 EP titled Mr. Universe, is working on his sophomore album, a follow-up to his Crocodile Teeth LP debut, reportedly also titled Mr.
Shenseea says ‘safety concerns’ were to blame for a canceled performance at the Sababisha Festival in Nairobi, Kenya, which had been set for August 26, 2023, but rescheduled to a later date.
YG Marley’s infectious debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, has entered the top ten on the Official UK Singles chart, while Dancehall artist Teejay’s debut EP I Am Chippy has made an entry on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley: One Love biopic has attracted a wave of underwhelming reactions among film critics.
American rapper Fredo Bang says he “loaned” Jamaican artist Jada Kingdom money to assist with deportation woes, contrary to the narrative that he paid to sleep with the Win hitmaker.
Isat Buchanan, the attorney who represents ‘King of Dancehall’ Vybz Kartel, told DancehallMag on Sunday that he’s eager to argue the Fever deejay’s final appeal at the UK’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on Wednesday and Thursday (February 14-15).
Dancehall artist Andrae ‘Popcaan’ Sutherland has been ordered to pay a J$40,000 fine (approximately $255USD) or face 30 days in jail for violating the island’s Noise Abatement Act during his Unruly Fest event in St.
In what some of their followers have described as a “clapback” against Cindy Breakspeare, Ziggy Marley this morning bestowed on his mother, Rita Marley, the titles of “Bob’s ride or die wife” and “an African Queen,” while his sister Sharon has lauded her as the “Real Queen”.