The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
It appears as though Fire King Fantan Mojah’s fervent pleas to be added to this year’s staging of Reggae Sumfest have come to nought, even after catching the attention of the festival’s Marketing Strategist Skatta Burrell.
Yahoo Boyz artist Intence says he does not rely on sound system selectors, since Tiktok has displaced them as the reigning platform bringing new music and artists to the spotlight.
As Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) commenced its town hall meetings series on Wednesday, some members of the Dancehall music fraternity have weighed in on some of the recommendations brought forward.
The news that preparation work for the erection of Clockwork producer Usain Bolt’s statue in Falmouth, Trelawny, is now underway, has irritated some Jamaicans.
Popcaan’s Unruly Fest will be heading to London on November 30, 2023 for its first international staging.
Buju Banton and Spragga Benz have thrown their support behind Accompong Maroon Chief Richard Currie, in his call for the Jamaican Government to consult with the Maroons in relation to the island becoming a Parliamentary Republic.
Former Scare Dem crew member Boom Dandimite is now conscious after a car accident earlier this week.
A federal judge in California has ordered Canadian rapper Drake and Reggaeton producer/rapper Wisin to respond to the mega copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the Jamaican producers Steely & Clevie and Count Shelly, DancehallMag has learned.
Queen of Dancehall Spice will be honored for her work in music with “The Key To The Region” of Florida in a ceremony to be held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott North on May 5.
Ziggy Marley shared a first-look trailer for the upcoming Bob Marley biopic at CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, on Thursday.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy recently recalled how he didn’t know Janet Jackson would be on the first version of his Billboard-charting hit, Luv Me, Luv Me.
Jimmy Cliff’s iconic cover of Johnny Nash’s 1972 classic I Can See Clearly Now just surpassed 100 million views on YouTube – the first of the Reggae icon’s songs to do so on the platform.
Jamaican artist Intence says he has changed from releasing new music rapidly, due to what he describes as a need for “quality control” and the fact that he has been working on his upcoming album, titled Voyage.
Dancehall/pop star Shenseea says she intends to help bridge the gap between the genre’s past and its future.
Brick & Lace — the Jamaican duo of Nyla and Nyanda Thorbourne, who are best known for their 2007 track Love Is Wicked — will be making a comeback to Dancehall.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy has paid tribute to Harry Belafonte, the American singer, activist and actor, who has died at age 96, after he rocketed to fame during the mid-1950s singing Jamaican Mento folk songs.
The Unruly Boss Popcaan has expressed outrage over the possible use of chemicals to catch fish at Reach Falls, which has resulted in the temporary closure of the Portland-based attraction.
Bounty Killer stirred up a hornet’s nest on Sunday night after he decried women wearing extra-long artificial fingernails, and poured scorn on their ability to sanitarily prepare meals and take care of their personal hygiene.
American Hip-Hop legend and budding television mogul Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson was up to his usual social media antics recently, brutally poking fun at while defending one of his actors using some colorful Jamaican language.
Dancehall artist Tashina Muzik has publicly distanced herself from her former record label, JB Productions in the wake of allegations of sexual assault made against its chief executive officer, producer JB the Artiste, whose real name is Jermaine Baker.