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Bounty Killer has attributed the perceived stagnancy in present-day Dancehall to what he described as the “fool-fool”, internationally unappealing topics, such as Obeah and lotto scamming (chopping), around which upcoming artists are centering their songs.
Fans of Rap/Dancehall fusions received an unexpected gift last week with Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown releasing a remastered version of the music video for Oh Yeah, her hit 2001 song featuring her then-boyfriend Spragga Benz.
Shenseea is back in Jamaica for some much-deserved downtime after wrapping up her first-ever theatre concert at the King’s Theatre in Brooklyn, New York last Saturday.
Carlton Livingston, the patriarch of the Livingston family and brother of the late reggae superstar Bunny Wailer, is dead at age 77.
Walking Trophy artist HoodCelebrityy has rebranded to Tina, a stage name derived from her actual name Tina Pinnock.
Andrew Ellis, CEO of Supreme Team Limited — the entity responsible for spearheading VaCae Weekend — says American rapper Rick Ross is anticipating his performance at this year’s staging.
Two US-based lawyers have offered their views on Steely & Clevie Productions’ copyright lawsuit against Panamanian artist and producer El Chombo, Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, and a slew of other Reggaeton artists, producers, and record companies.
Dancehall entertainer Tommy Lee Sparta, whose real name is Leroy Russell Jr., has been released early from prison.
Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor is suing VP Records once again, this time for what he alleges is the company’s “blatant and purposeful” copyright infringement on seven songs, including tracks voiced by American singers Musiq Soulchild and Syleena Johnson and Jamaican artists Beres Hammond, Gyptian, Jah Cure, Duane Stephenson, and Elephant Man.
Harvel ‘Gadafi’ Hart eagerly awaits the day he returns to Jamaica to see the completed mausoleum for his friend, and business partner, Merciless, who was laid to rest in September last year.
Dancehall artist Ricco Ras is still licking his wounds after he was roundly booed during Valiant’s much-heralded set at the UWI Carnival over the weekend.
Dancehall music producer Skatta Burrell has rated Norris Man’s 2000 hit Persistence, on which he worked as a sound engineer, as his best production ever.
Beenie Man has new management for his career, and they are confident that U.S. fans of the Dancehall star will get a chance to see him perform again “soon.”
Fast-rising Dancehall star Valiant took a moment during a recent performance to reflect on the time Popcaan “disrespected” him on stage almost four years ago.
The suspect who allegedly burglarised KipRich’s Portmore Airbnb apartment has been charged. A source close to the entertainer reliably informed DancehallMag that 21-year-old Kemar Jones, of an 11 Miles Bull Bay, St.
Grammy award-winning Reggae band Morgan Heritage will be releasing what it has described as a “World Music” album titled The Homeland, on April 21.
UB40’s cover version of Lord Creator’s 1970 song Kingston Town has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade body representing the UK’s recorded music industry.
Dancehall artist Valiant has explained that his intention was not to disrespect Rastafarians with his new song titled Rasta. The North Carolina deejay was speaking during a recent interview on Zip 103 FM’s Zip Code, when he was asked to respond to criticisms from Reggae Grammy-winner Kabaka Pyramid about the controversial track.
Mr. Vegas and Reggae label VP Records have agreed to end a lawsuit over the Dancehall star’s claims of copyright infringement, breach of contract, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment, according to court records filed Thursday (March 16).
Dancehall deejay Macka Diamond is over the subsector of the internet that is more preoccupied with Grammy-winning artist Koffee flying coach than her well-being following an alleged altercation on an American Airlines flight on Thursday.