Tu-Lox Launches Rebel 13 Foundation
Twin of Twins member Tu-Lox is expanding his Rebel 13 brand with the launch of a charitable organization.
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Ziggy And Cedella Marley Join Fight To Keep Bob Marley Beach Open To The Public
Ziggy Marley and his sister Cedella have joined the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement’s (JABEM) bid to get the Government of Jamaica to make unconditional access to, and use of all Jamaica’s beaches, including the Bob Marley Beach in St Andrew, a Constitutional Right.
Minister Marion Hall Booked For Reggae Sumfest, Skatta Says: “My Prayers Have Been Answered”
Dancehall music producer and Reggae Sumfest Marketing Strategist Skatta Burrell is having a field day, this upon sharing a flyer announcing that Minister Marion Hall (formerly Lady Saw) has been booked for Concert Night II at the Reggae festival, in July.
Spice Returns To The Stage After 6 Month Absence Due To Health Scare
Queen of Dancehall Spice is officially back in full effect after returning to the stage in the Cayman Islands last night (March 24, 2023).
Popcaan To Release ‘Great Is He’ Deluxe Edition With 8 New Songs
Dancehall artist Popcaan has announced that Great Is He Deluxe will be released on March 31, 2023. Great Is He, Popcaan’s fifth studio album, was released on January 27.
Bounty Killer Says Afrobeats Not In Competition With Dancehall
Bounty Killer has declared that he fully embraces Afrobeats music, and says the genre should not be pitted against Dancehall.
Spice’s ‘So Mi Like It’ Makes Netflix Debut
Spice’s smash hit So Mi Like It was among the songs featured in Netflix’s latest reality TV/competition series ‘Dance 100’ – a show in which dance choreographers compete for $100,000 and bragging rights.
Dua Lipa Spends “Stress Free” Vacay In Jamaica
English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa escaped the chilly British weather to catch some sun in Jamaica earlier this month.
Kranium’s ‘We Can’ With Tory Lanez Certified Silver In The UK
Kranium and Tory Lanez’s We Can is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, six years after its release.
Minister Marion Hall Responds To Criticism Of New Song’s Cover Art Showing Her “God-Blessed Body”
The fashion police are out in their numbers for Minister Marion Hall, after the former Queen of Dancehall shared the cover art for her latest single, I’m Doing Better.
Bounty Killer Says Afrobeats In The Lead, While Dancehall Held Back By Unappealing, Silly Content
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.
Foxy Brown Releases Remastered Video For ‘Oh Yeah’ With Spragga Benz
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 Back In Jamaica For Some Downtime After Her First-Ever Threatre Concert
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.
Carl Livingston, Bunny Wailer’s Brother, Dead At 77
Carlton Livingston, the patriarch of the Livingston family and brother of the late reggae superstar Bunny Wailer, is dead at age 77.
HoodCelebrityy Has Changed Her Stage Name
Walking Trophy artist HoodCelebrityy has rebranded to Tina, a stage name derived from her actual name Tina Pinnock.
Rick Ross, Beenie Man To Perform At VaCae Weekend In April
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.
Steely & Clevie Facing An “Uphill Battle,” But Have Been Strategic In ‘Dem Bow’ Lawsuit, Say US Attorneys
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.
Tommy Lee Sparta Released From Prison
Dancehall entertainer Tommy Lee Sparta, whose real name is Leroy Russell Jr., has been released early from prison.
‘Flava’ McGregor Files Copyright Lawsuit Against VP Records Seeking At Least US$10 Million
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.
Merciless’ Mausoleum Costs $3 Million, Gadafi Says
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.