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Dancehall artist Valiant says that the lyrics in the string of hit songs he’s released since October are simply what the masses in the Caribbean want to hear, echoing statements made by his compatriot Skillibeng last year.
Dancehall stars I-Octane and Khago have asserted that younger artists should show appreciation to them for dismantling what, back then, was the seemingly unbreakable dominance of Mavado and Vybz Kartel in the early to the mid-2010s.
Rumored couple Popcaan and Toni-Ann Singh were spotted in the UK this week for the former Miss World’s birthday and the Dancehall star’s Great Is He album launch party.
Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith is rallying financial support for her sister Pinky, who is battling stage four breast cancer in the lymph nodes.
Dancehall heavyweights Bounty Killer and Sizzla are now in promotional mode for the official release of their collaborative track, titled How Dem Fi Fight Reggae Music, on Breadback Productions’ Brighter Shade riddim.
Comedian Marlon Wayans took his Instagram followers down memory lane on Sunday, (January 29) when he shared an old In Living Color sketch he did in 1992, which parodied Shabba Ranks‘ 1991 hit, Mr.
January 2023 is ending on a high for Dancehall’s new favorite Valiant, who has a total of nine out of ten songs on YouTube’s Music Charts for Jamaica.
Jamaican singer Shenseea says it was a pleasure working with embattled rapper/fashion mogul Kanye West. During a Twitter Q&A on Sunday, the Blessed singer, 26, said she hopes to collaborate with the Ni**as In Paris rapper again soon.
Reggae radio Irie FM has announced that the nomination process for its 2023 Music Awards is currently underway.
Reggae crooners Chris Martin and George Nooks are among those slated to honour reggae’s ‘Crown Prince,’ Dennis Brown, at a tribute concert on February 1 organised by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA).
Former Main Street Records producer Haldane “Danny” Browne has lamented the fact that there are recording artists and producers in Jamaica, who are in a precarious position, as they have not registered their ownership of their copyrighted music.
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) is expanding its geographical footprint beyond Kingston during reggae month this February.
Dancehall’s Hot Rass I-Octane has outlined the reasons he opted to relocate from Jamaica to Florida, among them, disloyal music selectors and producers, but also the fact that he already had massive accomplishments such as dominating the biggest stage shows, and contracts with the biggest corporate brands in Jamaica.
Minister of Entertainment and Culture Olivia “Babsy” Grange urged the Church to use its influence and resources to make Reggae Gospel become bigger than it is at present.
Pastor of the Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, Reverend Al Miller has predicted that Jamaica will begin to make its rightful money from Reggae music, similar to France and Japan, but that the genre must not be allowed to be bastardized by any musician.
Reggae/Dancehall superstar Sizzla Kalonji has extended the olive branch to DJ Khaled after causing an uproar just over a month ago by burning two platinum plaques that the Palestinian-American producer mailed to him for his contribution on the Grateful (2017) and Father of Asad (2019) albums.
Jamaican singer Shenseea blamed her “team” for not releasing physical copies (CD/Vinyl) of her debut album Alpha during a Twitter Q&A on Sunday.
Dancehall star Agent Sasco, and his wife Nicole Campbell, have been tipped to be appointed ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ ambassadors for Jamaica.
Dancehall star I-Octane has described himself as “an elite performer and one of the greatest artists Jamaica has ever seen.”
Minister Marion Hall (formerly Lady Saw) and her followers have joined forces to rebuke a stalker, who has been sending her explicit messages and lewd videos to her phone, of himself engaging in sex acts, particularly when she is preaching.