The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Usain Bolt’s close friend, Reggae/Dancehall singer Christopher Martin, has proclaimed to the track icon that the Almighty will ensure that the US$12 million that has been embezzled from him, by operatives within brokerage firm Stocks and Securities, is returned.
Fans of Dancehall Queen Spice are rejoicing at her recent announcement that she will resume live performances come March 24, and has now begun to accept other bookings.
Jamaican singer Koffee has earned her fourth UK Singles chart entry following the release of Gimme, a song by English singer Sam Smith which also featured Canadian singer Jesse Reyez.
Night Nurse, the title track from Gregory Issacs’ 1982 album of the same name, is now certified Silver in the UK.
After months of teasing supporters, Popcaan’s fifth studio album Great Is He (GIHE), will be released on January 27.
Dancehall star Mavado ignited a firestorm of debate this morning when he posted an old article dated September 15, which announced that disbarred attorney-at-law Jennifer Messado had her bail extended.
Beenie Man is running through final tweaks and rehearsals, before taking the Rebel Salute stage at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove this Saturday (January 21).
Shenseea and her label UMG Recordings, Inc. (Interscope) have demanded a jury trial to settle Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett’s lawsuit, arguing that there was an implied agreement for the use of the producer’s song in Lick with rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and that any alleged copyright infringement was “innocent.”
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has been announced among the lineup of artists set to perform at the annual Jazz in the Gardens Festival, to be held at the Miami Gardens in Florida this Spring.
Bad Gyal Ce’Cile is bashing those who promote scamming after retired sprinter Usain Bolt was defrauded of almost J$2 billion (US$12 million) by employees at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL).
Reggae singer Etana has returned to the fight—with a scaled-down complaint against her former label VP Records over breach of contract and copyright infringement, and a new demand for over US$10 million in damages—after a New York judge partially dismissed her previous complaint last month.
We Caa Done, Popcaan‘s latest collaboration with Drake, has debuted on two Billboard charts. The song is billed as the lead single from the Dancehall star’s upcoming fifth studio album, Great Is He.
Leader of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding is in agreement with Prime Minister Andrew Holness that Dancehall artists need to pull up their socks on lyrical content, particularly as Afrobeats has been surging in global popularity over the last three years.
Dancehall producer Skatta Burrell has called for Jamaicans to desist from glorifying scamming and the theft of other people’s property, especially in light of track icon Usain Bolt reportedly falling victim to embezzlers.
Declaring that Usain Bolt should not be given preferential treatment over other investors whose monies have reportedly been embezzled at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), Dancehall deejay Devin Di Dakta, has taken issue with Cham’s call for government intervention in the matter.
Champion Boy Alkaline has officially been announced as the face of Matthew M. Williams’s first dedicated menswear collection in a global campaign.
Retired sprint legend turned music producer Usain Bolt has taken a jab at the white collar criminal(s) at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) who are responsible for fleecing his investment account of approximately J$1.2 billion, (just under US$10 million), leaving only US$2,000.
Preye Crooks, an A&R executive at Sony Music UK, says Jamaican artists are not confined to a set of rules about lyrical content that determines whether the record label signs them or not.
Recording artist Bugle says there should be no comparison between sales of Dancehall songs and Afrobeats, as the African genre has a continental marketplace of hundreds of millions, in comparison to Jamaica’s three million.
Veteran Reggae/Dancehall superstar Barrington Levy says he has rejected offers to record songs on Afrobeats riddims, as he will never switch from the genres on which he rose to stardom.