The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
R&B fans at Usher’s “Past, Present, and Future” North American tour experienced a taste of Dancehall when Jamaican artist Masicka made a surprise appearance on Monday night at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.
Gospel Dancehall star Lieutenant Stitchie has suffered a severe brain hemorrhage and is currently in a coma at a long-term care facility.
Adidja Jahiem ‘Likkle Vybz’ Palmer, the eldest son of Dancehall star Vybz Kartel, has donated essential supplies to six schools in Portmore through the UTG Initiative Foundation, which he co-founded with his brothers Akheel ‘Likkle Addi’ Palmer and Aiko-Don Palmer.
Dawn Penn’s You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) is featured in Netflix’s latest hit, Kaos.
Vybz Kartel has undoubtedly influenced society in many ways through popular culture, but he is also confident that he would be an effective Member of Parliament.
Scores of children turned out at the Pondside Primary and Infant School in Hanover, on Thursday for Jamaican-American rapper Safaree “Stuntman” Samuels’ much-anticipated back-to-school treat.
Ex Gaza Empire member Blak Ryno is moving past his dust-up with Shawn Storm, but not before airing his thoughts on dancehall’s current buzzword: loyalty.
An attorney-at-law representing Dancehall veteran Norman ‘Tiger’ Jackson has issued a cease and desist order to producer Gussie Clarke of Dubplate Music Publishers to stop acting as the authorized publishing representative of the 64-year-old artist.
Joe Bogdanovich, organiser of Vybz Kartel’s first post-prison concert, is helping a fan get a frontstage view of the highly-anticipated event at the National Stadium on December 31.
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1978 track Is This Love is now certified 2X Platinum in the United Kingdom, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announced on Friday (August 30).
Queen of Dancehall Spice has earned her first Silver certification in the United Kingdom with her 2014 track So Mi Like It.
Popular Afrobeats star Afro B— known for hits such as Drogba (Joanna), Shape Nice (with Vybz Kartel and Dre Skull), Fine Wine & Hennessy (featuring Slim Jxmmi) and much more—has disagreed with Buju Banton’s criticisms of the genre.
From Zebra to Ninjaman, Dancehall has seen its fair share of artists hitting the slammer, but the outcry for freedom has never been louder than that for Vybz Kartel.
Former Gaza Empire member Blak Ryno is rubbishing Shawn Storm’s claims that he’s a clout-chaser. In a recent The Fix interview, Storm said the Real Stinga singjay has been trying to attach himself to the excitement surrounding his and Vybz Kartel’s prison release last month.
Buju Banton has made yet another major financial contribution to the Accompong Town Maroons, this time US$200,000 or just over J$31 million towards infrastructure and economic development within the north-western St.
Former West Indies cricketer turned Dancehall artist Marlon “Icon” Samuels, declared himself a “son of the soil” and an ambassador for St.
Two Apple devices, some headphones, a mattress, and pauses to check if correctional officers were close to his cell.
Jamaican-American rapper Safaree “Stuntman” Samuels has relocated his highly anticipated back-to-school treat from Waterhouse in Kingston to Pondside, Hanover, his parents’ birthplace.
A promotional social media video jointly produced by the St. Vincent and The Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA) and La Vue Hotel and Beach Club, featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel, has sparked a range of reactions among Vincentians and Jamaicans.
Singjay Mr. Vegas is calling Buju Banton a hypocrite for criticising the lyrical content of Afrobeats when his own dancehall catalogue promotes violence.