Jamaican singer Koffee is slated to headline the third annual Afro-Carib Festival at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater in Florida on Saturday (February 25).
Veteran singer Josie Mel believes that the major stakeholders in the reggae music fraternity need to hammer together a plan to implement a pension plan for aging artists and musicians.
Yesterday’s bombshell that the Privy Council had rejected Vybz Kartel’s efforts to introduce fresh evidence and additional grounds for appeal to overturn his murder conviction has left social media in a frenzy.
Dancehall producer and self-declared atheist Skatta Burrell is defending the visual direction of Ishawna’s latest single New Child, amidst criticism from some social media users that it is impious.
Carnival revelers lost their minds yesterday when Nicki Minaj arrived in the streets of Port of Spain for Carnival Monday’s J’ouvert parade.
North Carolina artist Valiant says observing Beres Hammond’s “flawless” performance at the One Nation concert in Antigua has made him realize that he has a vast amount of work to do, to make his own onstage appearances even remotely good as that of the Lovers Rock Reggae icon.
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel‘s application to introduce ‘fresh evidence’ in his long-running legal battle to overturn his murder conviction has been denied by the United Kingdom-based Privy Council, Jamaica’s final court.
For the second year in a row, Nigerian singer Tems has won the NAACP Image Award for Oustanding International Song, this time for her cover of Bob Marley’s No Woman, No Cry.
Long before she became the sole female deejay on Vybz Kartel’s Portmore Empire roster, Lisa Hyper was stealing the spotlight as a dancer among hotshots like John Hype and Shelly Belly.
Dancehall artist Tu-Lox is declaring that gender-based violence does not exist. His sentiment aired during his My Tu-Sense ‘podclass’ on Monday night which centered around Matthew Hyde, the 20-year-old university student accused of torturing his ex-girlfriend earlier this month.
Minister of Entertainment Olivia “Babsy” Grange says the Government might have to consider the establishment of minimum quotas to get Jamaica’s radio stations to play majority local music, similar to its Canadian counterparts.
American singer Mýa is celebrating 25 years in the industry, and over that quarter century, she’s become almost like a Jamaican cousin.
New releases from Jamaican artists include a sizzling Valentine’s Day jam from Bounty Killer, Baby Cham, and Dexter Daps, and Ishawna’s New Child.
Organisers of Reggae Land have announced the full lineup for this year’s festival to be held between August 5 and 6.
As Rihanna celebrates her 35th birthday today, February 20, we take a look back at the times the Bajan billionaire dabbled in Dancehall and Reggae music.
Nigerian-American actor and singer Rotimi was nothing less than a musical treat during his debut performance in Jamaica at the Lovers and Friends concert at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St.
Minister of Entertainment and Culture Olivia “Babsy” Grange has reaffirmed that Jamaican music ought not to be classified as “noise,” as exists under the Noise Abatement Act, as the issue of sound management “is an environmental issue, and not singularly (caused by) entertainment.”
The management team of Nesbeth, has, with immediate effect, severed all ties with the Reggae artist’s contractual booking agent and tour manager, Raymond ‘Shadow’ Small, in the wake of a disastrous series of events that almost left the My Dream singer stranded in Kenya last weekend.
The issue of some popular Roots Reggae artists charging Negril promoters exorbitant fees to perform at shows in the resort town, compared to other sections of Jamaica, was a huge bone of contention during the Negril Entertainment Association’s Conference on Saturday.
Tarrus Riley and Foota Hype had a showdown on Instagram over the weekend, after the Dancehall music selector castigated the Lion Paw artist for openly supporting Shenseea, in spite of her admitting to participating in taboo sex acts.