Jamaican keyboardist/pianist Tyrone Downie who is fondly remembered for his work with Bob Marley and The Wailers, died last night in Jamaica on the way to the University Hospital of the West Indies.
Jamaican-born music selector DJ Reflex is helping to establish the dancehall genre in the French city of Poitiers.
Dancehall icon Buju Banton has declared that Jamaican music is in a state of regression, and more love songs need to be recorded in order to activate its redemption.
In the aftermath of Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. indicating that he was not ruling out Dancehall becoming a category on its own, president of Solid Agency, Sharon Burke, one of the most respected persons in Jamaican music, has vowed to put things in motion.
DancehallMag has learned that an attorney for Mr. Vegas now wants to withdraw as counsel in his lawsuit against VP Records citing a “breakdown in communications” with the Dancehall star, one day after she argued against the dismissal of the case and informed the Court that a “tentative settlement” was already reached in the matter.
Queen of Dancehall Spice is “awake” after a health scare in the Dominican Republic this week, according to a source close to her family.
The XTM.Nation label has released a new posthumous compilation from Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell, the influential Jamaican producer who passed away in 2011 at age 57.
Ky-Mani Marley, son of Reggae legend Bob Marley, has been charged with driving on a suspended license for the second time in Florida.
Murder accused Jahreme ‘JMan’ Shelton, a producer who is a known associate of Dancehall artist Squash, has sought the appointment of a public defender to his case as he faces two charges of first-degree murder/premeditated murder in the United States.
Capella Grey‘s Gyalis is now certified Platinum in the United States. The single was certified on Wednesday (November 2) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after it reached the sales and streaming equivalent of 1,000,000 units sold in the US.
US-based independent label Mineral Boss Records (MBR) has released a new single, The Realest, by emerging artist Stinga J to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of former MBR chief executive officer and artiste Cleon ‘Corey’ Jones.
Recording artist Ali Zanele has shared her dedication to her special someone, in a single “Mi Nuh Know,” produced by Top M Records.
Nigerian artist Wizkid has sought Dancehall’s finest, recruiting Skillibeng and Shenseea for a song on his fifth studio album More Love Less Ego, which is now due out on November 14.
A New York district judge has denied a request from Dancehall star Mr. Vegas to bar VP Records from collecting royalties for some of his hit songs, which are the subject of a copyright infringement and breach of contract lawsuit.
Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, is not ruling out Dancehall becoming a category on its own at the Grammy Awards, separate and apart from Reggae under which it is now subsumed.
Popcaan and Sean Paul are among those sharing their condolences following the murder of Takeoff. The American rapper, who was one-third of the rap trio Migos, was shot and killed on Tuesday morning, in Texas.
Update: Spice Is Awake, Talking And Getting Stronger, Source Says Ray Alexander, who is Spice‘s booking agent, has denied rumors that the Queen of Dancehall suffered a heart attack or that she was placed in a medically induced coma in the Dominican Republic, after developing complications during a cosmetic procedure.
“If Reggae and Dancehall and other genres want more representation, more nominations, for a variety of people, more performances on the (live Grammy Awards) show, more trophies, more services, I think membership is where it all starts.”
Dancehall artist Skeng will drop his debut EP Beast Of The Era this Friday (November 4), with a surprise collaboration with Jamaican singer Shenseea on a track titled It’s True.
As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, music releases have slowed somewhat. Still, for many, the fourth quarter is the championship quarter.