Dancehall artist Braintear Spookie believes that the new directive imposed by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) to effectively ban violent musical content, and songs glorifying scamming and drug use, is largely an exercise in futility.
According to the Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj, she and the Queen of Dancehall Spice had the “best slumber party ever” in a late night link-up in LA this week.
Angela Lansbury, star of the long-running television series Murder, She Wrote, which sparked the name of the Chacka Demus and Pliers’ legendary Dancehall song about a woman who seemingly committed abortion, has died at the age of 96.
MSNBC’s Ari Melber has described Reggae Legend Peter Tosh’s 1976 classic Legalize It, as “one of the most iconic statements about pot prohibition policies of all time.”
The Guyanese Government and the Opposition are engaged in a quarrel over concerts headlined by Queen Of Dancehall Spice and Whap Whap deejay Skillibeng, which were paid for with State funds.
In recent months, the Jamaican duo Brick & Lace has been figuring out how to handle their sudden popularity boom.
Jamaican singer Shenseea showed up stunning in a cabaret ensemble for Cardi B’s Burlesque-inspired 30th birthday party this weekend at Poppy in Los Angeles.
New albums by Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and Reggae singer Kabaka Pyramid failed to debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart after their first sales tracking week.
Thirteen years after the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) ordered radio stations to stop playing violent musical content on the national airwaves, the State agency has issued another similar directive, this time adding the prohibition of the party drug “molly” and lotto scamming to the mix.
Dancehall artist Skeng has earned his first entries on the US Billboard charts with the Likke Miss (Remix), a collaboration with rapper Nicki Minaj.
There was a brouhaha over the weekend between Dovey Magnum and Spice in the wake of rap megastar Nicki Minaj releasing a new remix of Skeng’s Likkle Miss on Thursday, October 6 dubbed the ‘Fine Nine Remix’.
Dancehall star Mr. Lexx disagrees with the recent statements made by Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy, who claimed that Reggae music “belongs to Africa” and that “it doesn’t belong to any Caribbean society from its core.”
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Sizzla’s Black Woman & Child and the 20th anniversary of Da Real Thing, both produced by Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon, who died in 2020.
Dancehall artist Jim Kelly is raising eyebrows in the dancehall arena for his steamy collaborative effort Bedroom featuring Bad Gyal Jade.
Reggae star Skip Marley was forced to postpone the last few legs of his Change Tour after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Dancehall star Beenie Man has shared that Masicka, Jahshii, Agent Sasco and Yaksta are among some of his favorite artists he listens to while driving.
Montego Bay native Kranium admitted to never ever having tried one of Jamaica’s signature dishes; curry goat.
Queen Ifrica has rebuked Sean Paul and Stonebwoy for re-affirming comments on Sunday, that Reggae and Dancehall belongs to Africans and not Jamaica, and that Jamaicans are all Africans due to the slave trade.
The man who had conned Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths of J$4.5 million, had told her that the money would have been for the “construction of a museum in her honor,” it has been revealed.
Nicki Minaj has reacted to numerous complaints that she has taken over Likkle Miss, a song originally released by Dancehall artist Skeng, later remixed with the rapper and then recently extended with eight more features.