Reggae-dancehall veteran Sizzla Kalonji has announced that he will be officially launching his latest business venture – Kalonji Grill – on Friday, July 1st at a street festival on King Street in Branford, Ontario, Canada.
Following the release of Brace It—a collaboration with Jamaican singer Ishawna—British pop singer Ed Sheeran is singing praises about being featured on the Dancehall track.
Dancehall star Ding Dong is lamenting the fact that Jamaican Dancehall dancers and creators of dance moves have, over the years, for the most part, been mistreated and sidelined, despite their critical importance to the genre and culture.
On Thursday, June 23, at the media launch for the highly anticipated return of New Rules Festival, CEO of New Era Productions, Kareen Beckford donated JMD $1 million to the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSP).
Trap-fusion artist Squash has had some choice words seemingly aimed at Dancehall star Aidonia, weeks after the 4th Genna artist declared that he was the originator of the “Trap trend in Dancehall”.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul recently shared some keys to success and recommended some areas for improvement which he says could help in Whap Whap artist Skillibeng’s ascension to superstardom.
For the first time since the release of her debut album Alpha, Jamaican entertainer Shenseea spoke pretty candidly about the fact that she ironically did not have a lot of influence over how the project was released.
Reggae artist Everton Blender says he’s yet to get any royalties for his 1996 hit Ghetto People Song, which was recently sampled by American rapper-producer duo French Montana and Harry Fraud.
Zak Starkey’s move to Reggae isn’t exactly shocking, but it is interesting. The now 56-year-old English rock musician is the son of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and has served as the drummer in two legendary rock bands, The Who and Oasis.
Jamaican Reggae legends Everton Blender and Tony Rebel both say they didn’t know about French Montana and Harry Fraud’s sample of Blender’s classic Ghetto People Song (1996) until after the new song Higher was released on Friday.
DJ Khaled revealed yesterday that he will be partnering with Solid Agency’s Sharon Burke, one of Jamaica’s most successful music executives, to stage a ‘Khaled and Friends Concert’ in Jamaica.
The Queen of Dancehall Spice performed for more than an hour at the controversial Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2022, which was staged by the Canadian LGBTQ+ group Pride Toronto on Friday.
Bounty Killer has weighed in on a much-touted clash between his nemesis Alkaline and Masicka, implicitly stating that the King Inna Earth artist would triumph over the Champion Boy, if, and when they engage in a lyrical duel.
The Dancehall vets were out in their numbers this week, including Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer who dropped new songs on traditional Dancehall-sounding beats.
Ishawna has officially inducted British pop singer Ed Sheeran in the Dancehall fraternity with their long-awaited collaboration Brace It.
For the very first time, Dancehall deejay Popcaan will be hosting Unruly Fest in London, according to Clash Magazine.
Reggae and Dancehall icon Junior Reid says he did not profit meaningfully from his 2006 collab with The Game, titled It’s Okay (One Blood), which heavily sampled the hook of his 1988 song One Blood, and had featured Reid himself singing some new lines.
Acclaimed Jamaican dancer and lecturer at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Dance, Maria Hitchins, has joined her compatriot Ding Dong, in dispelling the notion that the Dancehall genre, comprises more bad than good content.
Popular Montego Bay-based indie label Starzplus Music is set to release a new Dancehall project in the form of The Assignment Riddim on Friday June 24, 2022.
Dancehall deejay Alkaline scored big as several of his singles made the soundtrack for haute Paris runway during the first major collection of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear season.