Veteran drummer and producer Papa Curvin has called on young Jamaican musicians and artists to educate themselves about the business aspects of the music industry to ensure financial stability and fair compensation for their efforts.
Reggae legend Burning Spear is set to make a historic return to the stage at the inaugural Jamaican staging of the Reggae Jam International Festival, set to take place from Friday, June 14 to Saturday, June 15, at the Reggae Park 420 in Friendship district in Wakefield, Trelawny.
After 20 years in the game, D’Angel wants her legacy to be pinned to her musical contributions, not merely her high-profile relationships with ex-husband Beenie Man and Bounty Killer.
Iconic drummer and record producer Jamaica Papa Curvin has outlined the events that led to the late German producer Frank Farian fraudulently claiming authorship of two Jamaican songs: By the Rivers of Babylon, sung originally by The Melodians, and Brown Girl in The Ring, a children’s ring game jingle.
What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator? Well, Dancehall artist Valiant found himself stuck in one during a recent trip to New York, and he was pretty chill, to say the least.
It’s standard to see dancehall acts perform with a band or DJ, but Tommy Lee Sparta is switching things up with a full-on orchestra this Labour Day weekend.
Jamaican photographer and actress Esther Anderson—a former girlfriend of Bob Marley and co-founder of Island Records—will showcase a collection of rare photos capturing the Reggae legend’s early years at an exhibition in London later this month.
Ini Kamoze’s Here Comes The Hotstepper is heating up again in its 30th year since release.
Shaggy’s 2000 hit It Wasn’t Me with Ricardo “Rik Rok” Ducent surpassed 1 billion plays on Spotify on Saturday (May 18).
Bayka‘s deep, rumbling vocals are the first thing that grabs your attention. Then comes the effortless yet aggressive flow, carrying lyrics that are deceptively simple.
Graduation season is in the air and meteoric act Nigy Boy is the latest example that one can pursue higher education while doing dancehall music.
Dancehall artist Nigy Boy is officially an honours graduate of the Stony Brook University in New York with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in political science and history.
Paramount Pictures and Tuff Gong’s musical biopic Bob Marley: One Love has been nominated for “Best Movie” at the 2024 BET Awards.
Jamaican singer Shenseea believes her unique style might deserve a label like “Dancehall pop” or “Reggae pop” artist.
Bay-C, formerly of the group T.O.K., has his sights set on becoming the best Dancehall artist ever as he continues his musical career as a solo artist.
Emerging producer and recording artist Tristan Rayon Nelson has released a track that he says has been dubbed as unique by listeners because of its components.
Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel is crying foul after a shared office building occupied by his attorney, Isat Buchanan, was totally destroyed in a fire, including documents related to his murder case and several others.
Beatles founder John Lennon admired Bob Marley’s early work but felt that the Reggae legend “lost it” later in his career.
Do you know those fairytale vows that people make to be together should they both be single at a certain time of their life?
Continuing his lineage’s legacy, Reggae artist YG Marley pays homage to his grandfather, Bob Marley, with his latest single, Survival.