Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, has called for the relevant authorities to move with alacrity to establish a proper Museum of Jamaican Music in Kingston, even if it means turning to crowd-funding to accomplish the milestone, to elevate the current museum from the small space it occupies at the Institute of Jamaica.
Dancehall music is currently oversaturated with gun, killing, and scamming songs, according to Dancehall artist Xyclone.
Dancehall artist Twani Price completed his first degree in entrepreneurship last year and the rising star has already began putting it to good use, recently launching an online store.
It seems Dancehall Queen Spice can’t catch a break on social media these days, with several fans advising that she should ‘stay off her phone’ after she commented on Meghan Markle’s recent interview.
One official music release and just two lyrical teasers via Instagram and already budding Dancehall artist NationBøss has drawn major attention on himself in the music scene.
Barbadian singer Rihanna has made it known over the years that she is a big fan of Dancehall.
The late Reggae icon Bunny Wailer has vaulted up the iTunes Charts in the wake of his death on March 2.
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day today, March 8, there is one Dancehall song that has remained timeless in expression of women’s rights.
The inspiration for Beenie Man’s latest single Fun in the Sun came to him while he was visiting his mother’s gravesite.
Super long lashes, big bottoms, toned stomachs, pouting lips and wads of makeup, feature heavily in Dancehall music videos, reinforcing the idea that women have to look a certain way to be attractive.
The family of reggae star Bunny Wailer is asking his legion of fans worldwide to participate in a virtual candlelight vigil to celebrate the life of the legendary music icon on March 11th during a special ‘Tan A Yu Yard’ nine-night.
The fizzling out of the Montego Bay-based 6IX was a topic of debate recently, on the Let’s Be Honest Podcast, among the likely reasons being whether Alkaline had “written off” their careers; they lost the Gaza fans who had aligned themselves with them, or their novelty had worn off.
Mr. Crime Minister was As Real As It Gets when he explained how he and Dancehall star Vybz Kartel share the same baby mother on his new YouTube show.
There was a major shockwave in the reggae music industry last month when a South Florida court awarded Dancehall-Reggae artiste Khago and his management US$763,626 in damages in a counter-suit filed against music producer Kemar “Flava” McGregor, principal of Streaminn Hub Inc.
Streaming and distribution company Audiomack, is continuing on their streak of supporting Jamaican talent with their newly launched ‘Sounds of Jamaica’ campaign.
In another mission of musical discovery, we have some hot tracks for your Dancehall playlist right now.
When Popcaan tweeted about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website’s tongue-in-cheek advice to teachers on how to educate students about a zombie pandemic, he received a flurry of reactions, some ranging from amusement, to ridicule to actual seriousness.
UK-based Dancehall deejay Stylo G has been booked and busy, seen last week posted up luxuriously in Dubai and this week out and stunting in Gambia.
Social media can be a nasty place as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officer whose viral video made national headlines would know by now.
Sequences of Usain Bolt puffing away on a cigar whilst cavorting and imbibing with his friends Ian ‘Pepe’ Goodison, Ricardo ‘Bibi’ Gardner, his manager Nugent ‘NJ’ Walker and others, in his new Say Less music video, has not gone down well with many of his Jamaican and international followers.