Dancehall star Khago says he is still making a decent living earning from dubplates, and that in doing so, he has been earning more money than he would make from live performances.
Jamaican singer Shenseea is back home for the holidays, and spent Christmas Day with Lighter collaborator Tarrus Riley.
Studio engineer Javon ‘Sarge’ Lothian, the grandson of reggae legend Earl Chinna Smith, was gunned down in a triple murder over the weekend.
Manchester native Evy Royal, known for his humorous Instagram skits, which capture the essence of rural Jamaican life, culture, and psyche, transcended digital boundaries when he was hand-picked to star as a rogue, in Trap-Dancehall artist Rygin King’s 2021 hit Squeeze Trigga and an embattled office worker in Chronic Law’s Choices earlier this year.
The inaugural staging of Whirlwind International’s Dancehall Road March unfolds in Kingston today, with the Police Officer’s Club as the starting point before revellers trek down to the MECA nightclub.
A year after an aggrieved Bounty Killer had expressed disappointment with Sting and said it had “flopped” the warlord has now thrown his full support behind the event, which is set for Boxing Day, Tuesday, December 26 at Jamworld in St Catherine.
Christmas is the season of giving, but it’s also the time of year when couples’ photoshoots proliferate on social media.
Nah Sell Out artist Khago contends that the local radio and television stations are not pushing “good music.”
Dancehall artist Deno Crazy says he’s no bank, but he surely made it rain on a group of windscreen wipers whose Christmas came early thanks to his generosity.
Every week, writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists.
Dancehall star 10Tik delivered an electrifying performance at the Bhim Festival in Accra, Ghana on Friday.
Rapper Tula’s latest single is ‘Where Is My Love?’ was released on his O Masters Entertainment label.
Unruly Fest—the highly anticipated concert spearheaded by Dancehall star Popcaan—came to an anticlimactic end due to orders from the police, which saw the entertainer publicly expressing outrage.
One of the leading producers in dub reggae’s second generation, Mad Professor, is to host a one-off celebratory music showcase and life-spanning art exhibition calling attention to his storied career.
Marvin Sparks delves into the intricacies of creating a hit dancehall song, emphasizing the importance of hooks, authenticity, and international appeal. The author, a London-born expert with deep roots in the genre, critiques the narrow focus on American charts and stresses the need for songs that compel global audiences to dance and feel.
Thursday, December 21, marked the 30th anniversary of the murder of Dirtsman, the Dancehall artist, best known for the hit song Hot This Year, who had his career cut short when four gunmen took his life in 1993.
Jamaican producer Melio Sounds recently shared how one of his beats caught Nicki Minaj‘s attention on Instagram, leading to a collaboration on the rapper’s latest album, Pink Friday 2.
Toots & The Maytals’ 1973 Reggae cover of John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads is included on the soundtrack for Mark Wahlberg’s new action comedy, The Family Plan.
Rastafarian firebrand Anthony B has come a long way from being a naive country boy out of Clark’s Town, Trelawny, inspired by Reggae legend Peter Tosh‘s roots message and ‘gangsta’ deejay Ninjaman‘s innovation.
Dancehall singjay Macka Diamond has been blazing up stages for more than 30 years, no doubt contributing to her engaging ease as a performer.