Articles published on Monday, March 2, 2026
Dancehall producer Linval ‘Shabba’ Thompson Jr., popularly known as Shab Don, was found not guilty on Monday of breaching Jamaica’s Corruption Prevention Act in a case alleging he offered a JMD $2 million bribe to police.
Shaggy has claimed Moliy, the Ghanaian-American artist behind Shake It To The Max (Fly), blocked clearance for songs that he and Sean Paul had recorded on the beat — but Moliy appeared to push back by pointing to a Sean Paul-assisted remix that is already out.
Two-time Grammy-nominated reggae powerhouse Etana closes out Reggae Month in stirring fashion with the release of her deeply soulful rendition of I Shot The Sheriff, the timeless classic by reggae icon Bob Marley.
Buju Banton’s son Jahazeil Myrie has said he ‘almost turned gay,’ but that faith and his father’s 1992 song Boom Bye Bye dragged him back toward church.