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Cutty Ranks Recalls How Beres Hammond Diffused Tension With Penthouse During Career-Defining Moment

By Claudia Gardner Sat, August 24 2024, 02:31 PM EST

Dancehall veteran Cutty Ranks has shared a pivotal moment in his career, revealing how Reggae legend Beres Hammond’s timely intervention helped to smooth over tensions with producer Donovan Germain and ultimately shaped his path to success.

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Babyface, Beres Hammond And Bounty Killer For Reggae Sumfest 2024

By Dani Mallick Thu, December 14 2023, 10:19 PM EST

American singer Babyface and Jamaican acts Beres Hammond and Bounty Killer will be headlining the 2024 staging of Reggae Sumfest.

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Holness, Grange Congratulate Beres Hammond After He Received UWI Honourary Doctorate

By Claudia Gardner Mon, November 6 2023, 10:31 AM EST

Congratulations have been coming in for the King of Lovers Rock Reggae Beres Hammond following the presentation of his honourary doctorate at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus graduation on the weekend.

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Beres Hammond To Receive Honorary Degree From University Of The West Indies

By Claudia Gardner Mon, September 11 2023, 09:41 PM EST

Reggae icon Beres Hammond will join Rita Marley and Jimmy Cliff as music legends presented with honorary degrees by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, come November.

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Photos: See The Red Carpet Looks From 2023 Caribbean Music Awards

By Claudine Baugh Sat, September 2 2023, 04:12 PM EST

The first annual Caribbean Music Awards (CMAs) held at the King’s Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Thursday night brought out an array of musical acts from the West Indies.

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The First-Ever Annual Caribbean Music Awards: What You Missed And Full Winners List

By Amaya McDonald Fri, September 1 2023, 01:55 PM EST

The first annual Caribbean Music Awards was held on Thursday at King’s Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn, the neighborhood known as New York’s “Little Caribbean.”

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Barrington Levy Taps Beres Hammond For New Track On Upcoming ‘Life. Love. Humanity’ Album

By Claudia Gardner Thu, August 24 2023, 02:54 PM EST

Music icon Beres Hammond and Barrington Levy will collaborate for the first time ever—this on a track on the Black Roses artist’s upcoming album, titled Life.

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Bob Marley, Tiwa Savage’s ‘Waiting In Vain,’ And 10 More New Songs

By Claudine Baugh Sun, May 14 2023, 11:23 AM EST

Every week our writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists.

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The 30 Best Shaggy Songs Of All Time, Ranked

By Michael Nattoo, Dani Mallick and Ramona Samuels Thu, May 11 2023, 09:40 AM EST

The career of Dancehall megastar Shaggy has been, in a word – enviable. Here are 30 of his best songs of all time.

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Sean Paul Teams Up With Beres Hammond For First-Ever Collab, ‘Rebel Time’

By Claudia Gardner Sun, April 30 2023, 07:27 PM EST

Sean Paul has teamed up for the first time ever with Lovers Rock Reggae legend Beres Hammond for Rebel Time, a one-drop song scheduled for release this Friday.

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Gyptian Explains Why A Collaboration With Beres Hammond Will “Never Happen”

By Sade Gardner Tue, April 18 2023, 09:21 AM EST

Gyptian hasn’t had many collaborations since he rose to prominence with the 2005 hit Serious Times. While he is open to working with any peer, he’s confident that a collaboration with his senior, Beres Hammond, will never happen.

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‘Flava’ McGregor Files Copyright Lawsuit Against VP Records Seeking At Least US$10 Million

By Dani Mallick Wed, March 22 2023, 07:09 PM EST

Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor is suing VP Records once again, this time for what he alleges is the company’s “blatant and purposeful” copyright infringement on seven songs, including tracks voiced by American singers Musiq Soulchild and Syleena Johnson and Jamaican artists Beres Hammond, Gyptian, Jah Cure, Duane Stephenson, and Elephant Man.

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Riddims That Slapped: Beres Hammond’s ‘They Gonna Talk’

By Michael Nattoo Mon, March 20 2023, 11:12 AM EST

House, the record label founded in 1982 by Reggae legend Beres Hammond, has been a consistent source of timeless and satisfying Reggae music.

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Valiant Says He Has “Much Work To Do” To Have “Flawess” Performances Like Beres Hammond

By Claudia Gardner Tue, February 21 2023, 01:48 PM EST

North Carolina artist Valiant says observing Beres Hammond’s “flawless” performance at the One Nation concert in Antigua has made him realize that he has a vast amount of work to do, to make his own onstage appearances even remotely good as that of the Lovers Rock Reggae icon.

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Burna Boy Wows Jamaica Despite Technical Difficulties

By Ramona Samuels Tue, December 20 2022, 04:06 AM EST

Nigeria’s Burna Boy wowed Jamaican fans at the National Stadium in St. Andrew early Monday morning despite the technical difficulties with audio that plagued the show.

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Beres Hammond, Buju Banton To Release Collaborative Album

By Claudia Gardner Mon, November 28 2022, 07:40 PM EST

Veteran music icon Beres Hammond has revealed that he and his long-time collaborator and friend Buju Banton are working on a joint album, which is midway through completion.

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Listen: Philip “Fatis” Burrell’s Previously Unreleased Songs & Highlights From Sizzla, Beres, Capleton, Wayne Wonder & More

By Nicholas Nam Sat, November 5 2022, 02:05 PM EST

The XTM.Nation label has released a new posthumous compilation from Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell, the influential Jamaican producer who passed away in 2011 at age 57.

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Beres Hammond Says Lovers Rock Reggae “Cannot Die”

By Claudia Gardner Sat, July 30 2022, 03:58 PM EST

King of Lovers Rock Reggae Beres Hammond says the future of the sub-genre is still looking positive, and that the music form can only be stymied by Jamaican artists themselves.

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Usain Bolt Names His Favorite Vybz Kartel Song

By Dani Mallick Mon, July 4 2022, 10:32 PM EST

Usain Bolt—retired sprinter turned Dancehall producer—has once again hailed Vybz Kartel as the ‘GOAT’ in Dancehall, this time naming his favorite song from the incarcerated deejay’s catalog.

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The Silk Sonic Effect: 5 Dream Dancehall Collabs

By Michael Nattoo Sun, January 9 2022, 11:34 AM EST

Silk Sonic – the incredible R&B fusion of singers/songwriters, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – is arguably one of the most brilliant strokes of musical serendipity we stumbled upon in 2021.

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