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Banx & Ranx On Their Love Affair With Dancehall

Canadian producers/songwriters Banx & Ranx might be thousands of miles away, but their creativity seeps through the works of many Jamaican favorites such as Shenseea and Beenie Man (Henkel Glue), Sean Paul (How We Do It, Mad Love, Bad Love, Calling On Me, Only Fanz), and most recently Demarco and Konshens on Balenciaga.

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Wizkid Eyes A Legacy Like Bob Marley

Nigerian Afropop singer Wizkid says his recent viewing of the Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up has driven home the point to him that, in addition to “managing his ego,” the next phase of his life ought to be focused on creating a legacy similar to that of the late Reggae icon.

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Shenseea Turns 26: Her 25th Year In Photos

Jamaican singer Shenseea marks her 26th birthday today, October 1.  From international gigs, to brand endorsement deals and of course, collaborating with musical big wigs from all over the globe, here’s a look back at the Blessed singer’s year in photos.

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Billboard Says Payola In US Stifling Independent Labels

It appears that payola, the phenomenon which the Jamaican Broadcasting Commission sought to have criminalized in the recent past, is the order of the day in the United States, where promotion executives from independent labels are complaining that a “pay-to-play toll is keeping them off the airwaves”.