As 2022 gathers the last of its belongings to hit the road, let’s look back at the top music moments of the year for fans of Reggae/Dancehall—the controversies, achievements, viral moments, and sadly, those who passed away.
XTM.Nation has re-released Sizzla and Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell’s Praise Ye Jah, in celebration of the album’s 25th anniversary.
Just a day after Sizzla Kalonji caused an uproar on social media by burning two plaques he received from Palestinian-American producer DJ Khaled, he reported to the stage for the second day of the Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise (WTJRC) in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Professor of Culture, Gender and Society at the University of the West Indies’ Donna P. Hope has weighed in on the situation between Reggae/Dancehall superstar Sizzla Kalonji and Palestinian-American music producer DJ Khaled.
“Yuh nuh di best; Yuh di worst! Weh yuh feel like DJ Khaled? Yuh cyaa style Sizzla?
Veteran Jamaican artists Capleton and Sizzla Kalonji brought smiles to scores of faces at the Rose Hill RC Primary School in Laventille, Trinidad, with a surprise visit.
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.
The number of albums up for consideration in the Best Reggae Album category at the 2023 Grammy Awards took a drastic dip to a total of 67, down from 125 last year.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Sizzla’s Black Woman & Child and the 20th anniversary of Da Real Thing, both produced by Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon, who died in 2020.
Foota Hype has expressed delight at Sizzla Kalonji’s performance at the “Good Times” retro party at Mas Camp on Saturday night, in which the firebrand Reggae/Dancehall artiste denounced homosexual acts and reaffirmed that he will never apologize to the LGBTQ community.
Reggae/Dancehall star Sizzla sought to revive Buju Banton’s three-decade-old song Boom Bye Bye at Saturday’s staging of the retro party “Good Times”, in Kingston.
DJ Khaled has released the official visuals for These Streets Knows My Name—the Dancehall track on the American producer’s 13th studio album God Did.
Jamaican stars Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, and Sizzla will all be featured on These Streets Know My Name, which is track No.
American producer DJ Khaled says he’s no longer interested in generic sound clashes or even a Verzuz battle, because these days his singles and albums are doing the work.
Sizzla Kalonji has come out in support of Trap Dancehall—a sub-genre of Dancehall that has gained popularity over the last four years—and he’s leading by example and urging young artists to shun violent lyrical content and embrace ‘consciousness’ when experimenting with the new sound.
Well-known for his affinity for Jamaican music, DJ Khaled says he has a “monumental” Dancehall record on his upcoming album, God Did, which is due out on August 26.
Reggae star Sizzla Kalonji closed out night two of Reggae Sumfest, despite the rainfall that came down suddenly at the Catherine Hall venue, sending many patrons scurring out.
Reggae-dancehall veteran Sizzla Kalonji has announced that he will be officially launching his latest business venture – Kalonji Grill – on Friday, July 1st at a street festival on King Street in Branford, Ontario, Canada.
The Queen of Dancehall Spice performed for more than an hour at the controversial Pride Toronto Festival Weekend 2022, which was staged by the Canadian LGBTQ+ group Pride Toronto on Friday.
An associate of Reggae artist Sizzla, known as Culture, was shot dead in Judgement Yard in St Andrew on Sunday night.