Rihanna Turns 35! Her Ten Best Dancehall-Inspired Songs
As Rihanna celebrates her 35th birthday today, February 20, we take a look back at the times the Bajan billionaire dabbled in Dancehall and Reggae music.
As Rihanna celebrates her 35th birthday today, February 20, we take a look back at the times the Bajan billionaire dabbled in Dancehall and Reggae music.
Dancehall artist Lisa Hyper hasn’t had the most smooth-sailing relationship with incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel, but still wishes him the best.
Bounty Killer has come out mocking Beenie Man, after the Old Dog artist asserted once again, that that he was the one who “brought Vybz Kartel to the forefront” when the Gaza Empire boss’ career was, according to him, spiraling downwards.
Thank Yuh Jah, a rare moment in Vybz Kartel’s discography in which he convincingly toed the line between religion and morality, is this week’s Throwback Thursday subject.
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has weighed in on the ongoing and deep-rooted feud between Bounty Killer and Mr. Vegas, which seems to have peaked for yet another round.
Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel’s 2016 hit Fever was certified Silver in the United Kingdom on Friday (February 10).
It was a “sister wives” link up when one of Vybz Kartel’s baby mothers Sherika Todd and his current fiancé Sidem Oztürk took to social media to show followers just how ‘friendly’ they are.
Dancehall stars I-Octane and Khago have asserted that younger artists should show appreciation to them for dismantling what, back then, was the seemingly unbreakable dominance of Mavado and Vybz Kartel in the early to the mid-2010s.
Lloyd Laing, the founder of CertifiedStreams, says Jamaican artists who don’t entertain collaborations are least likely to progress in the music industry.
Today, in the first installment of DancehallMag‘s #ThrowbackThursday series, we take a look back at Empire Forever, a song by Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Shawn Storm, and Gaza Slim.
As far as litmus tests go, there are not many metrics more reliable at assessing how an artist is doing commercially than album sales and streams in the United States.
Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer celebrates his 47th birthday today (January 7). The reputed King Of Dancehall has been behind bars for over a decade, but his popularity and legacy are still fresh in the hearts and minds of those who adore him— particularly his firstborn son Adidja Jaheim Palmer, better known as Likkle Vybz.
Dancehall star Popcaan has had his fans eagerly awaiting the full-length Great Is He (GIHE) album for quite some months.
In 2022, some Jamaican Dancehall artists seemed to have had an epiphany that nudged them onto more reflective and introspective-sounding tracks.
Dancehall megastar Sean Paul is the most streamed Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall artist on YouTube in 2022, while, in Jamaica, Hillside singer Chronic Law is the most streamed artist for 2022 on the platform.
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.
Over the years, the influence of both the Giggy Riddim (created in 1991) and Shabba Ranks’ Ting-a-Ling has spawned a wave of new songs that were inspired as much by Shabba’s delivery as they were by the instrumental itself.
Since officially moving to Jamaica last summer, Sidem Oztürk, the fiancé of Vybz Kartel seems to be enjoying life at her new home.
Livingston Cain, the juror in the Vybz Kartel murder trial who allegedly offered the jury foreman $500,000 to get a not-guilty verdict in the 2014 case, was today found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
Grammy Award winner Sean Paul has emerged as the Caribbean’s biggest Spotify earner for 2022, according to CertifiedStreams.com.