Queen Omega’s Viral ‘No Love Dubplate’ Gets Official Release Via Sony Music

Trinidadian artist Queen Omega's No Love Dubplate, which went viral over the summer, was officially released on streaming platforms via RCA, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH / Robots & Humans Music…

Producer Hugh ‘Redman’ James Speaks On New Album Celebrating 40 Of His Biggest Hits

Producer Hugh ‘Redman’ James is in jubilant spirits ahead of the release of the reggae anthology dubbed ‘Redman International— We Run Things’ on December 1. The album, which will be…

Capleton Names His Two Favourite Songs As A Youth: “You Have To Respect Longevity And Substance”

Reggae and dancehall stalwart Capleton is encouraging younger artists to honour their forerunners. “We just haffi mek the youths dem know seh humbleness is the key towards life and humility…

Negril Wants Burning Spear Following Reggae Legend’s Tribute To Resort Town

Negril — the tenth track on Burning Spear’s Grammy-nominated album No Destroyer, in which he pours adoration on the resort town — is being celebrated by the Negril Chamber of…

Dexta Daps To Release ‘Trilogy’ Album On His 38th Birthday

Dancehall artist Dexta Daps will be gifting his fans his third studio album on his 38th birthday—January 12, 2024. Titled Trilogy, the project will have 15 tracks. “It aguh be my…

Bounty Killer Laments Decline Of Rhyming In Dancehall Songwriting: “Nowadays, People Just Say Anything”

For Dancehall stalwart Bounty Killer, rhyming plays an integral role in songwriting, but it’s an art form he believes is lost upon the new crop of Jamaican artists.  Referencing his…

Spragga Benz Gets Maroon ID, New Name Is Spragga El

Dancehall artist Spragga Benz is now Spragga El, according to his Sovereign State of Accompong national ID. The social activist shared a photo of the ID/travel card on social media…

Beenie Man Shares How Shaggy’s Classic ‘Angel’ Inspired His New Song ‘Good Like Gold’

Beenie Man said that when he penned the lyrics for Good Like Gold from his Grammy-nominated album Simma, he was determined that Dancehall megastar Shaggy’s voice had to be on…

Teejay On Why He’s Singing For The Ladies, And Not The ‘Rude Boys’

Dancehall star Teejay says he prefers to write songs for the ladies as opposed to “bad man songs” after having heeded the advice of veterans Shaggy, Sean Paul, Mr. Vegas,…

Capleton, Najeeriii, And More For Inaugural ‘Fyah In Da Ville’ In Negril

The ultra-busy Dancehall veteran Capleton, backed by his Prophecy band, is set to headline Negril’s first-ever staging of the Fyah in Da Ville concert series, this Saturday, November 25, at…

Interview: Vision Alexander Talks Writing With Julian Marley For Grammy-Nominated ‘Colors Of Royal’ Album

Vision Alexander, the man with credits for five out of the seven songs on Colors Of Royal by Julian Marley and Antaeus, says he was hopeful that the album would be…

Bob Marley Tops Billboard’s 2023 ‘Year-End’ Reggae Charts—For Fourth Year In A Row

Legendary Reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers has retained the pole position on the Billboard Year-End Reggae Albums Artists chart, as well as the Year-End Reggae Albums chart with their greatest hits collection Legend:…