Pamputtae Gives Seani B A Walk-Through Of Fletcher’s Land

During a recent walk-through of her Fletcher’s Land, west Kingston community, dancehall artist Pamputtae gave BBC 1Xtra host Seani B an inkling of the life of single mothers from vulnerable…

Sizzla Invites Culture Minister Babsy Grange To Bobo Hill: “You Are The Mother For The Culture”

Reggae/Dancehall superstar Sizzla Kalonji has invited Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia “Babsy” Grange to pay an official visit to Bobo Hill, the home of the Bobo Ashanti Rastafarians. The…

JACAP Head Says There Are No Discrepancies In How Event Royalties Are Distributed To Artists

General Manager of the Jamaica Association of Composers Artistes and Publishers (JACAP) Lydia Rose is insisting that there are no discrepancies in how royalty fees collected from events are distributed…

OMI Samples Mad Cobra, Beenie Man Tries Drill, And 10 More New Songs

Dancehall artists have been in the lab, and the wave of new music, coupled with a few albums sprinkled in between, is evidence of that. From promising talents like Yaksta…

Music Can Surpass Tourism As Jamaica’s Number One Industry, Says TEF Executive Director

Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Carey Wallace says he believes Jamaican music and culture has the wherewithal to join and even surpass tourism as the island's biggest…

Jermaine Edwards, Rushawn’s ‘Beautiful Day’ Shines On The UK Singles Chart

Jamaican Gospel artist Jermaine Edwards is honored that the new remix of Beautiful Day, which features his protégé Rushawn Ewears, has debuted at No. 63 on the UK Singles chart dated…

Beenie Man Insists He Should Be Awarded The Order of Jamaica: “Mi Nuh Want No OD”

King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has insisted that the Government of Jamaica bestow upon him the Order of Jamaica (OJ), the nation’s fifth highest honor. According to Beenie, he…

Protoje’s ‘Lost In Time’ Festival Was The ‘Best Of Jamaica On Display’

Those who attended Protoje’s inaugural Lost in Time festival on Saturday night are still reeling from the star-studded and largely well-executed show, which also featured surprising guest performances from Chronixx,…

Sean Paul, Charly Black Among The 50 Most Played Artists At Dutch Electronic Music Festivals In 2022

Dancehall artists Sean Paul and Charly Black were among the 50 most-played artists at Electronic Music Festivals in The Netherlands for 2022, according to Billboard Magazine. Paul was ranked at No. 12, while Black…

Nigerian Music Critic Joey Akan Fearful Afrobeats Will ‘Decline Like Dancehall’: “We Are The Shiny New Thing, As They Once Were”

“When Jamaicans see Afrobeats at the NBA All star halftime and say, ‘Afrobeats have replaced dancehall’, we all see a competition for Western gaze. I see people watching us repeat…

Jay-A Banking On ‘Pain’ With Mavado, Dexta Daps

Gangster tunes are a dime a dozen, but songs that add socio-economic context to why some men opt to stay strapped? Not so much. This is one reason why Pain,…

Mr. Lexx Explains What Started Beef Between Him And Bounty Killer

Dancehall deejay Mr. Lexx is big on unity. In fact, he says he gets along with all his co-workers. Well, except one.  The freestyle maestro and Bounty Killer have had…