J$1.5 Million ‘Sky VEW’ Suites For Jamaican Chris Brown Concert Sold Out, Aidonia And Byron Messia Added To Lineup

The 12 Sky VEW suites that were available for the Chris Brown’s ‘Under The Influence’ concert at the national stadium in Kingston on August 27 have been sold out. The…

Mad Cobra Performs In Bahamas Days After Arrest In South Carolina

Dancehall veteran Mad Cobra was arrested and charged with some serious stuff last week in the U.S., but that didn't stop him from jetting off to the Bahamas for a…

Shenseea Performs At ‘Dream Weekend’ Six Years After Serving As A Bottle Girl At The Event

“From a bottle girl to getting booked to perform!” said an emotional Shenseea on her Instagram page on Sunday after wrapping up an electrifying performance at The Campari Dream Weekend…

Dancehall Queen Carlene Mourns The Loss Of Sister ‘Pinky’

Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith is mourning the loss of her sister, whom she affectionately called ‘Pinky.’ The deceased, whose real name was Doreen Prendergast, was battling stage four breast cancer…

Shane O Says He Should Be Farther In Life

‘Underrated’ and Shane O have been synonymous since the dancehall singjay got his big break almost 20 years ago with Lightning Flash. While he’s had a love-hate relationship with the…

Alkaline’s ‘New Rules Festival’ Returns To New York With Charly Black, Libianca, And More

Dancehall star Alkaline and New Era Productions have announced that the 'New Rules Festival' will return to New York on September 3. Since the initial staging in 2017, which saw…

Shaggy’s Debut Album Turns 30

While hardly the tour de force that some of his later works turned out to be, Shaggy’s debut album Pure Pleasure commands reverence as the pivotal point of origin from which…

Jada Kingdom Connects With OVO’s Roy Woods For ‘That Thang,’ And 10 More New Songs

Every week our writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists. This week we have new drops from Shenseea, Jada…

Chronic Law Says He Sings Songs Of Self-Protection, Not Violence

Dancehall star Chronic Law, who was the most streamed artist on YouTube in Jamaica in 2022, insists that his gritty catalog does not primarily contain violent content, but rather songs…

Interview: Lee Jaffe Talks 50th Anniversary Of Bob Marley And The Wailers’ US Debut

Exactly fifty years ago will forever be etched in the memory of multi-disciplinary artist and musician Lee Jaffe. He had been spending time with, and working alongside the legendary Bob…

Interview: Stonebwoy Talks ‘Life And Money’ With Russ, And The Influence Of Reggae And Dancehall On Afrobeats

Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy dropped a new remix of his track Life And Money with US rapper Russ today (Friday, July 28). Along with the new fix also came new visuals…

8 Takeaways From Reggae Sumfest 2023

Since its inception 30 years ago, Reggae Sumfest has always been a grandiose annual event in Jamaica. In its three decades as a mega Jamaican brand, the festival has been…