Kranium Announces He’s Leaving Atlantic Records, His Label Of 8 Years
Nobody Has To Know singer Kranium is making it known that he’s leaving Atlantic Records, the major label that has…
Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley On State Of Reggae: ‘New Sound Yet To Resonate On A Really Wide Scale’
Reggae and Dancehall superstar Damian “Junior Gong” Marley says the “new sound” which young Jamaican artists and producers are attempting…
The Story Behind Jah Cure’s ‘Undeniable’ Album
Undeniable isn’t just the name of singer Jah Cure’s new album, but an unavoidable theme in the project’s actualization. Released…
J Man Gets New Lawyer To Defend Double Homicide Case In Florida
Murder accused Jahreme ‘JMan’ Shelton, a producer who is a known associate of Dancehall artist Squash, has retained a new…
Nervz Speaks On His Musical Journey With ‘Too Far’
Dancehall artist Nervz knows only too well the obstacles one has to navigate in the pursuit of one's dreams. He…
El Benzo Chops With ‘Karate’
Gun violence has been a major red button issue in the United States for years what with numerous school shootings,…
Dancehall Artist Al’Qual Shot And Killed In Kingston
Dancehall artist Al'Qual had a tough life. The son of crack addicts, the youngster kept on the straight and narrow,…
Agent Sasco To Record New Album
Dancehall star Agent Sasco has announced that he will be working on another album this year, and has asked his…
Valiant Cops 8 Nominations At Irie FM Music Awards
Singjay Valiant has copped a total of eight nominations for the Irie FM Music Awards, leading the pack ahead of…
Jah Cure’s ‘Undeniable’ First Week Album Sales Are In
Undeniable, the ninth studio album from incarcerated Reggae singer Jah Cure failed to debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart after its first…
Sean Paul To Perform At J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival
J. Cole’s annual Dreamville Festival will have a bit of Dancehall flavor this time around, as Jamaican megastar Sean Paul…
Razor B’s Wife Ranjini Cassup Says She Consented To His Eyebrow-Raising ‘Tongue’ Video
The relationship police have been up in arms about singjay Razor B having a tongues-wiggling, derrière-shaking, and saliva-swapping music video…
Stefflon Don Thrills With Self-Directed Music Video For ‘Dem Dead’
British Jamaican rapper Stefflon Don has unveiled a new, self-directed video for ‘Dem Dead’, the third single from her upcoming debut album, Island 54. The track, which was initially introduced…
Throwback Thursday: Barrington Levy’s ‘Black Roses’
In 1983, Barrington Levy’s ‘Black Roses’ spread its roots all throughout Reggae music and the world, and subsequently became one of Levy’s most iconic tunes. Today, it resurfaces as the…
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…
