Spice Says She’s The First ‘Hardcore’ Female Dancehall Artist To Be Nominated For Reggae Grammy
Still euphoric over her Best Reggae Album Grammy nomination, Dancehall diva Spice has pointed out that she was the first…
Producer Yared ‘BoomDraw’ Lee Thrilled About Jesse Royal’s Grammy Nomination
Twenty-six-year-old Yared “BoomDraw” Lee is living his dream after Jesse Royal’s album Royal was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the…
Chaka Demus and Pliers’ ‘Murder She Wrote’ Makes Billboard’s “50 Best Song Interpolations”
Chaka Demus and Pliers' 1992 hit Murder She Wrote which featured in American singer Omarion’s hit song Post to Be,…
Dancehall Queen Spice Dignifies Chicken Back And White Rice
There is only one meal that Queen of the Dancehall Spice would prepare for Thanksgiving this year, or the first…
Anthony Malvo To Host Benefit Concert For Tiger
Anthony Malvo, veteran reggae singer and close friend of dancehall deejay Tiger, says fans shouldn’t be apprehensive in donating to…
10Tik Mourns Sister As He Returns Home After Successful UK Tour
Dancehall star 10Tik returned home from a successful UK tour, but is mourning the loss of his sister who died…
Sevana Turns 30, Set To Return To Court For Death By Dangerous Driving Charge
Reggae songstress Sevana celebrated her 30th birthday this week and she broke her Instagram sabbatical to celebrate the milestone. "Thank…
No, Shenseea Is Not Nominated For Four Grammy Awards
Grammy-nominated producer Cristy Barber is setting the record straight regarding the confusion around which artists and producers are nominated at…
Bounty Killer Cross About Police Protest For Overtime Pay
Bounty Killer has admonished both the police and Prime Minister Andrew Holness, after rank and file members of the Jamaica…
Beenie Man, Camille Lee Go Official With PDA-Filled Moments On Instagram
Moses is packing on the PDA, or so it appears in the latest snaps circulating on social media. The King…
Shaggy Urges Jamaicans To Create Sync Records, High-Quality Dancehall/Reggae Hybrids
Dancehall megastar Shaggy is advising his Jamaican musical compatriots to focus more on making records that can be utilized in…
Dancehall Icon Lieutenant Stitchie Gets Honorary Doctorate In Int’l Humanitarian Law
Dancehall icon Lieutenant Stitchie was bestowed with a second Honorary Doctorate, on Saturday, November 20, this time courtesy of the…
Kaya Black Says Reggae Covers Boost Jamaican Culture
Reggae artist Kaya Black believes doing covers of international hits creates a new window of opportunity for Jamaican acts. “When you turn a foreign song into a reggae song, it…
Six Dancehall Artists Who Manifested Their Dire Fate Through Lyrics
Jamaica’s inner-city, plagued by gang violence and political division, has served as inspiration for Dancehall deejays to deliver lyrical content. Unfortunately for some, these lyrics seem to have mirrored real-life…
Projexx: ‘Queen Hill EP’ Album Review
Projexx has released his EP, a neo-soul Reggae seven-song assembly, titled Queen Hill, in tribute to his hometown. An insight into the 21-year-old's childhood and growth, Queen Hill ranges from…
Buju Banton Enters NFT Space With “Pure Love”
Reggae artist Buju Banton has become one of first Jamaican artists to mint a Non-fungible token (NFT) on the OpenSea Marketplace. Banton has teamed up with CrimsonTide Ltd. to create…
Friday Night Cru Serves Ambitious Grooves On New EP ‘Welcome To Friday’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM-zXebvYnk Jamaican rap duo Friday Night Cru served ambitious grooves on their latest EP Welcome To Friday. The project comprises two new hybrid tracks, 876 and Come Gimme, that showcase…
Sean Paul’s Evolving Grammy Red Carpet Style
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is no newbie to the Grammy stage—the artist has been nominated all of eight times since the beginning of his career in the early 2000s. The…
Trinidad Judge Cites Dancehall Lyrics In Ruling On Discrimination Case
It’s not every day you hear Dancehall lyrics being used in the courtroom, not even when an artist is on trial. Trinidadian High Court Judge Avason Quinlan-Williams, in criticizing the…
Shaggy’s ‘Early In the Morning’ Goes Platinum
Early In the Morning, a collaboration Dancehall megastar Shaggy recorded with Dutch dance-pop trio Kris Kross Amsterdam and English singer-songwriter Conor Maynard, and which samples elements of Jimmy Cliff's mega-hit…
Bounty Killer ‘Admires’ Ed Sheeran’s ‘Love For Jamaican Culture’
English singer Ed Sheeran continues to come in for high praises among the Dancehall fraternity. After the outpouring of admiration from Ishawna earlier this month, the latest salute has come…
Starr Dawkins Celebrates Another 300K In Sweet Cookie Wash Sales
CEO of feminine hygiene product, Sweet Cookie Wash – turned buzz-worthy deejay, Starr Dawkins, has shared with followers that earlier this week, the product had topped over US$300,000 in sales…
Bob Marley Would Be Highest Earning Music Legend On Social Media, UK Study Says
As physical sales become a fleeting memory, the power of DSP's and social media grows more evident daily. From facilitating live streams (Verzuz) to defending artistic vision by retaining an…
Davido Says He Wants To Work With Koffee
Afrobeats superstar Davido said he would like to collaborate with Grammy-winning Reggae singer Koffee after the Jamaican star praised his work on a recent episode of the BBC 1Xtra’s Influence…
