The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Chaka Demus, Pliers, and the late guitar player and producer Lloyd “Gitsy” Willis are among the 2026 ASCAP Latin Music Award winners for their writer credits on Bad Bunny’s 2025 song VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR.
YG Marley’s debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is now certified Platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Dancehall legend Sister Nancy’s timeless song Bam Bam is now certified gold in the United Kingdom (UK).
Konshens has released a new album titled ‘Pool Party 2.0,’ the follow-up to his 2025 Pool Party project.
Capleton is set to return to a Canadian stage for the first time in 16 years after securing a work permit.
Shaggy is stepping out to meet fans with two, upcoming album signing events in support of his new project, Lottery, dropping in all formats on May 15.
Two classic Jamaican recordings, Scotty’s Draw Your Brakes and The Slickers’ Johnny Too Bad, appear in Gary, the surprise new episode of The Bear released on Hulu on Tuesday, May 5.
Vybz Kartel will appear on Chris Brown’s upcoming album Brown, adding another major U.S. collaboration to the Dancehall artist’s post-prison run.
Olivia Rodrigo’s latest Saturday Night Live appearance included an odd skit in which a white ride-share driver discovers, mid-trip, that he may be a gifted Dancehall deejay.
Ziggy Marley says his Grammy Awards have never been something he allowed himself to want too badly, even after building one of the most decorated careers in Reggae music.
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1980 hit Could You Be Loved has been certified 3X Platinum in the United Kingdom, matching Three Little Birds as the reggae group’s highest-certified song in the country.
Since the early days of reggae and dancehall, women have always played a powerful—yet often understated—role behind the scenes.
Dancehall artiste Keywee is pinning his hopes on his latest single, 9 to 5, a catchy song which explores the daily grind, soul-crushing struggles, and monotony of working a traditional nine-to-five job.
Recording artiste Samantha ‘Trinni’ Carter is officially the First Lady of the JHouse Entertainment. The label’s CEO is American artiste, producer, DJ and the conceptualiser of the JHouse (Jamaican House) genre—Freddy Browne.
Jhaedee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards has been hit with a battery of charges in the wake of the shooting incident at the Big Wall carnival party on Sunday that left three people nursing gunshot wounds.
Singer-songwriter Ernie Smith, famous for his deep baritone voice and smooth, easy-listening style, passed away on April 16, 2026.
Podcaster Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards is in hospital under police guard, and Dancehall producer and manager Jahvel “Jahvy Ambassador” Morrison is in police custody after three people were shot during the Big Wall Revolution carnival party on Sunday night at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew.
Dancehall artist 450 will be launching his very own condom brand called 4intimacy. The brand features three condoms—curated for different users’ preferences and needs—named after some of his tracks.
Sean Paul and Keyshia Cole’s (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me is now certified Gold in the United Kingdom, just 16 months after the 2006 single earned Silver in November 2024.
Hey Sexy Lady has become Shaggy’s 10th song to earn Silver certification in the UK after the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the 2002 single on Friday, March 27.