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Usain Bolt Joins Chris Gayle As Ambassadors For T20 World Cup Cricket
Clockwork producer Usain Bolt has joined his sporting and Dancehall compatriot, Chris Gayle, as an ambassador for the highly anticipated…
Minister Grange On The 251% Increase In US Visa Fees For Jamaican Artists
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sports Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange says her ministry will assist Jamaican musicians in understanding the…
J.C. Lodge Still Feels The Sting Of Producer Joe Gibbs’ ‘Dishonesty’ Decades Later
Veteran Reggae singer J.C. Lodge says the effects of late producer Joe Gibbs' dishonesty, which saw him being slapped with…
Gramps Morgan Says “One In A Million” Condition Caused Peetah Morgan’s Death
Morgan Heritage singer Gramps Morgan has revealed that his brother Peetah Morgan—who passed away in February at age 50—had died…
Shenseea, Tarrus Riley’s ‘Lighter’ Hits 100 Million Milestone On YouTube
The music video for Shenseea and Tarrus Riley's collaborative hit Lighter has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. This is…
Tanya Stephens On Wyclef Jean: ‘We Can’t Pay Him For The Stuff He Does With Us’
Singer Tanya Stephens isn’t collab crazy, but when she indulges, it’s never about getting the hottest act. Instead, her approach…
Najeeriii’s YouTube Account ‘Hacked’, Videos Removed
Fans of rising Dancehall artist Najeeriii are currently unable to stream his music on YouTube after his official page was hacked, and…
J.C. Lodge Says She Regrets Neglecting Her ‘Natural Voice’ For Signature Falsetto
Veteran Reggae singer J.C. Lodge has revealed one regret in her illustrious music career: not using her natural vocals in…
Tony Tuff, ‘Girl I’ve Got To Get You’ Singer, Dead At 69
Reggae and Dancehall singer Tony Tuff, perhaps best known for the songs Girl I've Got To Get You and Come Fe Mash It, died on Saturday (April 20) at the…
YG Marley’s ‘Praise Jah In The Moonlight’ Is Biggest Reggae Song Of The Last Decade, Says Jesse Royal
Reggae singer Jesse Royal says YG Marley's debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is "arguably" the biggest Reggae song of the last decade. The Modern Day Judas singer praised…
Bounty Killer Regards Artists Who Deny Songwriters Credit As “Pirates” And “Thieves”
Bounty Killer regards Reggae and Dancehall artists who refuse to credit songwriters who compose songs for them as old “pirates” and “thieves.” While paying homage to his own songwriters, including…
Gyptian’s ‘Hold You’ Goes Double Platinum In The UK
Gyptian's 2010 hit Hold You (Hold Yuh) is now certified 2X Platinum in the United Kingdom. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the song was issued the BRIT Certified Multi-Platinum (2X)…
Bounty Killer Praises His ‘Idol’ Shabba Ranks: “Can’t Insult My Own Inspiration”
Bounty Killer has doubled down on his stance that he will not engage in a tit-for-tat with his idol Shabba Ranks, despite a barrage of prodding from his fans, who…
Stalk Ashley Is Pepsi Jamaica’s Newest Ambassador
Dancehall artist Stalk Ashley has been in her bag! Just two months after launching her own Gel-X press-on nails line, she has officially been announced as the newest Pepsi Jamaica ambassador.…
Copeland Forbes Says Reggae Music Needs “More Good And Great Songs” Like The “Influential 1970s”
Artist manager and music historian Copeland Forbes says Jamaican Reggae is in need of “good and great” songs like those produced in Reggae’s Golden Era of the 1970s, which attracted…
Usain Bolt Teams Up With Unilever For “Dirt Is Good” Detergent Campaign
Fourteen years after Unilever hand-picked Reggae singer Courtney John's song Lucky Man as sync music for its Axe deodorant summer campaign, the British corporation has joined forces with another Jamaican figure…
