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The MOBO Awards has announced its first wave of performers for the 2025 ceremony, with Queen of Dancehall Spice set to grace the stage at Newcastle’s Utility Arena on February 18 The lineup will also include UK rappers Krept & Konan and Bashy, the organisation confirmed on Monday.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announced Thursday that Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Legend, the Reggae band’s iconic greatest hits collection, has achieved 15X Platinum certification in the United Kingdom.
A federal judge in California has ruled against a defense motion to disqualify attorney Garth A. Clarke from Steely & Clevie Productions Ltd.’s massive copyright lawsuit against over 160 Reggaetón artists, producers, and record companies.
There will be no ‘Red Rose for Gregory’ concert this year. Instead, the late great reggae superstar Gregory Isaacs will pull off a reincarnation of sorts with the staging of ‘Cool Ruler: A Musical Tribute to Gregory Isaacs’, a stage production based on his career.
Queen of Dancehall Spice has addressed criticism over her new high school-themed music video for her song, Hell NO, released on January 10.
When Rickey Teetz was just a child, he witnessed firsthand the emotional trauma of his mother who suffered a nervous breakdown while raising a large family by herself in Montego Bay, St.
Reggae star Sizzla has denounced Jamaica’s deployment of troops to Haiti to combat gang violence. In September 2024, over two dozen Jamaican soldiers and police officers were sent to Haiti, joining forces with Kenyan-led troops and other personnel from Belize to support police and military in combating gangs that control 80% of Port-au-Prince.
Dancehall artist Busy Signal is calling for support from Jamaican authorities after his application for a Canadian visitor visa was denied.
Dancehall fans were treated to a nostalgic moment on Thursday when Beenie Man posted an Instagram video of himself and Vybz Kartel sharing the stage at Reggae Sumfest 2009.
Dancehall star Alkaline has announced that his New Rules Festival will head to Toronto, Canada, on June 21, 2025.
Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley: One Love film has earned six nominations at the upcoming 2025 NAACP Image Awards.
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel says he has submitted the necessary documents, aiming to secure a US visa to attend the upcoming 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5.
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel made his highly anticipated return to the stage on New Year’s Eve with the Freedom Street concert, his first live performance in over 13 years.
As the Sunshine band launched into the riddim of Rude Boy Jamaican, the Negril police abruptly halted Eek-A-Mouse’s New Year’s Eve concert at Bella Donna’s on Summerset Road in West End, in the resort town, shortly before 2 o’ clock on Wednesday morning.
Exodus, the seminal album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, has reached a new milestone on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, soaring to No.
Agent Sasco marked 25 years in the music industry with the ‘Grateful’ concert at the UWI Mona Bowl in Kingston on Sunday.
Dancehall star Beenie Man says he’s finally returning to the United States, revealing that his US visa has been reinstated after years of travel restrictions.
Gramps Morgan has been announced as one of the headline acts for the 21st staging of the UDC Fireworks Festival.
Veteran Montego Bay-based Reggae/Dancehall emcee Allan “Action Master” Ranks will debut his official Allan Ranks Show at Half Moon Beach in Green Island, Hanover this Thursday, Boxing Day.
Reggae star Gramps Morgan has added another accolade to his illustrious career. The Grammy-winning musician and member of the Morgan Heritage band was recently named a tourism marketing ambassador for the city of Nashville, Tennessee. “When I’m not in Jamaica, this city is my home,” he told DancehallMag.