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Just like he did in Accompong Town in 2021, Buju Banton has thrown his support behind a new challenger going up against an incumbent Maroon Colonel, this time, in Moore Town Portland.
Video footage of two women in West Kingston, attempting to engage in combat with Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers, while being cheered along by community members, prior to being checkmated by the army men, have been met with contrasting reactions from Dancehall artists Spice and Stacious.
Mystery Lady, a 2020 collab with Jamaican-American singer Masego and rapper Don Toliver, is now certified Gold in the United States.
With summer fast approaching, there’s no shortage of new music to usher in the concerts and parties that are set to follow.
In what could be described as an ironic twist of events Grammy Award-winning Jamaican superstar Shaggy was revealed as the Space Bunny in the most recent episode of The Masked Singer, following his elimination from the show.
Regend legends Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff have re-entered the Billboard Reggae Albums chart for the first time in years, fuelled by vinyl reissues of their classic albums on Record Store Day (RSD).
Almost two months after Jamaican star Shenseea released her debut album, Alpha, she’s already working on her second.
Cedella Marley has promised ‘authenticity with significant Jamaican participation’, as a casting call has been made for supporting actors from the island to audition for Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic.
Almost a week after American rapper Bobby Shmurda jokingly said Shenseea wasn’t freaky enough for him, she clapped back by saying the Hot N*gga rapper was “all talk”.
King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has so far been booked for two major festivals in the United States this summer.
Protesters in the British Virgin Islands have drawn for Redemption Song, one of Bob Marley’s biggest political songs and Tony Rebel’s If Jah, to solidify their opposition to plans by the UK to impose direct rule on the territory, following the arrest of their elected leader Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie, on cocaine smuggling charges.
Amid a myriad of criticisms raised by Rastafarians and Reggae fans that British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, was unbefitting to play Bob Marley in an upcoming Paramount biopic, and the role should be given to either his sons or grandsons, who already resemble him, and are Patois-speakers and musicians, film director Reinaldo Marcus Green, says the Brits ability to act is all that matters.
Residents of Bedward Gardens in August Town are greatly saddened by the deaths of three young men, one of whom is the son of prominent reggae singer Sanchez, whose mother was laid to rest in Canada this morning.
Jamaican singer Shenseea has been added to the Pride Island lineup, being spearheaded by NYC Pride for June 25.
Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Cham, Wayne Wonder, and Spragga Benz, will headline Reggae Sumfest’s Madhouse Tribute to Dave Kelly on Saturday, July 23, in honour of the iconic, but reclusive Dancehall music producer/songwriter, who created a slew of seminal beats in the 1990s, including Pepperseed, Showtime, Joy Ride, Stink and Dugu Dugu.
Dancehall Governor Lieutenant Stitchie says he is being very fastidious in the creation of his 23rd album, and is treating the process akin to how a goldsmith smelts gold ore to perfection.
American actor Johnny Depp appears to be a fan of Bob Marley, after turning up to court on Wednesday blaring the Reggae King’s 1977 hit Exodus from his black SUV.
According to Sean Paul, a Verzuz battle against Shaggy would be “unfair” because he has had 19 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, while the Bombastic singer has only 3 but with over 15 million copies.
Cyndi Davila, a well-known artist manager and publicist, of Davila Management, will be buried tomorrow at a private ceremony in Texas, USA.
Acclaimed Montego Bay disc jockey and music producer DJ Crazy Neil says Nicki Minaj ought to disabuse herself of any thoughts she might have that her doing a remix of Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta’s song Protocol, is a good idea.