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Kamila McDonald, mother of reggae singer Jah Cure‘s daughter Kailani Belle Alcock, has lauded Tessanne Chin for her mentorship of the 10-year-old, which she says has been going on for the past few months.
Like her Dancehall compatriot Minister Marion Hall (formerly Lady Saw), who lost her Grammy plaque for her Gold-selling Underneath It All collab with No Doubt, Jamaican sensation Koffee says she has no idea where her own Grammy trophy is right now.
Queen of the Dancehall Spice is upbeat about her latest up-move, having copped six nominations in the Reggae Month Music Awards being staged by Irie FM, which has the distinction of being the first-ever radio station to play a song for the Grammy-nominated artist.
Twenty-one Reggae and Dancehall acts were showcased on the global stage at DJ Cassidy’s special edition of Pass The Mic: BET Afterparty 2022, following the 53rd NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night.
In the aftermath of being mocked for kissing his bodyguard on the lips, Ghananian Dancehall artist Shatta Wale clad himself in a pink wig and a pink beret, and assumed a feminine character, in a skit on Facebook Live which he said was aimed at teaching fans “how to kiss”.
International reggae star Junior Reid has made an appeal to the general public to support his new charitable organisation, the One Blood Freedom is a Must foundation, which is geared towards defending the rights of incarcerated women in the United States, who are first offenders.
Jamaican songstress Sevana made a musical comeback with the premiere of the single Brand New, on the COLORSxSTUDIOS stage on Monday.
Everybody seems to be talking about The Tinder Swindler, after popular streaming service Netflix, aired an almost two-hour feature on how the conman, Simon Leviev, finessed several women out of cash by posing as a wealthy diamond heir, and selling them fabricated stories.
Roots-reggae revivalists Protoje and Chronixx have both earned their first United Kingdom certification, after their 2015 Who Knows collab was awarded Silver on Friday (February 25).
Bounty Killer has ordered mouthy Instagram followers to go all-out and pre-order Shenseea’s Alpha debut album, which is set for release on March 11.
Ky-mani Marley, son of late Reggae legend Bob Marley, says he or any of his brothers would be a much better fit for the lead role in their father’s upcoming Paramount Pictures biopic.
No Lie—the 2016 R&B-tinged reggae-pop song by Dancehall superstar Sean Paul and English singer Dua Lipa—is now certified double platinum in the UK.
The wisdom of Shenseea’s decision to sideline Dancehall music for American Pop was a subject matter at the US Embassy’s Black History/Reggae Month Star-Spangled Sit Down session on Wednesday, as questions arose as to whether she was “dumbing down” her skills to gain acceptance from Americans.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has listed veteran deejay Little Twitch’s Respect Due and Louie Culture’s Ganga Lee as the top two songs from which he took his life cues, which along with Buju Banton’s Bogle and Beenie Man’s Old Dog, had an indelible impact on the Dancehall genre and his own career.
Attorney-at-law Donahue Martin revealed that Tommy Lee Sparta is back in the general population at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre (TSACC) in Kingston after being discharged from the Kingston Public Hospital.
Look out Africa! Dancehall star Munga Honourable will be returning to the continent for a tour which will begin in March.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56hspcJIlwg The Grammy Kid Koffee performed her latest single Pull Up from her upcoming debut album Gifted on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night.
Dancehall deejay Charly Black says he is grateful for the success of his debut album Rio Bueno, which he says is “doing great all over the world.”
Cedella Marley, Queen Ifrica and Etana are among the seven women handpicked by Medication singer Stephen Marley for his latest production, a seven-track Reggae EP dubbed Celebrating Nina: A Reggae Tribute to Nina Simone.
Dancehall deejay Danny English is currently admitted to the hospital and undergoing treatment for a diabetic-related illness.