Skip Marley’s ‘Faith’ Featured In Barack Obama-led Netflix Docuseries
The song Faith, from Skip Marley’s 2020 Grammy-nominated EP Higher Place, is featured in Our Great National Parks, a Netflix docuseries scheduled to commence on April 13.
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Wizkid’s ‘True Love’ With Projexx, Tay Iwar Sells 100k Units In US
Afropop star Wizkid has sold over 100,000 units in pure sales and audio streaming in the United States for his collaborative single True Love which featured Jamaican singer Projexx and Nigerian singer Tay Iwar.
Sizzla Says It’s Time Jamaica Leave The UK Privy Council
Sizzla Kalonji has come out in support of attorney-at-law Hugh Small, who, days ago symbolically burnt his old white horsehair wigs, which are a part of the garb worn historically, by lawyers and judges in the criminal courts of Britain and its colonies.
N’Hance, Son Of Gaza Sheba, Airs Out Relationship Blues With Breakout Song ‘No Love’
It is not easy being a second-generation star. Just ask 21-year-old N’Hance, who is the son of former Portmore Empire standout Gaza Sheba.
Shenseea To Headline Reggae Sumfest 2022
Jamaican singer Shenseea will be joining Sizzla as one of the headline acts for Reggae Sumfest 2022.
Silk Boss, Girlfriend ‘Brii’ Speak On Their Leaked Sex Tape, Voice Notes
Dancehall artist Silk Boss and girlfriend Sabreinna ‘Brii’ Williams are speaking out after the leak of their sex tape and some damning voice notes.
MRC Data Rebrands As Luminate
MRC Data, the company that powers the Billboard charts with data on music sales and streaming consumption, has rebranded itself as Luminate.
Iyara Takes Dancehall To Alaska
Dancehall artist Iyara is fresh from a vacation that saw him visiting far-off locales like the snow-laden landscapes of Alaska.
Bounty Killer Says He’s ‘Still Standing’ After Association With Dudus Led To US Visa Being Canceled
Bounty Killer paused on Tuesday to wish a happy birthday to former Tivoli Gardens strongman, Christopher “Dudus” Coke—his musical association with whom he said resulted in his visa being revoked in 2010.
Admiral Bailey Says New Dancehall Producers, Artists Don’t ‘Know The Musical Alphabet’
Big Belly Man deejay Admiral Bailey, says the Dancehall genre is in deep trouble, as, among other things, the majority of the new persons ascribing onto themselves the title of music producers, do not know the basic tenets of music, including the seven-letter Musical Alphabet: “A, B, C, D, E, F, G”.
Shenseea, London On Da Track Get Cozy At Album Launch In Jamaica
Despite asserting that she and London On Da Track have a strictly platonic and professional relationship, Shenseea and the American producer made a grand entrance at her Jamaican album launch last night at the Romeich Entertainment Headquarters in Kingston.
Shenseea Didn’t Pay For Any Of The Features On ‘Alpha’
Shenseea‘s debut album ALPHA included rap collaborations with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage, Offset, and Tyga but, according to the Jamaican singer, she didn’t have to pay for a single one.
Sean Paul’s ‘Temperature’, Mad Cobra Cover Featured In Hulu Series ‘The Dropout’
Sean Paul‘s 2005 Billboard-topping hit Temperature and Swedish singer Robyn’s remake of Mad Cobra’s 2001 hit, Press Trigger—fittingly titled Cobrastyle—have been featured in episode two of The Dropout, a Hulu series about Elizabeth Holmes, an American former biotechnology entrepreneur, who was convicted of criminal fraud.
Jahshii Hails Shabba Ranks, But Says He’s Not A Fan
Cream of the Crop artist Jahshii has confessed that he’s not a fan of Shabba Ranks, who was the first-ever Dancehall artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
Admiral Bailey Says Payola Helped To ‘Mash-Up’ Dancehall
Veteran Dancehall hitmaker Admiral Bailey has fingered payola by unscrupulous radio disc jockeys as one of the key elements which has, over the years, forced Dancehall music on a downward spiral, and held it down for almost two decades.
Highly Unlikely Dancehall Will Ever Get Its Own Grammy Award Category
Grammy-nominated producer and music executive Cristy Barber is maintaining that it is highly unlikely Dancehall will ever get its own Grammy Award category, and that the focus right now ought to be spent on preventing the “Best Reggae Album” field which subsumes all Jamaican music, from being taken away.
Shenseea Says ‘Egocentric’ Was Inspired By Her Rich But “Mean” Ex
One of the most popular takeaways from Shenseea’s Egocentric—which formed part of her debut album ALPHA—was “Mean man worse than bruk man.”
Shenseea’s ‘Alpha’ Debuts At No. 1 On iTunes Reggae Albums Chart
Shenseea‘s new album Alpha debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums chart in the US following its release on Friday.
“Rytikal x Jahshii” Joint EP To Drop On Their Shared Birthday
Two of Dancehall’s breakout stars Rytikal and Jahshii are currently working on a joint EP, titled “Rytikal x Jahshii“, with the expected release date being July 7, 2022, which is the birthday of both artists.
Watch: Jada Kingdom Slays Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ In New Cover
Jamaican songbird Jada Kingdom may have done Amy Winehouse fans proud in a recent cover of the British singer’s Back to Black.