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Six hours after Bounty Killer ordered Charles ‘Zanadu’ Ennis to apologise for disparaging statements he made against Cream of the Crop deejay Jahshii, and the entire Jamaican nation, Ennis has complied, partially.
Pioneering reggae star Junior Reid is in high spirits about his upcoming collaborations with East Coast rappers Fetty Wap and Dave East.
Jodi Jinx Henriques, the wife of Dancehall star Sean Paul, came to her husband’s defense amid claims from Dancehall newcomer Jahshii that some music veterans do not support the younger artists.
Masicka’s debut album 438 has landed at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with the second-best first-week sales among Dancehall albums in 2021.
Update: Zanadu has since issued an apology to both Shabba and Jahshii for his comments. According to Shabba’s company, Emperor Ranks Entertainment (ERE), Zanadu currently provides vocal support in the capacity as an artist for ERE, and does not represent Shabba nor ERE in the capacity of Road Manager.
Cream of the Crop artist Jahshii, while paying homage to Bounty Killer for using his influence to give opportunities to musically-inclined inner-city youths, brushed aside the likes of Shabba Ranks, as being among a slew of superstar émigrés who have not supported their younger compatriots back in Jamaica.
Foota Hype and his followers have been having a field day calling for Minister Marion Hall to return to Dancehall, even if not as ‘raunchy Lady Saw’, following the glamourous video clip and photo she posted of herself on Instagram last Monday, On Tuesday, Foota Hype seemingly wanting to “rock the boat”, shared a photo of Hall on his Gallis Wednesdays Instagram page, which was taken during a music video shoot for her upcoming If I Was Famous/When I Was Famous single, and stated: “What nice, yo, wi really need a comeback eno”.
Rudolph “Garth” Dennis, one of the founding members of Grammy Award-winning group Black Uhuru and later a member of The Wailing Souls passed away on Thursday.
Mixpak Records owner and producer Dre Skull has released a deluxe version of Kingston Story, the 16-track project by incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel to mark its 10th anniversary.
Popular sound system selector and promoter Marlon “Boom Boom” Wizard says the entertainment industry is the only one that has been placed on the back burner by the Government.
Opposition Senator Floyd Morris served notice this morning in the Upper House of the Jamaican Parliament that he would be moving a motion for Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Usain Bolt and Louise Bennett Coverly to be all made National Heroes, no later than Independence Day next year.
The estate of the legendary Reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert has reached an out-of-court settlement with the members of his former backing band over the use of the Maytals name.
Rasta Got Soul singer Fantan Mojah says his fiery and controversial segue into Dancehall is the result of Jamaicans shoving Reggae music to the side and his own need to have a hit song on the island.
Two of Dancehall’s biggest giants Bounty Killer and Shaggy are among the scores of musicians who have paid tribute to late legendary bass guitarist Robbie Shakespeare, for the indelible contribution they said he made in their music careers.
Dancehall deejay Devin Di Dakta says the late legendary bassist Robbie Shakespeare will live on through his extraordinary musical masterpieces.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports Olivia “Babsy” Grange says a reopening of the entertainment industry is not happening anytime soon.
Dancehall artist Konshens described Jamaica as the world’s most homophobic country, after learning of the murder of a female schoolteacher in Treasure Beach, St.
Big Ship boss Freddie McGregor has joined his son Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor at Warner Chappell Music, after signing his own worldwide publishing deal with the American company.
December 26 will mark eight years since Lady Saw—now Minister Marion Hall—annihilated Macka Diamond on the Sting 2013 stage, in a clash that was highly anticipated by patrons of the Boxing Day event.
Robbie Shakespeare, best known as the one half of the production duo and reggae rhythm section, Sly and Robbie, with world-famous drummer Sly Dunbar has died today (December 8).