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Reggae star Chronixx is celebrating his 2013 hit song Here Comes Trouble reaching 100+ million views on YouTube, the track which was the most popular from his acclaimed breakout EP Dread and Terrible released in April 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago nationals have taken Shenseea to task for what they say was her supercilious categorization of Caribbean fans who questioned whether she had gotten permission from Soca artist Denise Belfon to sample the hook of Work for her Lick collab with Megan Thee Stallion.
Bounty Killer’s threats to sue an Australian sex toy company, which designed one of their products in the likeness of a hammer left his fellow Dancehall artists in a tizzy after he posted an image of the toy, described as “The Ultimate Vibrator” on Instagram.
Dancehall artist Rytikal has added a new stage moniker to his name as Purytikal — to represent a purer and clean side of the St.
Trinidadian Soca singer Denise ‘Saucy Wow’ Belfon whose 1998 single Work was sampled by Shenseea and Megan Thee Stallion in their latest collab Lick, says ‘Everything was above board’ and hopes the track goes on to topping the Billboard charts.
It was just a matter of time before the ‘Unruly Boss’ Popcaan caught on to the latest controversy in Dancehall music.
It is not just women who go through heartbreak, men also experience the same distress- that’s according to artist G Whizz.
After enjoying success with the release of ‘Walk’, dancehall artist Shaka is enthusiastic about the prospects for his upcoming single, Boasy, which was recorded with controversial producer Shabdon for the independent label, Shabdon Records.
Montego Bay-based dancehall artist Kapella Don was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in Montpelier, St.
“I just want what is legally mine.” That was the declaration from two-time Grammy Award nominee Etana, in confirming to DancehallMag that she has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against VP Records, in the Supreme Court in the State of New York over artist royalties, mechanical royalties, public performance royalties, and other monies allegedly due to her.
Grammy Award-winning superstar Orville “Shaggy” Burrell has made it no secret that he’s a strong supporter of progressive women.
Award-winning record producer, songwriter and musician Nigel Staff has bemoaned the fact that Reggae Grammy nominee Spice could not impact the Billboard charts with her 10 album, despite her former label VP Records spending heavily on promotion.
The response to Popcaan’s upcoming Kenyan concert set for the Easter weekend has brought the longstanding love the citizens of the East African country have had for Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall for years, back to the forefront.
The Recording Academy has announced that the 64th edition of the Grammys will take place on April 3, instead of the original January 31 date.
Dancehall deejay Agent Sasco had a solid comeback for a fan who expressed disappointment about his 2006 rebrand.
Dancehall star Popcaan blatantly dissed former associates, his cousin and artist ‘Unruly Cuz’ and producer ‘Petro Unruly’, during a performance in The Gambia over the weekend.
Popcaan’s ‘raving’ Gambian fans lived up to the promise they made in October to ensure that he got a capacity crowd at the Bakau Independence Stadium in Banjul on Saturday night, in what was his first-ever performance in the country long known as “The Smiling Coast of Africa”.
Things got a little heated between the self-proclaimed Lady of Dancehall D’Angel, and the Fire King Fantan Mojah, during an impromptu performance at Boom Box Fridays.
February 4 is now the new release date for Bling Dawg’s new one-drop album Elev8, which was initially set for release last month.
The vexed issue of Jamaicans not buying the digital music of their favorite Dancehall and Reggae artists was brought to the fore again for discussion, on Saturday by Full Hundred deejay Mr.