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Weeks ahead of the expected release of King of Kingston, Dancehall icon Bounty Killer says that the album is not being done in a bid to compete with anyone, whether younger artists or his contemporaries.
The Reggae Vaccine album is up for Grammy consideration in three categories and three of the musicians featured on the 12 track project urged eligible Recording Academy voters to consider it for a Grammy nomination as voting ended last week.
Emerging Dancehall artist and popular YouTuber Nklyne is mourning the death of his mother, 54-year-old Lorna Lake, a farmer, who was killed on Friday night.
British vocalist and former member of UB40, Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64.
Dancehall deejay Popcaan, like many others, is trying to make sense of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s apparent open marriage.
Dancehall star Sean Paul and Australian singer-songwriter Sia have released visuals for their second collaboration Dynamite, which featured a long list of Jamaican talent and the heritage and beauty of The Ward Theatre in Kingston.
Morna Dodd, a daughter of Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd, the late producer responsible for discovering and mentoring Bob Marley and credited for the early development of Ska and Reggae, has been sued by the administrators of her father’s estate for infringement on his intellectual property.
Barbadian singer Rihanna has picked up 17 new RIAA certifications this week after several of her singles reached multi-platinum, platinum, and gold status.
Jamaican artists Lila Iké and Laty Kim recently got high praises from the Maria Maria hit maker, Marvin Moore-Hough.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Charlie Chaplin will return to court on December 7 to answer charges of malicious destruction of property.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2W9YVkkn9U Sleng Teng, the legendary Dancehall riddim masterminded by singer Wayne Smith for his mega-hit song Under Mi Sleng Teng, has been used by Meta, the new parent company name for Facebook, in its first video advertisement.
Following the release of the Jeymes Samuels directed western The Harder They Fall on Netflix, two of the songs that appeared in the movie, namely Dennis Brown’s Promised Land and Barrington Levy’s Here I Come, have made it into the top five on the Reggae iTunes Chart.
Dancehall star Shenseea has issued an early holiday treat for music lovers by covering Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah for Apple Music’s, Carols Covered – a collection of popular Christmas songs sung by contemporary artists.
Queen of the Dancehall Spice is urging eligible voters to consider her debut 10 for Best Reggae Album, as the first round of voting at the 64th annual Grammy Awards ends tomorrow (November 5).
Mr. Lexx has been released after he was detained upon arrival in Panama City yesterday. The Full Hundred deejay thanked Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, Judith Edwards from the consulate for Panama, and his fans for their help after he was detained by Panamanian Immigration officials at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.
Reggae veteran Freddie McGregor is overwhelmed with grief, following the death of Ernest Wilson, his longtime friend and parish compatriot with whom he recorded his first hit single, and a founding member of the Clarendonians.
Dancehall star Dexta Daps has announced that the dates for his United Kingdom (UK) performances have been pushed to February 2022 due to circumstances beyond the promoter’s control.
Dancehall entertainer Popcaan was slapped with a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to several road traffic violations in the Yallahs Traffic Court in St Thomas on Thursday.
Former Wailers’ percussionist Alvin ‘Seeco’ Patterson, Bob Marley’s long-time friend, has died at age 90. Bob Marley’s Twitter account wrote on Tuesday, “Good friends we’ve had, oh good friends we’ve lost , along the way .
Dancehall deejay Devin Di Dakta has made it clear that he remains unimpressed with persons in Jamaica, who are referring to themselves as music producers, without even knowing or understanding even the basics of music production.