The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Director Reinaldo Marcus Green has not only started working on the script for Paramount’s Bob Marley biopic but has found “the right angle” to approach the Reggae legend and political activist’s life story.
American rapper Fat Joe has expressed concern about the arrogation of Jamaican music and culture by non-nationals, who refuse to credit the country for the Dancehall/Reggae music they make.
Dancehall producer Passadon, the resident engineer of Sha-Tess Records, is excited about his first major project, the Red Rum riddim.
Suave deejay Alkaline may not have been included in the 2022 Grammy Awards nominations, but the numbers show he’s still the Dancehall artist with the best-selling album of 2021.
Still euphoric over her Best Reggae Album Grammy nomination, Dancehall diva Spice has pointed out that she was the first “hardcore” female Dancehall artist to be nominated for the award.
Twenty-six-year-old Yared “BoomDraw” Lee is living his dream after Jesse Royal’s album Royal was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the upcoming 64th Annual Grammy Awards to be held on January 31, 2022, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Chaka Demus and Pliers’ 1992 hit Murder She Wrote which featured in American singer Omarion’s hit song Post to Be, has been dubbed among the “50 Best Song Interpolations of the 21st Century” by Billboard.
There is only one meal that Queen of the Dancehall Spice would prepare for Thanksgiving this year, or the first episode of her cooking show were she to have one, and it is not the expensive lobster, oxtail, and other ‘high-end’ faire that many of her fans imagined.
Anthony Malvo, veteran reggae singer and close friend of dancehall deejay Tiger, says fans shouldn’t be apprehensive in donating to Tiger’s medical bill fundraisers.
Dancehall star 10Tik returned home from a successful UK tour, but is mourning the loss of his sister who died from an undisclosed illness.
Reggae songstress Sevana celebrated her 30th birthday this week and she broke her Instagram sabbatical to celebrate the milestone.
Grammy-nominated producer Cristy Barber is setting the record straight regarding the confusion around which artists and producers are nominated at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
Bounty Killer has admonished both the police and Prime Minister Andrew Holness, after rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) descended on the Supreme Court in Downtown Kingston, to protest what they said were delays in the payment of their overtime claims.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy is advising his Jamaican musical compatriots to focus more on making records that can be utilized in music synchronization, as these tracks have the potential to generate even more wealth for them.
Dancehall icon Lieutenant Stitchie was bestowed with a second Honorary Doctorate, on Saturday, November 20, this time courtesy of the Dayspring Christian University, in Ontario Canada.
Reggae artist Buju Banton has become one of first Jamaican artists to mint a Non-fungible token (NFT) on the OpenSea Marketplace.
It’s not every day you hear Dancehall lyrics being used in the courtroom, not even when an artist is on trial.
Early In the Morning, a collaboration Dancehall megastar Shaggy recorded with Dutch dance-pop trio Kris Kross Amsterdam and English singer-songwriter Conor Maynard, and which samples elements of Jimmy Cliff’s mega-hit song Reggae Nights, has struck platinum.
English singer Ed Sheeran continues to come in for high praises among the Dancehall fraternity. After the outpouring of admiration from Ishawna earlier this month, the latest salute has come today from the Warlord Bounty Killer.
CEO of feminine hygiene product, Sweet Cookie Wash – turned buzz-worthy deejay, Starr Dawkins, has shared with followers that earlier this week, the product had topped over US$300,000 in sales in 10 minutes.