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Dancehall star Shenseea has revealed that her long-awaited debut studio album is finally done. In an Instagram post yesterday, Shenseea, who was the most-streamed female Jamaican artist in 2020, blessed her 4.1 million fans with a series of glammed-up photos where she was rocking a two-piece crocheted ensemble courtesy of @mypasserella.
Days after members of Vybz Kartel’s Gaza Nation and other Jamaicans took to Twitter to upbraid Epixode for declaring himself “King of the Dancehall”, the Ghanaian artist is now reported as saying that Ghanaian Reggae and Dancehall “will soon take over the world”.
Queen of Dancehall Spice recently sent tongues wagging with her comments on the origins of hip hop.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul recently addressed the age-old issue of whether his lighter complexion gave him an advantage in the music industry, pointing out that it is a systemic issue, which has even resulted in him being the target of “misled jealousy”.
Bounty Killer is convinced that the “system” in Jamaica “went after” incarcerated Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel.
As news of the death of Obama DMW, a close friend and road manager of Davido has emerged, Dancehall artist Konshens has put a pause on promoting his and the Nigerian Afrobeats singer’s new single Boom Bang.
Dancehall’s ‘hot ras’ I-Octane and songstress Stacious are among the 12 finalists for this year’s Jamaica Festival Song Competition.
Two-time Grammy nominee Skip Marley — the grandson of King of Reggae Bob Marley — is among 2,710 music professionals invited to join the 2021 class of the Recording Academy.
Instead of its previously announced outdoor concert to mark International Reggae Day and kick off entertainment events in Jamaica, the Government is set to premiere a docufilm about the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, on Thursday.
Dancehall starlet Shenseea was spotted in the studio with renowned record producer Murda Beatz last night, evidently laying down beats for some new music.
Californian Reggae band Rebelution has debuted No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with their seventh studio album, In The Moment.
Self-styled paramount chief high priest of the Nyan-Ko-Pong Maroons, Horace ‘L.A.’ Lewis is now free after he was granted $30,000 bail in his own surety when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court today.
Shenseea attended an after party after the BET Awards Show in LA, with the likes of hip-hop diva Megan Thee Stallion and American singer Chloe Bailey, who were just star-struck upon seeing the Dancehall celebrity.
Country reggae impresario Wesrok has christened himself as the King of Country Reggae — an emerging and bonafide brand of reggae music with country music stylings — which is making its first embryonic moves on the international stage.
Dancehall music joined the big stage once more when the BET Awards highlighted some of its icons last night.
Eastsyde Records artist Rytikal hosted a small treat in downtown Kingston last weekend where he provided hot meals to over 50 homeless persons in the area.
Dancehall star Shenseea stepped out of her social media hiatus and back into the studio based on her Instagram Stories yesterday.
Paramount Chief High Priest and entertainer L.A. Lewis was arrested by police officers on Saturday in Spanish Town as they executed a bench warrant that had been issued for his arrest.
Dancehall artist Caano has been picking up steam ever since a video of him spitting the lyrics to his Bankrobber and Polo Shorts song inside a mechanic shop went viral in May 2020.
School administrators at a high school in the Cayman Islands have come under fire after Dancehall artist Intence was invited to speak at a special function at the institution.