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Dancehall sensation Shenseea may not have been such a major player today in the genre if her manager Romeich Major had followed through with his decision to give up on the music biz and sell out his studio equipment.
Popular Dancehall entertainers Wasp and Jahvillani are getting major props for the creative visuals for Time Bomb which Dancehall fans believe is the most creative, humorous nod to the art form in a year marked by tension and discomfort.
Almost two years after the Montego Bay police pulled the plug on Jahvillani’s expletive-laced performance at Reggae Sumfest, his father-in-law Tom Tavares Finson, who is president of the Jamaican Senate, is being pressured, to resign after using an expletive during a sitting of the Upper House of the Jamaican Parliament two Fridays ago.
Attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie, who is also defence attorney for Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks, and who represented Alkaline and Dexta Daps in the past, took a Jamaican cartoonist to task on Saturday morning, for an illustration which depicted defence attorneys rejoicing over the fact that no amendment would be made to Jamaica’s Criminal Justice Act.
Although the idea to create the multi-artist anti-violence song, Brighter Days was in fact spawned by Tommy Lee Sparta, ironically, many Jamaicans are dismissing the song as not to be taken seriously, particularly because the Uncle Demon artist is featured on the track.
Despite being sent off to serve a three-year prison sentence less than two weeks ago, Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta is again trending online.
There is absolutely no chance that Dancehall artist Blak Ryno will “link back” with Popcaan. That’s according to Bike Back singer himself who answered a fan question during an Instagram Live yesterday, about whether the two former Portmore Empire stablemates would mend their relationship.
Could new music be on the way from American rapper Bobby Shmurda and young Dancehall star Skillibeng or is the Hot N-gga again showing love for his roots?
It’s not every day that you come across someone with a ganja smuggling dad who ‘crashed a plane in the Everglades,’ but it’s certainly the reality for Dancehall superstar Sean Paul.
In the aftermath of stinging criticisms of being duplicitous, by a slew of Dancehall artists, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has doubled down on his stance regarding the contribution of violent lyrics to the levels of crime on the island.
Reggae artist Jesse Royal is in the studio working on his upcoming sophomore album which he revealed in this interview will be titled Royal.
The father of Canadian rapper Drake, Dennis Graham, is offering a $1 million JMD reward (approximately $6700USD) to anyone in Jamaica who can help him recover a chest that was stolen on the island.
Yet another Trinidadian Dancehall artist has fallen victim to gun violence. Rising star, Bradbadlikethat, whose real name was Brad Bailey, was shot and killed in the Santa Cruz area on March 31.
Dancehall stars Mavado and Masicka launched savage broadsides against Prime Minister Andrew Holness only a few days after the Head of Government used a sitting of the House of Representatives to criticize the “violent” content in some Dancehall music.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul gets his musical taste from myriad sources, from Reggae royalty Bob Marley to grunge-era rock band Nirvana.
International Reggae icon Dr. Jimmy Cliff will be releasing his new album, Bridges through Universal Music Enterprises later this year – a project many people are calling a ‘legacy project”.
Dub Poet Richie Innocent continues to reap rewards for his hard work. The Kingston-born poet was recently nominated in the Best Dub Poet /Spoken Word category of this year’s International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) which will be held virtually on Sunday, May 2.
The Queen of Dancehall Spice is making it clear that she does not want fans to crowd her while she’s doing her thing on stage.
Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, a devout Rastafarian, reportedly left a “significant” percentage of his estate to the Rastafari community, the first major Reggae artist to have made such a bold stipulation in his final will and testament.
Carl Livingston, elder brother of the late Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, said an initial funeral date was planned but had to be cancelled due to the Government’s COVID-19 restrictions.