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In the wake of Foota Hype’s criticism about Jesse Royal’s participation in a Digicel “Santa Claus advertisement”, the Rastafarian Reggae artiste has stood his ground, sharing the “I love when its Christmas time” jingle and even making a dismissive clap-back video, aimed at the Dancehall music selector.
Veteran artiste Anthony Cruz is set to release four albums in the next couple of months, with the first being released with Tads International within the next few weeks.
Buju Banton and Skip Marley took pride of place along with their compatriots Toots and the Maytals, Maxi Priest and The Wailers, as the five nominees for the 2021 Reggae Grammy Awards.
Producer Mario ‘Mario C’ Campbell has joined forces with note producer Kamal Bankay for the joint production of the track “Into You” featuring singer Ch4se.
Dancehall artiste Quada is set to return to the Supreme Court on January 12 after a committal hearing regarding accusations of murder and arson was postponed unexpectedly yesterday.
An irate Foota Hype a few days ago, slammed reggae singer Jesse Royal for engaging in what the veteran Dancehall music selector has described as the “promotion of Santa Claus”, which he contends goes against the grain of the artiste’s Rastafarian faith.
It’s commonplace for veteran artistes to mention unity as the key to elevating Jamaican popular music, but a real-life example by toaster Louie Culture takes the idea of unification to a whole other level.
Vybz Kartel’s defence team is now trying to gain access to ‘Exhibit 14C’, the cellphone which contained controversial voice notes allegedly recorded by one of the accused.
Eight years after his first book The Voice Of The Jamaican Ghetto: Incarcerated But Not Silenced was published, incarcerated Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel, is on the cusp of releasing another publication.
Beenie Man has been overcome with sadness after his 20 year old son Moses Jr, who is afflicted with sickle cell disease, was hospitalized due to complications associated with the illness.
Fans of Dancehall artiste Ding Dong were left stunned after the artiste shared a photo of his very youthful-looking mother on Instagram (IG).
With the virtual staging of Reggae Sunsplash looming for month end, Tricoast Entertainment has announced the release of a re-made Bob Marley Reggae Sunsplash music documentary, targeted to the American film market.
Jesse Royal and his glowing girlfriend Kandi King gave an honest and at some points humorous interview during a recent lunch date in Kingston.
The case of popular dancehall artiste Laden, whose real name is Okeefe Aarons, returned to the Black River Resident Magistrates’ court today where his legal team unsuccessfully attempted to secure bail for the artiste.
How seriously are Jamaican artistes taking protocols aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19? By all indications, not seriously enough.
Dancehall star Shenseea on Tuesday (November 17) took to Instagram to wish her son Rajeiro Lee a happy birthday.
Dancehall artiste Spice is back on Magnum Hub. TV for season 2 of her signature talk show “Spice it up!”
Dancehall star Popcaan is among the list of top tier vocalists featured on Megan Thee Stallion’s forthcoming Good News album.
A Wynwood, Miami concert headlined by Shenseea, which was held on Saturday night with hundreds of revelers in attendance, is being fingered by health authorities as being among the potential ‘super-spreaders’ of the COVID-19 virus in Florida, according to Local 10 news.
Gospel singer Jenieve Hibbert-Bailey sent a heartfelt thanks to all those who played a role in the thanksgiving service of reggae singer and cultural icon, Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, who was laid to rest on Sunday in the National Heroes Park, two months after his passing.