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Etana Scales Down Lawsuit Against VP Records, But Now Seeking Over US$10 Million In Damages
Reggae singer Etana has returned to the fight—with a scaled-down complaint against her former label VP Records over breach of…
Popcaan’s ‘We Caa Done’ With Drake Debuts On Two Billboard Charts
We Caa Done, Popcaan's latest collaboration with Drake, has debuted on two Billboard charts. The song is billed as the…
Golding: “Afrobeats Is Eating Our Food”
Leader of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding is in agreement with Prime Minister Andrew Holness that Dancehall artists…
Skatta Burrell On Usain Bolt’s SSL Case: “Taking People’s Hard Earned Income Must Not Be Exalted Nor Celebrated”
Dancehall producer Skatta Burrell has called for Jamaicans to desist from glorifying scamming and the theft of other people’s property,…
Devin Di Dakta Takes Issue With Cham’s “Selective Empathy” Over Usain Bolt’s Stolen Money
Declaring that Usain Bolt should not be given preferential treatment over other investors whose monies have reportedly been embezzled at…
Alkaline The Givenchy Model
Champion Boy Alkaline has officially been announced as the face of Matthew M. Williams’s first dedicated menswear collection in a…
Usain Bolt Calls Out SSL Fraudsters With ‘Cryptic World’ Song After Losing US$ 10 Million
Retired sprint legend turned music producer Usain Bolt has taken a jab at the white collar criminal(s) at Stocks and…
Sony Music UK A&R Preye Crooks Says ‘Let Jamaican Artists Be Themselves’ When It Comes To Lyrical Content
Preye Crooks, an A&R executive at Sony Music UK, says Jamaican artists are not confined to a set of rules…
Bugle Says There Should Be ‘No Comparison’ Between Dancehall And Afrobeats Song Sales
Recording artist Bugle says there should be no comparison between sales of Dancehall songs and Afrobeats, as the African genre has a continental marketplace of hundreds of millions, in comparison…
Barrington Levy Says He’s Rejected Offers To Record On Afrobeats Riddims
Veteran Reggae/Dancehall superstar Barrington Levy says he has rejected offers to record songs on Afrobeats riddims, as he will never switch from the genres on which he rose to stardom.…
Kabaka Pyramid Hopes 2023 Reggae Grammy Nominees Inspire More Positivity In Jamaican Music
Reggae Music singer Kabaka Pyramid says he hopes this year's Grammy Award nominations for Best Reggae Album inspire younger Jamaican artists to put out music with less negativity. Pyramid, whose…
Jamaicans Have Mixed Reactions To Koffee’s Performance In Sam Smith’s ‘Gimme’ Video
The music video for Sam Smith's new single Gimme with Koffee and Jessie Reyez landed on Friday (January 13), and Jamaican fans have some thoughts on the spectacle. Smith, Koffee,…
Popcaan, Drake’s ‘We Caa Done’ Debuts On UK Singles Chart
Popcaan has earned his eighth entry on the UK Singles Chart after We Caa Done, featuring Drake, made its debut. The song, which was released on January 6, has opened at…
Desmond Dekker’s ‘Israelites’ Certified Silver In The UK
Desmond Dekker & The Aces’ hit song Israelites is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, 54 years after its release. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Israelites was issued a BRIT…
Jermaine Edwards Signs Deal With Sony Music UK, Following Viral Video Of Rushawn Ewears Singing ‘Beautiful Day’
In 2017, 10-year-old Rushawn Ewears was recorded by a teacher at the Top Hill Primary School in St. Elizabeth giving his best version of Jermaine Edwards’ Beautiful Day. Little did…
Anju Blaxx Defends Producing Sam Smith, Koffee Collab: ‘Music Has No Face Or Gender’
Dancehall producer Anju Blaxx has unequivocally stated that there is no shame in his game when it comes to who he works with. Blaxx was speaking to the Jamaica Star…
