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Shaggy Says Bounty Killer Deserves National Award For “Bussin” Many Dancehall Artists
Dancehall megastar Shaggy says Bounty Killer should be vested with Jamaica’s sixth-highest National Honour, The Order of Distinction, for his…
Peter Tosh Among “Eminent Foreign Nationals” To Be Awarded For Anti-Apartheid Support In South Africa
Peter Tosh’s daughter Niambe, is in a celebratory mode following the announcement that the late Reggae icon is listed among…
Bounty Killer To Release ’50 Caliber’ Mixtape, Fans Clamor For ‘King Of Kingston’ Album
Bounty Killer’s recent announcement of a new mixtape titled 50 Calibre, has left his fans clamouring for the release of…
Kraff Recovering From Surgery For Undisclosed Condition
Dancehall artist Kraff is taking some time off to focus on his health. The SleepWalk artist’s management, Tepa Music, posted…
Tanya Stephens Backs Mark Golding As “Obvious Choice” For PM
Tanya Stephens has announced that she is throwing her full support behind Peoples National Party (PNP) president Mark Golding, this…
Dancehall Artist Laden Released From Prison
Dancehall artist Laden, whose real name is O'keefe Aarons, is now a free man as he was released from prison…
Shaggy, RikRok’s ‘It Wasn’t Me’ Goes Quadruple Platinum In The UK
Shaggy and RikRok's megahit It Wasn't Me is now certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, over 22 years after…
Vybz Kartel’s Former Wife ‘Shorty’ Goes Live As Police Invade Home With Likkle Addi, Likkle Vybz
Five days after saying he was being targeted, Vybz Kartel’s son Likkle Addi was confronted by a slew of police…
“Pinky Mek Mi Know Carlene,” Says Beenie Man
Dancehall trendsetter Pinky is more than Beenie Man’s friend, she’s the matchmaker that connected him with her sister Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith in the 90s. “Pinky mek mi know Carlene,”…
Lanae Defends Chance The Rapper After Jamaica Carnival Twerk-troversy
Dancehall artist Lanae, one of the women seen twerking and dancing with Chance The Rapper at Jamaica Carnival events over the weekend, says the married American rapper shouldn't be facing…
420 Day 2023: Peter Tosh’ ‘Live And Dangerous’ Album To Be Released On Vinyl For The First Time
Peter Tosh’s 1976 album Live and Dangerous will be released on vinyl for the first time, and will be available only at select indie retailers this Saturday, April 22, which…
Beenie Man Launches ‘Pinky Initiative’ To Help DHQ Carlene’s Sister Beat Cancer: “We Need US$50,000”
‘The Doctor’ Beenie Man is using his influence to rally support for cancer patient Pinky, the sister of his former spouse Dancehall Queen Carlene Smith. Fresh out of bed on…
420 Day 2023: Westmoreland’s Orange Hill Weed’s Impact On Dancehall
The Westmoreland community of Orange Hill, which neighbors the resort town of Negril, is celebrated for its cultivation of high-grade ganja, which inspired many Reggae and Dancehall artists to immortalize…
Mavado Sends ‘Happy Birthday’ Wishes To Incarcerated Son, Dantay Brooks
Dancehall entertainer Mavado wished his incarcerated son Dantay Brooks a ‘Happy Birthday’ on Monday, April 17. Brooks, who just turned 21, is currently serving a life sentence after he was…
Toots And The Maytals’ ‘54-46 Was My Number’ Hits 100 Million Streams On Spotify
Toots and The Maytals' genre-defining hit 54-46 Was My Number surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify on Friday (April 14), the Reggae band's first song to do so. Written while…
Stefflon Don Says A Woman Shouldn’t Be Entitled To Half A Man’s Money: “If She Hasn’t Struggled With Him”
British-Jamaican rapper Stefflon Don has added her voice to the conversation about Spanish-Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi and his estranged wife Hiba Abouk, who has reportedly demanded half of his fortune…
