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Trinidad Artists Tell Guyanese Fans: ‘Our Violent Lyrics Do Not Reflect Reality’
Some Trinidadian artists have reminded Guyanese fans that their lyrical content is strictly for entertainment, and is by no means…
Shab Don Freed Of Gun Charges, Co-Accused Pleads Guilty
Dancehall producer Linval “Shabba” Thompson Jr., popularly known as Shab Don, walked out of the Home Circuit Court a free…
Koffee’s ‘Defend’ Was Produced By Kendrick Lamar: “You Might Hear More From His Side, Too”
So, Koffee's early 2020 tease that she would be collaborating with American rapper Kendrick Lamar has materialized into Defend, a…
Music Exec Nolan Baynes Says Get Better At Working Grammy Awards System Or Build Your Own
Music executive Nolan Baynes says the Grammy Awards are not necessarily curated for Reggae and Dancehall music and insists that…
Skillibeng Says His ‘Good’ Songs Are Not Given The Same Support As His Gimmicks Tracks
Skillibeng has sought to explain the strategy behind his ongoing recording of Nonsense Songs, as opposed to more substantial songs…
Ed Sheeran Slams ‘Baseless’ Copyright Claims After Winning Lawsuit Over ‘Shape of You’
English Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle in the United Kingdom over his 2017 hit…
Khago And Macka Diamond Say Jamaican Artists Have Taken The Music For Granted
Naw Sell Out singer Khago and Macka Diamond have shared the same sentiments that Jamaican artists have taken the island’s…
Shizzle! Elephant Man Happy To Be Freed Of Immigration Charges
Dancehall star Elephant Man celebrated his hard-won legal victory as a two-year-old charge of making a false declaration to Jamaican…
Lisa Hanna Calls For Bob Marley To Be Named ‘National Hero’
Lisa Hanna, Miss World 1993 titleholder turned politician is the latest public figure to add her voice to the call for Reggae legend Bob Marley to be named a National…
Cops Lock Down Jahshii’s Performance On ‘Acoustic Live’
Scores of patrons, eager to celebrate their newfound freedom after the end of the Disaster Risk Management Act restrictions on movement, flocked to the 'Acoustic Live' show at the Bamboo…
Diana King Raising Money For Top Surgery In Keeping With Them Being Non-Binary
Jamaican singer Diana King’s announcement that they have established a GoFundMe campaign to help finance top surgery, to remove their breast tissue, in keeping with them being “genderless”, has been…
Chronixx, Etana, Gramps Morgan Support SOJA’s Reggae Grammy Win
Reggae stars Chronixx, Etana, and Gramps Morgan have declared their support and offered their congratulations to Virginia-based Reggae band SOJA on their 2022 Grammy win for the Best Reggae Album.…
Dutch Prosecutors Are Trying To Give Jah Cure Even More Time ‘Behind Prison Walls’
Dutch prosecutors are still gunning for Jah Cure as the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has now lodged an appeal against the Reggae star's acquittal for attempted murder. "We’ve lodged an…
Koffee’s ‘Gifted’ Debuts No. 2 On Billboard With 3.5k First Week, But Album Has Sold 188k In Total
While Koffee's Gifted has failed to dethrone Reggae King Bob Marley on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, the Jamaican sensation has already sold over 188,000 units of her debut album…
Eek-A-Mouse Pleased With 25% Share In Shaggy’s ‘Mi Nuh Know’
Veteran Dancehall singer Eek-A-Mouse says he is pleased with the 25 percent share in royalties that will come from Shaggy's Mi Nuh Know, which interpolated lyrics from his 1981 hit…
Producer Skatta Burrell Calls For More Public Figures To Assist Jamaica’s Youth
Music producer Cordell “Skatta” Burrell has called for more public figures, in entertainment and other spheres, to help in supporting and uplifting Jamaica’s youth. Skatta made his statements following a…
