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UWI Professor Says Winning A Grammy Award Still A Huge Deal To Jamaican Musicians
Professor Donna P. Hope says a Grammy Award remains the world’s most prestigious accolade for Jamaican musicians, despite sentiments being…
Bounty Killer Pays Homage To Shaggy: “The Biggest Deejay Out Of Jamaica”
Bounty Killer has paid homage to Shaggy, crowning him, unapologetically, Dancehall’s biggest act. The Coppershot artist shared a video clip…
Shenseea Hit With Second Copyright Lawsuit For US$450,000 Over ‘Foreplay’ Video
Shenseea is facing a second copyright infringement lawsuit—in addition to the one for $US 10 million filed earlier this year…
Shenseea “Excited” To Perform At 2023 AVN Awards, The ‘Oscars Of Porn’
Jamaican singer Shenseea stays making waves after it was announced that she will be performing at the AVN Awards on…
Lisa Hyper On How She’ll Conduct Herself In Dancehall As A Newly-Baptised Christian
Lisa Hyper has spoken at length on how she will conduct her affairs as a newly-baptized Christian, during an interview…
Professor Hope Weighs In On Reggae’s Top 10 Music Genre Ranking
Reggae’s ranking as the world’s 10th most favourite music genre, ahead of approximately 500, including Afrobeats which did not make…
Dancehall Singer Lanae Pleased That She Beat The Odds To Complete University Degree
There were several moments during Dancehall artist Lanae's push towards a university degree when she got depressed and stressed enough…
Reggae Ranked In Top 10 Of World’s Favourite Music Genres, New IFPI Study Shows
Reggae music is ranked in the top 10 most listened to music genres, out of more than 500 music genres…
Burna Boy Confirmed For Jamaica Concert
Grammy Award-winning Afrobeats star Burna Boy is set to bring his Love Damini tour to the Caribbean islands of Trinidad, Antigua, and Jamaica next month. "Burna Boy Live - the…
Shenseea Seemingly Responds To London On Da Track’s Baby Mother In Birthday Message For Son Rajeiro
Shenseea and her son Rajeiro Lee are celebrating his 7th birthday today (Thursday, November 17, 2022), and the Jamaican singer was sure to share a loaded birthday message, which seemingly…
Sevana Avoids Prison Time After Pleading Guilty To Death By Dangerous Driving
Jamaican singer Sevana was fined $300,000 in the Westmoreland Parish court today, after pleading guilty to a death by dangerous driving charge, escaping serious prison time. She appeared before Justice…
JayBlem Granted Bail, Manager Says He Was In “Wrong Place At The Wrong Time”
Dancehall artist Jayblem, whose real name is Jaheim Cox, has been granted bail on felony drug charges in the United States. He was among six men who were arrested by…
Dancehall Artist JayBlem Faces Felony Marijuana And ‘Molly’ Charges In Florida
Dancehall artist Jayblem, whose real name is Jaheim Cox, was among six men who were arrested by Bay County Sheriff’s deputies and US Marshals Task Force, for felony marijuana and…
Grace Jones, BEAM Nominated For ‘Album Of The Year’ At Grammy Awards 2023
Jamaican fashion icon and singer Grace Jones and Papa San’s eldest son BEAM are among those nominated for Album Of The Year (AOTY) at the upcoming 65th Annual Grammy Awards. …
Blvk H3ro Shocked By Nomination For ‘Best Global Music Performance’ At Grammy Awards 2023
Reggae artist Blvk H3ro says it came as a huge shock to him when he learned that he was nominated for his first Grammy Award, which also puts him in…
Shaggy’s ‘Boombastic’ Featured On Netflix’s ‘The Crown’
Boombastic, the hit single by Dancehall superstar Shaggy, was briefly featured in Episode 8 of the latest season of The Crown on Netflix. The series, which is in its fifth season,…
