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Some Bob Marley Connoisseurs Unimpressed With ‘One Love Experience’ At Saatchi Gallery

Even as some Reggae fans are voicing excitement about the Bob Marley One Love Experience exhibition underway at the Saatchi Gallery in London, there are other unimpressed connoisseurs of his…

Brigadier Jerry To Receive ‘Crownin’

Veteran Dancehall artist Brigadier Jerry is slated to become the second recipient of Irish and Chin’s ‘Crownin’. The prestigious conferment is bestowed on Reggae/Dancehall and Sound System icons, whose musical…

Reggae DJ Says ‘Peaky Blinders’ Actor Will Not Get Bob Marley’s Accent Right In Biopic

Veteran British music selector and broadcaster Daddy Ernie has joined Jamaican nationals in voicing consternation about British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir being hand-picked to play Bob Marley in an upcoming Paramount…

Beenie Man Reiterates That He’s The Only ‘King Of Dancehall’ In New Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MXDaAj7h6s Beenie Man has taken to the studio to reaffirm, unequivocally, that he will not be relinquishing his kingship title anytime soon, to anyone.   The new song, titled King Of…

Java Hits One Million Views For The First Time With Chronic Law

Dancehall star Java is now celebrating his first million streamer on Youtube with 'Me Alone' featuring Chronic Law. The video has racked up 1.2 million views since its release in…

Tommy Lee Sparta’s Lawyers Demand Correctional Officers Be Removed From Duty Pending Probe

An attorney-at-law representing dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta has demanded the removal from active duty of all correctional officers involved in a bloody bust-up with the deejay at the Tower…

Tommy Lee Sparta Allegedly Hurled ‘Breakfast’ At Correctional Officer Before Prison Altercation

The authorities have alleged that it was dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta's refusal to accede to a command to re-enter his cell after breakfast, and his decision to hurl his…

Alkaline’s ‘New Rules Vendetta Festival’ To Make Miami Debut March 27

Dancehall superstar Alkaline is moving his New Rules Vendetta Festival to Miami’s Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater, five years after its inaugural staging at the National Stadium in his native Kingston,…