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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sister Nancy, Lady G, Junie Ranks Among Six Dancehall Legends ‘Ready To Rock Stage Shows’
Dancehall icons Sister Nancy, Lady G, 1996 Reggae album Grammy nominee Sister Carol, Shelly Thunder, Junie Ranks and Angie Angel, have teamed up in a six-the-hard-way promotional effort, making it…
Toto British Gunned Down In Clarendon
Popular events promoter Toto British, reportedly a cousin of Dancehall star Intence, was gunned down in Berbie district in the Palmetto Pen area close to May Pen, Clarendon on Friday…
One Of Buju Banton’s Horses Donated to Accompong Maroons Is Dead
A report emerged online that one of two horses that Reggae star Buju Banton donated to the Accompong Maroons is dead, while the other is reportedly in need of proper…
Tommy Lee Sparta Hospitalized After Prison Brawl With Correctional Officers
There are emerging reports that Dancehall artist Tommy Lee Sparta was injured during an altercation with correctional officers at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in downtown Kingston this morning.…
Popcaan’s ‘Firm And Strong’ Heats Up Lesbian Scene In ‘Power Book IV: Force’
Popcaan’s 2018 track Firm and Strong was featured on the score of the latest episode of Power Book IV: Force, including a steamy lesbian scene. The song was used in…
Ricky Trooper Says Skillibeng, Jahshii Incapable Of Making Clash-Winning Dubplates
Veteran music selector Ricky Trooper—the ‘Serial Killer’ of soundclashes—says soundclash days are over and done with, as the new crop of 'Trap' deejays, among them Skillibeng and Jahshii, are not…
Jamaican Youth Give Peter Tosh No Justice After Viral ‘Equal Rights’ Quiz Video
The overwhelming number of young people who have affirmed that they have no knowledge of who Peter Tosh is, in the aftermath of a now-viral Schools Challenge Quiz match video…
Sean Paul’s ‘Like Glue’ Certified Gold In The UK
Like Glue, a 2001 song by Dancehall superstar Sean Paul, is now certified Gold in the United Kingdom (UK). According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Like Glue was issued a BRIT…
