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Dancehall Icon Lieutenant Stitchie Gets Honorary Doctorate In Int’l Humanitarian Law

Dancehall icon Lieutenant Stitchie was bestowed with a second Honorary Doctorate, on Saturday, November 20, this time courtesy of the Dayspring Christian University, in Ontario Canada. The degree, an Honorary…

Buju Banton Enters NFT Space With “Pure Love”

Reggae artist Buju Banton has become one of first Jamaican artists to mint a Non-fungible token (NFT) on the OpenSea Marketplace. Banton has teamed up with CrimsonTide Ltd. to create…

Trinidad Judge Cites Dancehall Lyrics In Ruling On Discrimination Case

It’s not every day you hear Dancehall lyrics being used in the courtroom, not even when an artist is on trial. Trinidadian High Court Judge Avason Quinlan-Williams, in criticizing the…

Shaggy’s ‘Early In the Morning’ Goes Platinum

Early In the Morning, a collaboration Dancehall megastar Shaggy recorded with Dutch dance-pop trio Kris Kross Amsterdam and English singer-songwriter Conor Maynard, and which samples elements of Jimmy Cliff's mega-hit…

Bounty Killer ‘Admires’ Ed Sheeran’s ‘Love For Jamaican Culture’

English singer Ed Sheeran continues to come in for high praises among the Dancehall fraternity. After the outpouring of admiration from Ishawna earlier this month, the latest salute has come…

Starr Dawkins Celebrates Another 300K In Sweet Cookie Wash Sales

CEO of feminine hygiene product, Sweet Cookie Wash – turned buzz-worthy deejay, Starr Dawkins, has shared with followers that earlier this week, the product had topped over US$300,000 in sales…

Bob Marley Would Be Highest Earning Music Legend On Social Media, UK Study Says

As physical sales become a fleeting memory, the power of DSP's and social media grows more evident daily. From facilitating live streams (Verzuz) to defending artistic vision by retaining an…

Davido Says He Wants To Work With Koffee

Afrobeats superstar Davido said he would like to collaborate with Grammy-winning Reggae singer Koffee after the Jamaican star praised his work on a recent episode of the BBC 1Xtra’s Influence…