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The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Bounty Killer Claims He Was Taken Off Crime Stop Campaign, JCF Says “Nothing Personal”
Senior superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, the information arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was…
Ziggy Marley Says His Efforts To Highlight Food Shortage, Climate Change Crisis In Horn Of Africa Being Sabotaged
Rebellion Rises singer Ziggy Marley says his efforts to shed light on the current major humanitarian and food shortage crisis…
Dancehall Selector Hotta Rice Charged In Florida Over Domestic Incident (Updated)
Hotta Rice, a popular Dancehall selector and event promoter, was arrested on May 11 by the North Lauderdale cops following…
Dawn Penn’s ‘You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)’ Certified Gold In The UK
Jamaican Rocksteady singer Dawn Penn’s iconic single You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) was today certified gold by the…
Shenseea, Popcaan And Skillibeng To Rep Jamaica At UK Wireless Festival
Dancehall princess Shenseea as well as Unruly Boss Popcaan and rising star Skillibeng have been confirmed for the United Kingdom’s…
Aidonia Says He Does Not Perform In Bars And Grills, But Locks Stadiums
Thunderous Clap artist Aidonia says he is not a “bar and grill” artist, performing to tiny audiences overseas, but one…
Bounty Killer Orders Jamaica Gov’t To Pay Striking Air Traffic Controllers
Bounty Killer has demanded that the Jamaican Government pay the island’s air traffic controllers monies due to them, after learning…
Julian Marley Announces New EP ‘1692’ And Tour, Shares New Song ‘The Tide Is High’
Julian Marley has announced his upcoming EP titled 1692 due out in September via Monom Records. The EP’s first single…
Barbara Gloudon, The Most Deejayed-About Journalist In Dancehall, Has Died
Tributes have been pouring in following the passing of iconic Jamaican journalist and talk show host Barbara Gloudon, the playwright who etched veteran Dancehall artist Josey Wales’ 1986 cautionary hit…
Ella Mai Says Her Dancehall-Themed Party Would Have Spice, And Vybz Kartel Via Zoom
After being one of the scores of party-goers ‘skinning it out’ at Cardi B’s ‘Passa Passa’ Dancehall-themed birthday bash last October, Boo’d Up singer Ella Mai says her Dancehall celebration…
Aidonia Says He And Vybz Kartel Are Among Few Leaders In Dancehall
Aidonia says the tendency of Jamaican artists to jump on the latest musical trends is nothing new, as piracy and mimicry have characterized Dancehall, which has been comprised of a…
Dr. Orville Burrell: Shaggy To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Brown University
Dancehall megastar Shaggy will be conferred with one of nine honorary doctorates, by one of the United States' leading Ivy League research universities, come Saturday, May 28. Shaggy, whose real…
Popcaan To Headline ‘Unruly Culture Splash’ In Croatia
Popcaan’s Unruly brand in collaboration with London-based music and travel company Pollen have teamed up for Unruly Culture Splash, a four-day festival fusing Jamaican, African and UK music to be…
Deejaying National Water Commission Protester Prompts Dancehall Remix
A video clip of an exuberant male National Water Commission (NWC) staff member, spitting lyrics demanding payment of monies owed to workers by the Government of Jamaica, has taken on…
Dona-V To Release Dennis Brown Cover ‘Should I’
Dennis Brown may be the most-covered reggae artist given his amazing catalogue of reggae and lover's rock songs. Talented reggae singer Dona-V is a super-fan who stands out among the…
Videoropes Releases ‘Reality Of The Dancehall Pt. 2’ Film That Champions Jamaican Culture
Dancehall videographer-turned-film-director 'Videoropes' wants to use art to shift narratives and tell beautiful, nuanced stories about black people while also championing his Jamaican culture. "I want to see more ethnic…
