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Maxi Priest Earns First-Ever BPI Silver Certification for ‘Close to You’
Thirty-five years after it topped charts across three continents, Maxi Priest's "Close to You" just picked up its first-ever British…
50 Cent’s British Boxing Crime Drama ‘Fightland’ Gets Official STARZ Trailer
The most interesting thing about 50 Cent's new STARZ series isn't the boxing or even the crime empire at its…
Lil Wayne Opens Up About Epilepsy After Canceling Shows
Lil Wayne didn't just cancel a show in Bangor, Maine this summer. He came back to social media to explain…
Blaqbonez Hits Odumodublvck With ₦2.5 Billion Lawsuit Amid Abuse Allegations
The most striking part of this story is not the lawsuit itself but what came after it. Blaqbonez filed a…
Skeng, Ashanti, Capleton & Spragga Benz Join Beenie Man’s Summa Sizzle Fest 2026
Beenie Man just dropped the name that probably got the most people talking Skeng is officially on the Summa Sizzle…
Beenie Man Breaks Silence on Future Fambo Feud, Says Former Friend ‘Needs Help’
For years, Beenie Man and Future Fambo were more than collaborators. They were brothers in dancehall—sharing hit records, stages and…
Mr. Vegas Reports Receiving Death Threats from Audie Morgan, Alerts Jamaican Constabulary
Mr. Vegas isn't staying quiet about what he says is a serious and ongoing threat to his safety. The dancehall…
Morgan Heritage Has New Music Coming Friday, and Stephen Marley’s Behind the Boards
Morgan Heritage just dropped the news their fans have been waiting on — new music is coming this Friday, and…
Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony for $18 Million Over So So Def Royalties
The sharpest detail buried in Jermaine Dupri's new lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment is not the $18 million figure. It's the claim that Sony hid Kris Kross royalties in a…
Chronic Law Back in US Custody in South Florida; Manager Urges Calm
Chronic Law has been booked by Broward County law enforcement on firearm-related charges as of July 5, 2026, marking his second detention in the United States this year alone. The…
Ziggy Marley Is Bringing J Boog to Artpark This July for a Night of Reggae in New York
Ziggy Marley just announced he's heading to New York on July 11 for a show at Artpark, and he's bringing J Boog along for the ride. The post was short…
Prosecutors Seek Grand Jury Testimony in Lil Durk Murder-for-Hire Case
Lil Durk's lawyers didn't push back when prosecutors filed a motion to release grand jury testimony ahead of his upcoming federal trial. That might sound like a small procedural footnote,…
Wizkid Joins Jorja Smith on New Single ‘Alive’
Jorja Smith's third album era kicks off not with a slow burn, but with a full-on dancefloor moment. The British neo-soul artist has dropped "Alive," the lead single from her…
Anthony B Releases ‘Tease Har 2.0 (Box Ah Rubbaz)’
Anthony B dropped "Tease Har 2.0 (Box Ah Rubbaz)" and made sure to shout out Cape Verde while doing it. The veteran reggae artist took to Instagram to thank the…
Notorious International sound ready to conquer North America
In the unforgiving world of sound clash, reputations are built one dubplate at a time and destroyed just as quickly. Dancehall fans have been marking the rise of the Notorious…
Nickapella makes waves with ‘Show Love’ EP
Reggae artist Nickapella has been making serious noise across Caribbean territories this summer, climbing and eventually topping charts in multiple markets with his 'Show Love' EP. Released in April 2026,…
