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Bounty Killer has expressed worry that Jamaicans are failing to take mental health issues seriously, and says most of the island’s heinous crimes are being committed by people who are psychologically sick.
Though he left Vybz Kartel’s Portmore/Gaza Empire more than a decade ago, dancehall singjay Blak Ryno isn’t opposed to working with him in the future.
Dancehall deejay Popcaan has announced the return of Unruly Fest, set for December 22, 2023, after a three-year hiatus.
Gyptian‘s Wine Slow is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom over ten years after its release.
Bounty Killer says that in order to fully master stagecraft, he practiced moving about onstage instead of staying in one place, an issue for which, years ago, he was severely criticized by Dancehall fans, and even teased in Ce’Cile’s breakout song Changez.
The Voice Newspaper has reported that the UK Home Office has launched what has been described as the “biggest attack on a Black music genre by British authorities, since Dancehall in the 1990s”.
A’mari has lashed out heavily at Spice after the Queen of Dancehall shared a Instagram video clip of the Neko artist seemingly vibing to her new song God a Bless Me, in a series of clips of mature women endorsing the song.
British rapper Jethro ‘Alonestar’ Sheeran, first cousin of superstar Ed Sheeran, says his family has always been enthralled by Reggae music.
New York-based Jamaican-born attorney Stephen Drummond is again lamenting the fact that many Jamaican Reggae singers and songwriters have not reaped the fruits of their labor, unlike their overseas counterparts, a situation which must be addressed urgently.
Tommy Lee Sparta is delighting in his recent booking for Reggae Sumfest 2023, days after his release from prison.
Renowned Japanese sound system Mighty Crown is on the last lap of its career after three decades.
In the midst of the chatter surrounding how gospel artist Minister Marion Hall clothes her canvas, she has announced an upcoming single which places focus on the body.
Stephen Drummond, the Jamaican-born attorney who represented veteran Dancehall artist Flourgon in his US$300 million copyright infringement case against Miley Cyrus, says Steely & Clevie Productions must put up a “tough fight” in its lawsuit against a slew of Reggaeton artists for infringing on the label’s Fish Market riddim.
Twin of Twins member Tu-Lox is expanding his Rebel 13 brand with the launch of a charitable organization.
Ziggy Marley and his sister Cedella have joined the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement’s (JABEM) bid to get the Government of Jamaica to make unconditional access to, and use of all Jamaica’s beaches, including the Bob Marley Beach in St Andrew, a Constitutional Right.
Dancehall music producer and Reggae Sumfest Marketing Strategist Skatta Burrell is having a field day, this upon sharing a flyer announcing that Minister Marion Hall (formerly Lady Saw) has been booked for Concert Night II at the Reggae festival, in July.
Queen of Dancehall Spice is officially back in full effect after returning to the stage in the Cayman Islands last night (March 24, 2023).
Dancehall artist Popcaan has announced that Great Is He Deluxe will be released on March 31, 2023. Great Is He, Popcaan’s fifth studio album, was released on January 27.
Bounty Killer has declared that he fully embraces Afrobeats music, and says the genre should not be pitted against Dancehall.
Spice’s smash hit So Mi Like It was among the songs featured in Netflix’s latest reality TV/competition series ‘Dance 100’ – a show in which dance choreographers compete for $100,000 and bragging rights.