Dancehall fans and producers are reacting with amusement to Gaza Vice President Sikka Rymes’ announcement of a new song which he has produced for self-titled Seven Star General LA Lewis, which he says will be released shortly.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Ricky General got engaged to his girlfriend Kishanna Kish earlier this month at the popular Jamaican restaurant Dining with Curvy.
Bounty Killer’s statements that Sting 2022 “flopped” and that Dancehall is “stuck in a barrel and losing its appeal to the world” has not gone down well with Foota Hype, who has described the Coppershot deejay as being “ungrateful” to the show that catapulted him to stardom in 1993.
New York-based producer Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett said that he is ready to fight on, calling the latest development in his US$10 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Jamaican singer Shenseea a “bump in the road.”
Shenseea is back in Jamaica for the Christmas season and has already set hearts racing. The Blessed singer shared her recent trip to Spanish Bridge in White River, Ocho Rios, on Wednesday, where she dazzled in a yellow crochet bikini.
Foota Hype says the promoters’ efforts to have a more robust line-up for Sting 2022 were crippled by greedy and selfish veteran Dancehall deejays, who demanded they be paid exorbitant performance fees, with one artist wanting close to J$10 million.
Dancehall megastar Sean Paul is the most streamed Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall artist on YouTube in 2022, while, in Jamaica, Hillside singer Chronic Law is the most streamed artist for 2022 on the platform.
Describing Sting 2022 as being in an “existential crisis,” leading scholar on Reggae/Dancehall and University of the West Indies Professor Donna P.
Toots & The Maytals’ 1973 Reggae cover of John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads was featured in Netflix’s latest movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Well-known selector DJ Raevas Findley died suddenly on Boxing Day. He was found unresponsive in his bed by relatives.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has extended condolences to the family of reggae singer Jo Mersa Marley, the son of Stephen Marley, who was found dead on Boxing Day.
Tributes have begun coming in for recording artiste Jo Mersa Marley, the son of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob and Rita Marley, who was found dead this afternoon, in the USA at the age of 31.
Fast-rising artist Valiant is being hailed as a class act, after he provided his fans with a consolatory mini-concert in the Grizzly’s Plantation Cove parking lot, following the abrupt end of the Sting 2022 stage show, before he could give his full performance.
First Nation artist Jahshii has shed light on his absence from the Sting stage on Monday Night, noting that his management had withdrawn him from the show a day prior, and not due to the show running late as some persons thought.
Bounty Killer’s sharing of a photo of himself posing with a platinum certification plaque from DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled album, has been met with glee by the Palestinian-American producer, but has left the deejay’s followers polarized.
Dancehall artist Prohgres is excited about his performance at the Sting 2022 concert, which will be held in St.
Queen of Dancehall Spice appears to be in great health after posting her posh Christmas photos to social media and revealing that she started preparing for the big day immediately after leaving the hospital.
As many gather to bask in the Yuletide season, Dancehall artist Aidonia and his wife Kimberly Megan are lamenting their son’s death.
As 2022 gathers the last of its belongings to hit the road, let’s look back at the top music moments of the year for fans of Reggae/Dancehall—the controversies, achievements, viral moments, and sadly, those who passed away.
Dancehall artist Future Fambo is mourning the death of his mother, 85 year-old Phoebe Henry, who passed away at her home in Parry Town, St.