Shenseea and her label UMG Recordings, Inc. (Interscope) have demanded a jury trial to settle Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett’s lawsuit, arguing that there was an implied agreement for the use of the producer’s song in Lick with rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and that any alleged copyright infringement was “innocent.”
Today, in the first installment of DancehallMag‘s #ThrowbackThursday series, we take a look back at Empire Forever, a song by Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Shawn Storm, and Gaza Slim.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has been announced among the lineup of artists set to perform at the annual Jazz in the Gardens Festival, to be held at the Miami Gardens in Florida this Spring.
Bad Gyal Ce’Cile is bashing those who promote scamming after retired sprinter Usain Bolt was defrauded of almost J$2 billion (US$12 million) by employees at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL).
As far as litmus tests go, there are not many metrics more reliable at assessing how an artist is doing commercially than album sales and streams in the United States.
Reggae singer Etana has returned to the fight—with a scaled-down complaint against her former label VP Records over breach of contract and copyright infringement, and a new demand for over US$10 million in damages—after a New York judge partially dismissed her previous complaint last month.
We Caa Done, Popcaan‘s latest collaboration with Drake, has debuted on two Billboard charts. The song is billed as the lead single from the Dancehall star’s upcoming fifth studio album, Great Is He.
Leader of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding is in agreement with Prime Minister Andrew Holness that Dancehall artists need to pull up their socks on lyrical content, particularly as Afrobeats has been surging in global popularity over the last three years.
Dancehall producer Skatta Burrell has called for Jamaicans to desist from glorifying scamming and the theft of other people’s property, especially in light of track icon Usain Bolt reportedly falling victim to embezzlers.
Declaring that Usain Bolt should not be given preferential treatment over other investors whose monies have reportedly been embezzled at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), Dancehall deejay Devin Di Dakta, has taken issue with Cham’s call for government intervention in the matter.
Champion Boy Alkaline has officially been announced as the face of Matthew M. Williams’s first dedicated menswear collection in a global campaign.
Jamaican starlet Shenseea lit up the courtside at the basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Houston Rockets at the Crypto Arena in California last night (January 15).
Retired sprint legend turned music producer Usain Bolt has taken a jab at the white collar criminal(s) at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) who are responsible for fleecing his investment account of approximately J$1.2 billion, (just under US$10 million), leaving only US$2,000.
Preye Crooks, an A&R executive at Sony Music UK, says Jamaican artists are not confined to a set of rules about lyrical content that determines whether the record label signs them or not.
Recording artist Bugle says there should be no comparison between sales of Dancehall songs and Afrobeats, as the African genre has a continental marketplace of hundreds of millions, in comparison to Jamaica’s three million.
Veteran Reggae/Dancehall superstar Barrington Levy says he has rejected offers to record songs on Afrobeats riddims, as he will never switch from the genres on which he rose to stardom.
Reggae Music singer Kabaka Pyramid says he hopes this year’s Grammy Award nominations for Best Reggae Album inspire younger Jamaican artists to put out music with less negativity.
The music video for Sam Smith’s new single Gimme with Koffee and Jessie Reyez landed on Friday (January 13), and Jamaican fans have some thoughts on the spectacle.
Popcaan has earned his eighth entry on the UK Singles Chart after We Caa Done, featuring Drake, made its debut.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces’ hit song Israelites is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, 54 years after its release.