It has been 24 years since Wayne Wonder and Baby Cham’s classic Dancehall hit Warm Jamaican Christmas took over the Jamaican airwaves in the Yuletide season in 1997.
A senior personnel within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed with DancehallMag that Dancehall deejay Jahshii was taken into custody last night along with scores of partygoers in Clarendon last night.
The year 2021 came with a lot of hardships for many but as we come to a close this Christmas season, Dancehall entertainers have come out in their numbers to give back to their communities and share some holiday cheer in these dire times.
In 2021, Dancehall superstar Sean Paul and Reggae legend Bob Marley reigned as Jamaica’s most-streamed Dancehall and Reggae artists globally on YouTube, while Vybz Kartel once again took the crown as the most-streamed artist on the platform in Jamaica.
Dancehall deejay Skillibeng celebrated his 25th birthday in a sentimental way by reflecting on his journey to stardom.
Queen of Dancehall Spice took her ongoing feud with popular selector and producer Foota Hype to another level when a fan, who had joined her on stage during a Florida performance, revealed that she was bisexual.
Alkaline and Chronixx are the most streamed Dancehall and Reggae artists on Spotify in Jamaica, after the streaming platform became available on the island in February this year.
Reggae singer Anthony B says the backlash over the music video for his song Pretty Girls was expected.
While Bounty Killer’s King of Kingston album seems not destined to be a Christmas album as promised, he has given his fans a replacement Yuletide present of sorts, by living up to Jahshii’s expectations, teaming up with the 21-year-old musically, for a new ‘rude boy’ track titled When we a Step.
Music manager Romeich Major has finally revealed his baby girl, Skye Lyric Major to the public.
Grammy award-winning Dancehall deejay Beenie Man brought two Ghanaian rivals together on stage during the fifth edition of the Bhim Concert, yesterday.
Reggae star Anthony B is once again pleading for Jamaicans to stop killing each other. In an Instagram post made to his page yesterday, the “Raid The Barn” singer addressed the tone of violence in the country and how much Jamaicans have culturized themselves to violence, specifically against women and children.
US-based, Jamaican singjay Hoodcelebrityy says her recent series of performances at schools within the Tri-State area was aimed at encouraging youth to aim for the stars.
Beenie Man is maintaining that there is only one King in the Dancehall, and that title belongs to him because, among other things, he was the first person to present Vybz Kartel — one of the other contenders to the honorific name — to the world stage via the Billboard chart.
Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland says he’d pick Bob Marley‘s critically acclaimed album Legend: The Best of Bob Marley And The Wailers to take with him through a post-apocalyptic scenario.
The inaugural Magnum Top Performa competition has come to a close after over three months of intense lyrical battles and creative performances.
Grammy Award-winning Reggae artist Koffee has earned another Brit Certified Silver Award, this time for her track W, which features American rapper Gunna.
Reggae veteran Chuck Fenda tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Abigail Walters on Saturday, December 18.
Dancehall icon Beenie Man has declared Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy the “Prince of Dancehall”. Beenie Man made his proclamation on Monday, during an interview on Okay 101.7FM, a day after he and his team arrived in Accra, Ghana for Stonebwoy’s highly-anticipated Bhim Concert, which both men will be headlining at the Grand Arena in the country’s capital on Tuesday.
Sharon Marley, the eldest daughter of Bob Marley, says his widow, Rita Marley also deserves, just like the late Reggae icon, to be conferred with the title of National Hero of Jamaica.