Reggae Legend Bob Marley Deserves National Hero Recognition, Says Golding
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has pledged that a future People’s National Party (PNP) government will name Reggae legend Bob Marley Jamaica’s next National Hero.
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Vybz Kartel Will Be Retried For Murder If DPP Paula Llewellyn Has Her Way
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn says her office will ask the Court of Appeal to order a retrial for Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused Shawn “Shawn Storm” Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre “Mad Suss” St.
Mr. Lexx No Longer Retiring
Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx, who called time on his career in 2022 after three decades in the dancehall industry, has changed his mind about retiring.
Marcy Chin Unfiltered: Talks New Music, Broke Men, Safe Sex And Financial Literacy
If spontaneously spending US$2,000 on a woman is going to set you back by a few weeks, you don’t qualify to date Marcy Chin.
Mutabaruka Warns Jamaican Gov’t Not To Take Sides With France, United States In Haitian Conflict
Dub poet Mutabaruka is warning the Government of Jamaica not to take sides with France and the United States, in determining how to pacify the political conflict taking place in Haiti.
The Story Behind The Song: Fred Locks’ Repatriation Anthem ‘Black Star Liner’
Fred Locks‘ Black Star Liner was more than just a catchy roots Reggae tune. It was a potent anthem about the Garveyite yearning for repatriation, which resonated with a new generation of Rastafarian youth in Jamaica and the UK when it was released in 1975.
Queen Ifrica Says Vybz Kartel Should Mentor Youth If He’s Released From Prison
Reggae singer Queen Ifrica wants Dancehall star Vybz Kartel to be a mentor to youth if he’s released from prison.
Mr. Lexx Says 2000 Was A Good Year: Multiple Hit Songs And Four Women Pregnant At The Same Time
Veteran Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx says the year 2000 was the golden era of his 30-year music career, a time when he had multiple hit songs and also found himself juggling fatherhood to a whole bunch of newborns.
YG Marley’s ‘Praise Jah In The Moonlight’ Certified Silver In The UK
YG Marley’s debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, almost three months after its release.
Nadine Sutherland Turns 56: Her 10 Best Songs
Call her one of the fewest child stars to be relevant over 40 years after rising to prominence as the winner of the Tastee Talent competition, beating deejay Yellowman.
Vybz Kartel Not “The Least Bit” Worried About A Retrial, But Urges Court Of Appeal To Do The “Right Thing”
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has openly declared his readiness for a potential retrial but is calling on Jamaica’s Court of Appeal to act justly in determining whether there should be one.
Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm Can Now Apply For Bail Ahead Of Court Of Appeal’s Retrial Decision
Lawyers for Dancehall artists Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, and two other men can now request bail pending the Jamaica Court of Appeal’s decision on a possible retrial.
Marcy Chin To Younger Female Artists: ‘Sometimes Being Flirtatious Is To Your Advantage’
There’s a psychology of navigating unwanted advances as a woman in the music industry, at least in the school of Marcy Chin.
The Story Behind The Song: How A Bevy Of Women Inspired Super Cat’s ‘Boops’
A bevy of women who were in pursuit of Super Cat’s mentor and fellow deejay Nicodemus served as the key inspiration behind the creative process that led to the Dancehall legend’s 1985 smash hit Boops.
Vybz Kartel Wins Privy Council Appeal: Conviction Overturned, Retrial To Be Determined
Dancehall artists Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, and two other men had their convictions overturned by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in London due to juror misconduct during their trial in Jamaica.
Dancehall Artist Nigy Boy Declares ‘Judgement Day’ On 25 Women
The debut of Nigy Boy’s new Rvssian-produced Judgment Day track on the Payment Plan riddim, has sparked renewed praise of the Continental singer as a potential saviour of the Dancehall genre, which some argue has been waning in the shadow of Trap music’s emergence.
Reggae Music To Soon Be Allowed 24/7 In Kingston, Says Dr. Nigel Clarke
Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke has made an ambitious promise to Jamaican star Protoje that Reggae music will soon be allowed in the country’s capital all day, every day.
Nature Ellis Says He’s First Reggae Artist To Drop Five Music Videos In Five Days
In what he described as a seminal move, reggae artist Nature Ellis has released five music videos in five consecutive days as he aims to garner more attention for conscious roots reggae songs which he claimed are being ignored.
Jamaican Artist Jean Francis Is Bringing Dancehall To Hungary
Jamaican-born Jean Francis has been making a name for himself in Hungary, introducing Dancehall to a central European country that is more in tune with Reggae.
Super Cat’s Great Escape: How Dancehall Legend Dodged Clarks Bootie Crackdown
Dancehall legend Super Cat narrowly escaped being among the scores of young boys and men who were detained during one of the most-talked-about police raids on a Dancehall event, back in the early 1970s.