Jamaican singjay Ghost wants people to receive their flowers while they’re alive to smell them. The timing of his message coincides with the industry’s mourning of Scare Dem Crew deejay Boom Dandimite, who died last week.
The possibility of male sex offenders being allowed into female spaces, by claiming to be “transwomen”, without undergoing sex-reassignment surgery, has been met with dismay by Dancehall singjay Tanya Stephens.
In an enchanting intersection of the postapocalyptic and the timeless, the 1963 Ska hit I’ll Never Grow Old by Reggae band Toots & The Maytals is one of the “biggest songs” featured in the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, a fantasy-drama that has just completed its second season.
Record producer and disc jockey Richie D has presented a formula for how Dancehall can regain its spot on the global stage.
With his new single, ‘Banga Phone’, dancehall artiste HySain presents a radical idea that one must be thankful for all blessings, even invoking the name of God for the humblest gifts, even a simple ‘banga phone’.
Dancehall fusion artist Lil Hanky Panky is excited about the release of a new single called ‘Gettin’ There’, featuring US-based rapper Kash XO.
Reggae singer Cedric Myton is urging the people of Jamaica to do everything they can to preserve and protect Reggae music.
Dancehall artist Clifford ‘Mr. Vegas’ Smith is demanding clarity on the postponement of the trial related to his deceased nephew, Cleveland Smith, who was allegedly murdered by fellow entertainer Damian ‘Munga Honorable‘ Rhoden and co-accused Sheridan Gordon.
Like many of his fellow Reggae/Dancehall producers have been lamenting over the last few years, Dropleaf producer Don Corleon has agreed that songwriting, and not necessarily the beats or genres of music, is what is preventing many new Jamaican artists from becoming hitmakers.
Isat Buchanan, the lawyer representing Vybz Kartel, says the incarcerated Dancehall star is suffering from an autoimmune disorder known as Graves’ disease which, coupled with two heart conditions, makes his present situation “life-threatening.”
Even as he celebrates the 20th anniversary of his Coolie Dance riddim, which propelled him to Billboard glory, Downsound producer Skatta Burrell has been given more to rejoice about, this time courtesy of Queen of Femme Pop, Beyoncé Knowles.
She went from Lady Saw to Minister Marion Hall, and now people are calling her Minister Ravers after seeing her hit the stage with Ding Dong at the Florida Jerk Festival on Monday.
US-based dancehall rapper El Benzo is using his latest single, ‘Travel With Pain’ to encourage people to practise self-care and so better manage the internal trauma and pain he believes everyone carries around like designer luggage, “All of us travel with pain, downloaded in our cells from previous generations from our ancestors, our parents, we all have baggage and this luggage – Gucci or otherwise – affects our future decisions and ultimately our happiness.
The second annual ‘Graduates Can Fly’ Singing Competition will be launched this Wednesday, May 31, to close Child’s Month.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Sister Carol says that her career would not have had the longevity it has had if she had opted to go down the “slackness” route, instead of staying on the cultural path.
Sprint legend Usain Bolt’s attorneys have sought a court order for the lone accused in the alleged fraud at Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL), which saw US$12 million being embezzled from him, to disclose whether she has been “moving assets at two of Jamaica’s banks”.
Kemar Jones, the man charged with breaking into an AirBnB rented by Marlon ‘Kiprich’ Plunkett, pleaded guilty when he appeared in court on Monday.
Dancehall artist Damian ‘Munga Honorable‘ Rhoden is disappointed that his murder trial has been postponed to February 17, 2025, after a declaration in the Home Circuit court today that the trial could not proceed because of ‘personal reasons’ presented by the artist’s lawyer Christopher Townsend.
Jamaican stars Shenseea and Mavado brought a taste of the island to the 2023 staging of Afro Nation during its U.S.
A sea of phone lights and a solemn rendition of Gone Away marked Alkaline’s opening set at ‘Baderation’ – Guyana’s Dancehall mega-concert on Saturday (May 27), as the star seemingly paid tribute to the 19 students killed in a dorm fire in the country last Sunday, May 21.