Aidonia to Be Honoured for Contribution to will.i.am and Cody Wise’s UK No. 1 Platinum-Certified Hit, ‘It’s My Birthday’
Twelve years after his music became part of will.i.am and Cody Wise's…
From Caribbean Music Awards Nominee to Billboard Honouree: Skippa Named 2026 Caribbean Rising Star
Dancehall artiste Skippa is taking his fast-rising career to another level after…
‘Failure or Opportunity?’ Prime Minister Andrew Holness Sparks Debate After Defending Children Learning Under Trees
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has sparked fresh controversy after suggesting that…
Usain Bolt To The Rescue! Sprint Legend’s Foundation Gives J$9.7 Million To Help Over 100 Hurricane-Affected Students
More than 100 students affected by Hurricane Melissa are receiving nearly J$10…
Skatta Says Coolie Dance Is One of Dancehall’s Most Sampled Riddims; Now Colombian Star Karol G Has Taken It to No. 1 on Billboard
More than two decades after Cordel “Skatta” Burrell created the iconic Coolie…
Nearly Eight Years and 291 Million YouTube Views Later, Koffee’s Breakout Anthem ‘Toast’ Certified Gold in France
Nearly eight years after Toast helped take a teenage Koffee from Spanish…
‘We Will Not Pay’: UK Rejects Jamaica’s Reparations Push, Minister Olivia Grange Sets The Record Straight
Britain has bluntly declared that it “does not and will not make…
Tension Escalates Between Kkrytical and Malie Donn After ‘Clown’ Reaction to Bold FIX Interview as Management Breaks Silence
What began with Kkrytical boldly declaring that he is better than 95%…
“Me Badder Than 95% of Dancehall Artistes”: Kkrytical Makes Bold Claim and Responds to Masicka Comparison
Kkrytical is not short on confidence when it comes to his place…
Wu-Tang Clan Legend GZA Added to Keznamdi’s Upcoming U.S. Tour as Work Commences on His Third Studio Album
Keznamdi is taking his post-Grammy momentum up another notch. As the Jamaican…
Alkaline ‘Doesn’t Care Much’ About Being King of Dancehall, Says University Lecturer and Music Historian Dr Dennis Howard
Vybz Kartel has identified Alkaline as one of the artistes who could…
First Came the Original, Then the Sequel: How Malie Donn’s ‘Van Cleef’ Effect Delivered 10 No. 1s Across the Caribbean
Most sequels are expected to live in the shadow of the original.…
‘My Ego Was Bruised’: Skatta Reveals His Mother Was Hospitalised, Admits Regret Over Reacting to Chronic Law and Popcaan at Vybz Kartel Concert
Cordel “Skatta” Burrell has opened up about the circumstances surrounding his controversial…
‘Success Is Simply Unavoidable’: Najeeriii Enters New Era With Mature, Refined Sophomore Album, SISU
Dancehall artiste Najeeriii is declaring that “Success Is Simply Unavoidable” as he…
Beenie Man Honoured With Proclamation by City of Hartford as Eminence Continues Its Reign Atop the iTunes Reggae Albums Chart
Beenie Man is receiving renewed recognition in the United States, with the…
“He’s Playing the Long Game”: Skatta Says Vybz Kartel Is Planting the Seeds for a Legacy That Could Surpass Bob Marley
“He’s playing the long game.” That is how veteran producer Cordel “Skatta”…
A Trip to the Laundromat Ends in Tragedy as Dancehall Artiste Powerman’s 25-Year-Old Son Fatally Stabbed in Brooklyn
Veteran Jamaican dancehall artiste Powerman is grieving the death of his 25-year-old…
Dancehall Artiste Feloni19’s ‘Starbucks’ Surges 38 Spots, Becoming Apple Music Jamaica’s Biggest Riser on September 4
Emerging dancehall artiste Feloni19 has delivered the biggest jump on Jamaica’s Apple…
Masicka Says Dancehall Rivalries Are Part of the Culture, But Warns Against Artistes Getting Consumed by It
Masicka believes lyrical rivalry is part of Dancehall culture, but says it…
Malie Donn’s ‘The Golden Child’ Debuts at No. 4 in the U.S. as ‘Van Cleef’ Holds No. 1 Across Five Countries
Malie Donn is officially turning his Van Cleef breakthrough into an album…
Masicka Joins Buju Banton as Only Jamaican Artistes with a 2026 Album to Spend Two Weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard Reggae Chart
Masicka has joined Buju Banton as the only Jamaican artistes with 2026…
Why Are East Africans Suddenly Shazaming Aidonia? Dancehall Star Cracks Kenya’s Top 10 With ‘Le Le Le’
Why are Kenyans suddenly Shazaming Aidonia? Nearly two years after its August…
Chronic Law Pleads Not Guilty but Remains Behind Bars After Bail Denied Over Flight Risk Concerns in Federal Gun Case
Chronic Law has pleaded not guilty to a federal gun possession charge,…
“We Just Want to Put Out the Best Possible Music”: Masicka Says He’s Not Chasing a Grammy, Despite Welcoming Awards
Despite widespread hopes that his third studio album, Forever Reign, could earn…
Jada Kingdom’s 2-Year-Old Carnival Video Goes Viral on X With Over 32.4 Million Views — And Her Body Is the Reason
Two years after Jada Kingdom performed “Heavy!” at St. Thomas Carnival, footage…
“We Will Change It”: Vybz Kartel’s Newly Signed Female Artiste Vows to Change Perception That Women’s Success Is Limited in the Music Industry
As the first female artiste signed to Vybz Kartel’s GreedyLion/Vybz Kartel Muzik…
“I Have No Enemies”: Govana Talks Alkaline and Masicka, Slams ‘Waste Bloggers’ and People Who Watch Others Hoping They Fail
Dancehall star Govana has taken aim at what he describes as a…
Dancehall Music Is Booming Among Young Kenyans: Spotify Data Shows Massive 95% Growth
The evidence supporting Nairobi’s growing importance to dancehall continues to pile up.…
Nairobi Overtakes Kingston: Four Major Dancehall Stars Now Have Kenya’s Capital as Their Biggest Streaming City, According to YouTube Charts
Kingston may be the birthplace of dancehall, but Nairobi is increasingly proving…
“Respect the Art and the Artist”: Rytikal Warns Producers Against Releasing Old and Unreleased Music Without Clearance
Dancehall artiste Rytikal is drawing a firm line around his catalogue, warning…
Squash Gets Fourth Sentence Reduction This Year, Now Set to Leave U.S. Federal Prison 75 Days Early
For the fourth time this year, Squash’s projected release from U.S. federal…
“There Is Cake for Everyone”: Vybz Kartel Says ‘Bad Mind’ and Lack of Unity Are Dancehall’s Biggest Problems
Vybz Kartel has identified what he believes is the biggest problem facing…
Freedom, Career and Future at Stake as Chronic Law Faces Georgia Federal Court on Monday
For Chronic Law, Monday could mark one of the most consequential days…
“Give Women a Chance!” Vanessa Bling Opens State-of-the-Art Studio, Offers Free Recording to Young Female Artistes
After publicly calling for female Dancehall entertainers to be given the opportunity…
Vybz Kartel Says Modern Dancehall Is Still Falling Short Internationally, Urges Young Acts to Get Creative and Solve the Genre’s Global Struggle
Vybz Kartel has delivered a blunt assessment of modern Dancehall, arguing that…
Vybz Kartel Names Masicka and Alkaline as Potential Successors to the Dancehall Throne
Vybz Kartel has chimed in on the ongoing debate over who could…
“I’m Used to Record Sales, Not Views and Likes”: Barrington Levy Wants a Return to Vinyl and Real Music
Barrington Levy has delivered a pointed message to today’s music industry, pushing…
Not His Biggest Hit, But Perhaps His Most Important: How ‘Boom Body’ Delivered Aidonia’s Billboard and U.S. Mainstream Breakthrough
Dancehall heavyweight Aidonia has built a career around hard-hitting anthems, street classics…
D’Yani Breaks Into British Mainstream Radio as ‘Dutch Pot’ Gets Officially Playlisted on BBC 1Xtra
D’Yani has secured a major career breakthrough in the United Kingdom after…
Jamaica Loses a Broadcasting Giant: Dervan Malcolm, the Voice of Radio for 31 Years, Dies
Respected Jamaican broadcaster Dervan Malcolm, whose voice informed, educated and connected generations…
From ‘20 Girls in One House’ to ‘I Love Lucy 2.0’: Vybz Kartel Announces New Series ‘Addi and Sidi’ With His Fiancée
More than a decade after putting several women under one roof for…
Five Years Later, Pop Superstar Rihanna Vibes to Rytikal’s ‘Chosen’, Breathing New Life into the Dancehall Anthem
Five years after Chosen emerged as one of the songs that helped…
Grammy Submissions Are Closed: Did Alkaline, Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Vybz Kartel, Masicka and Chronic Law Submit Their Albums?
The deadline has passed, and the entries are now in, potentially setting…
Popcaan Stands Alone: How Forever, Vanquish and Fixtape Made Him the Only Jamaican Artiste With Three Top 2 Billboard Debuts in a Decade
Three projects. Three Top 2 debuts. No Jamaican artiste has matched the…
Motivational Blueprint 2: How 3 Jamaicans, a British Actor and a Wellness Expert Created One Incredible Album
It began with strangers repeating affirmations together in Clubhouse rooms during the…
D’Yani Gains Momentum as Live Life & Prosper Debuts at No. 3 on iTunes and Apple Music Albums Charts
When D’Yani said every song on Live Life & Prosper carried “a…
“She Would Want Me to Keep Going”: Chapta Nyne Mourns Beloved Grandmother, Turns Family Loss Into Career Motivation
Dancehall artiste Chapta Nyne is mourning the death of his beloved grandmother,…
“Something Told Me to Pick Up My Phone”: Craigy T Opens Up About Depression Battle and Near-Suicide Attempt
For years, Craigy T has entertained audiences as a member of one…
Three Months Later, Aidonia’s ‘Like How Yuh Feel’ Still Holds Firm at No. 1 in The Bahamas and British Virgin Islands as YouTube Views Top 4.4 Million
Three months after its release, Aidonia’s “Like How Yuh Feel” is showing…
Kranium’s ‘Gal Policy’ Lands in 50 Cent’s New TV Series Fightland as Jahvy Ambassador Scores Major International Win
Six years after its release, Kranium’s “Gal Policy” is enjoying a major…