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Music executive Maxine Stowe poses for a picture with famed selector Danny Dread. Kenneth “Skengman” Black knew that a dancefloor could deliver a verdict no boardroom could match.
Chronic Law’s latest bid for freedom has hit another roadblock, with a US federal judge refusing to release the dancehall artiste as he awaits trial on a firearm charge.
Reports of a prison clash between Sean “Diddy” Combs and Christopher “Dudus” Coke have met firm denials from Coke’s family and US prison officials, with Nationwide News also amending its earlier coverage.
Prison officials are reportedly denying a reported physical altercation between American music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and convicted Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, which resulted in the rapper being rushed to hospital on Wednesday. A TMZ report on Wednesday said the confrontation reportedly erupted after
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A b normal. It requires some very satisfying diligence but the reward for paying attention and keeping track of certain things can be downright life-changing at times. In this particular medium, I'm so happy to say that writing for this blog has both forced me to attempt to stay up with things going on in music but it'
Louie Culture is opening up about his role in the early rise of Sizzla Kalonji, detailing how he spotted the young singer, recorded with him, and carried him to Bobby Digital.
A Jamaican reggae singer standing on a Tennessee farm, singing a Diane Warren song nobody has heard before.
Fifteen artists, one beat, and not a single feature credit in sight. That’s the idea behind No Better Riddim, the full compilation Damian “Jr.
Buju Banton and Protoje picked a very deliberate date to drop their new collaboration. “Oh My,” a joint single with Brooklyn singer Cocoa Sarai, arrived on October 10, World Mental Health Day.
Davido isn’t playing it safe this time. According to The Guru, the Nigerian star has reportedly put his album Oriade forward for Album of the Year at the 2027 Grammy Awards, one of the all-genre categories where African artists rarely get a look in.
Skillibeng has a fresh one out, and the title alone tells you exactly where he wants it played.
One extra year. That is how much longer Christopher “Dudus” Coke now looks set to spend in a US federal prison, based on an updated listing on the Bureau of Prisons website.
A film built around one night in north London could put Wizkid back in the Grammy conversation.
Drake knocked himself off the top of the chart to make history. HABIBTI jumped from No.
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After two years of planning and production, eastern entertainment Promotions is gearing up for the release of its latest musical project, Smooth Thoughts rhythm, on Friday, October 16. The project features an impressive line-up of established and emerging dancehall acts, including Sizzla, Chronic Law, Skippa, Nation Bo
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Jamal has released a new single, “ Blessin ”, produced by Ell Dunce Records, which is gaining traction on digital streaming platforms. The Montego Bay-based artiste, known for songs including “ Ballandor ”, “ Time ”, “ 1 Chop ”, “ Faada ” and “ Tru Believa ”, is regarded as one of
American music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was reportedly rushed to hospital on Wednesday after allegedly getting into a physical altercation with convicted Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. According to a TMZ report, the confrontation reportedly erupted after Combs allegedly caused trouble that resulted in dis
Few deejays have turned staying power into an art form the way Masicka has. The Portmore lyricist spent the 2010s earning a reputation for dense wordplay and stone-faced delivery.
Few artists have bent dancehall into new shapes as quickly as Emwah Ryan Warmington. The kid from Lyssons in Saint Thomas came up firing, committing to music full time after a near-death encounter, then flooding the streets with an absurd 43 singles in 2020 alone.
Few dancehall artists have built a catalogue as seductive, as divisive and as stubbornly local as Dexta Daps.
The man who usually guarded AKA in Durban was not the one on duty the night the rapper was shot.
Was the gun on his waist or under a sofa? That question sat at the centre of Monday’s session in the AKA murder trial, where a retired police officer told the Durban High Court he personally pulled a firearm off accused Siyanda Eddie Myeza.
Protoje wants the Recording Academy’s attention, but he’s also making it clear he doesn’t need its approval.
For years, Popcaan’s music has reached American clubs, playlists and car stereos without him. That changed this week when the Unruly Boss landed in Miami for the first time in his career, fresh off securing his first ever U.S.
Burna Boy is heading back to Stade de France, and this time he’s sharing the night with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints.
For years, American dancehall fans have streamed Popcaan, shared his clips and watched him perform everywhere but here.
Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, the man prosecutors tied to the killing finally learned how long he’ll be behind bars.
Bounty Killer has never been shy about picking a side, and this time he’s backing the beachgoers.
Wizkid is heading to Abuja first. The Afrobeats star will headline the Live Out Loud Music Festival at Eagle Square on Sunday, December 13, 2026, five days before he touches down at the Detty December Fest opening night in Lagos.
Eager to share his enthusiasm for reggae music, Johnathon Kelly launched the Jamaica Music Atlas in August. The website (jamaicamusicatlas.com) looks at the history of Jamaican music in 12 countries, among them the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada — home to some of the largest Jamaican Diaspora communities. An
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Jamaican singer, musician, and producer Vassell Meka pays tribute to one of reggae’s most respected songwriters, Bob Andy, with his interpretation of the 1983 classic “Rasta Reggae Music.” Originally released on Bob Andy’s Friends album, the song gets a fresh roots reggae treatment, combining live instrumentation, soul
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Declaring that competition was the exception in the awarding of government contracts last year, Kevon Stephenson, director of investigation at the Integrity Commission, says in 2025, single-source procurement, including emergency contracting, accounted for 69.2 per cent of contracts by number and 27.3 per cent by value
NEW DELHI, India (AFP)—Rescuers dragged out 13 dead children from India's Ganges river after a boat capsized en route to a festival, officials said Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing grief. The boat was carrying 15 to 20 people when it overturned late Tuesday in Vaishali district in Bihar state, Di
BZR WKND Jamaica has traded October anticipation for a December promise, postponing its October 18 event to December 20 after headliner Cardi B became unavailable to perform.
KINGSTON, Jamaica — BZR WKND Jamaica 2026 has been postponed from October 18 to December 20, following news that American rapper Cardi B will not be headlining the event as originally promoted. In a statement issued to patrons and supporters, organisers attributed the postponement to circumstances beyond their control,
Long before the viral challenges and the platinum plaques, Grace Hamilton was a Portmore girl stepping onto the Sting stage in 2000 with something to prove.
An ambulance pulled away from FCI Fort Dix around 1 in the morning on Saturday. By later that same morning, Sean “Diddy” Combs was reportedly back inside.
Capleton is back in the Grammy conversation, and this time he has a lot of company.
Lt. Stitchie’s family wants the send-off to be open to everyone. The announcement posted to his Instagram doesn’t stop at relatives and close friends.
Etana isn’t running the same show twice. The Jamaican singer has confirmed she’ll play Soul Mama in Islington on October 17 and October 18, with two different sets across the two nights.
Capleton didn’t bother with a long rollout for his latest. The veteran Jamaican deejay simply hit Facebook with a stack of siren and fire emojis and the news that “Si Mi Yah,” produced by Jazzwad, is “OUT NOW on iTunes and all digital platforms.”
A Buju Banton verse and a WondaGurl production credit don’t usually turn up on the same reggae track.
Two very different sides of Nigerian music are heading for the same Grammy race. Asake and Seun Kuti have submitted six entries between them for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, and both are chasing recognition in the Best African Music Performance category.
The highest ranked Jamaican album on Rolling Stone’s new list of the 76 Best Albums of 1976 isn’t by Bob Marley.
Less than a day after playing halftime at an NFL game in North London, Ayra Starr already had her next move lined up.
Few dancehall careers have moved as fast or cut as sharp as Earlan Bartley’s. The Kingston deejay born in December 1993, known to fans as Alkaline, Young Lawd, Vendetta Boss and ManHimselff, arrived with tattooed eyes, a bold visual style and a hip-hop edge that split opinion and filled dances.
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Carla Moore describes herself as a girl from the Jamaican countryside, rooted in Linstead, St Catherine. She is an artist, activist, academic and dog lover who, by day, works as an assistant lecturer at The University of the West Indies’ Institute of Gender and Development Studies. Her mornings begin with a check-in on
Albums by seven Jamaicans made Rolling Stone magazine's 76 Best Albums of 1976 list, which was released on Sunday. King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby ranks the highest for Jamaicans, coming in at #5. Return of the Super Ape by legendary producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry and the Upsetters ranks
Few Jamaican careers have caught fire as fast as Koffee’s. A teenager from Spanish Town went from posting an acoustic Usain Bolt tribute online to holding a Grammy in barely two years.
Two days ago Jamar McNaughton turned 34. More than a decade has passed since a skinny youth from Spanish Town, son of the singer Chronicle, started making roots reggae feel urgent again.
Few artists have carried a surname as heavy as Marley and still built a sound that is entirely their own.
Asake has skipped the crowded streets and dance crews for his latest video. The new visual for “Oba,” pulled from his M$NEY album, drops viewers into a dim, late-night recording session where the only choreography is a bass player locking into a groove and engineers riding the faders.
Cardi B says she would have been in Kingston on October 18 if things had come together, and she wants Jamaican fans to know the collapse wasn’t her doing.
Two words are doing a lot of heavy lifting in Jamaica right now. Cardi B has pulled out of her headline slot at BZR WKND, and the only reason on record is “unresolved arrangements,” a phrase that tells ticket holders almost nothing about what actually went wrong.
Bermuda, St Lucia and the Turks and Caicos Islands have something in common this autumn. All three put Malie Donn’s debut studio album, The Golden Child, at No.
For a record that spent most of the last decade missing from streaming services, Greetings From California has had a strange afterlife.
Drake’s fight over “Not Like Us” has picked up some unexpected opponents along the way. Outside legal scholars and social scientists have filed briefs backing Universal Music Group, weighing in on artistic expression and how rap lyrics should be read.
Three nights in the Bronx just earned Jay-Z more than most rap tours make in a full year on the road.
Burning Spear isn’t just dropping a new live recording. He’s asking fans to push it to the top of the charts.
Bounty Killer is celebrating something big for Popcaan, and he’s already calling out the people he expects to stay quiet about it.
BATS have long been the subject of fear, folklore, and ‘duppy’ stories but these creatures we’ve spent generations running from are some of nature’s hardest-working environmental protectors. A single insect-eating bat can consume up to 1,000 mosquitoes in an hour, providing natural pest control, while others help polli
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The Unruly Boss has a new door open—and American fans could finally get their moment.Jamaican dancehall star Popcaan has secured his U.S.
International reggae music icon Nadine Sutherland nearly veered off course when faced with the challenges of life and the demands of a fickle music industry.
Chronixx wants a separate lane for machine-made music. As attention turns to the 2027 Grammy race, the Jamaican reggae singer has called for albums created using large language models and machine learning to compete in their own category, adding his voice to the debate over artificial intelligence’s place in music.
Just days after Lucas Oil Stadium ran a social media contest giving away two free tickets to the R&B Tour, the venue was posting a cancellation notice instead.
A song from 2015 just picked up a brand new Platinum plaque, and it came from about as far from Kingston as you can get.
FOLA named his new album after a football shirt, and he means it as a promise.
The most unexpected voice on Ez Mil and Eminem’s new single might not belong to a rapper at all.
Sean Combs apparently found a way to watch the Netflix docuseries about his own downfall from behind bars, and 50 Cent seems pretty pleased about it.
California’s answer to Tory Lanez getting stabbed 16 times behind bars? He more or less signed up for it.
Konshens could have been on a plane home by now. In a candid Instagram post, the dancehall star said he’s already been paid, showed up on time and has no contractual reason to stay in Australia after a show there fell apart.
Stylo G isn’t giving much away, and that seems to be the point. His latest Instagram post is barely a sentence: “Out October 23rd,” the title “Chosen” tucked inside curly brackets, and a row of six warning-sign emojis trailing behind it.
Chronixx didn’t need a long announcement to make his point. He shared a short Instagram post confirming that both sessions of The Exile Experience at House of His Majesty are sold out, and he closed it with an invitation: “See you on the footsteps of his majesty.”
DANCEHALL artiste Malie Donn continues to make significant strides on the international music scene with his debut studio album, The Golden Child, securing multiple positions on Apple Music charts across several territories. Released on September 4 through VP Records, the 21-track project has climbed to the #1 spot on
The rain came down, but the crowd came out. Thousands of Jamaicans turned up at Swiss Lee’s party in the National Stadium parking lot, where Nigerian viral sensation DeeMan emerged as a major crowd favourite.
Emerging Jamaican recording artiste Imotionz is looking to capitalise on the viral success of his single Pretty with his latest release, Top Tier , a track dedicated to the female supporters he credits with helping to propel his growing music career. Released on October 2, the new single reflects the entertainer's appr
The world is a tough classroom sometimes. Just ask reggae artiste Zella Dino, who admits that he has made his fair share of mistakes.
After more than 25 years in music, IBlack Lion is taking charge of his next chapter—one rooted in reggae, creative ownership and an independent album that has earned a foothold on the U.S.
Azizzi Romeo presented his new album Signs of the Time this October 2nd, a roots reggae project connecting his own musical journey with the legacy of his father, the late Max Romeo. World A Reggae already touched on that connection earlier with the release of the album’s title track, “Signs Of The Time,” a collaboratio
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Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz outscored Mexico 4-3 in the first of two friendly internationals in Aguascalientes on Friday as they stepped up preparations for their Concacaf Women’s Championship quarter-final against Costa Rica. Jamaica led 2-0 after 20 minutes but the hosts kept clawing their way back with timely goals that
Some voices belong to a single era. Dennis Brown’s voice runs through all of Jamaican music.
Nobody in reggae sang about love, longing and trouble with quite the same hush as Gregory Isaacs.
Few artists have carried a nickname as honestly as The Fireman. Clifton George Bailey III, born in Islington, St.
A Drake song built on a country hit is now sitting at No. 1 on US Apple Music.
Cardi B named her new song “Don’t Chart,” and then spent a whole verse explaining why it’s going to chart anyway.
The voice of Madara Uchiha just turned up on a Shady Records single. Neil Kaplan, who played the Naruto villain in the English-language version of the anime, brings his menace to “MADARA,” the new track from EZ Mil featuring Eminem and Tokyo rapper Hideyoshi.
50 Cent has a theory about why everyone suddenly treats Reasonable Doubt like scripture, and it has nothing to do with the music.
Beenie Man wants “Burn It” to torch “the hate, the division and the barriers between us.”
Skillibeng didn’t bother with a long buildup this time. A short Instagram post announced that “City” is out now on all platforms, with no countdown, no snippet campaign, and no feature names dangled in front of fans.
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With Cardi B ditching the BZK WKND, thousands of ticket-holding patrons are now left in limbo.
Jay-A named his EP Quick7 to signal urgency. With more than 2.4 million cumulative streams across digital platforms, the Miami-based Jamaican artiste now has numbers to match his ambition.
"Unconquerable" by Mosiah [House Of Riddim] A couple of years ago, we told you about a promising up and comer from out of Trinidad who'd just delivered his impressive debut album, "I-Frequency" , by the name of Mosiah . That album was very nice and featured standouts such as 'Economic Slavery', 'Black Livity', the all-
Canadian talent Kairo McLean teams up with World A Reggae family Ras Jammy of Suns of Dub for “Fire Blaze (Sandokhan),” the first single from The Scorcher EP. Produced by Ras Jammy, the track brings Kairo’s distinctive vocal style together with a heavy dub and soundsystem production. The composition comes from Roots Le
Considered one of the current greats in African reggae, Guinean artist Takana Zion celebrated Guinea’s independence in a big way on October 2, with a sold-out show at the stadium in Conakry and the simultaneous release of three new albums: Few Words, Black Mafia 10 and Black Mafia 11. With Black Mafia 10 and Black Mafi
Rick Ross trading bars over a Jamaican producer’s beat was not on many bingo cards this fall.
“I did what he told me to do, yeah.” That was Mike Tyson’s entire explanation when Andy Cohen asked if he really handed Diddy’s handwritten pardon request to President Trump.
Sean Paul isn’t easing into this one. The dancehall veteran took to Facebook with a short, all-caps tease: “#FaceCard visuals dropping 2MORRO!!!”
Busy Signal is back on a reggae tip, and he didn’t wait for a press cycle to tell anyone.
Anthony B didn’t put his own name front and center when he announced his latest single.
Twenty years. That’s how long Beenie Man had gone without a song on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart before For You showed up three weeks ago.
For the first time in Soul Train Awards history, fans get the final say on one of the night’s biggest prizes.
Inmates at Fort Dix were reportedly getting paid to make Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bed, scrub his toilet and give him massages.
Rick Ross won’t be in the room when his domestic violence case reaches its next checkpoints in Florida.
Thirty years after Jodeci sang about wanting to freak you every freakin’ night, Offset and Don Toliver are running that line back.
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Rap superstar Cardi B’s planned Kingston takeover is off. The rap superstar will no longer headline BZR WKND Jamaica on October 18, her representative told Billboard on Thursday.
Rihanna just measured her unreleased music in lip gloss. At a recent Fenty Beauty event, she was asked how many songs she’s sitting on, and she answered by pointing to the Gloss Bomb Vault on display.