The organizers of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival have allegedly pulled the plug on the 2016 staging of the annual event. The details surrounding the reason for the reported postponement are unclear. However, checks made by Music News reveal that the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival organizer Walter Elmore is currently not accepting calls. When his assistant was contacted, she told Music News t... »
Following the decision by the federal Bureau of Prisons to grant early release to about 6,000 inmates given harsh sentences in drug cases, talks of Buju Banton being among the 6000 has spiraled out of control. The excitement grew among fans and Buju Banton supporters as more announcement follow indicating that about a third of the inmates are undocumented immigrants who will be deported. However, ... »
Buju Banton could be released from prison as early as in a few days, weeks or even months. The Grammy-winning reggae singer is currently serving a 10-year sentence for drug traffic in a Georgia prison. His release date is set for February 2019, but due to overcrowding in prisons across the United States, he could walk free after only serving half of his sentence. Multiple reports confirmed that th... »
Dancehall latest gimmick act “Honest Cat” talks about savingdancehall,Drugs use, Gully Bopand Vybz Kartel. Check out his Entertainment Report debut interview with Anthony Miller as he discuss his plans for dancehall and all the artistes included in it. The Artiste goes by the name of ‘HONEST CAT THE KILLER CAT’ and in his songs he mentions Vybz Kartel, Gully Bop, Black Ryno and many others in a co... »
An up-coming dancehall artiste that goes by the name ‘Linguiss D Savior’ decided to go to the extreme to get himself noticed. The young up-comer decided to strap himself on a cross in a truck and paraded himself around Half-way Tree in Kingston Jamaica yesterday as a way of symbolizing that he is dancehall’s savior just as how Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross to save man-kind. watch video below:... »
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Beenie Man raised a lot of eyebrows in dancehall when he released a new Mavado diss song a few days ago. The dancehall king teams with DJ Frass Records to drop “Think Mi A Simma” a new diss track aimed at Mavado. “A who da bredda deh a chat / A couldn’t me, but him say Doc / A weh do blacks, barber boy mi can tell yo something,” Beenie said in the intro. “Dancehall a my empire, dancehall a my empi... »
Despite a beautiful wedding ceremonyin 2011 at the luxurious Tryall Club in Hanover, it seems reggae singer Jah Cure and his media personality wife, Kamila McDonald, are now separated. The two wedded in August 2011, two years after meeting along Constant Spring Road, St Andrew. After what seemed like a blissful marriage that bore a daughter, things no longer seem as peachy between the two, THE WEE... »
Dancehall artiste Ishawna’s vehicle has been seized by the courts yesterday. The “Vroom Vroom” singer’s white Mercedes-Benz was among several items handed over to the relevant authorities yesterday. The story broke Thursday afternoon, our sources then told us it was in relation to DownSound Records’ current legal battle and according to a press release obtained we can now confirm. In a press relea... »
Down sound Records Recording Artiste Ishawna’s white Benz was seized by court authorities earlier today. The Benz which was gifted to her by Down Sound Records chief executive officer Josef Bogdanovich in August. Sources told Dre1alliance that Ishawna’s white Benz car which sits on 19 inch rims was seized along with other items belonging to Downsound Records. “The Benz and couple stuff them take, ... »
Rita Marley, widow of the late iconic reggae artiste, Bob Marley and former member of singing group the I Threes was among 21 persons to receive honorary doctorates from the University of The West Indies (UWI), Mona recently. An honorary doctorate is not earned through academics but by generous actions or lifetime accomplishments that benefit a community, nation or humanity in general. The Marley ... »
Alkaline is making it clear that he is not engaged. Rumors that the dancehall hitmaker is engaged took over social media this week with photos of him and his girlfriend. The rumors claimed that the deejay went shopping recently and acquire a diamond engagement ring. A rep for the “Things Mi Love” deejay said that the reports are false. “Alka is not engage I can assure you that if he was then you w... »
Thugs can fall in love, too. Don’t believe it? Just ask deejay Vybz Kartel, who tied the knot in 2006 in a ‘shotgun wedding’ of sorts that shocked legions of his faithful fans. In an exclusive interview, he revealed that he popped the question to the love-of-his-life last week. “Last week, mi just get up mad and decide fi do it, is like mi get a wedding fever from wha day because my babymother’s m... »
Romain Virgo and dancehall lyricist Assassin aka Agent Sasco joined forces for a conscious single “Fade Away.” The duo premiered the official music video for the single this week. The track is featured on the reggae crooner’s new EP “L I F T E D.” The 8-track EP includes “Lifted,” ” Stars Across The Sky,” and ” Soul Provider.” Watch the official video for Romain Virgo featuring Agent Sasco “Fade A... »
Beenie Man is making one thing clear to Vybz Kartel massive fan base and that is dancehall is not in prison. The dancehall legend sat down for an interview with Nightly Fix where he opened up about dropping a new album and the current state of the genre. “No one man never run dancehall,” Beenie Man said. “Music bigger than Kartel, music bigger than me, stop the foolishness.” Beenie Man added that ... »
Peter Bunting , The Prime Minister & Other Comrades Rocks To Vybz Kartel At People’s National Party Rally When National Security Minister Peter Bunting launched his Unite for Change Initiative months ago, he showed apicture of now imprisoned dancehall entertainer, Vybz Kartel, and said Kartel was a negative influence on society. Particularly troubling to Bunting was a song voiced by the contro... »
Dancehall artiste Khago released his new single ‘True Feelings’ recently and the song, which many believe is for the mother of his child, has been causing tension in his relationship, as his current girlfriend is against its promotion. Khago says the situation has gotten so out of hand that his girlfriend has even moved out of their home, the star reports. “Me write True Feelings about a general s... »
It was only a little while ago when they were seen making out and now things are getting steamingly hotter!! Following Serena Williams’ big win at Wimbledon in July, the tennis pro was reportedly caught locking lips with Drake, 28. The rapper has beenunattached for a while, but those romance rumors are on again. Although the two have yet to say anything about their speculatedrelationship, we just ... »
Vybz Kartel who is serving a life sentence for murder continues to run dancehall the way he did before he was incarcerated. Kartel shot to fame in the early 2000’s as part of the Bounty Killer led Alliance. After leaving the Alliance and forming is own Gaza Empire, the artist gained a following unlike no other in Jamaica. Even from behind the prison walls, Kartel has maintained his dominance in d... »
Christopher Martin premiered the video for his single “Hideaway.” The track is the official soundtrack for the motion picture Destiny starring Martin. The music video features clips from the movie as well as clips of Christopher Martin recording the Clive Hunt-produced single in the studio. The dancehall singjay has had a great year with his movie doing with in theaters locally and overseas. He al... »
MOONIE BRITISH, A MEMBER OF THE POPULAR DANCEHALL CREW, BRTISH LINKUP WAS SHOT AT HIS BAR ON MOLYNES ROAD A LITTLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT. »
As a frigid Saturday night in December 1993 becomes Sunday morning, homesick radio listeners in New York are greeted with the pulsating sounds of reggae music coming live and in stereo from the White River Reggae Bash concert in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. In between live music, jocks Milford Edwards and Pat McKay in New York take time out to ‘big up’ listeners tuned to Irie FM, the 24-hour al... »
Reggae artiste Fantan Mojah defended wearing skin tight jeans as that of following the ‘sexy pants’ tradition of Bob Marley. In his performance at DubWise in Kingston on Thursday morning, the artiste also lyrically challenged Tony Matterhorn. Fantan Mojah started by telling patrons that, in his global travels, only Jamaicans have an issue with men wearing tight pants. “Any boy who a use dem eye an... »
Rihanna almost ended Jay Z and Beyonce relationship back in the early part of her career thanks to a stunt pulled by her publicist. A new tell-all book is out titles Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story written by J Randy Taraborrelli.The biography details how Beyonce dumped Jay Z for one long year after the Rihanna cheating rumors came out. Jonathan Hay, Rihanna’s then publicist, says that he help ... »
Dexta Daps drop the video for his single “Slavery” produced by Daseca Productions. The dancehall singjay premiered the video on Worldstarhiphop on Monday. The Peter Hatch-directed cut was shot in Toronto, Canada and saw the dancehall hitmaker driving through the streets in his Mercedes G-Wagon before being in the back of a limo with some banging ladies while he reminisce on missing his girl. Watch... »
