Vybz Kartel is still dominating dancehallairwaves from behind bars and the best is yet to come according to a rep for the incarcerated deejay. Since his conviction and life sentence last year, Vybz Kartel has been releasing a consistent supply of new music from behind prison walls. But some artistes and industry personalities are accusing the deejay’s camp of saturating the airwaves. Vybz Kartel i... »
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... »
One St Catherine man is facing heavy backlash for an alleged rape video he uploaded onto Facebook on Monday evening. The video, which 25-year-old Odane Anthony Greyson shared with a viral Facebook group, Speak Your Mind Jamaica, depicted a purported recording of sexual intercourse with him and a seemingly unwilling female participant begging him to stop hurting her. The caption that accompanied th... »
A woman who caused a man’s death by injecting silicone into his penis has been sentenced to five years in a New Jersey state prison and maybe deported to her native Jamaica. Kasia Rivera averted trial after pleaded guilty in September to reckless manslaughter. By Rivera’s own admission, she administered the fatal silicone injection that killed Justin Street in 2011. According to the authorit... »
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 ... »
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — A Russian charter plane carrying 224 people crashed in a mountainous part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Saturday, killing all on board, Egyptian officials said. The Islamic State (IS) group affiliate in Egypt claimed that it downed the plane, without saying how, but there has been no official word on the cause of the crash. The plane with 214 Russian and three Ukranian pass... »
Fidel Napier made it out of Camden, often called America’s poorest and most dangerous city, only to end up in a country where the water sometimes cuts out and he fears for his safety when he leaves the house. Almost six months have passed since federal authorities took Napier out of the Pennsauken home he shared with his wife and three kids, then left him in Jamaica, the country where he was... »
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... »
The Jamaica Society for thePreventionof Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) hassuccessfully helped three dogs to migrate, with the bulk of dogs findingnew homes abroad facilitated through the Montego Bay Animal Haven. Some of the comments on the articleare hilarious while others duly expressJamaicans frustration at the US Embassy’s ‘tight-handedness’ with theissuance of US Visas. “Dogs get visa? No sah.A b... »
