By the time the Diwali riddim dropped, young and old were on their feet at Vintage Sonfest in Barbados. Gospel reggae artiste Jozee was closing with ‘Oh Me Oh My’, her keyboardist weaving Middle Eastern-style string lines through the riddim as hands went up across the packed UWI Graduation Tent. “Everybody was up dancing with […]
Read MoreFireman meets Singy Singy as Capleton and Tarrus Riley headline Reggae Giants Live
New Jersey is getting a double dose of Jamaican music this Thanksgiving weekend. Capleton will bring the fire and Tarrus Riley will bring the melodies when the two headline Reggae Giants Live at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Friday, November 27, 2026. Presented by RoadBlock Radio and CCB INT’L, the […]
Read MoreI Waata turns betrayal into bars on ‘Cold’
Dancehall star IWaata has a song for the friends who switched up, the producers he felt passed him over and the people who only came around when he had something to give. It’s called ‘Cold’, and when the dancehall artiste gets to talking about why he cut ties, he reaches for Psalm 27. “All of […]
Read MoreThe Wailers Trio Bridges Reggae’s Foundation and Future with ‘Rastaman 50’ album
Reggae’s foundation meets its future with RASTAMAN 50, a new album celebrating the musical legacy of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Led by Maxine Stowe, CEO & Executive Producer, Black Atlantic Sounds (BASS), the project brings together Jamaican recording artists Blvk H3ro, J Written and Dahvid Slur as The Wailers Trio, fulfilling a […]
Read MoreShanice “Combo Boss” Wilson, Jamaican Viral Sensation, Reportedly Dies
Shanice “Combo Boss” Wilson went from promoting a party in Portmore to making a dancehall record in the same month. The Jamaican social media personality, whose “sex combo” party promo went viral in December 2021, reportedly died this week. Her death and the reported cause, natural causes, could not be independently confirmed. Wilson and her […]
Read MoreLynx Unruly Takes ‘Dat Bad’ Complaint to Distributors – accuses Byron Messia and associates of copyright infringement
Lynx Unruly wants credit where he believes it is overdue—and says he is prepared to pursue a copyright complaint to get it. The Brooklyn-based dancehall entertainer has lodged a complaint with distributors, alleging that Byron Messia’s “Dat Bad” uses material from his own 2021 recording of the same name without permission. Lynx, whose given name […]
Read MoreUK PLEDGES £35.515 million grant($7.G BILLION) FOR ESSEX VALLEY PROJECT
The UK actually gave Jamaica much more than £10 million for the Essex Valley project, committing a £35.515 million grant (approx. J$7.6 billion) specifically to the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP).The £10 million figure comes from a different UK-Jamaica agreement. In November 2026, the two nations signed a government-to-government partnership beginning with a £10 […]
Read MoreWho checks whom? Caribbean forum probes the limits of political and judicial power at the ‘Reasoning’
Key political figures and legal luminaries from across the legal, political and civic society landscape convened a “Reasoning” to interrogate a fundamental question for democratic governance: what latitude should the Court exercise when considering policy implemented by Parliament? The textbook promises three branches of government. Caribbean practice, Dr Christopher Malcolm suggested, often delivers two: an […]
Read MoreMalie Donn turns ‘Van Cleef’ into a streaming triple threat
Malie Donn has a hit on repeat—and now it comes in three parts. The dancehall artist’s “Van Cleef” series has surpassed 8.7 million Spotify streams, according to figures supplied for this report, with more than 30 million streams reported across digital platforms. And with “Van Cleef Pt 3” joining its predecessors at the top of […]
Read MoreBlvk H3ro, Cen’c Love breathe new life into Bunny Wailer’s ‘Fig Tree’
Bunny Wailer’s musical roots are reaching a new generation as reggae artiste Blvk H3ro and the late legend’s daughter, Cen’c Love, join forces on a fresh interpretation of ‘Fig Tree’. Recorded in Trench Town, the song revisits a track from Wailer’s celebrated Blackheart Man album, preserving its message of freedom, African identity and self-determination while […]
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