Downsound music producer Cordell’ Skatta’ Burrell is ecstatic that Elephant Man’s song 'Find It' is occupying the pole position atop BBC Radio 1Xtra disc jockey Seani B’s Toppa Top Shellas music charts last week.
Dancehall artiste Chronic Law is upset that hackers have taken over his Instagram, email and Youtube pages and are attempting to extort him for US$10,000 to regain control of the pages.
The 2020 Grammy nominations have just been released and with the highly anticipated ‘Best Reggae Album’ nominees, reggae lovers are excited to see who will take home the award. This year’s nominees are: RAPTURE - Koffee AS I AM - Julian Marley THE FINAL BATTLE: SLY & ROBBIE VS. ROOTS RADICS - Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics MASS MANIPULATION - Steel Pulse MORE WORK TO BE DONE - Third World
Pop musician Andon recently teamed up with his best friend and collaborator OpenSoul to record his first single, 'Give It To You' which was released in the Artekal lable over the summer to several streaming and digital platforms. The pop-reggae flavoured single is doing well in several international markets.
The streets have been responding to dancehall deejay Iyara's new image, lyrical content and branding since his departure from the Alliance several months ago.
For a second consecutive year, Charmb Production roots reggae recording artist Sativa D Black 1 and manager, Charmaine Bailey-Smith have copped awards at the Youth In Progress Awards show in Canada.
Dancehall artiste Wedda aka Sol is pleased that he played a huge part in the current trend of girl-on-girl videos which are currently de rigeur in the world of dancehall.
Reggae artiste Isiah Mentor has a message for would-be vigilantes and citizens who engage in reprisal killings: leave all vengeance to God. The song, 'God ah Go Deal with Them', will be released officially on iTunes on his own Village Roots label this month.
"I wrote the song because I know that the ultimate punishment is from the Creator, and I want to promote a form of anti-vigilantism, I don't feel that people should take up the law in their own hands and do reprisal killings, and that is one of the biggest problems we face today in Jamaica. We need to leave justice if you can, to the law," he said.
The song is inspired by the rash of killings of young schoolchildren, especially girls, in recent times.
Dancehall artiste Chuky Theoutcome believes that the recent trend of authorities locking off entertainment events at 12 midnight has a negative impact on the wider community, and has recorded a song called 'Jamaica Jamaica' which articulates his beliefs.