Six months after legendary Maytals frontman, Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert died from complications of COVID-19, Toots and The Maytals won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album with ‘Got to be Tough’ today. The announcement was made from the Staples Center where the 63rd Grammys were held virtually. Got to be Tough was released in August by Trojan […]
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Control Tower Squad teams up with I Watta to go ‘Tr888’
Dancehall new generation titan Jason “I Waata” Bailey continues to carve out a reputable name for himself within the release of a hot new club banger, Tr888 with epic visuals to match. The rhyme slinger dropped a new track, Tr888 on the IWaataVEVO/YouTube a few days ago, and has already racked up over 132k views […]
Read MoreVybz Kartel defends ‘Power’ star Michael Rainey Jr. after Alkaline fans send death threats
Tariq St. Patrick got himself into trouble again. And this time, it was the World Boss Vybz Kartel who came to his defence after Alkaline fans issued an online vendetta against him, and assailed his IG inbox with death threats. “Those are fake threats don’t pay dem no mind….just a bunch of wanna be angry […]
Read MoreMavado’s mother passes away suddenly
There are unconfirmed reports that Mavado’s mother, Elizabeth ‘Ms. Pinny’ Gordon, died suddenly at a hospital in Kingston last night. “It was sudden, she wasn’t sick, so right now, the whole ah Cassava Piece feel it. People ah go miss Ms. Pinny,” one source told one876entertainment.com In the meantime, the artiste’s teenage son, Dantay Brooks, […]
Read MoreFive men cut down by police in August Town
Five men were killed and two firearms seized in a joint police-military operation in Bedward Gardens, August Town this morning. A soldier was also reportedly injured during the operation. Residents said that the early morning operation may have caught the gunmen unawares. “It look like the soldier ketch dem a sleep and by the time dem wake […]
Read MoreMaxi Priest looking to win his first Grammy this week
British reggae vocalist Maxi Priest may be hoping that the third time’s the charm when he competes for a Reggae Grammy album for the third time in his illustrious career at this year’s Grammy Awards. “I was pleasantly surprised at the nomination, and of course, appreciative. If Toots wins, all of us wins, if I win, all […]
Read MoreSuspect in killing of Calabar coach gunned down at KFC in Portmore
Oneil Ford, the prime suspect in the murder of the Calabar coach, Nicholas Neufville and a 19 year-old female on Valentine’s Day last month was gunned down in a dramatic daylight shoot out with cops at the Portmore Mall. Senior superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, Head of the Constabulary Communication Unit, confirmed the shooting. “We understand that […]
Read MoreMinister Grange mourns passing of Bunny Wailer
Reggae legend Neville O’Reilly Livingstone, popularly known as ‘Bunny Wailer’, ‘Bunny Livingstone’ and most affectionately as ‘Jah B’, has died. He died at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston on Tuesday. He was 73. Bunny Wailer was the lone front-line surviving member of the iconic group, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and has long been […]
Read MoreArtykal celebrates 5,000 streams mark with new ‘Celebration’ album
Dancehall singjay Artykal has reason to celebrate as his latest album, ‘Celebration’ generated 5,000 streams within one week of its release date on December 25, 2020. “The reaction has been pretty good, the album peaked at #33 on the reggae iTunes and that represents significant growth in my career,” the artiste whose real name is […]
Read MoreBossie Music welcomes Spotify expansion to Caribbean and Africa
Music producer Samuel Doman a.k.a Bossie, chief executive officer of US-based independent label Bossie Music, is pleased that the popular streaming platform Spotify is expanding its services to Jamaica, the Caribbean, and over 80 new markets over the world. “This will help to put dancehall and reggae at its rightful place in the global music […]
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