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J Man Gets New Lawyer To Defend Double Homicide Case In Florida

Murder accused Jahreme ‘JMan’ Shelton, a producer who is a known associate of Dancehall artist Squash, has retained a new lawyer to argue the defense of his murder case in a Florida court. In court documents filed on February 23, Shelton made a request for ‘substitution of counsel’, whereby his…

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Valiant Cops 8 Nominations At Irie FM Music Awards

Singjay Valiant has copped a total of eight nominations for the Irie FM Music Awards, leading the pack ahead of his compatriot Popcaan, who is in second place with five.  Irie FM made the announcement on their Instagram page on Monday, just ahead of the awards ceremony which is set…

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Jah Cure's 'Undeniable' First Week Album Sales Are In

Undeniable, the ninth studio album from incarcerated Reggae singer Jah Cure failed to debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart after its first sales tracking week.  Released on February 17 via VP Records, the 11-track set sold 200 units in sales and streaming equivalent units during its first week in the United States, according to…

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Sean Paul To Perform At J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival

J. Cole’s annual Dreamville Festival will have a bit of Dancehall flavor this time around, as Jamaican megastar Sean Paul has been announced among the star-studded lineup. The festival, which will take place over two days (April 1 and 2), features three headlining acts – Usher, Burna Boy, and a…

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Razor B's Wife Ranjini Cassup Says She Consented To His Eyebrow-Raising 'Tongue' Video

The relationship police have been up in arms about singjay Razor B having a tongues-wiggling, derrière-shaking, and saliva-swapping music video while being married. Still, his wife Ranjini Cassup is making it known that she consented to the racy action.  Tongue, the bone of contention, has racked up more than 200,000…

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Pamputtae Gives Seani B A Walk-Through Of Fletcher's Land

During a recent walk-through of her Fletcher’s Land, west Kingston community, dancehall artist Pamputtae gave BBC 1Xtra host Seani B an inkling of the life of single mothers from vulnerable communities.  The deejay, whose 2018 Single Mother track is quite autobiographical, was commended for supporting single mothers in the area…

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Sizzla Invites Culture Minister Babsy Grange To Bobo Hill: “You Are The Mother For The Culture”

Reggae/Dancehall superstar Sizzla Kalonji has invited Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia “Babsy” Grange to pay an official visit to Bobo Hill, the home of the Bobo Ashanti Rastafarians. The Good Ways artist’s request came during his performance at the ‘Reggae Month Salute to Dancehall’ show on Friday night in…

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JACAP Head Says There Are No Discrepancies In How Event Royalties Are Distributed To Artists

General Manager of the Jamaica Association of Composers Artistes and Publishers (JACAP) Lydia Rose is insisting that there are no discrepancies in how royalty fees collected from events are distributed to artists, even though there is no mandatory submission of playlists before or after functions are staged. She was responding…