Dancehall News

The albums nominated for ‘Best Reggae Album’ at the 2026 Grammy Awards are: Treasure Self Love, Lila Iké Heart & Soul, Vybz Kartel BLXXD & FYAH, Keznamdi From Within, Mortimer No Place Like Home, Jesse Royal

Music critics are raving about the music producer DJ Jason’s ‘Wagonist’ rhythm which was released in October on his own DJ Jason Music label.

Tough times make tough people. That’s why Dancehall artiste Carlos Tha 1st is toasting the resilience of the Jamaican spirit with a song called ‘Disaster’ as the island attempts to return to some level normalcy.

Iconic radio broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, the man who helped to kickstart King Yellowman and Beenie Man’s careers, died at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland on October 29.

Reggae singer Jah Cure will have to spend even more time behind prison walls after Dutch prosecutors successfully overturned his earlier manslaughter conviction and secured a harsher ruling for attempted murder.

Honduran recording artist Fresh Bodden is celebrating a major milestone in his career — being featured alongside reggae icons Buju Banton and Capleton on a remix track produced by BL Tha Hook Slayer, who has added a vibrant Latin flavor to the already powerful collaboration.

Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks, has been arrested again in Jamaica, just months after his murder conviction was overturned, and just a week after his superstar father arrived on the island.

Rastafarian firebrand Chuck Fenda delivered a marquis performance in front of a packed audience during the recent Limon Carnival held at the JAPDEVA Fair Ground in Limon, Costa Rica over the weekend.

When dancehall-reggae artiste Short Ghad was based in Sweden a few years ago, he experienced a stark betrayal at the hands of his close friends — a stinging act of treachery that almost cost him his own life.

Jamaican bad words are the most potent on the planet, often liberally applied in casual conversations, reggae and dancehall music for artistic effect and to convey raw emotion.