After cementing his place in the hearts of many adoring female fans, many hearts were left broken when news began spreading via social media that artiste Konshens was engaged. His fiancé reportedly posted a picture of her engagement ring on her Instagram page, with friends and family congratulating the two on their upcoming nuptials. Upon hearing the…

Recently named by Largeup.com among the Top 10 Reggae/Dancehall Greatest Lady Deejays, Tifa has now made a major step in her evolving musical career. She recently signed with a North American-based independent label, Island Kings Records.

Island Kings Records was founded in 2014 by a team of…

Dancehall/reggae artiste I-Octane has been approached by the organisers of Reggae Sumfest to close the show's Dancehall Night for the second time in two years. However, the singjay has declined that offer.

According to I-Octane, fellow recording artiste Mr Vegas made disparaging comments about…

Dutty Fridaze recording artiste, Gage, has released a new mixtape called Walking Gun, that features an armada of his recent hit songs remixed with new hip hop and old throwback dancehall rhythms.

Standout songs on the 30-track CD include Gage's take on Super Cat's iconic hit, Dem Nuh WorryWe,…

Capleton's management team says they were not bothered about the protests by gay rights' lobbyists at a club in New York last weekend. It was reported last week that protests were held for the removal of dancehall artiste Capleton from a concert at the BB King Club.

The demonstrations came on the heels of a…

Veteran sound system selector Ricky Trooper has released scathing remarks against leader of the Alliance, Bounty Killer.

According to Ricky Trooper, in a recent interview, Bounty Killer made disparaging comments about his character, labelling him as a 'sell out'.

"Mi nuh…

JAMAICAN disc jock ZJ Wah Wa, who was arrested in Florida on wire fraud and money laundering charges earlier this month, will be tried in a North Dakota court.

The disc jock (given name Deon-ville O'Hara) was ordered transferred to that state when he appeared in court…

17-year-old entertainer Samantha J has inked a major record deal with Columbia Records.

Samantha who gained popularity for "Tight Up Skirt" is currently on a promotional trip in North America. Efforts by Music News to get a comment proved futile.

Nonetheless, according to…

American Pop artiste will.i.am, yesterday released the official music video to his song 'Its My Birthday', on which he samples the work of Aidonia and Bounty Killer.

Although Bounty Killer was unavailable for comment, fellow Dancehall artiste Aidonia is celebrating his taste of…

Dancehall artiste Charly Black is gearing up for a very busy summer. The hard-working deejay is currently away on a month-long tour of Europe. The tour, which began last week, will see him doing a number of appearances in countries such as Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Holland and Switzerland.…

Dancehall producer/artiste Tiyarro is upbeat about his collaboration with record producer/artiste Serani.

The single, titled A Summer, was produced by Tiyarro's Inna Wi Genes Records and Serani's Rockstone Media.

Tiyarro is best…

Dancehall artiste Lady Saw, has closed her verified twitter page and is not in control of the posts that are currently being made by her Facebook accounts, which has over 500,000 likes. According to the Queen of Dancehall, both accounts were hacked by unscrupulous persons and her passwords changed against her…

Following Queen Ifrica's recent run-in with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community which saw her being barred from performing at Invasion of the Queens concert in New York, music industry participants are asking their colleagues to make songs tackling other issues excluding the LGBT community.…

Downsound recording artiste Nature, has apologised to fans in the US for his non-appearance at the Best of the Best concert that was held on Sunday at the Bay Front Park downtown Miami.

Nature was scheduled to perform on the event but failed to do so because he is still waiting for his US…

Up-and-coming artistes, Clueless Brothers, are accusing dancehall group Voicemail of stealing their song.

According to Channon Brown, one of the members of the group, he, along with his brother, Naphtali, released a track called Gringo in November of last year. Voicemail also released a song of the same name…

Short Boss Muzik is gearing up to release a new EP for incarcerated dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel. The EP which has been named Reggae Love Songs and Other Things is said to have been produced to show another side of the dancehall artiste who has managed to develop a lengthy catalogue of music.

A release sent to…

Mark Myrie more popularly known as Buju Banton is serving a 10-year prison sentence in the United States but that has not stopped some persons from using the entertainers name to their own advantage.

Reports coming from the Buju Banton Defence Support Committee and the artiste's lawyer, Charles…

International dancehall star Beenie Man is in the middle of his successful major North American Hottest Man Alive tour, which has completed over 60 gigs in the past two months.

The Hottest Man Alive tour kicked off on March 22. He has performed at venues and clubs in New Orleans, San Antonio, Dallas, Huntsville…

Roots reggae artiste Etana has launched a line of moisturising beauty bars. A release sent to THE STAR stated that the products are available for purchase online and feature nine fragrances namely Blue Lagoon, Morocco Sunset, Pure Passion, Oat Cream Dance, Trinity, Ganja Mint, Coco Lave, Mango Juice and…

Dancehall artiste Bramma 'Di Gorilla' is turning a blind eye to a lyrical challenge put to him by fellow dancehall artiste Mr Peppa, who recently released a dis single produced by Truckback Records called 'Real Guerrella'.

According to Mr Peppa, known for his hit single Hypocrite Talk, he is the real…