Dancehall artistes Twin of Twins are at it again. The deejays have released a single, Lucky Boy, in which they claim Tony Matterhorn fears them and only won the December Sting clash by default.

In a section of the song which raises questions about Tony Matterhorn's victory, the Twins…

 SOME of the leading female dancehall artistes of the 1980s have hailed music producer Winston Riley for giving them a voice in what was a male-dominated arena.

Riley died Thursday at the University Hospital of the West Indies at age 65. He had been in a coma since being shot in the head…

Crystal Harrison, Star Writer

A BlackBerry message warning about a HIV-positive woman in Montego Bay, St James, who has been having unprotected sex with men, has left a number of persons concerned, including the police.

Last…

Could internationally-acclaimed singjay, Mavado be getting married? According to several reports, the Alliance affiliated artiste no longer enjoys the status of a single man.

Several news outlets are intimating that Mavado may have tied the knot with his…

Federal prosecutors have until February 10 to counter arguments made in the 17,000-word appeal by Buju Banton’s lawyer. 

According to reports, the Department of Justice should have filed a response to Buju Banton's appeal on Friday, but the government is dragging its heels.…

 DANCEHALL artiste D'Angel has penned a novel entitled, Love Triangle. It is set for release in late February.

Love Triangle is the first of a two-book deal between the artiste and Pageturner Publishing House. The other publication, Break Free, a tell-all autobiographical effort, should be…

 SINGER Freddie McGregor has pulled out of this year’s Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival scheduled January 26-28 at the Multi-purpose Stadium in Trelawny.

According to him, he did it in protest, as he is disgruntled with the organisers’ handling of the programme.…

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

Controversial dancehall artiste Deva Bratt is slated to release a song featuring Merciless, and comments on Sting. According the artiste, the music industry is very political, and is quick to turn its back on certain artistes; however, he says he does not join the politics.…

The management of dancehall heavyweight Bounty Killer is making it public, that the artiste is being falsely advertised for several shows in Europe next month.

According to a statement sent to THE STAR from Killer's management and booking company, Solid Agency, no contact is in place for dates in…

 TWO Saturdays ago, the dancehall deejay Assassin, aka Agent Sasco, put in another masterful performance at the Shaggy and Friends chartity show on the lawns of Jamaica House.

His engaging, workman-like performance with tracks such as Hand to Mouth, Something's Gotta Give and Late — a…

 VERY soon there will be a new Jamaican flick lighting up the big screen featuring dancehall deejay Spragga Benz.

Jamaican-born director Cleon James tells Splash that an official release date hasn't been set yet for the movie as he is now the process of securing premiere venues in…

Jamaican artiste and producer Trackstarr is currently working on his latest project - the Tri-State Riddim, which will feature the best dancehall artistes out of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

The main goal of the riddim is for additional promotion for Trackstarr's productions in the US and to…

Busy Signal's manager, Shane Brown, has fallen victim to a scam as he says unscrupulous persons have been impersonating him and collecting money for shows, dubplates and songs.

Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR recently, Brown explained that this is the not the first time persons have collected money…

Since the release of her reggae single Brand New Page last week, dancehall artiste Spice says she is pleased with the response the track has garnered thus far.

The reggae song, which was …

Songwriter and record producer Winston Riley has died.

Winston, who is the father of radio DJ Kurt Riley, was in a coma after he was shot in the head and arm in November last year (01.11.11). Winston Riley died at hospital yesterday (19/01/12).

Winston was plagued…

Organizers of Reggae Month say there is a significant need for funds.

According to Charles Campbell executive director and Vice-chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), the entire budget for Reggae Month has not been covered. In celebration of Jamaica’s 50^th, Charles…

Deejay Bridgez has left the Alliance Next Generation Camp (ANG) and will be focusing on her membership with the Alliance.

The announcement was made on Monday by Alliance boss Bounty Killer via his social-networking site on Twitter.com. He tweeted, "Effectively as of today now Lady Alliance…

 BORN and raised in the crime-ridden St Andrew neighbourhood of Admiral Town, Rayon Walker knows a thing or two about area dons. But not even in his wildest dreams did he envision becoming one.

For one month last year, Walker played a don in producer Diavallan Fearon's low-budget movie,…

The year 2011 has been a whirlwind for dancehall/reggae artiste Teflon. After a somewhat turbulent past few years, Teflon finally is in a happy frame of mind.

In 2011, Teflon made his presence felt all over the island, performing on stage shows like Follow Di Arrow, St Mary Mi Come From, GT Taylor…