The prosecutors in Buju Banton’s ongoing high profile drug trial have declined to prosecute juror Terri Wright for criminal contempt.

According to a document filed, the United States government has also opposed Buju’s appeal for a new trial.

Buju Banton’s attorney Chokwe…

In August of 2013, on Ghana’s Emancipation Day, the country will recognize an icon of the Diaspora, Nana Rita Marley, widow of the late superstar, Bob Marley. This historic event will take place at the nation’s annual Golden Jubilee celebration of OAU/AU and the Pan-African History Festival (PANAFEST), wherein Sister Rita (Nana Afua Adobeya1) will be…

Outspoken dancehall artiste Mr Vegas joined other persons who are complaining about the line-up of the recently concluded Reggae Sumfest.

According to Mr Vegas, via his Facebook account, the line-up could have been stronger if the acts were meticulously…

Following the circulation of a statement this weekend that was said to have been released by incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel, deejay Tommy Lee Sparta and his team have questioned its authenticity, and are wondering how it all came about.

On the…

After being acquitted of a murder charge in the shooting death of a St. Catherine businessman last week, embattled Dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel is holding nothing back as he has given the clearest indication yet of where his allegiances lie.

This past weekend, the self-professed ‘Worl’…

I-Octane, arguably dancehall's hottest property at this time, justified the decision to have him close Thursday night's Dancehall Night segment of Reggae Sumfest 2013 when he delivered a blazing performance, which would have made many seasoned veterans proud.

With the vast majority of the crowd holding their…

Supreme Court judge Bryan Sykes has turned down the application to accept two witness statements at the murder trial of dancehall artiste Adija 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer.

Justice Sykes handed down his ruling a short while ago.

He said he was not convinced that the prosecution…

Queen of the Dancehall Lady Saw says she will be leaving the dancehall music industry as of August 31 to pursue gospel music.

"The 31st of August I'm out," revealed the artiste.

"Me nah stay no longer," she added.

Saw cited…

After his last stint in jail, most people in the music industry were ready to write off Ninja Man, but not Downsound CEO Joe Bogdanovich, who signed the deejay to a long-term management and recording contract earlier this year.

"Ninja Man is without a doubt one of the best dancehall acts of all times, and I…

Reggae/dancehall star I-Octane is heading into this year's Reggae Sumfest with the number one song in Jamaica.

Buss A Blank has been the No.1 song on local charts for the past two to three weeks, and has definitely set the precedence for Octane, who is set to close Dancehall Night tonight for the very first…

Guzu Music recording artiste Destiny Sparta has become the first dancehall artiste to explicitly state that she performs oral sex in a song.

Ce'Cile was perhaps the first female artiste to have given hints in a few of her songs that oral sex was practised by some female artistes. However, until now, a pro oral…

Dancehall artiste Mavado and the organisers of Reggae Sumfest are both sending mixed messages as it relates to the circumstances surrounding Mavado's exclusion from the line-up.

Mavado's manager Julian Jones Griffiths believes the organisers are playing games, while a member of the Sumfest organising team, Robert Russell, says they were informed that the artiste was…

Female dancehall deejay Bridgez, has decided to cut all ties with the Bounty Killer lead Alliance camp.

Earlier last year Bridgez had announced that she was leaving 'Alliance Next Generation' however her former manager Bounty Killer took to his twitter at the time to make it clear that the young singer was…

Beres Hammond’s management has issued an official release following his recent cancelation of a string of concerts in Europe.

The release states “It is with great regret that due to unseen circumstances and last minute challenges that could not be resolved in a timely manner, Beres Hammond and his band were…

Busy Signal got a huge boost this week after Rihanna was seen in a home video dancing and lip-synching to his 'Missing You' hit which was produced by Unga of Notice Production.

Following Rihanna’s antics, Busy Signal’s “Missing You” has seen a significant spike in online viewership with over two million views…

Singers Jah Cure and I-Wayne are the latest additions to Reggae Sumfest!!!

I-Wayne has been added to Dance hall Night on Thursday, July 25 along with other acts such as Macka Diamond, Tommy Lee, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, RDX, Bouny Killer and I-Octane.

Meanwhile Jah Cure…

Tifa’s music continues to make inroads on the international scene. Her latest accolade is a nomination for MTV Iggy’s Song of the summer title.

Her video Champion Bubbler which was featured prominently a few months ago on the MTV Iggy site is competing for the coveted title along with nine…

So proud is he of his recent achievement of appearing on the recent BET Awards in Los Angeles that Elephant Man has put pen to paper about the experience in a song called Tek It To The World.

The song was produced by Cordel 'Skatta' Burrell and released late last week.…

Bugle's summer hit 'Nuh Compatible' continues to top the charts months after its release. The UIM-produced track is now number one on the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 dancehall chart.

Nuh Compatible spent three weeks at number one on the ER Top Ten chart and four weeks at number one on the Pree Dis Top 10.…

The murder trial of dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel is adjourned until tomorrow.

Today in the Home Circuit Court, three witnesses including a crime scene investigator testified. The case was adjourned at lunch time because one of the jurors had a previous engagement.

Vybz…