With payola being a major problem in dancehall, there are questions surrounding the credibility of local music charts.

According to selector Boom Boom, most local charts are for money-making purposes and do not reflect what is taking…

Music industry players are begging members of the media, in particularly radio, to share air time evenly between reggae, dancehall and foreign music.

They claim reggae is not getting sufficient air time to make a positive impact on the…

Snoop Dogg, now called Snoop Lion, says the reason why he became a reggae artiste is because it is a music of love, happiness and struggle.

According to the artiste, who was doing an interview with MTV host, Sway Calloway recently for his…

Reggae entertainer I-Wayne is pleased with his most recent album release, Life Teachings, but that's about it. There are several things that he is not quite pleased about.

The big picture, he said, is the "filthy system" that members of the entertainment…

 SIX weeks after he and his son were granted bail on a murder charge, deejay Ninjaman says it is time he finally takes stock of his life.

The 46-year-old, who had been in custody for nearly three years, is arguably the…

Dancehall artiste Iyara believes he is making progress in the music industry, after making a positive impact on his recent one-month tour of England. According to the Alliance Next Generation artiste, he feels grateful for his latest progress.

The…

Following on the success of Affairs Of The Heart, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley is making more of his work available to LIME customers first.

This time customers can access the pre-release of his latest single Set Up Shop,…

Veteran dancehall artiste Snagga Puss, aka Di Herbal Man, is hoping to make a comeback to the local dancehall scene. According to the artiste, who also operates a herbal medicine production business, he feels he has become more conscious and better at his musical craft than ever…

Deejay Sean Paul is expected to perform on one of Germany's most prestigious music awards show later this week.

The popular artiste will be performing at the 21st annual ECHO Awards at the Berlin Fair Gound on March…

Jamaica-born DJ Mikey Jarrett, now residing in the U.S., waves a Jamaican flag during a short performance at the recently held seventh staging of the Irie Jamboree Reggae Festival in Queens, New York.

- Says genre was abandoned by US mainstream…

The Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) has started a campaign to enforce copyright rules for promoters who have music played at their events.

According to Evon Mullings, general manager of JAMMS, the rules existed from as far back as…

 JAILED dancehall entertainers Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim are scheduled to appear before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today to answer to charges of conspiracy and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Vybz…

 THE Marley family's annual 9 Mile Music Festival is scheduled for March 3 at the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami, Florida.

It will be the 19th staging of the event which was conceived by Cedella Booker, mother…

Teacha's Pet contestant Lola Mack. - Contributed

Two of the contestants from reality dating show Teacha's Pet, which stars deejay Vybz Kartel, have utilised the show to launch their own careers in the…

 THE continent of Africa has always been a cherished place for many Jamaicans, particularly those whose foreparents were brought forcibly to this part of the world.

Through cultural forces including the work of Rastafari…

 Love was in the air on Saturday after reggae act Singing Melody and R&B star Freddie Jackson treated fans to a night of soulful performances .

Both artistes were the featured acts at the Caribbean Model Search concert held at the Pulse Centre in New Kingston.

 It was…

( l - r ) Mark Myrie, Buju Banton - File

Carrying on his father's legacy, Buju…

 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The state-owned radio network in Guyana says a Jamaican dance-hall singer has been banned from the airwaves of the South American country because of obscene lyrics.

National Communications Network spokesman Martin Goolsarran says the music of Vybz…

 Reggae's truly gone country as on Monday night reggae vocalist, Romain Virgo, performed alongside Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers at the 5th Annual Academy of Country Music honours in Nashville's legendary Ryman Auditorium, the original home of the Grand Ole…