Emerging Jamaican songstress, Saine is an artist of baring all, physically and musically, to show her artistic prowess. Now, the ‘Guitar Girl’ is pulling the strings on her debut album, aptly titled Naked. The album, which she hopes to release later this year, showcases an evolution of Saine from a sweet-singing starlet into a more, [...]

Thirty years after reggae was granted Grammy status, a leading music industry player has mixed views on its impact.Maxine Stowe, a Jamaican who has worked with Island Records and Sony Music International, believes the benefits of a Best Reggae Album win depends on the artiste’s reputation.”It does lift the profile in the reggae markets for [...]

‘War’ was declared between Lady Saw and Macka Diamond and in the end Saw was the last diva standing at Sting Thursday night. “Send out the mongrel a whe she de,” Saw hurled out on the microphone as she challenged Macka to the clash. via Lady Saw crushes Macka, last diva standing at Sting.

There was pandemonium across the Corporate Area Tuesday night as Jamaicans celebrated widely following Tessanne Chin’s victory in The Voice. Chin defeated her strongest rivals Jacquie Lee and Will Champlin to capture the top position in the popular NBC talent competition. via Wild celebration as Tessanne wins The Voice.

Speaking to Word Is a few hours after landing into the country on Thursday, the Jamaican star said that he has yet to settle on a specific artiste. Adding that he regards Wyre very highly and considers him as the best artiste he can work with in Kenya right now. He expressed his desire to [...]

TO SAY it was a surprise to get an interview with Vybz Kartel would be an understatement. Even upon hearing that the dancehall superstar would be doing press to support his new album, there was reason to be sceptical. After all, he is behind bars – where he’s been for the past two years – [...]

NEO-ROOTS singer Etana says she will part ways with VP Records after her next album for the Queens, New York label. “I have one more album left with VP. After that album, I will no longer be a VP artiste as our agreement would have expired. I plan to release single after single, do my [...]

Despite quality music being produced as part of Reggae music’s apparent renaissance, many of Jamaica’s top Reggae acts continue to garner paltry album sales figures in the American market, with Grammy-winning singjay, Shaggy becoming the latest victim of this downward trend. According to reports Friday, Out of Many One Music, the new Sly and Robbie-produced [...]

Vybz Kartel is still behind bars awaiting trial for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams. But that doesn’t mean that his music career isn’t on and popping. On September 24th Tads Records release a new album entitled ‘Kartel Forever: Trilogy’, which contains a mixture of recent hits and previously unreleased tracks. “Even though I am incarcerated, [...]

Snoop Dogg’s foray into reggae music as Snoop Lion and his latest album Reincarnated has received mixed reviews from critics. That goes for his peers too. In a recent interview with Montreality, reggae and dancehall artist Sean Paul discussed his thoughts on the Long Beach rapper’s musical change. “After speaking out and saying, ‘Leave Snoop alone, he’s an [...]