Reggae

Even international reggae superstars get the blues, and in his new video for 'Affairs of the Heart,' his first solo single in years, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley shows us the downside of touring. Marley mopes around backstage, on tour buses and in airports, pining for the dancer girlfriend his career keeps him from...

Ziggy Marley, Shaggy, Israel Vibration and Monty Alexander were highlighted for their accomplishments at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, competing in the Best Reggae Album category Sunday night (Feb. 12.), but Ziggy's brother Stephen Marley took home the coveted award for his album 'Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life...

Reggae crooner Elephant Man was taken into custody Monday (Jan. 30) for charges that he raped a woman at his home in Jamaica. TMZ reports that the 'Jook Gal' creator was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman, whose name was withheld, after officials launched an investigation following a report she filed with local police...

Kelly Rowland pops up on 'How Deep is Your Love,' the latest single from mohawk-sporting dancehall artist Sean Paul's forthcoming album, 'Tomahawk Technique.' Much like the rest of the songs that have leaked from the album thus far, the Stargate-produced dance track, which was penned by Ester Dean, is unabashedly club-minded and synth-heavy...

Sean Kingston enlists the lyrical stylings of Nicki Minaj for a new track titled 'Born to Be Wild.' Though the initial song previously leaked, the duo drop the full effort for fans looking to hear yet another collaboration from the two since 2010's 'Letting Go (Dutty Love)...

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will kick off 2012 with a musical bang and the nominees for music's biggest night have been announced. On Wednesday night (Nov. 30) in Los Angeles, an all-star set of performances were put on display at the Nokia Theatre to celebrate the rap stars, R&B songstresses and soul crooners, among others, that earned nods in their respective categories. To...

Tuesday night (Nov. 29), word spread throughout various news outlets that reggae entertainer Vybz Kartel had escaped from a Jamaican prison. Though users of social networking platforms ran with the story, the Jamaica Observer reports that the 'Clarks' crooner is still behind bars...

Celebrating the release of his long-awaited sophomore album 'Take Care,' Drake has announced a surprising challenge; he would like to face off against Lil Wayne in a sound clash. In an interview with Billboard, the Young Money rapper revealed that he plans to go "dub fi dub" against his mentor, using the traditional dancehall battle format, which dates back to the 1950's...

On Monday (Oct. 24), just two days before dancehall king Vybz Kartel was expected to appear in a Jamaican court to answer to drugs, murder and weapons charges in relation to the shooting death of 27-year-old promoter Barrington "Bossie" Burton, the controversial DJ was charged with the murder of a second man, Clive "Lizard" Williams...

TMZ reports that Sean Kingston may have hit a parked vehicle while driving his $400,000 Maybach on Sunday night (Oct. 16). The 'Fire Burning' Creator allegedly failed to stop and find out if he caused any damages. Kingston's vehicle was parked closely between two cars in front of the Geisha House restaurant in Hollywood...