Jamaican dancehall singer Shabba Ranks filed a lawsuit over his publishing catalog, saying his publisher won't let him ...

Sean Paul has been running reggae and dancehall since the early 2000s, charting with hits like "Get Busy" and "Temperature" while solidifying his spot as one of the best artists of his era. After ...

On Friday, September 11, 2026, VIBE published its New Music Friday guide, a concise list of fresh releases across hip‑hop, ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

Who belongs on reggae and dancehall's metaphorical mountaintop? Narrowing the genres' influence to just a handful of names feels nearly impossible, but these artists helped shape the sound, culture ...

New York City’s coolest mayor picks his favorite reggae and dancehall tracks in celebration of the annual parade.

Reggae and dancehall began as forms of resistance from disenfranchised communities within Jamaica. Reggae was conceived in the ’50s as an amalgamation of both Jamaican sounds (mento and ska) and ...

Jamaican dancehall artist Skippa accepts the Caribbean Rising Star Award at the 2026 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players ...

Aspiring artistes are expected at 8Rivas Ultra Lounge in Ocho Rios on September 16 for the opening round of the Reggae Trail ...

As a pop-culture-consuming whole, Americans have a strange relationship with Jamaican dancehall. Although it’s one of the most important and prolific music scenes in the world, we routinely ignore it ...

Since the late nineteen-seventies, the streets of Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, have been decorated with ad-hoc placards promising quick, transformative thrills. The signs—hand-painted on ...

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