After earlier false reports that he had been acquitted, Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Buju Banton is still waiting for a verdict on his drug trial.
Update: this article is part of a continuing series about Buju Banton’s arrest, accusations, and trial. For more information about the trial, please see these related articles:

Buju Banton mistrial, new [...]

Cristy Barber, VP Records‘ Vice President of Marketing and Promotions, has finally taken action to end the uneven representation of reggae acts at the Grammy awards. As an example, Barber notes that Tarrus Riley wasn’t nominated for Contagious, this year’s wildly popular lovers’ rock reggae album, nor was Queen Ifrica nominated for Montego Bay.
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[ February 25, 2010 to February 27, 2010. ] The Reggae Film Festival, in only it’s 3rd year of existence, is already building up steam. This year’s lineup includes reggae film entries from all over the world, ranging from cult classics to world premiers, features and documentaries to short reggae films. An expected highlight of the 2010 Reggae Film Festival is the “Make a [...]

Grammy-nominated dancehall superstar Buju Banton, recently arrested in a cocaine bust, has a new defense lined up: his lawyer is arguing that the US government entrapped him.
Update: this article is part of a continuing series about Buju Banton’s arrest, accusations, and trial. For more information about the trial, please see these related articles:

Buju Banton mistrial, [...]

[ January 22, 2010; ] It’s a red carpet affair when Daville proudly presents his Big Birthday celebration at the Mingles Café, located at 4012 Boston Rd. BX, NY on Friday January 22nd 2010. It’s 2010 and this is not an event to be missed.

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[ January 25, 2010; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ] ROCK the Runway is back and bringing in the new year, bigger and better than ever! While we can’t tell you everyone that will be there just yet, what we can tell you is that we have some big name and mainstream designers with some of the hottest fashions that will be showcasing their art [...]

Reggaeton is a hybrid music form with roots in Caribbean, Latin, and hip hop music. Despite the inclusion of the word reggae in reggaeton, the music form is actually closer to Jamaican dancehall music in it’s sound, with strong flavors of hip hop, salsa, bachata, and other forms blended in. Some people say that reggaeton [...]

Dancehall star Beenie Man is again under fire for his anti-gay lyrics, this time from corporate sponsor PepsiCo. Contact Music is reporting that PepsiCo spokespeople are criticizing Beenie Man for performing an anti-gay song at a reggae concert in Uganda on Saturday, December 5th.
Uganda’s Monitor reports that “The King of Dancehall stuck a sword of [...]

Check out the latest from Major Lazer, the dynamic duo of DJs Switch and Diplo. Their first album, released this past summer, was Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do. Diplo and Switch recorded it at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica. Keep It Goin’ Louder is more Diplo/Switch dancehall derivative something or other, featuring Nina [...]