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 [...]

Jamaican dancehall reggae star Buju Banton has been arrested for attempting to purchase 5Kg of cocaine from an undercover officer in Florida. If found guilty, Banton faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Update: this article is part of a continuing series about Buju Banton’s arrest, accusations, and trial. For more information about the [...]

Buju Banton may not be one of the nominees for the best reggae album 2009 Grammy award for much longer. Banton, whose 2009 roots reggae album Rasta Got Soul (his 9th release), is nominated in the 52nd annual Grammy awards, is the subject of protest campaign.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the United [...]

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 [...]

It looks like Reggae Carifest is scheduled to go on as planned, in spite of losing it’s sponsorship from Power 105 (a Clear Channel station).
Power 105 removed it’s sponsorship in response to 2 artists homophobic lyrics. Buju Banton‘s “Boom Bye Bye” and Bounty Killer’s song “Another Level” both describe violently killing gay men. [...]