Mento at the Half Moon resort in Jamaica. Nearly everyone who travels to Jamaica has heard of Bob Marley and reggae music, but far fewer know about mento, the traditional folk music of rural Jamaica ...

Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned music and television broadcasting deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming, and weapons. The directive says that ...

Jamaica is one of the epicenters of music and culture. With more artists emerging on the scene, it’s important to note the names of the Jamaican music producers who have pushed artists into newer, and ...

Every love story has a soundtrack. Long after the flowers have faded and the cake has been eaten, couples often remember the songs that played during their first dance, the tune that brought everyone ...

Musicians in Jamaica are outraged after the country’s broadcasting regulator announced a new ban on content that glorifies drugs and crime. The Jamaican Broadcasting Commission said in a statement ...

Mention Jamaican music to most Americans and the pop sounds of reggae usually come to mind. But there’s much more—the wonderfully rich harmonies of choral music, hundreds of rarely heard sacred songs ...

Cardi B is no longer performing at BZR WKND Jamaica this month, her rep told Billboard on Thursday (Oct. 8).

In Jamaica during the 1950s, people began to gather in parks and on beaches, partying to music that was spun by entrepreneurial disc jockeys and piped through outdoor loudspeakers. This quirk of ...

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 ...

DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell speak to Billboard about what they can potentially do for the struggling music industry in Jamaica. By Noel Cymone Walker If you’re familiar with the ...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding have expressed sadness at the passing of veteran ...

Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned all music and television broadcasts that it perceives as glorifying criminal activity, drug use, weapons or scamming. The Caribbean nation’s government says ...