In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble ...

Jamaican dancehall 101 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 ...

Jamaican dancehall deejay Danny English has reportedly died from a diabetes-related illness. He was 54. The musician was best known for the 2002 hit “Party Time” alongside Egg Nog, which ...

Shenseea has just gone mainstream thanks to her new song, 'Lick,' with superstar Megan Thee Stallion. But who is she and what does she do?

Music Why Isn’t Jamaican Dancehall Bigger in the U.S.? When acts like Hoodcelebrityy break through here, they're overcoming major structural obstacles to their success ...

Dancehall, a party-friendly byproduct of reggae music with faster tempos and the cadence of hip-hop, came out of Jamaica in the late 1970s. And New York’s dancehall parties, which are often ...

Artist Akeem Smith talks to Annie Armstrong about “No Gyal Can Test,” his ode to Jamaican dancehall at Red Bull Arts Detroit.

Jamaican dancehall deejay Danny English has reportedly died from a diabetes-related illness. He was 54. The musician was best known for the 2002 hit “Party Time” alongside Egg Nog, which sampled the ...

Jamaican dancehall deejay Danny English has reportedly died from a diabetes-related illness. He was 54. The musician was best known for the 2002 hit “Party Time” alongside Egg Nog, which ...