From the magazine: ISSUE 92, June/July 2014. This is the third of four covers from our annual Summer Music issue that we'll be revealing this week. Hayfield, the rural village in Jamaica’s Saint ...

Popcaan and longtime collaborator Dre Skull speak with Billboard about the making of the dancehall titan's debut studio album. By Kyle Denis Between the triumphant, box office-topping Bob Marley ...

Just before Christmas two years ago, almost 20,000 people travelled from all corners of Jamaica to its southeasternmost parish, St. Thomas. It may not be among the first places that come to mind when ...

Singer Cholita hosted the launch for the release of her début EP Broken Promises last week Friday night at the trendy Mezza ...

This summer, Popcaan released Forever – his second album for Brooklyn-based dancehall label Mixpak, whose producers have helped define Popcaan’s melodic sound. Here are seven songs from which chart ...

We hit the garrison for the reggae star's Unruly Clash; but his fame is about to go international As we lumber down a pothole-ridden alleyway lit by gas lamps giving off a sinister glow, the desire to ...

2024 saw quick-moving song snippets, boosted by mystery-wrapped algorithms, turn into year-defining singles (but not necessarily lasting stardom). Beating the odds to capture attention looked ...

Popcaan is always in motion, but his voice beckons home. When he answers my call last Friday, a week after the release of Forever, his second studio album, the prolific dancehall singer is quick to ...

Fiercely catchy choruses and slick vocals can’t disguise the fact that this album’s rags-to-riches story soon gets dull Fifteen years into his career, dancehall kingpin Andrae Sutherland, AKA Popcaan, ...

HELD: Dancehall star Popcaan took to his Instagram stories to share he's been held by UK Border Force (Pic: Instagram) DANCEHALL STAR Popcaan is being detained at a UK airport by the Home Office. The ...

Here are 10 definitive songs that chart the meteoric blaze of Jamaica's dancehall heavyweight and beloved Unruly boss. Back in 2007 Popcaan approached dancehall legend Vybz Kartel at a local jam in ...