Based on the buzz doing the dancehall rounds, the WYFL 'riddim' will be the hottest beat for 2026. Veteran bass guitarist ...

Lenky's handclap-heavy groove soundtracked three major hits in the summer of '03 and helped dancehall cement its U.S. takeover. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles ...

Canadian-born producer Corey 'White Gad' Stoneham has unleashed his latest project, the Retaliation Riddim — a powerful ...

This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...

“Under Mi Sleng Teng,” by Jamaican singer Wayne Smith, is one of the milestones in the history of Jamaican popular music. Written by Smith and his friend Noel Davey, the pioneering dancehall classic ...

A new compilation surveys the period in Japan when Jamaican influences mixed with the opulent melodies and high-production gloss of city pop. The producers are clearly unconcerned with adhering to the ...