Congratulations to King Addies! - winner of Global Clash 12.08.12 (Brooklyn, NY) - featuring Heavy Hammer (Italy) vs. Soul Supreme (USA) vs. King Klepto (Canada) vs. Madd Squad (Jamaica) vs. Risky Dise (Japan) vs. King Addies (USA) and hosted by Bobby Konders from Hot 97 FM.  ReggaeMania.com also congratulates our own King Klepto who was the final sound to be eliminated before 'tune fi tune'. In the 'tune fi tune' finals (King Addies vs. Soul Supreme), Soul Supreme jumped ahead [...]

Canada welcomes CEEN Television (Caribbean Entertainment Everyday Network, pronounced "seen") to the Toronto market.  The Jamaican Television Subscription Network made its Toronto premiere on the evening of Thursday November 29th on the Rogers Cable TV Network on Channel 684. CEEN currently airs a popular one-hour daily Caribbean News Program covering news from across the region and also features international sports & special event coverage, popular and exclusive music videos, talk shows, news magazine programs, dramas and three early morning shows.  [...]

Reggae artist Ripton J. Hylton, known as “Eek-A-Mouse,” has been deported from Paraguay and faces extradition to North Carolina on four year old charges, police say. Kill Devil Hills police reported that Hylton had left the country sometime after his arrest back in August 2008, when he was charged with first degree kidnapping, second degree rape and possession of cocaine.  According to police reports, a 23 year old woman was held against her will by Eek-A-Mouse at a motel, but, [...]

Big Up the Independent - who broke the story earlier today that England's celebrated DJ David Rodigan has resigned from his Kiss FM radio show after serving on that station for 22 years.  Sir Rodigan's reasons for resigning were in protest to what he called Kiss FM's "continuous 'marginalisation' of Reggae music in the (programming) schedule".  David Rodigan, it seems, despite being a decorated radio broadcasting veteran and legendary sound clash sniper recognized worldwide and adored by even the toughest [...]

ReggaeManiacs rejoice! – Busy Signal, one of Reggae’s elite artists is now FREE after serving six months in a United States Prison after pleading guilty on a charge of absconding bail in July.  The deejay was arrested in May in Kingston, Jamaica after stepping off a plane from London.  He was then transferred to the United States after deciding not to contest his extradition. News broke (courtesy of Busy Signal’s Twitter Account) during the evening of Friday November 16th – [...]

Big Up Chuck Fenda - one of the most talented and down to earth artists in Dancehall!  Chuck is on my BBM list and I've been receiving his broadcasts for the past month in regards to his upcoming Canadian Promotional Tour.  Upon his arrival in Montreal, Quebec November 10th, it appears that Leshorn Whitehead aka Chuck Fenda fell victim to the antics of the Canada Border Services Agency (I have cut and pasted his BBM broadcasts below so that you [...]

Good news Canada - Toronto's own Terminal DG (Garnett Palmer) of the “Glasses Dark” and “Flyer” fame has been asked to be a part of Jamaica’s Annual Sting 2012 – The Biggest, Baddest One Night Reggae Show ever! Terminal shared the exciting news with ReggaeMania.com upon his arrival from Yaad (Jamaica) last Monday. He was there to sponsor and perform at an event in Mandeville alongside DJ Kenny, Delly Ranx and Quick Cook, to name a few. According to Terminal [...]

Big Up Toronto’s own, Shalli!  Currently sporting her hit "I Fly" (featuring Tiwony), the talented and versatile Canadian female songstress has broadened her musical horizons by teaming up with Jamaica’s Turbulence for "Lil Bad Girl" – described by Shalli as "a positive message to all good girls trying to be bad".  Shalli and Turbulence struck up a friendship while touring the French Indies and decided to work together.  After penning "Lil Bad Girl", Shalli knew just who to call - [...]