Vybz Kartel is in a celebratory mood. As he prepares for the 2025 Grammys this Sunday where he is nominated for his first Grammy award, the self-proclaimed “king of dancehall” is releasing Viking ...

Vybz Kartel’s unwavering presence in Jamaican dancehall for over two decades has cemented him as one of the island’s most influential artists of all time. Even after receiving a life sentence in jail, ...

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Jamaicans often say to each other, “Jamaica is not a real place,” as we shake our heads at the beauty and madness of our birthplace. On last week’s episode of Jamaica Is Not a Real Place, a day before ...

Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel has won 'Best Caribbean Music Act' at the 2026 MOBO Awards, securing his first competitive ...

Major Lazer are readying a deluxe reissue of their debut album Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do, dropping a previously unreleased collaboration with Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel on Friday as ...

Dancehall legend Vybz Kartel is returning triumphantly with a special deluxe edition of his 2015 album Viking (Vybz Is King), just in time for the 67th Grammy Awards. This highly anticipated release ...

Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Azim Palmer, is a Jamaican dancehall artist widely regarded as one of the most influential and prolific figures in the genre. Born on January 7, 1976, in ...

Vybz Kartel served more than a decade of a murder sentence before his conviction was overturned. Despite imprisonment and a radio ban, his influence has grown. By Nia Decaille Early into his ...

We’re a world away from one of the earliest shows Vybz Kartel played in Brooklyn. If you search hard enough, there’s footage of Kartel, slender and confident, performing on February 15, 2005, at a ...