Beenie Man News

The outcry over the inclusion of anti-gay reggae artist Beenie Man in the Big Day Out line-up has been heard: The homophobic Jamaican musician has been pulled from the January music festival in Auckland and a number of cities in Australia.

The lyrics to one of his songs include: "I'm dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all the gays". In another, "Mi Nah Wallah", he says he would like to cut the throats of all gay men.

The organisers of Auckland's Big Day Out are refusing to say whether a homophobic reggae singer could be pulled from next year's lineup.

WILL HE PLAY? Beenie Man's appearance at next year's Big Day Out has sparked an investigation.

Beenie Man, a 33-year-old Kingston native, is the dancehall movement personified.

Outrage over lyrics by reggae performer Buju Banton and a concentrated campaign by Equality Florida have cost the promoter of a Miami concert featuring Banton and Beenie Man $100,000, according to Equality Florida.

American civil liberties group slams gays for trying to prevent shows featuring Jamaican DJ THE FLORIDA chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has come out in defence of Jamaican artiste Buju Banton who is facing growing opposition from the gay community in Europe and the United States.

A Reggae legend comes out for Howard University's Homecoming weekend and he's bringing "rockin selectas" with him.

Roxroy McLean, Gleaner Intern 'The Doctor' is at his best at Port Royal Seafood Festival on Monday.

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When concert promoter Carol Bruno and nightclub owner Gil Miracle announced on Monday that a planned concert by dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton was canceled, it wasn't the first time a reggae show got the axe because of an artist's gay-bashing lyrics -- and if you look at reggae history, you know it won't be the last.

Bill Richardson wants domestic partnerships for New Mexico, gay activist Urvashi Vaid talks, and more.

If I had known it was Beenie Man extending his hand to me on the red carpet at the OneXOne's Charity gala at Kool Haus on Sep 12, I probably wouldn't have shaken it as enthusiastically as I did.

Banton, Beenie man A GROUP of Jamaicans in Miami have launched a petition to allow deejays Buju Banton and Beenie Man to appear on the October 31 Reggae Bash show in that Florida city.

Vybz Kartel and Mavado at Sting in 2008. - File photos With Vybz Kartel and Mavado clearly topping the favourite and most popular dancehall artiste categories in research among 300 15-24-year-olds in four parishes, there is now statistical confirmation of the inevitable - and what the dancehall has probably realised for some time.

Despite calls from a lobby group to the federal government to bar his entrance into the country, a controversial reggae star performed Sunday night in Ottawa without a hitch.

So many artists are throwing a little reggae into their music, and Thanks to artists like Sean Paul, Beenie Man and Shaggy ita s really entered the mainstream in America.

A Jamaican dancehall star who will perform Sunday in Ottawa should be barred from Canada because his "murder music" advocates violence against gays and lesbians, says a rights group.

The edgy, hardcore feel of dancehall music is the sort of stuff Jamaican artiste Busy Signal serves up when he is onstage and firing off lyrics.

Charlie Chaplin - File Reeewind! Irish and Chin is bringing an unforgettable night of reggae dancehall and sound system entertainment, dubbed Reeewind, The Past Meets The Present , to New York on Saturday, October 3. Reeewind is a once-in-a-lifetime event featuring the legendary King Stur Gav sound, Mighty Crown and top artistes U-Roy, Charlie ...