Popcaan: Last News

Krept & Konan have spoken to NME about their groovy new single ‘Smooth Lovin’, and their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Young Kingz II’.The award-winning duo have dropped their first single of the year, with dancehall juggernaut Popcaan. The song is the lead single for ‘Young Kingz II’ – the follow-up to their 2019 Top Five album ‘Revenge Is Sweet’ and their first independent record in 10 years – which will be released next year.The duo reunited with producer P2J Studio, who also created the beat for their laidback 2019 Afroswing-inspired single ‘G-Love’ with WizKid.

Over the past half-decade, permutations of dancehall music from around the world have gone from regional sounds to global sensations. In 2023, it just might be galala's turn.

Wireless Festival has moved to London’s Finsbury Park – and will now take place there every summer until 2027.Despite the opposition of having the festival occur at the famous park, Haringey Council signed a five-year deal with Festival Republic, the promoter of Wireless, claiming that the event will raise “significant income’ for North London as well as boost the local economy.Wireless was previously arranged on a year-by-year basis with past venues including Hyde Park, Harewood House and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The festival, which draws up to 50,000 people a day, has been held annually in Finsbury Park since 2014 except for 2020-2021 due to COVID restrictions.The deal also gives Festival Republic permission to hold a second weekend of major events in the park.

Skillibeng is the breakout dancehall star of the past couple of years, joining the likes of Sean Paul and Vybz Kartel in the Jamaican hall of fame. The prolific artist, nicknamed The Fresh Prince, has put out two albums in the past 12 months, The Prodigy and Crocodile Teeth, and today he is celebrating the former turning one year old with an animated video for Popcaan collaboration "Pree." The Prodigy is a monster project, clocking in at 35 tracks and featuring inspiration from across the musical landscape; trap, drill, R&B, and classic hip-hop all filter through into Skillibeng's Jamaican party music.