Self proclaimed dancehall hero Vybz Kartel is under is being probed for an additional five murders. Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, has already been charged and is in police custody without bail for two murders thus far. The police are also investigating other individuals in the entertainment industry. Vybz Kartel faces a December 2 court date in regards to his current murder and drug-related charges.

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton was granted bail in the sum of US$250,000 today in Tampa, Florida. The bail for Banton, real name Mark Myrie came with some strict conditions. Although Buju's supporters will cheer for the decision to grant bail, Banton will have to receive an immigration bond to prevent deportation. The US authorities, however, would want to keep Buju in the US to face his new trial in December 2010.

The US prosecution team has vehemently objected to the application for bail for reggae superstar Buju Banton. The application, made two days after a judge declared a mistrial in the illegal drug and gun case, attorney David Oscar Markus argued that Buju Banton was not a flight risk and was an internationally known reggae star who could stay at his house in South Florida with an ankle monitor.

A mistrial has been declared in the Buju Banton conspiracy trial in Tampa, Florida. The 12 member jury were split down the middle on the verdict since deliberations began last Thursday. Judge Jim Moody upheld the application submitted by Buju's attorney David Oscar Markus. Markus believes the reggae dancehall superstar will be exonerated in the new trial slated for December 2010.

Reggae dancehall superstar Buju Banton will be waiting at least until next Monday for a verdict in his cocaine conspiracy trial. The jury has been deliberating for two days without coming to unanimous verdict. The jurors resumed their deliberations on Friday morning about 9:50 Tampa time after being unable to reach a verdict on Thursday.

Reggae artiste Stephen Marley, the son of late Reggae icon Bob Marley testified on behalf on Buju Banton yesterday in court in Tampa, Florida. He said he had been friends with Banton for more 19 years and did not know him to be a drug dealer. Buju Banton also took the witness stand in his cocaine trial, denying that he was a trafficker or a financier of any illicit drug activities. Buju said he was naive, and that he was only "talking crap" when he was recorded telling Government informant Alexander Johnson that he was a drug financier.

Bounty Killer was yesterday remanded in custody when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court to answer an assault charge. Bounty, real name Rodney Pryce is accused of beating his girlfriend. Despite a plea from his attorney Christopher Townsend that his client was innocent, Bounty Killer was denied bail by Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey.

Drug Enforcement Agent Daniel McCeaffrey, today testified that he had no evidence that reggae dancehall superstar Buju Banton, was involved in drug dealing. McCeaffrey, who gave evidence on the first day of the trial at the Gibbons US Federal Court in downtown Tampa, said there was no evidence that Buju Banton, real name Mark Myrie, received any money from any drug deal. A 14 member panel of jurors was selected earlier which include seven women, two of which are African Americans.

Tony Matterhorn is ready to get back into the war zone. Matterhorn recently announced his decision to rejoin foundation sound King Addies on a clash basis, saying, "Addies is wha mek Matterhorn who he is today. Everyone knows me from King Addies." Known as the 'Billboard Sound' from New York, King Addies is known as one of the biggest sound clash contenders based outside of Jamaica. Addies emerged as the leading sound out of New York in the late '80s and early '90s with the perfect combination of Babyface and Tony Matterhorn.

Ian Thomas, a co-defendant of Buju Banton has entered a plea deal with United States prosecutors and will plead guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Banton, a four-time Grammy nominee, is set to stand trial September 20 along with another co-defendant, James Mack, on charges they participated in a cocaine deal in Sarasota, Florida. The charge carries up to life in federal prison.

A Range Rover and Land Cruiser were both seized from dancehall legend Bounty Killer due to millions of Jamaican dollars owed in taxes to the Tax Administration in Jamaica. Efforts to reach Bounty Killer, aka Rodney Pryce, were unsuccessful, however his lawyer Linda Wright said that he would be meeting with his chartered accountant today to review details of the claim. Efforts to contact Bounty Killer were unsuccessful.

Assets, including a red Mercedes Benz convertible have been seized from dancehall superstar Elephant Man. Elephant Man, real name, O'Neil Bryan, according to his lawyer Roderick Gordon, "He (Elephant Man) was really shocked this morning. He's telling me police nearly hit down his door. He wasn't sure what's going on, they knocked it hard, something to do with tax obligation they say he owes." The raid was conducted by the Special Enforcement Team at Jamaica Inland Revenue.

Legendary singer, producer and sound owner Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott is dead at age 64. Sugar Minott, who was born Lincoln Barrington Minott on May 25, 1956, earned himself the title Godfather of Dancehall. Sugar is credited with being the pioneer, by laying vocal tracks over the original tapes from the 1960's, rather than using a live band, as was the norm in those days, caused a revolution in the sound that brought a new style to Reggae music known as dancehall.

Reggae danchehall artistes Vybz Kartel will have to spend another 30 days behind bars after Jamaican authorities extended his five-day detention order. When Vybz Kartel turned in himself last week, his original detention was extended from 24 hours to five days. Kartel was detained last week Friday and underwent intense questioning after turning himself to the Greater Portmore Police Station, some three days after the police named him and five other men as major persons of interest.

Adidja Palmer know affectionately as Vybz Kartel, is among six persons listed by the St Catherine South police in Jamaica as major persons of interest. The other persons of interest are Omar Lawrence, Seymour Johnson, Paul Smith, Oneil Myurrie and Damion Perry. Having not kept the date to meet with police yesterday, there is word again that Vybz Kartel will show up at a station in Portmore, Jamaica today.

The United States Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica have reportedly canceled the visas of four dancehall artistes and one selector. The artistes are Aidonia, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and Mavado. The lone selector is Ricky Trooper of Kilimanjaro and Sound Trooper fame. The Minister of National Security for Jamaica Dwight Nelson however could not confirm the visa cancellations.

Although Mavado and Vybz Kartel have made peace, the Commissioner of Police in Barbados, Darwin Dottin, is objecting to their joint performance in that country on March 27. Dottin said the force was concerned about the negativity associated with both entertainers. Dottin also said that the force did not have the authority to ban artistes wishing to perform in Barbados, given the provisions of the CARICOM Treaty on freedom of movement, but he urged the organisers to look again.

Julian Jones-Griffith, manager for dancehall ace Mavado, was robbed over the weekend of his cellular phone and laptop. Mavado, Stacious and Jones-Griffith were in Toronto last weekend for a number of appearances in the Ontario mecca. Rumours began surfacing on the Toronto Star website claiming Mavado was robbed outside a recording studio while on tour in Toronto, Canada.

Buju Banton is in custody in Miami, where he is expected to be charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos (11 pounds) of cocaine. Drug Enforcement Administration agents say Buju Banton, real name Mark Anthony Myrie, has been in custody since Thursday and will soon be transferred to Tampa where the charges are expected to be laid.

Sting 2009 promises an all out clash between Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel, and also a ceasefire between Mavado and Vybz Kartel as well. According to Isaiah Laing, Sting 2009 promoter, he is not worried claiming that Sting is the best place to get rid of the Gully/Gaza conflict once and for all, adding that both Vybz Kartel and Mavado will be call out early in the morning to diffuse the tensions.

Since the feud between Flippa Mafia and Elephant Man erupted since the middle of this year, there has been much talk to a clash at Sting 2009. Elephant Man is making it clear he is up for a clash, but only if the money is right, which will for him will definitely run into the millions similar to other top dancehall artists. Flippa Mafia is the upcoming artist who is looking to take a stripe off of the Energy God, Elephant Man.

Sting 2009 will be without Vybz Kartel and Mavado unless both dancehall giants appear together vowing to agree and maintain a peace agreement. The Gully and Gaza supporters, Mavado and Kartel respectively, have been blamed for an upsurge of violence in Jamaica recently. Police sources have indicated that nothing has been agreed to but the ban would include other events as well as Sting 2009.

The organizers of Big Day Out 2010 concert in New Zealand, are under heavy pressure from gay rights activists groups to axe reggae dancehall king Beenie Man from the lineup of artists slated to perform. Since then gay rights groups in New Zealand have been heavily protesting the inclusion of Beenie Man in the lineup going as far as creating a Facebook group and threatening a mass boycott of Big Day Out 2010.

SoBe Entertainment/Danger Zone Recording artiste Jah Cure has just returned from performing at the concert dubbed “It’s Cure Again” in Trinidad and Tobago. Jah Cure’s trip to Trinidad and Tobago was not without incident however, as an unscrupulous promoter, Handel Anthony, made efforts to prevent him from performing at the concert on Saturday night.