Editing Dancehall (section)

===Modern era: 2015—present===
Dancehall saw a new wave of popularity in Western markets in the mid-late 2010s, with immense commercial success being achieved by a number of dancehall-pop singles, including  Rihanna's "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]" (2016) and Drake's "[[One Dance]]" and "[[Controlla]]" (2016).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/drakes-new-tracks-one-dance-pop-style-reviewed-9729|title=Drake's New Tracks 'One Dance' and 'Pop Style' Reviewed|date=2016-04-05|access-date=2017-01-12|language=en-US|newspaper=NME|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116192102/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/drakes-new-tracks-one-dance-pop-style-reviewed-9729|archive-date=2017-01-16|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7616664/dancehall-charts-producers|title=Meet the Producers Who Brought Dancehall Back to the Charts In 2016|access-date=2017-01-12|newspaper=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118173817/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7616664/dancehall-charts-producers|archive-date=2017-01-18|url-status=live}}</ref> Dancehall also reached the attention of many R&B artists who continued to change and evolve the genre.

A variety of western artists have spoken of being inspired by Dancehall music, including [[Major Lazer]], whose commercially successful singles [[Lean On]] (2015), [[Light It Up (Major Lazer song)|Light It Up]] (2015) and [[Run Up]] (2017) all heavily rely upon dancehall music. Several [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] artists have also released material inspired by dancehall music, including [[Drake (musician)|Drake]], who has cited Vybz Kartel as one of his "biggest inspirations."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/vybz-kartel-still-ruling-dancehall-after-years-in-prison-w448510|title=Vybz Kartel Speaks: After Five Years in Prison, He Still Rules Dancehall|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202014830/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/vybz-kartel-still-ruling-dancehall-after-years-in-prison-w448510|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hypelifemagazine.com/celebritynews/drake-vybz-kartel-biggest-inspirations-favorite-dancehall-popcaan-mavado/|title=Drake: 'Vybz Kartel Is One Of My Biggest Inspirations'|date=2016-05-10|work=Hype Life Magazine|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135737/https://hypelifemagazine.com/celebritynews/drake-vybz-kartel-biggest-inspirations-favorite-dancehall-popcaan-mavado/|archive-date=2017-03-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] took an interest into [[Popcaan]] and linked him up with MixPak producer [[Dre Skull]] to release his debut album 'Where We Come From'. This saw huge commercial success and went on to receive a UK MOBO award for Best Reggae Album in 2015. The year of 2016 saw Popcaan's rival-artist [[Alkaline (musician)|Alkaline]] release his debut album 'New Level Unlocked' under DJ Frass Records, which topped the charts in Jamaica, as well as being well received in the US and UK.

[[Popcaan]] and [[Alkaline (musician)|Alkaline]] have always been rival music artists in [[Jamaica]] and it is much debated who is the new Dancehall King, since [[Vybz Kartel]] was incarcerated in 2011. It has been said that Popcaan's success is largely due to early support from [[Vybz Kartel]](KOTD) and more recent support from [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].

By 2016, Dancehall had re-emerged into global popularity, artists such as [[Alkaline (musician)|Alkaline]], [[Popcaan]], [[Spice (musician)|Spice]], [[Aidonia]] and Rygin King are known as some of the most profound and active artists of this period to date. There have also been prominent global collaborations with dancehall artist such as Beyonce & Shatta Wale's 'Already', Davido & Popcaan on 'Story', and Stefflon Don & French Montana on 'Hurtin' me'.

Since 2017, Dancehall artists from Jamaica have been frequently collaborating with UK acts such as [[Chip (rapper)|Chip]], [[Stefflon Don]] and [[J Hus]]. This is well in-tune with the boost of urban acts in the UK rising up, and the rebirth of Grime in 2014.<ref name="re-birth of Grime in 2014">[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/27/second-coming-of-grime-dizzee-rascal-wiley The second coming of grime] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425165236/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/27/second-coming-of-grime-dizzee-rascal-wiley |date=2019-04-25 }}, The Guardian, 27 March 2014</ref>

In the late 2010s, a new wave of artists rose to popularity in Jamaica. These artists come from rural parishes, especially [[Montego Bay]], outside of the commercial center of the Jamaican music industry. They are influenced by American [[trap music]], and sometimes refer to [[lottery scam]]ming in their lyrics. Some of the most popular artists in this style are Chronic Law, Rygin King, and Squash.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Gleaner|date=September 16, 2019|title=Trap dancehall isn't going anywhere, say genre's producers|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20190916/trap-dancehall-isnt-going-anywhere-say-genres-producers|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607205759/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20190916/trap-dancehall-isnt-going-anywhere-say-genres-producers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Afropunk|date=October 22, 2019|title=Choppa Rising: A History of Jamaican Trap Dancehall|url=https://afropunk.com/2019/10/choppa-rising-a-history-of-jamaican-trap-dancehall/|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607205754/https://afropunk.com/2019/10/choppa-rising-a-history-of-jamaican-trap-dancehall/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Jamaica Star|date=September 11, 2018|title=MoBay artistes are taking over – Producer|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20180911/mobay-artistes-are-taking-over-producer|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607205949/http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20180911/mobay-artistes-are-taking-over-producer|url-status=live}}</ref>