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Thousands of Mavado fans in Guyana were disappointed on Saturday when he did not show up at the Slingerz Family’s Caribbean Jam at the National Stadium. The dancehall artiste blamed the promoter of the Slingerz Summer Jam for his no-show at Saturday’s concert in Georgetown.

Mavado has teamed with American rapper Jadakiss on the reggae/Rhythm and Blues song Just Like Magic, produced by Jamaica-born, New York-based Musical Masquerade. "The collaboration came about from an idea to blend unmistakable voices from reggae and hip hop and put them together on a reggae track. From there we reached out to the respective camps," said Musical Masquerade.

MAVADO has easily been one of the most dominant forces within the dancehall/reggae genres over the past decade. He has lessened his one-time stranglehold on the market locally to try his hand at cross-over success in the USA. Mavado is currently signed to DJ Khaled's We The Best imprint, which is currently distributed by Birdman's Cash Money Records. The latest offering from this deal is Rise Up.

NEWARK — Authorities have released a video clip capturing the moments leading up to a fatal shooting in a Newark club last month during a performance by the Jamaican reggae star Mavado. The gunman remains at large and unidentified.

  We the Best recording artiste Mavado who is now affiliated with  rapper Lil Wayne ’ s Young Money Entertainment says the connection is great. Mavado gave Music News the 411 during an exclusive interview Monday.

 Dancehall Artiste Mavado was found guilty of assault and causing grievous bodily arm when he appeared in the Montego Bay Registrate Magistrate Court on Monday May 7, 2012. He was fined 80 thousand dollars or six months in prison. He was also charged with malicious destruction of property or pay a fine of 20-thousand dollars or six months in jail.

With hip-hop superstar Birdman's recent announcement that DJ Khaled's We The Best Imprint is now signed to Cash Money Records, Mavado now sits under the roof of one of the biggest American record labels.

DANCEHALL artiste Mavado is to face trial today and tomorrow in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s court on charges of malicious destruction of property and assault.

I David Brooks wish to make the following statement:   On the 13th June 2011, arising out of an incident which took place at the Quad Nightclub in New Kingston where Conroy Edwards aka "Connie" was fatally shot whilst being unarmed. To date, this matter continues to be the subject of investigations with the lapse of seven (7) months. The matter became one of public interest to the extent that one of the major news stations, TVJ , has featured video clips of the part of the incident leading up to the shooting of Conroy . This feature formed part of its 2011 Year in Review Highlights .

The rumor mill is in full swing today claiming that dancehall star Mavado is planning to tie the knot. Reports surfaced online yesterday that the Gully Gad is off the market as he recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Monique McKenzie, who is also the mother of his son, David Vitton Brooks.

Bounty killer and Mavado are friends again both were spotted at Uptown Mondays. The party fans welcome the friendship again for year 2012

Dancehall singjay Mavado may soon set up shop in the continent of Africa, ahead of an upcoming performance there. Reports out of the West African nation of Ghana suggest that Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, has expressed interest in migrating there, to local journalists at a pre-concert press conference in Accra last weekend.

The biggest surprise in dancehall this year is the feud between the Alliance and it’s sub group Gullyside lead by Mavado. Members of the Gullyside, particularly Chase Cross, blame Alliance head Bounty Killer for initiating the feud after the untimely death of Mavado’s friend Connie Edwards at his birthday bash in May. Allegations are that, Bounty Killer blame Mavado and his Gullyside entourage for disrupting his party and thus showed no signs of remorse for the slain Edwards.

‎(As it relates to recent allegations of bribery by a certain singjay…)”As Dancehall stars, we must always be aware that we are targets. There has to be a paradigm shift in the way those amongst us conduct themselves in public as the smallest of altercations can negatively impact all our careers. I hope that all legal issues with current DJ’s are speedily resolved with positive outcomes for the sake of Dancehall and our fans.”-ADIDJA PALMER

The police today arrested and charged 30-year-old dee-jay Mavado with assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property. Mavado whose real name is David Brooks is alleged to have assaulted a man and damaged his Toyota Camry motor vehicle along the Belmont main road in St. James.

Dancehall artiste Mavado is again being sought by the police. This follows an attack on a man and his son in St. James Saturday night, July 23. It is understood that the complainant parked his car along a section of the Belmont Road about 7:00 p.m. when Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, and his friends drove up.

Christian Tavares-Finson, the attorney for dancehall artiste Mavado, has made contact with the Anchovy Police in St James. This follows Sunday's request by the police for Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, to make contact with them in connection with an incident in which a father and his were reportedly wounded by the entertainer and his entourage on Belmont Road on Friday night, July 22.

Promoters of the show, Stuntmania, have filed a lawsuit against singjay Mavado after the artiste didn't appear at the event in May. The promoters say Mavado's absence caused them to lose 'face' and money in the process. Mavado's management however says the promoters failed to meet "contractual agreements" which resulted in the artiste's non-appearance at the event.

Since trumpeting Mavado's arrival on the Dancehall scene in 2005, with Real McKoy on their 'Anger Management riddim', boutique record label DASECA Productions has consistently found hit records with the 'Gully Gad'. Don't Wana Be a Memory on their 'Category 5' riddim continues to rise and their last single with Mavado, When You Feel Lonely, went to number 1 on BBC 1Xtra in the UK and many other charts around the world, as well as selling successfully.

The Director of Public Prosecutions is to rule whether dancehall artiste Mavado, is to be called as a witness in the case involving the shooting death of one of his associates. Conroy Edwards, who was reportedly part of the artiste's entourage, was shot in the abdomen, allegedly by a policeman, during an altercation outside a New Kingston nightclub on June 13. He died in hospital three days later.