*Beenie Man appeared in a Jamaican court Monday after an arrest warrant was issued in connection with charges of tax evasion.

The artist, born Anthony Moses Davis, was released on $21,000 bail and is due back in court Dec. 3. Authorities say he owes about $661,000 in overdue taxes.

An arrest warrant was issued for the 35-year-old reggae last Tuesday after he failed to show up in court to explain how he planned to pay $415,000 in unpaid taxes plus $246,000 in penalties dating back to more than a decade.

Beenie Man has said that he was unaware of his unpaid taxes and blamed the oversight on the company that formerly managed his business affairs.