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Delroy Lindo Wraps Directorial Debut ‘Jabari’s People’ in Jamaica With Winston Duke, Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Oscar-nominated actor Delroy Lindo has wrapped production in Jamaica on Jabari’s People, his feature directorial debut and a deeply personal family drama bringing together a major international cast and a strong contingent

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23/09/2026

Multiple Nominations, No Wins for Four Dancehall Giants at 2026 Caribbean Music Awards

Three of the Caribbean’s biggest international music stars — Vybz Kartel, Popcaan,

2026 Caribbean Music Awards: Shensea Wins Most Dancehall Awards

Shenseea had the most credited wins across the Reggae and Dancehall categories

Miss Jamaica. Miss Universe Jamaica/Instagram

Former Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry Sues Miss Universe Organization Nearly One Year After Stage Fall

Former Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry has filed a lawsuit against

Shaggy at iHeart Radio station in interview with Bob Pittman

Shaggy Names Himself Among Dancehall’s Multiple Kings: “The Only Person Above Me Is Sean Paul and Bob Marley”

Shaggy Rejects the Idea of One ‘King of Dancehall,’ Says the Genre

DJ Akademiks Claims Super Bowl Audience Doesn’t Want to See a Jamaican Perform at Halftime

DJ Akademiks has sparked conversation after offering his take on what he

Sister Nancy’s One, Two… Re-Enters Billboard Reggae Albums Chart

Veteran Jamaican deejay Sister Nancy returns to the Billboard Reggae

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Burning Spear Is The Most Nominated Solo Reggae Act in Grammy History

Grammys

23/09/2026

Burning Spear is the most-nominated artist in the history of the Recording Academy’s reggae Grammy category, with 13 nominations, while Third World has received

Sandals, Royal Caribbean Confirm US$3 Billion Partnership

News·Travel

23/09/2026

A day after the Financial Times reported that Royal Caribbean Group was nearing a deal involving Sandals Resorts International, the two Caribbean tourism

Could 2027 Finally Be Busta Rhymes’ Grammy Year? Dillagence II Has the Internet Talking

Grammys·News

23/09/2026

After 12 Grammy nominations without a win, Busta Rhymes is back in the awards conversation as his J Dilla collaboration Dillagence II draws

Royal Caribbean Shares Slide on Reports of US$6 Billion Sandals Deal

Travel

22/09/2026

Royal Caribbean Group is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Jamaica-founded Sandals Resorts International in a transaction valuing the

“I Am the “King of R&B”: Chris Brown Declares Himself ‘the Best’ Days After Usher Crowned Himself Onstage

News

22/09/2026

Chris Brown has declared himself King Of R&B in a rant rejecting celebrity culture, the music industry and what he portrayed as expectations that

Chicago Honors Ye’s Mother Dr. Donda West With ‘Dr. Donda West Way’

News

22/09/2026

The city of Chicago has honored the late Dr. Donda West by dedicating a stretch of 78th Street near the former South Shore home

Kendrick Lamar, Drake- image by Associated Press

Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Lawsuit Appeal Gets December Court Date in UMG Battle

News

22/09/2026

Drake and Universal Music Group (UMG) are heading back to court in their ongoing legal battle over Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like

Bob Marley performs onstage at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago on May 27, 1978. Paul Natkin/Getty Images

Top Reggae Artists In The U.S. Every Year Over the Last 20 Years

Billboard Year End Reggae Charts

22/09/2026

Bob Marley And The Wailers have topped Billboard’s U.S. year-end Reggae Albums Artists chart more times than any other act over the past 20

Bad Bunny, Dei V and Omar Courtz's via Chart Data

Bad Bunny, Dei V and Omar Courtz’s “VeLDÁ” Has Now Surpassed 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

News

21/09/2026

Bad Bunny, Dei V and Omar Courtz’s “VeLDÁ” has now surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. It is Dei V and Omar’s first song to reach

“The Peanut Vendor” at 96: The Cuban Song That Helped Latin Music Conquer America

Latin

21/09/2026

September 1930 marked a turning point in the history of Latin music. A Cuban street cry, transformed into a record called “El Manisero” —

100 Most-Streamed Songs in YouTube Jamaica Chart History

Charts·YouTube Jamaica Chart

21/09/2026

YouTube has become one of the most important measures of music consumption in Jamaica, and the historical numbers from the platform’s Jamaica weekly chart

Funk Flex Takes Offense to JAŸ-Z Calling Him a “Local DJ”

News

20/09/2026

Funkmaster Flex had something to say after JAŸ-Z referred to the longtime Hot 97 personality as his “local DJ” while revisiting the rollout of

Shenseea Scores Back-to-Back Dancehall Song of the Year Wins at Caribbean Music Awards

Awards

20/09/2026

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Shenseea has secured back-to-back wins in the Dancehall Song of the Year category at the Caribbean Music

Ayetian wins first Caribbean Music Award

2026 Caribbean Music Awards (Full Winners List)

Awards

20/09/2026

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Kes and Lady Lava emerged among the major winners at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards, as the

Rihanna holds the record for the most-streamed English-language album by an artist from Latin America or the Caribbean.

Rihanna’s Fenty Empire Scores Three Allure Best of Beauty Awards

Awards

20/09/2026

The 2026 honors span makeup, skin care, and hair care, giving Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Fenty Hair each a win. Rihanna can

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Capleton - Image by Jessica Bui exclusively for World Music Views

Capleton Returns After 16 Years With Heights Of Fire: ‘This Album Is About Awakening’

Exclusive interview with World Music Views Sixteen years is an eternity in today’s music industry, where artists are expected to release new material at

26/06/2026

Album Previews·Exclusives·Interview

Exclusive: Former EVEN Labs Executive D-Dot Speaks Out on UMG Deal, Direct-to-Fan Future, and Lawsuit Against Platform

Music industry executive and consultant Damien “DDOT” Washington, a former executive at EVEN Labs, speaks exclusively with World Music Views (WMV) about technology’s role in music, artist

21/02/2026

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Cali Reggae frontman Stick Figure lead vocalist, producer and guitarist Scott Woodruff

Stick Figure’s Free Flow Sessions Poised for Highest Billboard Reggae Debut of the Year

Stick Figure’s Free Flow Sessions is set to make the highest debut on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart next week. The album, released on

21/11/2025

Billboard Reggae Albums Chart·Exclusives

Exclusive: Annalaex on Leaving SOBE Entertainment, Dancehall, Soca & Her Next Chapter

In an exclusive sit-down with World Music Views in Florida, model-singer Annaleax opened up about her whirlwind year—one that has taken her from Tobago

13/11/2025

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