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OMI Unveils “Puppeteer,” Continuing His New Musical Chapter

Billboard chart topping hitmaker OMI is keeping the momentum going with his latest single, “Puppeteer,” set for release on September 25, 2026, via Oufah Music. The track is the second release in

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25/09/2026

KAROL G Leads the 2026 HEAT Latin Music Awards With 10 Nominations (Full List)

Karol G is heading into the 2026 HEAT Latin Music Awards as

Beres Hammond will be featured on the 2024 St. Lucia Jazz Festival

‘Love Note’ with Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens & Chris Martin Headline in Kingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lovers Rock will take centre stage during the Christmas

Calvin Harris Sets Guinness World Record With 1.6 Million Fans in São Paulo

The record-breaking performance took place on February 8, 2026, when Harris performed

Shaggy’s ‘Best Of’ Has Been The Top Selling Dancehall Album In The US Every Year This Decade

Best Of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection has been the highest-ranked Dancehall album

Davido & Aliko Dangote Take Over New York’s Times Square as Refinery IPO Goes Global

NEW YORK — Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido and billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote

‘BbY WOW’ Hits No. 1 Across the Globe as KAROL G, Judeline & rusowsky Score a Streaming Smash

KAROL G, Judeline and rusowsky’s dancehall -Latin Pop song “BbY WOW,” continues

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

Films·News

23/09/2026

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

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

Awards·News

23/09/2026

Three of the Caribbean’s biggest international music stars — Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Sean Paul and Shaggy — were snubbed at the 2026 Caribbean Music

2026 Caribbean Music Awards: Shensea Wins Most Dancehall Awards

Awards

23/09/2026

Shenseea had the most credited wins across the Reggae and Dancehall categories at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards, taking home three awards: Female Dancehall

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

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

News

23/09/2026

Former Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry has filed a lawsuit against the Miss Universe Organization and two of its parent companies, nearly one

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”

News

23/09/2026

Shaggy Rejects the Idea of One ‘King of Dancehall,’ Says the Genre Has Many Kings Jamaican superstar Shaggy has weighed in on the long-running

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

News

23/09/2026

DJ Akademiks has sparked conversation after offering his take on what he believes some Super Bowl viewers want from the halftime show, arguing that

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

News

23/09/2026

Veteran Jamaican deejay Sister Nancy returns to the Billboard Reggae Albums chart this week, as her album One, Two… re-enters at No.

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

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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

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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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