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“Satta Massagana”: Clive Hunt Details Reason He Rejected Chris Blackwell’s Offer to Buy The Abyssinians’ Debut Album

Chris Blackwell, is known for signing reggae’s biggest stars and popularizing the genre by promoting Bob Marley through his Island Records label. Since the 1960s, the label has released several iconic reggae

06/06/2024

Features

Godfather Of Soul James Brown, Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell, Riddim twins Sly and Robbie

The Untold Story Of James Brown vs. Sly and Robbie By Chris Blackwell

Sly, one half of the riddim duo Sly and Robbie, denies the tale about the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, demanding subservience at Chris Blackwell’s Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. Blackwell,

15/05/2024

Exclusives·Features

Anniversary of Chris Blackwell’s Exit from Island Records: The Clash with PolyGram

“I’ve always had a good feel for the new and slightly different, and have never been afraid to trust my intuition,” – Chris Blackwell. 26 years ago today, PolyGram chief Alain Levy

31/10/2023

Features

Chris Blackwell – Trailblazing Music Impresario

Blackwell has outlived many of his successful artists, his enemies as well as his friends. He began writing his memoir “The Islander: My Life In Music And Beyond” on the cusp of

22/06/2023

Exclusives·Features

Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo Accept Polar Music Prize In Lavish Ceremony

Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo and Arvo Pärt on Saturday received The Polar Music Prize 2023 at a ceremony in Stockholm. Blackwell’s efforts as a music impresario started in the

23/05/2023

Awards

Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo And Arvo Pärt Awarded The Polar Music Prizes 2023

Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell, Angélique Kidjo from Benin and to Arvo Pärt from Estonia are The Polar Music Prize 2023 laureates. Blackwell’s efforts as an impresario has been a key part in

29/03/2023

Awards

Chris Blackwell To Be Presented With A&R Award

Music Business Worldwide in association with Abbey Road Studios will be presenting Chris Blackwell, the man who brought reggae music and Bob Marley to the world with the A&R Icon award at

07/11/2022

News

Chris Blackwell & The PolyGram Story

Over the years there has been speculation and utterances from artists like Junior Reid who says Chris Blackwell is an all powerful force in the music industry. Whether or not Reid’s sentiments

02/11/2022

Editorial·Features

Chris Blackwell Says Reggae Preceded Afrobeat’s Current Success Because The Nigerian Artists Didn’t Speak English & Reggae Artists Did

On a recent episode of Influencers with Yahoo Finance’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell explained why he never wanted to be photographed with Bob Marley and the Wailers

07/09/2022

Music·Reggae

Chris Blackwell, The Last Of The Reggae Impresarios

Blackwell outlives many of his successful artists, his enemies as well as his friends. He began writing his memoir “The Islander: My Life In Music And Beyond” on the cusp of the

12/06/2022

Books·Reggae

Social Media Showdown, Chris Blackwell’s Memoirs Already Stirring The Pot Ahead Of The Release

One of Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell’s major critics, attorney Maxine Stowe, has come out guns blazing a week before his memoirs are set to hit the shelves. As we previously reported

31/05/2022

Reggae

Chris Blackwell Says People Who Accused Him Of Exploiting Bob Marley To Make Money Are Misguided

Anyone in Jamaican music industry heard the side talks and stories about how Chris Blackwell came to be one of the most important music executives in reggae. Public sentiments about Blackwell include

30/05/2022

Books·Culture·Reggae

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