Editors At Large

Nadia Nakai and More Artists Send Tributes To South African Rapper AKA Who Died Tragically

South African rapper Nadia Nakai sends heartfelt message amidst the loss of her boyfriend AKA who was assassinated recently in the African country. Nadia who is part of the cast of the

19/02/2023

African Hip Hop

Valiant Nominated For 8, Popcaan For 5 Irie FM Music Awards

Irie FM has launched its 2023 music awards and dancehall artist Valiant has received his first set of award nominations for a career that started on November 2022. Valiant is nominated for

19/02/2023

Awards

The Sales Numbers Are In For The ‘Best Reggae Albums’ Since 1985

The Recording Academy awards the Best Reggae Album (formerly the Best Reggae Recording) every year since 1985. This year, two time Grammy winner Shaggy was nominated for the album “Come Fly With Me, Sinatra Songbook”,

17/02/2023

Best Reggae Albums

Horace “Edley Shine” Payne Of Born Jamericans Reflects On His Career, Warns New Jamaican Artists Who Are Signing Label Deals

Horace “Edley Shine” Payne is one half of the reggae hip hop group The Born Jamericans. Shine was the DJ-toaster of the group with a raspy baritone. Their two albums Kids From

17/02/2023

Features·Interview

Susan Wojcicki, YouTube’s Chief Executive Steps Down

After nearly tens years as head of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki is stepping down to give way to a new era of the world’s most used streaming platform. In a memo the 54 year

16/02/2023

YouTube Music

How Much Is Masicka’s Def Jam Deal Worth?

World Music Views first announced that Masicka is signed to Def Jam, then the label issue a statement welcoming the Jamaican “1 Syde” DJ to their roster. The 38 year old label has

16/02/2023

Dancehall·Record Label News

Paris Hilton, Diplo, David Guetta Are Among The Highest Paid DJs In The World Making Millions While Jamaicans Are Missing Out

According to the Ibiza International Music Summit (IMS) business report, Electronic dance music is earning $4.5bn (£2.9bn) in global revenues per year. The data presented at last year’s Ibiza IMS showed that

15/02/2023

EDM

Rihanna Says She Wants To Drop An Album This Year

Fresh from her Super Bowl showdown Rihanna is on the cover of British Vogue Magazine with her baby and beau A$AP Rocky. She talks representation, dressing for maternity, and feeling like “anything

15/02/2023

Lifestyle·News

Snoop Dogg Brings Death Row’s Catalogue To TikTok

West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg, has announced that the catalog of Death Row Records, which he acquired last year will be returning to streaming services. The move will bring some of the

14/02/2023

Catalogues·Music Business·News

Pharrell Is Officially The New ‘Louis Vuitton Don’, First Collection Is In June

Louis Vuitton announced on Tuesday that they are “delighted to welcome Pharrell Williams as its new Men’s Creative Director.” The brand posted on their social media that Pharrell’s first collection for Louis

14/02/2023

Fashion

Masicka Dedicates YouTube Gold Badge To Fans

Dancehall DJ Masicka dedicates YouTube badge to fans as he posed among his other Billboard plaques. Last week the DJ was hand delivered his YouTube gold plaque by Tuma Basa, YouTube’s Director

14/02/2023

Milestones

Pharrell In Talks To Succeed Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton

Fashion and music is like time and space, you can’t have one without the other -Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams is in talks to succeed Virgil Abloh

14/02/2023

Fashion

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