Editors At Large

Nora Fatehi On Dancehall: “I’ve been listening to dancehall since I was 15—Vybz Kartel, Mavado”

Fresh off her performance at what many are calling “the wedding of the year”—the extravagant celebration of Netra Mantena and pharmaceutical magnate Vamsi Gadiraju, which also featured Jennifer Lopez—Nora Fatehi joined World

27/11/2025

News

Miss Jamaica. Miss Universe Jamaica/Instagram

Miss Universe Leadership Allegedly Blamed Miss Jamaica for Not ‘Paying Attention’ After Her ‘Scary’ On-Stage Fall

Miss Haiti contestant says staff “did not handle” the aftermath appropriately- People Magazine. Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry remains hospitalized after her frightening fall from the Miss Universe preliminary stage — and now,

27/11/2025

News

LL COOL J Set To Take His Rock The Bells Cruise To Jamaica in 2026

LL COOL J is set to take his Rock The Bells Cruise to Montego Bay, Jamaica in 2026 for its fourth anniversary. From November 1–6, 2026, guests will sail from Miami to

26/11/2025

News

Skatta Burrell Inks Joint Venture Deal With Reservoir Media and Publisher Abood Music

Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) has expanded its footprint in global music with the launch of a new joint venture alongside Jamaican artist and producer Cordel “Skatta” Burrell and leading reggae/dancehall publisher Abood Music.

25/11/2025

Music Business

Shaggy at the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Shaggy Brings Dancehall Energy To Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Shaggy was at the 2025 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, injecting reggae and dancehall energy into one of the world’s flashiest sporting weekends. The Grammy-winning icon, who headlined the event alongside

25/11/2025

Sports

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

Stick Figure’s Free Flow Sessions Scores the Highest Reggae Album Debut of 2025 — But Marley Holds the Throne

Stick Figure has delivered the biggest reggae album debut of 2025 with Free Flow Sessions, which blasts onto the Billboard Reggae Albums chart at No. 2. The album released on November 14,

25/11/2025

Billboard·Billboard Reggae Albums Chart

“Best of Jimmy Cliff” Reaches No. 1 on U.S. Reggae iTunes, Topping Charts in Seven Other Countries

Within hours of Jimmy Cliff’s passing on Monday November 24, his music experienced a massive global resurgence, shooting to the top of charts worldwide. “The Best of Jimmy Cliff” has reached No.

24/11/2025

Charts

SOUNDSTORM 2025: Riyadh’s Biggest Music Festival Returns With Davido, Tyla, Cardi B and Other Global Stars

SOUNDSTORM 2025 is set to take over Riyadh once again from December 11 to 13, bringing one of its strongest and most diverse lineups to date. As MDLBEAST’s flagship festival continues to

24/11/2025

Concerts

Jimmy Cliff performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

James Chambers OM, Globally Known As Jimmy Cliff Has Died

James Chambers OM, globally known as Jimmy Cliff, the actor, and one of the most influential voices in reggae history, died in Jamaica, on November 2025 at the age of 81. His

24/11/2025

News

Bad Bunny, Jowell & Randy, and Ñengo Flow’s “Safaera” Hits 1 Billion Streams 2 years after Copyright Lawsuit Settlement

Safaera, the all Puerto Rican collaboration by Bad Bunny, Jowell & Randy, and Ñengo Flow, has officially joined Spotify’s billion-stream club. It Is Bad Bunny’s 26th song to reach the milestones, the

23/11/2025

News

Bruno Mars’ ‘Just The Way You Are’ Hits 3 Billion Streams on Spotify, Now 21× Platinum

‘Just The Way You Are’ by Bruno Mars officially surpassed 3 billion streams on Spotify as of November 22, becoming just the 39th song in the platform’s history to reach the milestone.

23/11/2025

Certifications

Jamaica experienced a category 5 hurricane on October 28 the destroyed parts of the island

Sony, Warner and Universal Own Jamaica’s Music, The Island Needs Their Help To Rebuild

On October 28, 2025 Hurricane Melissa—recorded as the highest-wind hurricane on earth, with sustained winds of 252 mph—made landfall in Jamaica. It devastated half the island, leaving thousands homeless and displaced. The

22/11/2025

Editorial

Donovan Watkis

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