Editors At Large

Spotify Paid Out 9 Billion Dollars In A Year When Reggae and Dancehall Saw Record Streams

In an announcement on Thursday, February 8, 2024, Spotify revealed that it disbursed over $9 billion to the music industry in 2023 alone, marking a substantial milestone. This brings the total payments

10/02/2024

News

Spice Becomes First Female Jamaican Dancehall Artist With Platinum Certification in Canada

Spice, the Queen of Dancehall, becomes the first female Jamaican dancehall artist to earn a Platinum certification in Canada with “Go Down Deh,” a collaboration with Dancehall superstars Shaggy and Sean Paul

07/02/2024

Certifications

‘You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)’ By Dawn Penn Has Surpassed Sales Of 500,000 Units In The US

Dawn Penn has joined the short list of female Jamaican artists with solo singles surpassing sales of 500,000 units in the US. On the cusp of the 30th anniversary of the most

07/02/2024

Milestones

Ziggy Marley Said He Wanted A Jamaican To Play Bob Marley But Couldn’t Find A Suitable Actor

“We look wide and far. You look at the tapes and you see one, and you say ‘eh,’ you see two, and you say ‘eh,’ then you see Kingsley and say ‘hmm,'”

06/02/2024

Films

“Colors Of Royal” By Julian Marley and Alexx Antaeus Enters Reggae iTunes Chart Top 10 Following Grammy Win

“Colors Of Royal” by Julian Marley and producer Alexx Antaeus has entered the the top ten of the Reggae iTunes chart. The album reaches a new peak of No. 6 following its

06/02/2024

Charts

Karol G Wins First Grammy Award For Best Música Urbana Album For “Mañana Será Bonito”

Karol G made history last night at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards as she becomes the first female reggaeton artist to win a Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album. The Columbian Latin superstar

05/02/2024

Awards·Grammys 2024

Shaggy, Spice and SEAN PAUL at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Red Carpet

Shaggy and Sean Paul Congratulate Spice Being The First Female Dancehall Artist To Sell 500,000 On A Lead Single

Grammy winning Jamaican artists Shaggy and Sean Paul, expressed their joy and admiration for Spice‘s remarkable feat of being the first female dancehall artist to surpass sales of 500,000 on a single

05/02/2024

Milestones

Grammys 2024: Julian Marley and Alexx Antaeus’ “Colors Of Royal” Wins “Best Reggae Album”

Julian Marley and Alexx Antaeus are jointly the winners of the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for their album Colors Of Royal. The announcement was made at the premiere ceremony at the Peacock Theater

04/02/2024

Grammys 2024

Grammys 2024: SZA Poised To Win Album Of The Year- Would Be First Black Woman In 25 Years

Lauryn Hill‘s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ was the last album by a black woman to win the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year in 1999. Only 37 albums by 25

04/02/2024

Grammys 2024

‘Guh Down Deh’ By Spice Featuring Shaggy and Sean Paul Sells 600,000 Equivalent Units In The US

Grammy nominated Jamaican artist Spice continues to make history in music as her song “Guh Down Deh,” featuring Shaggy and Sean Paul, has sold 688,000 equivalent units in streams and sales in

01/02/2024

Milestones

“You Don’t Love Me (No No No)” by Dawn Penn Scores Idris Elba’s First Calvin Klien Campaign

30 years after its release, “You Don’t Love Me (No No No)” by Dawn Penn is the musical backdrop for Calvin Klein’s Spring 2024 Menswear Collection advertising campaign, featuring the renowned U.K.

01/02/2024

Fashion·Music

Exclusive: Everaldo Creary Reflects On Playing Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Everaldo Creary says he has been preparing all his life to play the role of Lee “Scratch” Perry in the movie “Bob Marley: One Love.” Like Perry, he fashions himself as the

31/01/2024

Bob Marley: One Love·News

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