Editors At Large

Narcos at Ten: How Netflix’s Cocaine Epic Redefined Crime Drama

When Narcos premiered on August 28, 2015, Netflix was still carving out its identity as a home for original series. What followed was a gritty, bilingual epic that not only pushed the

03/09/2025

Films

John Malone Eyes Live Nation Spin-Off as Music Industry Consolidation Looms

When you buy a ticket to see Alice Cooper, Beyoncé, or Burna Boy on a Live Nation stage, chances are John Malone is somewhere in the background. The 84-year-old “cable cowboy” holds

03/09/2025

News

Sizzla Kalonji has more than 80 reggae albums

Sizzla to Headline Colorado Charity Event Supporting Jamaican Schoolchildren

Denver, Colorado – Entertainment promoter and cultural ambassador Eton Pearcy is set to make waves this September with a landmark event headlined by reggae icon Sizzla Kalonji. Organized through Pearcy’s Jamrock Events,

02/09/2025

Concerts

Mojo Morgan on Reggae’s Global Shift: “They Exist Because of Us — and That’s a Good Thing”

“Legends never die, right?” Mojo Morgan tells me, his voice steady but heavy with memory. “So, not because [Petah’s] no longer within this realm, the legacy that we built should fall by

02/09/2025

News

Sting vs. The Police: Why “Every Breath You Take” Royalties Are Frozen in Court

“Every Breath You Take” is the most streamed song from the 1980s on Spotify, and apparently, also the most resented. Forty-two years after the Police topped the charts with their creepy-but-romantic anthem,

02/09/2025

News

Debbie Bissoon Honored as Most Inspiring Woman in Media at We Inspire Women Awards

The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel was transformed into a sea of pink on Sunday, August 31, 2025, as more than 250 women gathered for the annual We Inspire Women awards luncheon. The event,

01/09/2025

Awards

Omi’s “Cheerleader” Becomes First Jamaican Song to Surpass 2 Billion Spotify Streams

On Saturday, August 30, 2025, the Jamaican singer OMI reached an unprecedented milestone: his breakout hit “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify, making it the first song by

30/08/2025

News

Mojo Morgan’s Jamaica Love EP, Cracks Top Five on U.S. Reggae iTunes Chart

Mojo Morgan, a founding member of the Grammy-winning group Morgan Heritage, has released his new EP Jamaica Love, which has entered the top five on the US Reggae iTunes chart. The project

29/08/2025

News

Bob Marley performs onstage at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago on May 27, 1978. Paul Natkin/Getty Images

Bob Marley’s “Easy Skanking” Certified Silver in the U.K.

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ laid-back album cut “Easy Skanking” has officially been certified Silver in the U.K. by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), recognizing over 200,000 units in sales and streams as

29/08/2025

News

UB40’s Signing Off Turns 45 as “Red Red Wine” Hits Triple Platinum in the U.K.

It’s been a right old knees-up in reggae-land today, as Birmingham’s very own UB40 notch up not one but two milestones worthy of a celebratory pint of, well, red red wine. Their

29/08/2025

Certifications·UK Certifications

World Music Views Songs Of The Summer 2025: Masicka, Valiant, and Chronic Law Lead Jamaica’s YouTube Charts

Jamaica’s soundtrack this summer has been defined by a mix of dancehall dominance, fresh collaborations, and international fusions, according to YouTube data from May 29 to August 26, 2025. The numbers reveal

28/08/2025

Charts·Songs Of The Summer 2025

Sophia George’s “Girlie Girlie” Turns 40: The Jamaican Schoolteacher’s Reggae-Pop Classic That Conquered the World

In 1985, a young schoolteacher from Kingston stepped into the recording booth and recorded a reggae-pop song that gave her a place in history. That teacher was Sophia George, and the song

28/08/2025

Anniversaries

Donovan Watkis

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