Editors At Large

YouTuber Podcaster Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards Disarms Attackers At Carnival In Jamaica

Popular Jamaican YouTuber and podcaster Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards is recovering in hospital after reportedly disarming one of his attackers during a violent incident at a party on Sunday night. The incident

13/04/2026

News

Beres Hammond Earns First UK Silver Certification With ‘The Ultimate Collection’

Can’t Stop A Man: The Ultimate Collection by Beres Hammond is now Certified Silver int he UK for sales sand streams surpassing 60,000 album units. The award was given on April 10,

10/04/2026

British Music Certifications

Dawn Penn’s “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No),” Is Now Certified Platinum in the UK

Dawn Penn’s “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)” has been certified Platinum in the UK. According to the British Phonographic Industry, the track—produced by Steely and Clevie—has surpassed 600,000 equivalent units

10/04/2026

British Music Certifications

Baby Rasta Responds to Shaggy’s Reggaeton Origins Story: “Puerto Ricans Created The Genre”

Puerto Rican pioneer Baby Rasta has responded to Shaggy’s claim that Reggaeton started in Panama during a World Music Views interview. The exchange has reignited long-standing discussions about the roles of Jamaica,

10/04/2026

News

Can Jamaican Artists Win At Home And On The Charts Abroad?

According to Billbaord, 1992 and 1994 marked the most successful periods for Jamaican dancehall artists on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B/ Hip Hop and Billboard 200 charts as well as across the

09/04/2026

Features

Mathew Knowles Says Destiny’s Child Is Bigger Than TLC Globally

Mathew Knowles is on social media giving his two cents about the music industry of the past and present, drawing clear distinctions between domestic fame and global dominance. In one example he

09/04/2026

News

Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa Dead at 67

Afrika Bambaataa born Lance Taylor, has died at the age of 67. He passed away in Pennsylvania early Thursday morning. Emerging from the Bronx in the 1970s, Bambaataa was more than just

09/04/2026

News

Lady Saw & Tanya Stephens End Decades-Long Feud: “Let Us Get Over This Because It Has Been Too Long”

After years of tension, both in direct exchanges and through lyrical clashes, dancehall icons Lady Saw, now known as Marion Hall, and Tanya Stephens have officially mended fences. The long-awaited truce unfolded

09/04/2026

News

Latin Music Is 8.8% Of Total U.S. Recorded Music Revenue For The First Time In History

Latin music in the U.S. is generating $1 billion in annual wholesale revenue for 2025, according to new data from the Recording Industry Association of America. The figure marks the tenth consecutive

09/04/2026

News

Robert Livingston on Managing Super Cat and the Infamous Ninja Man Sting Clash: “It Would Have Been the Best Movie”

Robert Livingston is the most successful Jamaican producer of the 21st century by record sales. Having sold millions of records, he is the executive producer of Hot Shot by Shaggy (MCA Records),

08/04/2026

Concerts

Shaggy's Boombastic and 44/876 are among the winners of Best Reggae Albums.

“I Spend $100K–$150K on Marketing—Records Don’t Work Themselves”: Shaggy on the Real Cost of Hits

“Records don’t work themselves,” says Shaggy as he offered a reality check on the hard numbers, discipline and long-term thinking required to break a record. “Almost every record that I put out…

08/04/2026

News

Kanye performs with Big Sean, Pusha T and others in Manhattan

2026 UK Wireless Festival Cancelled Following a Decision By The U.K. Home Office To Ban Ye From Entering The Country

The 2026 staging of Wireless Festival has been cancelled following a decision by the U.K. Home Office to ban Ye from entering the country. The announcement, made on Tuesday, comes amid escalating

07/04/2026

Concerts

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