Editors At Large

Reggae ( Including Dancehall) Ranks No. 11 in U.S. Streaming Growth for 2025 as Alt Rock, Latin & R&B Lead the Way

July 17, 2025 | World Music Views Reggae ranks No. 11 in U.S. on-demand audio subgenre growth for the first half of 2025, according to new Luminate’s Mid-year report comparing H1 2025

17/07/2025

News

DJ Paradise Unveils Global Peace Album Featuring Queen Ifrica and Daughter Alexis Paradise

British-Jamaican artist and producer DJ Paradise is making a bold return with his most powerful project to date — a global reggae album rooted in love, unity, and peace. Paradise revealed that

16/07/2025

News

Cham's Ghetto Story sells 100,000 units in the US- Image of Cham on the Red carpet at the 2023 Caribbean Music Awards in Brooklyn New York

Y2K World Vibes: Best of the 2000s to Now — Promoter Delano Says Baby Cham Ruled The Dancehall Era

Dancehall from the early 2000s is making a full-circle comeback, and Delano, the visionary behind Kingston 21 Events, is leading the charge. In an exclusive interview with World Music Views, the South

15/07/2025

Concerts

Lila Iké no longer signed to RCA Records

Lila Iké Makes Lovers Out of Us All, Hits No. 1 on YouTube Jamaica With “Romantic”

By the World Music Views Chart Division & Relationship Therapists Collective Lila Iké just told everyone to stop playing tough and catch feelings. And guess what? Jamaica did. The soulful songbird finally

13/07/2025

Charts·YouTube Jamaica Chart

Peter Ashbourne Declares in Court Docs that Steely & Clevie’s “Fish Market” Is the Original Dem Bow Beat

LOS ANGELES — JULY 13, 2025 — Major developments have emerged in the landmark copyright case between Steely & Clevie Productions Ltd. and a long list of defendants including reggaeton and Latin

12/07/2025

Reggaeton vs Dancehall Court Case

Bob Marley - Redemption Song certified Gold on Brazil

Bob Marley’s Uprising Joins Wave of Classic Reggae Albums Debuting on Billboard for the First Time in 2025

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1980 classic Uprising has debuted for the first time on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, landing at No. 9 on the week ending July 12, 2025 thanks

12/07/2025

News

Exclusive: Aidonia Receives UK Visa And Work Permit To Headline Sandz London After 18 Year Hiatus

Dancehall star Aidonia has officially been granted his UK visa and work permit, paving the way for his highly anticipated return to London after an 18-year absence from the United Kingdom. The

11/07/2025

Concerts

Bounty Killer at The Barclays Center July 5, 2025

A Legacy-Defining Night For Bounty Killer at The Barclays Center: Proving Why He Is Dancehall’s Most Important Figure In The Last 30 Years

Bounty Killer brought the house down at Barclays Center with a commanding, legacy-defining performance that marked his official return to the U.S. stage after more than 15 years. As the headliner of

10/07/2025

News

Alvein 'Bby Avy' Dixon, Bottle Girl and aspiring singer - Image by OhZeen

Bby Avy: From Making Thousands Doing Bottle Service to Big Dreams — “I Just Wanna Be an Artist”

For nearly a decade, ‘Bby Avy’ has been one of the most recognizable faces in New York’s party scene. Known for her magnetic personality and commanding presence, the 27-year-old bottle girl has

08/07/2025

Features

Drake is among the top streaming artist in the U.S. so far this year. The RIAA Mid-year Report finds that streaming leads music consumption

Drake’s “God’s Plan” Is The Most Streamed Hip-Hop Song of All Time on Apple Music

Drake leads all artists with a staggering 39 entries in the Top 500 most streamed songs on Apple Music. He had more than double the amount of the next closest rapper, Lil Baby, who

05/07/2025

News

“Better Songs and Vybz Kartel”: DJ Calli B on Why Dancehall Is Booming Again in the U.S.

“Better songs coming out… Vybz Kartel coming out of jail.” That’s how DJ Calli B sums up the reason behind Dancehall’s growing popularity in the United States. The Jamaican-born, New York-based DJ,

02/07/2025

News

Sean “Diddy” Combs Cleared of Racketeering, Found Guilty of Transporting Jane Doe and Cassie in Federal Trial

July 2, 2025 — New York City A federal jury has reached a mixed verdict in the highly publicized case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, finding him guilty on two counts of

02/07/2025

News

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