Editors At Large

Recording Academy Members To Pay 50% Increase In Fee Come August 1, 2023

Voting members of The Recording Academy, the organization in charge of the Grammys will see an increase in their annual fees from $100 to $150, marking the first rate hike since 2000.

10/07/2023

Grammy News

Skip Marley’s ‘Higher Place’ EP Surpasses 100 Million Spotify Streams

On the heels of his Tuff Gong Takeover event on Sunday in Coney Island, New York, Grammy nominated reggae artist Skip Marley’s debut EP “Higher Place” has surpassed 100 million streams on

08/07/2023

Milestones·Spotify

Kevin Downswell’s “Grace (Brought Me Here)” Makes Apple Music Debut In Jamaica And Grenada

International reggae gospel singer Kevin Downswell’s fourth studio album “Grace (Brought Me Here)” debuted at No. 86 on the Apple Music Jamaica daily chart on Saturday July 8, 2023. Grace also peaked at No. 17

08/07/2023

Gospel

Byron Messia’s “Taliban” Spends 5 Weeks On The Official U.K. Singles Chart

Byron Messia, “Talibans” slips to No. 37 on this week’s UK singles chart as measured but the Official Charts Company. The single spends 5 weeks on the top 40 and 6 weeks

07/07/2023

Charts

Chronixx’s Debut Album “Chronology” Sells 100,000 Units In The US

Chronixx’s debut album Chronology was released six years ago. The Soul Circle project was distributed by Virgin EMI Records and debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Reggae Albums Chart where

07/07/2023

Album Sales·Features·Milestones

Bob Marley One Love Movie Trailer: Music, Message, Assassination Attempt

The first scenes from the trailer for the Bob Marley biopic “One Love” was released on Thursday (July 6, 2023). The story of Marley has been told over and over but never

06/07/2023

Films·Reggae

Celebrities Make Switch To Meta’s Threads

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, released their latest app “Threads” as a challenge to Twitter’s dominance. With the acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk last year, the microblogging site

06/07/2023

Tech

Nelly Sells Portion Of His Music Catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners

It seems the race is still on for catalogue acquisitions as HarbourView Equity Partners has taken a stake in the royalty income stream of St. Loius rapper Nelly music assets. Since the

05/07/2023

Catalogues

Hot 50: Biggest Dancehall Songs Of All Time

Drake has been the most streamed artist on Spotify in Jamaica for the past two years but what may be surprising to many is that he has one of the most successful

04/07/2023

Certifications·HOT 50

4 Dangerous Dancehall Trends

For the last four decades dancehall has ruled the airwaves, street dances and concerts in Jamaica. It has been the easiest and most profitable way for many people to move from obscurity

04/07/2023

Features

Pharrell Williams’ Men’s Collection Debut Show for Louis Vuitton Reached 1 Billion Views

Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Creative Director Pharrell Williams debut show for the spring 2024 menswear collection, showcased on the stunning Pont Neuf bridge during Paris Fashion Week Men’s, has shattered records by amassing over

04/07/2023

Fashion

Exclusive: Sean Paul Responds To Lil Yachty’s “F*ck Sean Paul” Statement

Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has responded to Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty’s recent statements on his podcast A Safe Space where he explicitly dissed the Dutty Cup artist by saying, “By the way, I don’t f*ck

01/07/2023

Dancehall·Exclusives·Hip Hop

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