Editors At Large

Forensic Musicologist Brian McBrearty Says Steely and Clevie’s Reggaeton Lawsuit ‘Is Just Silly’

Forensic Musicologist Brian McBrearty says he believes the copyright lawsuit filed by Steely and Clevie against the reggaeton community is ‘silly‘ and has no clear basis for protection under U.S. law. The riddim making

20/09/2023

Music Business

Jason Derulo’s Dancehall hit ‘Swalla’ Featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign Surpasses 1 Billion Spotify Streams

“Swalla,” the dancehall-infused track by American singer Jason Derulo featuring Queen Of Rap Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song released on February 24,

20/09/2023

Spotify

Skeng’s ‘Shalalala’ Dominates YouTube Charts in Jamaica for Four Weeks!

Skeng‘s ‘Shalalala’ spends four weeks at No.1 on YouTube in Jamaica. The song produced by Zmii Records earned 360,107 streams in the island for the weekending September 14, which is an increase of

19/09/2023

Dancehall

‘Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Spends 800 Weeks On Billboard 200 Chart

Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers is the second longest charting album on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with 800 non-consecutive weeks as of September 23, 2023. The album

19/09/2023

Album Sales·Charts

Buju Banton’s ‘Born For Greatness’ Misses The U.S. Billboard Reggae Albums Chart

Reggae legend Buju Banton‘s “Born For Greatness” misses the U.S. Billboard Reggae Albums Chart. This is the first time in the last 30 years that an album by Banton has not debuted on

19/09/2023

Album Sales

From Sean Paul to Byron Messia? Charting the Evolution of Dancehall Hits

Byron Messia made a claim on Monday that his song Talibans which spent one week on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at No. 99 is the biggest dancehall song since 2005. That year

19/09/2023

Charts·Dancehall·Music

Stephen Marley-Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life surpasses 100 million streams on Spotify

Stephen Marley’s Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life Surpasses 100 Million Spotify Streams

Stephen Marley‘s ‘Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life’ has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify. The album released May 24, 2011 by Universal/Tuff Gong Records debuted at No. 1 on the

18/09/2023

Spotify

A Dancehall and Hip-Hop Fusion: Sean Paul and TeeJay Rock ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ Concert at MSG

Dancehall icon Sean Paul and young deejay TeeJay set the stage on fire at the Madison Square Gardens during the sold-out Hot 97 ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ celebration concert on Friday. The

16/09/2023

Dancehall·Hip Hop

Cardi B sounds off on Lincoln 3 Dot, “I wish he would try to sue, he gonna lose bad”

Rapper CARDI B says she has never heard of Lincoln 3 Dot or his “sound alike” song “Bang” which social media users are accusing the rapper of ripping off. In fact Cardi

12/09/2023

Funk·Music

Beenie Man’s “Simma” First Week Sales Numbers Are In

“Simma” the independent studio album by Beenie Man sold 500 units in the US during its first week of released according to data provided to WMV by Billboard sales tracker Luminate. The album which did not make the

12/09/2023

Album Sales

Romeich Entertainment Hosts TikTok Talent Hunt for Upcoming EP

Romeich Major, the boss of Romeich Entertainment, the company that brought Grammy nominated singer Shenseea to fame, has launched a talent search on TikTok to find musical talent from Jamaican for an upcoming

12/09/2023

Music

Afrobeats Star Ruger’s “RU The World” Debuts at No. 10 on US Billboard Reggae Albums Chart

“RU The World,” by Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Ruger has debuted at No. 10 on the US Billboard Reggae albums chart. The album released on September 1, 2023 features Stefflon Don, Govana, Projexx,

12/09/2023

Charts·Weekly Music Charts

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