Editors At Large

All The Grammy Winning ‘Best Reggae Albums” Ranked By Sales In The U.S.

The Recording Academy awards the Best Reggae Album (formerly the Best Reggae Recording) every year since 1985. The Grammy nominations or the awards are not based on sales and streams according to Harvey Mason

10/10/2023

Album Sales

“Take It Easy” Ends Collie Buddz’ No. 1 Streak On U.S. Billboard Reggae Albums Chart

Reggae artist Collie Buddz‘ fourth studio album “Take It Easy” debuts at No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Reggae albums chart ending his three consecutive No. 1 solo album streak. The album

10/10/2023

Charts

Iconic Film Director Don Letts Questions Who Owns Culture With Debut Solo Album ‘Outta Sync’

British Director Don Letts, known for films like One Love starring Ky-mani Marley and Dancehall Queen has released his debut solo album titled “Outta Sync.” In an interview, with the Financial Times, the 67-year-old multifaceted artist

10/10/2023

Album Reviews

Jamaican artists Kabaka Pyramid collecting his Best Reggae Album award at the Grammys 2023

Voting Begins For ‘Best Reggae Album’ At The 66th Annual Grammy Awards: Who Will Be Nominated?

We are one month away from the announcement of the nominees in the 66th Annual Grammys awards and first round voting will be open on October 11. This year a number of

09/10/2023

Awards·Best Reggae Albums·Reggae

Kranium Says The Music Business Is Now About Numbers, Dancehall Artists Must Accept Afrobeats’ Dominance

Main points: Afrobeats is currently dominating the music scene, making it challenging for dancehall artists to compete. Kranium discusses the shift in the music industry towards a “numbers era,” where streaming statistics

09/10/2023

News

Ed Sheeran Earns 7th Consecutive No. 1 Album in the U.K., First Gold Brit Billion Awardee

Ed Sheeran‘ becomes the first British artist to receive a Gold BRIT Billion Award. The Golden trophy is given to artist who have surpassed for 10 billion streams in the U.K. The

08/10/2023

Certifications

Tyla’s ‘Water’, Julian Marley’s ‘Jah Sees Them’ and 3 More Songs To Listen This Weekend

1. Julian Marley – Jah Sees Them Reggae luminary Julian Marley is back with a new single “Jah Sees Them,” while gearing up for the 2024 GRAMMY® Awards with two powerful submissions.

07/10/2023

Music

Sean Paul’s ‘No Lie’ Featuring Dua Lipa Hits 1 Billion Streams On Spotify

Sean Paul is once again making history on Spotify after his 2016 single No Lie Ft. Dua Lipa hit one billion streams on Friday. The dancehall-Pop collab previously surpassed the one billion views on

06/10/2023

Spotify

Mr. Vegas Surpasses 350 Million Streams On Spotify, Blames Fans For Dancehall’s Downward Sales

Dancehall singer Mr. Vegas, has surpassed 350 million streams on Spotify across all credits. His top song on the platform is Socadona by Brazilian singer Ludmilla Mariah Angeliq, and Topo La Maskara with 70 million streams.

06/10/2023

Spotify

Sean Paul Sets Eyes On Latin Music Market After 2023 Latin Billboard Nomination

The 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards took place on October 5, 2023, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. The event which celebrated the best of Latin music across various

06/10/2023

Latin

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

Cham’s ‘Ghetto Story’ Album Surpasses 100,000 Sales Milestone in the U.S.

Cham‘s Ghetto Story, his major label debut album released on Atlantic Records has now sold 100,000 units in the U.S. according to information supplied to WMV by Billboard sales tracker Luminate. Of that amount 61,000 is

05/10/2023

Album Sales·Dancehall

Max Romeo via Instagram. Max Romeo filed a suit against Universal Music Group to claim 47 years of unpaid royalties, that is almost as long as you have been alive. Max Romeo filed a suit against Universal Music Group to claim 47 years of unpaid royalties, that is almost as long as you have been alive.

Max Romeo, Sampled By Jay-Z, Says Universal Music Group Owes Him 47 Of Years Royalties

Jamaican roots reggae musician Max Romeo known for chart success in Jamaica and the U.K. has broken his silence on a US$15 Million lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group for royalties owed to him

04/10/2023

Legal·Music Business·Uncategorized

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