Editors At Large

CAA, The Hollywood Agency That Represents Bob Marley and Koffee In Talks For Sale

Talks of a potential acquisition of Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) by François-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire owner of luxury brands Gucci, Bottega Veneta, and Chateau Latour vineyards are under

14/07/2023

Fashion·Music Business·News

Tickets For Chris Brown’s “Under The Influence” Jamaica Concert Will Range From US$45 To US$15,000

More details of the Chris Brown & Friend’s “Under The Influence Tour” Jamaican edition have emerged. The concert is set to be held at the National Stadium in Jamaica on August 27.

14/07/2023

Concerts

All Of Kanye West’s Albums Have Surpassed 1 Billion Streams On Spotify

Ye, formerly Kanye West who was the most streamed living U.S. based artist in all of Africa for 2022 according to MRC Data’s global music report In 2021 became the first artist to

10/07/2023

Spotify

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. speaks on stage during the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards’ untelevised Premiere Ceremony on March 14, 2021.

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

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