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UB40’S Version Of ‘Kingston Town’ Is Now Certified Platinum In The U.K.

UB40’s single Kingston Town is now certified Platinum in the U.K. for selling more than 600,000 copies in that territory according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on Friday March 17, 2023.

17/03/2023

Certifications·Milestones

Top 7 Reggae-Dancehall Record Label CEOs

Reggae is the 10th most listened to genre of music worldwide and dancehall its coming of age protege continues to be one of the most influential genres of music worldwide. The magic of the music

17/03/2023

Features

U.K. Artist Turns Album Covers Into Home Rugs

In the cultural hotbed of the U.K. where YouTube CEO Lyor Cohen says “If you cut a person from the UK open, they bleed music,” there is an emerging scene where dancehall,

15/03/2023

Art·Features·Lifestyle

Beenie Man’s Grammy Winning Album “Art And Life” Needs 23,000 Units To be Eligible For Gold Certification In The U.S.

Beenie Man’s 12th studio album Art and Life released by Virgin Records on July 11, 2000 has surpassed sales units of 477,000 in the U.S. including 400,000 pure copies and 96.2 million on-demand streams. The

15/03/2023

Album Sales

Is It A Boy? Spice Reveals Third Pregnancy In Blue Themed Photoshoot

Dancehall artist Spice is pregnant with her third child as she revealed on social media on Tuesday (March 14, 2023). The DJ who has been absent from the stage since last year

14/03/2023

Music

Major Lazer’s Diplo Says He Is “Not Gay”

EDM DJ Diplo has admitted to getting oral sex from a man but says ‘he is not gay’ in a new episode of Sony’s “High Low with EmRata” podcast with model EmRata, aka Emily Ratajkowski. Without

14/03/2023

News

Beenie Man’s Highest Album Sales In The U.S.

Playing his part in one of the most intriguing rivals in dancehall’s history Beenie Man has set trends, found cross over tracks, International collabs and even introduced top hip hop acts like T.I. to

12/03/2023

Album Sales·Features

Bounty Killer’s Highest Selling Albums In the U.S.

The two most intriguing rivals in dancehall’s history have been Beenie Man and Bounty Killer. From the beginning of their commercial careers, the two have kept each other relevant with diss tracks, make ups, and

12/03/2023

Album Sales

Jada Kingdom’s ex-boyfriend Nasir Valenzuela A.K.A Nas EBK arrested and charged for Time Square murder

The ex-boyfriend of Jamaican dancehall songstress Jada Kingdom, Nasir Valenzuela A.K.A Nas EBK has been arrested and charged for murdering a man in New York's busy Times Square last month.

11/03/2023

News

Case Closed: Dancehall DJ Skeng Freed Of ‘Disorderly’ Charge

Dancehall DJ Skeng has one more reason to be jubilant after his airport “disorderly” case was dismissed in a corporate area court on Thursday (March 9, 2023). Speaking exclusively to WMV, Attorney

09/03/2023

News

Burna Boy’s Break-Up Anthem “Last Last” Certified Platinum In The U.S.

Burna Boy’s “Last Last” is now certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association (RIAA) after selling more than 1,000,000 units in the U.S. This achievement comes after his 2018 song “Ye” reached

09/03/2023

Certifications·Milestones

Chance The Rapper Taking Black Star Line Fest To Jamaica

Chance the Rapper has expressed a desire to take his Black Star Line Festival to Kingston, Jamaica, during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. The Grammy winning rapper along with fellow Chicago

07/03/2023

Culture

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