Editors At Large

Latin American Music Market (Including Jamaica) Grew By More Than 25 % In 2022

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) released their 2023 Global Music Report on Tuesday (March 21) and one of the findings relevant to the Caribbean is that every music market in

21/03/2023

Music Business·Music Report

Jennie From BlackPink Makes History

The November 2018 track “Solo” by Jennie from BlackPink has surpassed 900 million views on YouTube. She becomes the first solo female K-pop artist to reach that milestone according to an announcement

21/03/2023

K-Pop

Top 10 Biggest CEOs In Reggae & Dancehall Of All Time

Reggae or dancehall wouldn’t be in the global music conversations six decades later had it not been for the record label CEOs who took songs and artists from the streets to the

20/03/2023

Features

Morgan Heritage Pays Homage To African With Forthcoming Album “The Homeland”

Kingston, Jamaica. Grammy award-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage which now includes Peetah Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and Mr. Mojo Morgan, announce their 19th studio album, The Homeland, set for release April 21. The 21-track

20/03/2023

Music·News

French Montana’s Dancehall Track “Unforgettable” (FEAT. SWAE LEE) Certified 5x Platinum In The U.K.

Moroccan-US rapper French Montana’s dancehall single Unforgettable featuring Swae Lee is now certified 5x Platinum in the U.K. for selling more than 3,000,000 units in that territory by the British Phonographic Industry

20/03/2023

Certifications·Milestones

Sean Paul has the most commercially successful dancehall songs of all time

Why Music Data Is Important For Dancehall & Other Genres

Data has become the most important source for record labels and media houses and advertisers to grow in the modern era. WMV began out of a need to provide the undeserved parts

19/03/2023

Features

Kymani Marley, Maffio Photo credit: BASY

It’s A ‘Celebration’ For Kymani Marley As He Gets Another Latin Gold RIAA Certification With Spanish Composer Maffio

The Spanish reggae fusion track “Celebration” by Maffio, Farruko, Akon featuring Ky-Mani Marley has been certified Latin Gold by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). The Spanish reggae song released October

18/03/2023

Certifications

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

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