Top Stories
- Just One Week left for Reggae and Dancehall artists to submit entries for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The eligibility period is for works released between october 1, 2021 to September 30 2022.
- In an Exclusive interview, Tarrus RIley Says Reggae artists are lazy and Burna Boy’s success is due to his talent and record label support.
- Etana blast former record label amidst ongoing lawsuit with VP records.
- Usain Bolt files Trademark for his signature and Logo in the US.
- Capitol Records “has severed ties” with the A.I. rapper FN Meka, “effective immediately,” due to backlash.
- DJ Khaled releases 13th studio album God Did which features the dancehall collab “The Streets Know My Name” with Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Sizzla and Bounty Killer.
Now for the charts:
Globally on YouTube, BZRP Music sessions by Canary Islands rapper QUEVEDO spends a 4th week at No. 1 with another 57 million streams. The music video has surpassed 200 million streams.
Pink Venom by Black Pink is to buzzin in the US, U.K. and Canada with more than 26 million streams in 2 days.
In Jamaica, GPP by Jada Kingdom and the Genius at No. 5.
Last Last by Burna Boy at No. 4.
Last Nation by Silk Boss at No. 3.
Therapy by Rygin King slips to No. 2.
and the new No. 1 song in Jamaica on YouTube is Miggle Day by Jahshii. This is Jahshii’s second number 1 song on the Jamaican YouTube cart since Born Fighter landed at the top of the charts on January 21, 2022.
Still in Jamaica on Apple Music God Did By DJ Khaled is the number 1 album.
“Pink Venom” by BLACKPINK is the highest new entry on Top Songs Global at #2.
Top song is BZRP Music sessions by QUEVEDO.
“Super Freaky Girl” by Nicki Minaj is the highest new entry on Top Hip Hop Global chart at No. 1, pushing Doja by Central Cee to No. 2.
“INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow)” by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow has been on Top Hip Hop the longest, at 43 weeks straight.
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On Billboard, Super Freaky Girl debuts at Number 1. Nicki Minaj joins Beyoncé, Lizzo and Tems as the only women to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022. This song made it with an accumulative sales report of 89,000 in pure sales, 21.1 million streams and 4.6 million airplays. Nicki Minaj becomes the first female rapper to debut a solo song at #1 in the 21st century. She joins on Lauren Hill who debuted Doo Wop (That Thing) at the top spot on November 14, 1998.
Elsewhere on the chart, Alone by Rod Wave debuts at No. 21, Waves Beautiful Mind album also debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine debuts at No. 4 and Drillimatic Heart vs Mind by The Game debuts at No. 12.
The featured artist this week is Masicka. His debut album 438 According to data provided to World Music Views, moved 5,164 equivalent album units from sales and streaming in the United States during its first three weeks in December, landing it at No. 2 on the Reggae Billboard chart.
The album spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Reggae chart and is currently the No. 7 on the Jamaica Apple Music Chart. In the last year he surpassed 173 million YouTube streams. His tops songs are Suicide Note, Update and Moments Feat. Stefflon Don.
