For the last four decades dancehall has ruled the airwaves, street dances and concerts in Jamaica. It has been the easiest and most profitable way for many people to move from obscurity
Today June 21, 2023 is International World Music Day under the theme “Music on the Intersections.” The joyous occasion for music lovers around the world as they come together to celebrate World
The Recording Academy announced new categories for the 2024 Grammys this week which include, ‘ Best African Music Performance’. Speaking exclusively with World Music Views® Gracey Mae, music journalist and executive in the U.K.
Following its Recording Industry Of America Association’s Certified Gold status last September, ‘Made in Lagos’, the afro-fusion album by Nigerian singer Wizkid is now certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry In
His name is Abdul Karim Abdullah, founder and CEO of Afrofuture, a festival and company which had to change its name from ‘Afrochella’ due to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the organizers of
“Bruk Off Yuh Back” by Konshens on Christopher Birch’s Moskato Riddim is now certified Silver in the U.K. by the British Phonographic Industry. The certification was issued on Friday June 2, 2023
“Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers” spends a record 176 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The album originally released in 1984 is the most
California reggae band Rebelution‘s Count Me In and Fall Into Place have re-entered the US Reggae Billboard Chart this week at No. 9 and 10 respectively. Count Me In released June 10, 2014
Re-entering the Billboard Reggae Albums chart at No. 10 this week is Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze. The return to the chart after peaking at No. 1 in 1994 places Ini
As some quarters of the music industry debate whether Afrobeats has taken over from dancehall, it seems the relatively new genre is bound to take up more space in mainstream America with
Nigerian singer Rema’s breakout hit Calm Down featuring Selena Gomez spends 34 weeks on the Billboard Afrobeats chart this week. The London and Andre Vibez produced song also stays at its peak position
For the first time in six months, dancehall artist Valiant does not have the top song on Apple Music Jamaica. Malie Donn’s Ireland Boss produced song V6 ends Valiant, the TikTok breakout sensation’s