“Could You Be Loved,” released as the first single from Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 12th studio album Uprising in 1980, has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify as of September 19,
Cali reggae has become a unique offshoot of the original roots reggae movement, popularized by icons like Bob Marley, and originating in Jamaica, but it is often criticized for missing the deeper
Today September 4, is music superstar Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter’s 43rd birthday. The singer who started her careers as a lead singer in the group Destiny’s child launched her solo career with the album Dangerously
What makes a song a dancehall song? WMV’s list of the 50 Biggest Dancehall-Infused Songs of All Time is based on the commercial significance of dancehall, the riddim-driven subgenre of reggae that
From behind bars, Kartel created Billboard hits, earned a Silver and Gold record, and generated billions of streams. The “Menace to Society” deejay, Vybz Kartel, has kept his brand alive for the
Dancehall’s Original Lyrical Assassin Desmond Balentine, better known as the improvisational dancehall artist Ninjaman, almost signed with Columbia Records in the 1990s, according to former label executive Maxine Isis Stowe. Despite winning
Reggae revival artist Chronixx dropped teasers for three new songs on Wednesday, but still no sign of new music. The first he captioned “No night” singing the lyrics “There is no night
YouTube CEO Lyor Cohen calls the UK music scene the most vibrant with acts like Central Cee, Stormzy and Stefflon Don clocking billions of streams. Just recently Central Cee became the first
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