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Vybz Kartel Earns Third UK Song Certification For Pon De Floor With Major Lazer 17 Years Later

Jamaican dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel has earned his third song certification in the United Kingdom, as Major Lazer’s 2009 hit Pon De Floor, featuring Kartel and Afrojack, has been certified Silver. As

23/10/2026

News

Jamaican Resident Diplo Shares Rainbow Photo In Honor Of Pride Month

Grammy winning DJ Diplo, who recently built a house in Jamaica shares a photo in honor of Pride Month on social media. In the image, the Major Lazer frontman is seen sitting

01/06/2024

Lifestyle

Diplo Shows Off His Pompey Jamaica Home For Architectural Digest

Grammy-winning DJ Diplo of Major Lazer recently revealed his art-filled Jamaican home nestled in the hills of Portland for Architectural Digest. The parish is a sought-after place for high-net-worth creatives, and Diplo’s

21/05/2024

Lifestyle

Major Lazer Diplo, (right) alongside DJs Walshy Fire(left) and Ape Drums

Major Lazer Has Surpassed 10 Billion Streams On Spotify Across All Credits

Major Lazer, the trio deeply rooted in Jamaican-American electronic dance music and Drum & Bass DJ culture, has surpassed 10 billion streams on Spotify. It’s the first Jamaican red group to reach

30/09/2023

Spotify

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

Paris Hilton, Diplo, David Guetta Are Among The Highest Paid DJs In The World Making Millions While Jamaicans Are Missing Out

According to the Ibiza International Music Summit (IMS) business report, Electronic dance music is earning $4.5bn (£2.9bn) in global revenues per year. The data presented at last year’s Ibiza IMS showed that

15/02/2023

EDM

You Can’t Break Beyoncé’s Soul, The Race For Dance Music Heats UP

As the battle for dance music dominance heats up between two of the biggest names in music, the beehive has been staying focused on their Queen Bey.Her first track from her forthcoming

21/06/2022

Dance/House Music·EDM·Pop

Electronic Dance Music Industry Made $4.5 Billion Last Year, Jamaicans Are Missing Out

According to the Ibiza International Music Summit (IMS) business report, Electronic dance music is earning $4.5bn (£2.9bn) in global revenues per year. The data presented at this year’s Ibiza IMS showed that

27/04/2022

Dancehall·EDM

Snoop Dogg And Def Jam; Reggae Music’s Distant Relatives.

In 2012 Rapper Snoop Dogg went through a period of reincarnation which saw him taking a pilgrimage to Jamaica with visits to the Rastafarian communities. The three-week trip to Jamaica was to

13/11/2021

Hip Hop·Opinions·Reggae

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