- In an exclusive interview Recording Academy Academy CEO Harvey Mason says he would like to see more reggae and dancehall music makers be part of the Grammys.
- Justine Skye dresses as Peanut Dread for Halloween.
- Migos Rapper Takeoff shot and killed in Houston Tx at age 28.
- Ziggy Marley launches Beach In Hawaii NFT.
- Chris Blackwell and the PolyGram story and Skeng releases Beast Of The Era EP which debuts at No. 1 on the reggae iTunes chart on day 1.
- and Yeezy accounted for more that 40 % of Adidas profits according to Morgan Stanley.
Now for the charts:
Monotonia by Shakira and Ozuna is the top song globally on YouTube while Bejewelled by Taylor Swift is the top song in Canada,
- Warm remix by K-Trap feat Skepta is the top buzzin song in the U.K, Unholy by Szm Smith is the top song in the U.K.
- Messy by Quavo and Takeoff is the top buzzin song in the US, while Anti Hero is the top song.
In Jamaica on YouTube:
- Sciance by Valiant at No. 5
- Flames in My Eyes by Squash at No. 4
- Lift Me Up by Rihanna at No. 3
- St. Mary by Valiant at No. 2 and North Carolina by Valiant at No. 2
Still in Jamaica on Apple Music :
- Sciance by Valiant at No. 5
- Drake and 21 Savage entered the chart with Major Distribution at No. 4 and Rich Flex at No. 3,
- Valiant has the two top songs on Apple Music Jamaica: Cut All Losses at No. 2 and North Carolina at No. 1
Top Apple Music Albums in Jamaica:
- Taylor Swift’s Midnight 3:00 am Deluxe slips to No. 5.
- Making way for Lil Baby’s Its Only Me at No. 4
- Drake & 21 Savage its her Loss at No. 3
- Skeng’s Beast Of An Era enters its first day of streaming at No. 2.
- and the clean version of Drake & 21 Savage’s Its Her Loss at No. 1.
On Spotify:
- Taylor Swift’s Midnights dethrones Bad Bunny’s Un Vera Sinti for the top spot, Swift’s Anti-Hero is the top song globally.
On The Billboard Chart:
- Taylor Swift rules the top ten position with songs from her album with Anti hero at No. 1
- and Midnights debuts at No. 1 on the 200 albums chart. The album has surpassed 4 million units worldwide after 14 days.
The featured artist this week is:
Steve Winwood, The English musician was an integral member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith band. For his solo career he flourished with the hit singles, “While You See a Chance” (1980) from the album Arc of a Diver and “Valerie” (1982 and more. His 1986 album Back in the High Life marked the peak of his career, with the US Billboard Hot 100 number one hit “Higher Love”.
Winwood was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004. He has won two Grammy Awards. In the last year he surpassed 25 million stream on YouTube.
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