How Reggae And Dancehall Artists Can Improve Their New Music Marketing
Each week dozens of new Reggae and Dancehall albums are released on Apple iTunes, YouTube and other streaming platforms.
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YouTube Paid $4 Billion To Music Industry Over Last Year As Dancehall-Reggae Artists Are Seeing More Views
In a year when many artists were unable to perform live for fans all over the world due to government restrictions aimed at stemming the pandemic, YouTube Music’s global CEO Lyor Cohen reported that the platform paid out 4 billion dollars to artists over the last 12 months.
Usain Bolt Takes Over Spotify’s Taste Playlist
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has taken over Spotify’s Taste playlist this month. “The fastest man in the world is taking over the #Taste playlist this month.
How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Dancehall And Reggae Music
Currently, artificial intelligence makes it easier to find and listen to your favorite songs. Many moons ago Reggae and Dancehall music fans were only able to legally listen to music curated by a radio station, a party or mixtape DJ, or create their own playlists from a private collection.
Alkaline’s ‘Top Prize’ First Week Album Sales Are In
Alkaline's Top Prize has sold 1527 in pure album sales in its first week of release, according to information provided to DancehallMag by MRC Data, and is predicted to debut at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
Bob Marley’s Legend Billboard No. 1 For 71 Weeks
Even with a number of new albums released in the last month Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers remain the No.
Jo Mersa Marley: ‘Eternal’ EP Album Review
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. What do you do when you are the son and grandson of legends Stephen and Bob Marley but want to make a name for yourself as a Reggae singer?
Shebada Names His Favorite Dancehall Artists
Jamaican actor Keith ‘Shebada’ Ramsay came on the scene in 2006, after he entered the first season of Comedy Buss, a comedy talent show in Jamaica where he placed third.
Spice, Shaggy And Sean Paul For ‘Good Morning America’
Amidst the charted success of their collaboration Go Down Deh, Dancehall artists Spice, Shaggy, and Sean Paul will be performing on the Good Morning America Summer Series Concert on June 11.
Pop Style Music: ‘Better Must Come Riddim’ Album Review
🔊🔊🔊 (Rating 3/5) Better Must Come is a juggling album on a Roe Summerz made beat featuring Bugle, Romain Virgo, Sizzla, Tosh Alexander, Ce’Cile and Keznamdi.
Jon Baker: Gee Street Records To Geejam Hotel And Studios
Jon Baker is currently in the UK setting up a new Headquarters for his company. It’s familiar ground for him but he still keeps an eye on his luxurious hotel in Port Antonio, Jamaica.
Shane Brown Mixing The Hits
Shane Brown is one of the most in-demand engineers in Reggae and Dancehall music. He comes from a long legacy of musicians and has been in the business for over two decades producing and engineering for Shabba Ranks, Ritchie Spice, and Tarrus Riley.
Shaggy Talks Staying At The Top, Wants To Do NFTs
Shaggy is in work mode. He has been here a few times with the number one record in several countries.
DJ Khaled’s ‘Khaled Khaled’ Debuts No. 1 On The Billboard 200
DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. According to Nielsen MRC Data, the album moved 93,000 equivalent units including 14,000 actual sales and 76,000 streaming equivalents (from just under 107 million plays).
I-Octane: ‘Moods’ Album Review
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. A slender I-Octane appears on the cover dressed in a black pants, gold tie and a green blazer.
DJ Khaled Wants Jamaican Birth Certificate, To Produce Song On Bounty Killer’s New Album
Fresh off the success of their hit Where You Come From, American record producer DJ Khaled shared with Bounty Killer that he should reach out to Jamaica’s Prime Minister to get his Jamaica birth certificate.
Alborosie And Gentleman Converse ‘For The Culture’
Gentleman and Alborosie had a candid conversation that saw them answering questions about Jamaica, reggae music, road rage, and the Grammys earlier today.
Stick Figures: Fire & Stone (Prince Fatty Presents) Album Review
The number one Reggae album in the world on iTunes is Fire & Stone (Prince Fatty Presents) by Stick Figures.
Reggae And Dancehall Seeing Increased Album Releases
There’s a large number of Reggae and Dancehall albums set to drop just in time for summer.
Costi Ioniță, Romanian Producer Of Spice’s Latest Song, Wants To Make More Dancehall Hits
Constantin “Costi” Ioniță is the producer of Spice’s latest Dancehall hit with Shaggy and Sean Paul, Go Down Deh, which was released on April 30 ahead of her upcoming debut album, TEN.