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Reggae Land 2026 Nears Sell-Out With Burna Boy, Masicka, Christopher Martin and Julian Marley
Reggae Land is about to close the door on its first-ever Friday edition, and the final release tickets are nearly…
Afro Nation Portugal 2026 Kicks Off: Burna Boy and Tyla Headline Day 1
Burna Boy headlining a festival is never a surprise at this point, but what makes Day 1 of Afro Nation…
Burna Boy Just Became the Most-Listened-To African Artist on Spotify and It’s All Because of Shakira
Burna Boy has hit 47.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, making him the most-streamed African artist on the platform right…
Lil Wayne Apologizes After Missing Maine Tour Kickoff, Reschedules Show
Lil Wayne kicked off his 20+ Years of Carter Classics North American Tour with a no-show, missing the scheduled opening…
Aidonia Eyes New 2026 Project as ‘Like How Yuh Feel’ Tops Caribbean Charts
Aidonia is not slowing down anytime soon. While most artists would coast after landing a chart-topping single, the 4th Genna…
Marcia Griffiths & Beenie Man to Headline Jamaica Independence Celebration in Lauderhill
Over 20,000 Jamaicans call Lauderhill, Florida home, and this August they're getting a celebration that actually reflects that. Marcia Griffiths…
Mr Eazi Recruits Vybz Kartel For New Single “Lambo,” Announces Dre Skull-Produced Mixtape “Yard & Yanga”
Two of the most influential names on either side of the Afrobeats–dancehall divide are joining forces. Nigerian afropop star Mr…
Kranium’s ‘We Can’ Featuring Tory Lanez Certified Gold by the RIAA
Kranium is out here collecting certifications on both sides of the Atlantic, and his latest one is a reminder that…
Tyla Signs Global Deal With Roc Nation Ahead of ‘APOP*’ Album
Tyla kicked off her Roc Nation era with a Times Square digital takeover, which is honestly a flex few artists get to pull off. The South African superstar has officially…
Tems Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart With ‘What You Need’
Tems now has four No. 1s on Billboard's Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and the path she took to get there is genuinely unlike almost anyone else's in recent memory. "What…
Davido Announces Sixth Studio Album ‘ORIADE’ for July 31, 2026
Davido didn't just drop a release date, he dropped a cinematic moment. The Afrobeats superstar revealed his sixth studio album, ORIADE, is arriving July 31, 2026, through a visually striking…
Ding Dong Leads Dancehall Representation at the 2026 BET Awards
Ding Dong showed up to the 2026 BET Awards not just as an attendee but as the face of dancehall on one of the biggest nights in Black entertainment. While…
Shane O and Complex Ricki light up the summer with ‘Different Ways’
The buzz started long before the song dropped. After teasing snippets of Different Ways on social media, rising dancehall star Complex Ricki watched anticipation snowball into one of the hottest…
Ziggy Marley Is Calling for the Next World Cup to Go Back to Africa
Ziggy Marley didn't just congratulate the continent and move on. After nine African nations made history by advancing to the Round of 32 at the FIFA World Cup, he used…
Lauryn Hill Receives BET’s Living Legend Icon Award as Marley Children Lead Tribute
The moment that probably hit hardest at the 2026 BET Awards wasn't the big names or the spectacle — it was Zion Marley performing a reggae-inflected version of "To Zion,"…
Nigy Boy Is Taking Club MECA on August 6 and He’s Not Playing About It
Nigy Boy just made it official — he's hitting Club MECA live on August 6, and the announcement came straight from the artist himself with the kind of energy that…
