BZR WKND moves to December after Cardi B withdrawal

BZR WKND Jamaica has traded October anticipation for a December promise, postponing its October 18 event to December 20 after headliner Cardi B became unavailable to perform. Organisers announced the…

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Grammys 2027: 119 Albums Enter the Best Reggae Album Race as First-Round Voting Opens

Capleton is back in the Grammy conversation, and this time he has a lot of company. The Fireman's album Heights of Fire is one of 119 releases accepted as valid…

Protoje, Buju Banton, Cocoa Sarai and More Link Up on ‘Oh My’ for World Mental Health Day

A Buju Banton verse and a WondaGurl production credit don't usually turn up on the same reggae track. That's part of what makes "Oh My" stand out, a new collaboration…

Asake and Seun Kuti Submit Six Entries for 2027 GRAMMY Consideration

Two very different sides of Nigerian music are heading for the same Grammy race. Asake and Seun Kuti have submitted six entries between them for consideration at the 69th Grammy…

Seven Jamaican Albums Make Rolling Stone’s 76 Best of 1976, and a Dub Record Tops Them All

The highest ranked Jamaican album on Rolling Stone's new list of the 76 Best Albums of 1976 isn't by Bob Marley. That honour goes to King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown…

Ayra Starr Announces 20-Date ‘Starrgirl World Tour’ Across Europe, UK and North America

Less than a day after playing halftime at an NFL game in North London, Ayra Starr already had her next move lined up. The Nigerian singer has announced the Starrgirl…

Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis Faces Sentencing for 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur

Jurors needed just three hours to decide a case that took nearly three decades to reach a courtroom. Duane "Keefe D" Davis, convicted of murder in the 1996 killing of…

Beenie Man Joins Giggs, Jadakiss and The LOX for ‘The Chronicles of Giggs’ Live Show

Picture a single Wembley stage holding a Peckham rap heavyweight, a Yonkers trio that shaped New York street rap, and the self-styled King of the Dancehall. That's the lineup Giggs…

Asake Takes Fans Inside the Studio in ‘Oba’ Music Video

Asake has skipped the crowded streets and dance crews for his latest video. The new visual for "Oba," pulled from his M$NEY album, drops viewers into a dim, late-night recording…

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Cardi B Says “It Wasn’t Me” After Jamaica Stadium Show Falls Apart

Cardi B says she would have been in Kingston on October 18 if things had come together, and she wants Jamaican fans to know the collapse wasn't her doing. The…

Cardi B Withdraws From Jamaica’s BZR WKND, Citing ‘Unresolved Arrangements’

Two words are doing a lot of heavy lifting in Jamaica right now. Cardi B has pulled out of her headline slot at BZR WKND, and the only reason on…

Malie Donn’s ‘The Golden Child’ Tops Apple Music Reggae Albums Charts in Three Territories

Bermuda, St Lucia and the Turks and Caicos Islands have something in common this autumn. All three put Malie Donn's debut studio album, The Golden Child, at No. 1 on…

Ziggy Marley Joins Good Charlotte on Reimagined ‘U R’ Ahead of ‘Greetings From California’ Re-Release

For a record that spent most of the last decade missing from streaming services, Greetings From California has had a strange afterlife. Joel and Benji Madden released it in 2014…

Drake’s ‘Not Like Us’ Defamation Appeal Set for December Hearing

Drake's fight over "Not Like Us" has picked up some unexpected opponents along the way. Outside legal scholars and social scientists have filed briefs backing Universal Music Group, weighing in…

Jay-Z Sets Rap Box Office Record With $42.3 Million From Three Yankee Stadium Shows

Three nights in the Bronx just earned Jay-Z more than most rap tours make in a full year on the road. His JAŸ-Z30 run at Yankee Stadium from July 10…

Burning Spear and Jesse Royal Release ‘Call on Me’ Live Collaboration

Burning Spear isn't just dropping a new live recording. He's asking fans to push it to the top of the charts. "Lets make it number 1," the roots reggae veteran…

Bounty Killer Hails ‘Best News in Dancehall’ for Popcaan, Says Plenty Won’t Celebrate

Bounty Killer is celebrating something big for Popcaan, and he's already calling out the people he expects to stay quiet about it. In a new Instagram post, the Warlord described…

Jesse Flames Celebrates ‘HAPPY’ Release Before Performing At Young Jonn’s Sold-Out Wembley Show

Jesse Flames had two reasons to make noise in London last September. The Nigerian-American Afrobeats artist celebrated his new single “HAPPY,” featuring Smur Lee, before reportedly performing at Young Jonn’s…

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Ayra Starr Makes History as First African Artist to Headline an NFL International Games Halftime Show

Ayra Starr didn't ease into her NFL moment. She opened with "Heaven Baby," the fan-favourite track featuring Zayn Malik, and turned a halftime break in north London into something that…