
Popcaan Earns His First Gold Certification From The RIAA
Dancehall artist Popcaan has secured his first RIAA Gold certification for his feature on Jamie xx's I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) with Young Thug.
Articles published on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Dancehall artist Popcaan has secured his first RIAA Gold certification for his feature on Jamie xx's I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) with Young Thug.

General Manager of the Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) Evon Mullings, says the international market is not buying into the new-era (Trap, Hip-Hop, Island Pop) music coming out of Jamaica, based on royalty payments he has seen coming into the country, since deepening collection ties with UK-based Performance Rights Organization Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) late last year.

Dancehall princess Shenseea came out stunting yesterday to rep for her fellow females in acknowledgment of International Women’s Day.

Dancehall veterans Beenie Man and Bounty Killer are now among the 43 creatives with an equity stake in the Triller Network, after the company acquired Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz platform.

Reggae and Dancehall star Busy Signal entertained fans with a spontaneous live sound system session. Kicking off the weekend with his Friday evening pop-up, fans received 3 hours of enjoyment, as well as new visuals for Bad Gyal with Jonasu.

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Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, has called for the relevant authorities to move with alacrity to establish a proper Museum of Jamaican Music in Kingston, even if it means turning to crowd-funding to accomplish the milestone, to elevate the current museum from the small space it occupies at the Institute of Jamaica.

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