Articles published on Saturday, October 15, 2022
The American Music Awards (AMAs) has introduced categories for Afrobeats and K-Pop, the first categories dedicated to the two fast-rising genres in a major United States music award show.
Producer Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett has opted for new legal representation, amid settlement discussions with Jamaican singer Shenseea and her label Interscope/Universal Music Group (UMG) in a copyright lawsuit over her song Lick.
Cordell Green, the Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ), has issued a stern rebuke to those radio disc jockeys expressing disapproval about the organization’s directive prohibiting the airing of songs that promote/glorify violence, scamming, and use of the drug “Molly.”
Music producer Stephen Di Genius McGregor sparked a flurry of laughter after he expressed dismay and sarcasm at a quarrel between Jamaican Members of Parliament Everald Warmington and Anthony Hylton during a sitting of the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday.
Jamaican artist Shenseea has been nominated for the Best Push Act at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).
Shaggy’s Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection, a greatest hits compilation released in 2008, was certified gold in the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday, October 14.
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ One Love/People Get Ready was certified platinum in the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday, October 14.