Tems and Ayra Starr Join Wizkid, Davido and Alkaline on Stacked Afro+ Fest 2026 Lineup
Afro+ Fest just got a serious upgrade. Organizers announced Monday that Tems and Ayra Starr have been added as headliners…
Beenie Man Says He Was Left Stranded at His Hotel Before BRT Weekend No-Show
Beenie Man is breaking his silence on why he never made it to the BRT Weekend stage, and his explanation…
Valiant & Stephen Di Genius’ ‘Woii’ Hits 10 Million Views in Just Two Months
Ten million views in two months is no small thing, and "Woii" by Valiant and Stephen Di Genius is making…
Lil Durk Hit With Racketeering Charges Ahead of Murder-for-Hire Trial
The most surprising part of the new federal case against Lil Durk isn't the murder-for-hire charges he's been fighting for…
Jay-Z Yankee Stadium Show Delayed After Ticketless Fans Rush Entrances
The show didn't start until after midnight, and the reason had nothing to do with production issues. Hundreds of people…
Konshens Releases New Track ‘Yard Man’ Produced by Di Genius
Jamaican dancehall Konshens has unveiled his latest single, “Yard Man,” a vibrant and deeply personal track produced by the highly…
Reggae Mourns as Fantan Mojah Reportedly Dies at 49
The reggae fraternity is in mourning following reports that roots reggae singer Fantan Mojah has died at the age of…
J. Cole Kicks Off The Fall-Off World Tour With Two-Hour Charlotte Show
J. Cole opened The Fall-Off World Tour not with a flashy gimmick or a celebrity cameo, but with a fan…
Beres Hammond Is Bringing “A Night of Caribbean Joy” to Atlanta This August
Beres Hammond just put Atlanta on notice, and he's not coming alone. The reggae veteran announced via Instagram that he'll…
New Music Friday: Victony, Timaya, Runtown Lead This Week’s Afrobeats Releases
The Afrobeats pipeline is not slowing down, and this week's New Music Friday drop is proof that Nigerian artists are…
Inner Circle’s ‘Sweat (A La La La La Long)’ Certified Platinum in the UK, 34 Years On
The number that might surprise you isn't the platinum certification itself, it's that the song hit number one in eight…
BLKZEN’s Feevah Is a Bold, Genre-Bending Statement From a Fearless New Voice
Some artists write songs. BLKZEN builds universes. Afro-Guyanese producer, songwriter, vocalist and engineer BLKZEN announces his arrival with Feevah, a…
Buju Banton and King Addies Unite to Honour Sound System Culture on New Apple Music Mix
Before Buju Banton was a Grammy winner or a VP Records artist with 13 studio albums to his name, he was a product of the dancehall sound system circuit, the…
Reggae Sumfest Rolls Out Traffic Plan for Kartel-Mavado ‘A Taste of Reggae Sumfest’ in St. Ann
Before a single riddim drops at Plantation Cove on July 18, Reggae Sumfest is already thinking about how to get thousands of people in and out without turning the night…
Jah9 Brings Roots-Dub Energy to California This August
Jah9 is heading to California this August with a run of shows that stretches from a major festival stage up north all the way down to San Diego, and the…
50 Cent Offered $67K to Bail Out a Tour Worker Who Got 18 Years for Cocaine Trafficking
When detectives first received a letter from 50 Cent asking a UK judge to release one of his tour crew members on bail, they genuinely thought it was fake. That…
Zen explodes with 650,000 views on ‘Over You’
Three weeks after its release, Zen's heartfelt breakup anthem Over You is proving that authentic storytelling still cuts through the noise. The fast-rising dancehall singer is enjoying a breakout moment…
Shenseea and Daddy Yankee’s World Cup Single ‘Echo’ Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay
Shenseea just walked into a chart she had never appeared on before and went straight to the top. "Echo (FIFA World Cup 2026)," her collaboration with Daddy Yankee, jumped from…
Jay-Z Breaks Yankee Stadium Concert Record on Second Night of Residency
The record Jay-Z set on Friday night at Yankee Stadium? He broke it himself the very next day. Saturday's Blueprint Anniversary show drew 45,832 tickets sold, topping the already massive…
JUNO Award-Winning Naomi Cowan Announces Canadian Shows in July and August 2026
Naomi Cowan is wasting no time making the most of her JUNO win. The reggae and dancehall artist just announced her first run of Canadian shows since taking home the…
Shaneil Muir Teases New Single ‘Man Fi Be Man’ on Walk Out Riddim
Shaneil Muir is clearly building anticipation for something, and the clues are right there on her Instagram. She dropped a teaser post flagging a new single called "Man Fi Be…
Rising Maroon Fusion Reggae Artiste Hope Vocals Scores International Chart Success With ‘Kumina Medley’
Rising Maroon Fusion reggae artiste Hope Vocals is rapidly establishing herself as one of Jamaica’s brightest new stars after her breakout single, Kumina Medley (Walk In Deh), charted across five…
Beenie Man and Snoop Dogg’s New Super-Collab Is a Lesson in Cultural Diplomacy
Dancehall has long flirted with hip-hop. Every so often, however, the relationship produces something that feels less like a collaboration and more like an event. For You is one of…
NBA YoungBoy Fires Diss Track ‘What Da What?’ at Future
NBA YoungBoy dropped a diss track aimed at Future in the middle of a JAY-Z concert, which means a good chunk of the internet missed it entirely when it first…
