MichelleChronixx interview: Reggae sensation on taking the opening spot at Glastonbury and calling Barack Obama a ‘waste man’
By Ian Burrell Watching Chronixx perform for the first time was a physical ordeal. So dense were the crowds inside London’s Scala that scrummaging skills were needed to force a…
Read moreReggae Sumfest Defends Booking Empire Actor Yazz
Reggae Sumfest organizers have confirmed that they have booked Empire actor Yazz The Greatest. Yazz, whose real name is Bryshere Gray, rose to fame starring on the hit new series…
Read moreReggae To Give Jamaica A Much Needed Boost
WITH A fledgling economy, business interests in western Jamaica are looking forward to this year’s staging of Jamaica’s premier national festival, Reggae Sumfest, in hope it will provide a much-needed…
Read moreBusy Signal arrested in Trinidad
Jamaican dancehall artist was arrested at the Hyatt Hotel in Trinidad under the Absconding Debtors Act. It was reported that the promoters, Peppers Entertainment paid the artist a sum of U$37,000…
Read moreHope for inner city
EVEE Hope is on a mission to eradicate poverty and oppression from Jamaica’s inner-city communities. The gospel singer/musician is originally from Westmoreland but grew up in Flower Hill, Montego Bay.…
Read moreChronixx Announces Summer UK Tour
JAMAICAN REGGAE star Chronixx will be heading to the UK for series of shows of shows across the country this month. The tour kicks of July 9 in Manchester and…
Read moreBeres Hammond and Bunny Wailer Team Up
Jamaican reggae giants Bunny Wailer and Beres Hammond have confirmed they are to play a series of shows across the United Kingdom in July 2015. Beres will perform at…
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Rihanna Releases New Video BBHMM
Rihanna gets gangster in her new music video “Bitch Better Have My Money.” Early Thursday morning after the release of the video ~ “Bitch Better Have My Money” there…
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Rihanna Surpassed RIAA No.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Rihanna has surpassed more than 100 million gold & platinum song certifications, elevating her to No. 1 on RIAA’s list…
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Beware of Music in Your Podcasts
The rights that a broadcaster or digital music company gets from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC (commonly called the “PROs” or performing rights organizations) deal with the public performance of music. …
Read moreHow to Rise From Personal Tragedy Through Songwriting
by: Kathleen Parrish “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” –Confucius Some of the greatest and most successful songs were written…
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SoundExchange to Audit Webcasters and Digital Music Services
This week, several notices of the intent to audit the records of several webcasters and other digital music services were published in the Federal Register, indicating that SoundExchange was planning…
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Spotify Valued at $5.7 Billion
A report from Manhattan Venture Research values Spotify at $5.74 billion, finding potential in the company even though a profit isn’t predicted to arrive until 2019. Analysts at the merchant…
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