Music 5/11

Recorded Music Revenues Grew 18.5% In 2021 While Jamaican Genres Fizzled

Janae Hyman

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Recorded Music Revenues Grew 18.5% In 2021 While Jamaican Genres Fizzled

According to IFPI, the organization that promotes the recorded music business worldwide, the global recorded music market rose by 18.5...

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Billboard Launches New U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart

Eze Bolade

1 min read

Billboard Launches New U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart

Billboard said Tuesday (March 22).that it has teamed with Afro Nation, a worldwide Afrobeats brand, to establish the first-ever US chart...

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RiddimStyle Staff Writer

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Shenseea for Reggae Sumfest

Shenseea is excited for her victorious comeback to Reggae Sumfest 2022, the World's Greatest Jamaican Music Festival. Her upcoming...

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Balla Bee

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NBA Youngboy drops 'Fish Scale'

NBA Youngboy has dropped his first song of the year, 'Fish Scale,' which teases a new album on the way. Despite being detained recently...

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Janae Hyman

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Girls Anthem Written by Men Part 2

Though some women lament the absence of romantic qualities they see in far too many men these days, the fact is that romance is still...

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Jamaican Artists Are Not Making Songs Says Nigel Staff

RiddimStyle Staff Writer

2 min read

Jamaican Artists Are Not Making Songs Says Nigel Staff

Producer musician and songwriter Nigel Staff declares that the Jamaican music scene needs good songs as the current songs are not making...

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Eze Bolade

1 min read

Peru is Number One

Nigerian singer Fireboy DML, , has topped the UK Apple Music charts with his song 'Peru (Remix),' which featured Ed Sheeran. The song,...

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Janae Hyman

2 min read

Girls Anthems Written by Men

Every age of music has had a small group of women discreetly leading the charge, evoking force and delicacy in a domain that males have...

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Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas is You' Hits 1 Billion Streams

Eze Bolade

1 min read

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas is You' Hits 1 Billion Streams

Mariah Carey continues to break records, and this year will be no exception. Every year, Mariah Carey's chart-topping single 'All I Want...

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Rico

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Tracing the Dancehall-Hip Hop Lineage

The histories of Hip Hop and Dancehall have long been intertwined, both being borne out of urban black communities in Jamaica and later...

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Obama's Favourite Music List is Out and Spice is Happy

Janae Hyman

1 min read

Obama's Favourite Music List is Out and Spice is Happy

The much anticipated yearly Barack Obama favourites list is finally out. This year, the former president bestowed to us 27 songs that...

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AfroSwing King - Afro B Releases New Banger

Janae Hyman

1 min read

AfroSwing King - Afro B Releases New Banger

Afro B is back with a new song called 'Shisha,' featuring Niniola and Busiswa. 'Shisa,' created by Team Salut, is an addictive and...

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Dennis Howard

2 min read

Change 1980s Dance Band Sensation

The 1980s was the period for some excellent dance music after the assault on black music that disco experienced marginalising many great...

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Eze Bolade

1 min read

Drake Draws Breaks on the Grammys

Drake has requested that the Recording Academy remove two of his nominations from the final round of voting. According to the Associated...

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Eze Bolade

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Dj Neptune and Patoranking go Gaza

DJ Neptune, one of Nigeria's most well-known disc jockeys, has released a new exciting track titled 'Gaza,' which features Patoranking, a...

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Dj Private Ryan offers Beauty and the Beast

Eze Bolade

1 min read

Dj Private Ryan offers Beauty and the Beast

Dj Private Ryan is back with 'The Beauty and the Beast,' his new riddim production. Both pieces are based on similar drum rhythms;...

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RIHANNA ONLY CARIBBEAN ARTIST NAMED ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 10 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME

Anthony Turner

2 min read

RIHANNA ONLY CARIBBEAN ARTIST NAMED ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 10 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME

NY: Pop superstar Rihanna created history last week as the only Caribbean born artist named on the Top 10 list of Billboard Magazine's...

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Mickey Guyton - country music star who inspires and advocates for black women.

Keowna Young

2 min read

Mickey Guyton - country music star who inspires and advocates for black women.

Mickey Guyton has become a household name after her debut single 'Better Than You Left Me,' as well as her three EPs, were well received...

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The Grammy nominations for Best Reggae Album have been announced

Janae Hyman

1 min read

The Grammy nominations for Best Reggae Album have been announced

The Grammy Awards nominations for 2022 are now available. The following albums earned the six available spots in the reggae category. ...

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Shaggy Lands New Discover Card National Tv Ad in the USA

Anthony Turner

1 min read

Shaggy Lands New Discover Card National Tv Ad in the USA

NY: Grammy winning superstar Shaggy, who earlier this year was featured in a Super Bowl 55 TV commercial for Cheetos, has landed another...

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