New reporting shows millions of songs circulating in AI training datasets, including reggae and dancehall catalogues. The Atlantic reported in June that four large music datasets containing millions of tracks have been circulating within AI-development communities. It was reported that reggae and dancehall artists, including Vybz Kartel, Shenseea, Spice, Popcaan, Shaggy, Masicka and Rvssian, appeared in searches of those datasets. AI training is not only a technology issue. I

Jamaica's latest Dancehall Top 25 demonstrates the breadth of today's dancehall landscape, with chart performance continuing to be influenced by radio airplay, sound system support, record shops, clubs and digital engagement. The chart, compiled by veteran broadcaster Richard "Richie B" Burgess, remains one of the industry's established indicators of domestic popularity. No 1 on the charts, Boasty - Masika While streaming has transformed global music consumption, Jamaica's lo

Beth Lesser, Singer Gregory Isaacs in front of his record shop, African Museum, on Chancery Lane, Kingston, Jamaica, 1984 A major exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is placing dancehall and reggaetón within a broader history of Black Atlantic culture. Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Reggaetón examines the genres as artistic, political and social movements rather than simply forms of entertainment. The exhibition features approximately 40 artists an

The global influence of Afrobeats and amapiano continues to expand, with the genres becoming staples at festivals, clubs and cultural celebrations throughout Europe and North America. This year's Fête de la Musique in Paris showcased how African and Caribbean musical traditions increasingly define international urban culture, with French Afrobeats, amapiano, dancehall and Caribbean sounds dominating public performances. The crossover has become so seamless that audiences now

Few artists command the respect Buju Banton enjoys, and anticipation is building following confirmation that his new album, Too Too Bad, will arrive in July. For more than three decades, Buju has continually reinvented himself, moving effortlessly between hardcore dancehall, roots reggae and socially conscious music. His forthcoming release is expected to continue that tradition while speaking to contemporary issues affecting Jamaica and the wider Black diaspora. The announce

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The impact of dancehall, reggae and music from the Caribbean, not just on the UK but the global music scene and culture as well, is...

Despite the perceived notion that popular styles such as traphall, one beat and dancehall are the dominant genres in terms of...

SOJA, a Virginia-based reggae group, won the 2021 Reggae Grammy for their album "Beauty in the Silence". SOJA's win ignited a firestorm...

Kiprich collaborated with lyrical phenomenon emerging talent D'yani on 'Gyalis Astrology,' released recently and has already been...

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