This year's list is dominated by artists who encompass versatility from the worlds of hip-hop, R&B, and Caribbean music.

Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...

International Reggae Day (IRD) marks its 31st year with the theme “One Love, One Voice, One Day.” It calls for a “refocus” – and perhaps a revival – of reggae music as a vehicle for activism. As part ...

They hope you like jammin’. Because they want to jam it wit’ you. The second annual Point Break Music Festival will feature more than 20 reggae and reggae-adjacent bands and solo artists June 21 and ...

Streaming revenue now accounts for 60 percent of total revenue as of 2024, making it "bigger than the entire recorded music industry revenues for each year between 2003 and 2020," trade body IFPI ...

After a successful launch in 2024, Sprite Chill will become a permanent addition to the Coca-Cola brand’s portfolio, according to details shared with Marketing Dive. Debuting last April, the soft ...

More music, more listeners, no problems. The global music industry hit 4.8 trillion streams in 2024, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Report found. That’s up 14% from 2023, which ...

The much-anticipated 2024 MBC Music Festival has officially locked in its airing date! On January 15, MBC announced that the 2024 MBC Music Festival will air in two parts during the Lunar New Year ...

For Latin music, 2024 was yet another year of significant expansion — both on the commercial front, and in the stylistic detours and avant-garde tendencies favored by artists across the Americas.

From top left to bottom right: Jamie xx (courtesy of Jamie xx), Peggy Gou (courtesy of Park Jongh Ha), Olan (courtesy of Meagan Rodriguez), Isoxo (courtesy of Isoxo) and Two Shell (courtesy of Two ...

Country music has been on a steady rise for the past several years, but in 2024, the genre soared to heights that would have been unimaginable less than a decade ago. For starters, strict definitions ...