Music & Entertainment

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• Chronic Law Holds No. 1 as Skippa and Alaine Score Top YouTube Jamaica Debuts October 4, 2026
  Chronic Law remains the artist to beat on YouTube Jamaica, holding the No. 1 position for the week ending October 1, 2026, while new releases from Skippa and Alaine make immediate impacts inside the top five. “Fi the Streets” spends a second week at No. 1 during its three-week chart run, generating 622,690 streams. The […]
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• Popcaan Is the Last Jamaican to Debut on Both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 October 3, 2026
  Popcaan has become the most recent Jamaican recording artist to have both a song debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and an album debut on the Billboard 200. The distinction brings together two milestones achieved six years apart: his 2020 Billboard 200 appearance with Fixtape and his long-awaited first Hot 100 entry in 2026 with […]
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• Dominican Streaming Giant Santiago Matías Sparks Backlash After Posts About “Invading Haiti” and Making Haitians “Slaves” October 3, 2026
  SANTO DOMINGO — October 3, 2026 — Santiago Matías, the Dominican media mogul and streamer better known as “Alofoke,” has ignited controversy after publishing a series of posts about Haiti in which he called for the Dominican Republic to invade its neighbor and subsequently used language about controlling Haitians and turning them into “slaves.” The […]
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• Sean Paul Surpasses 19 Billion Spotify Streams, Extending His Lead As Most Streamed Jamaican October 3, 2026
  Sean Paul has surpassed 19 billion Spotify streams, extending his lead as the most streamed Jamaican artist in history. According to data last updated on October 2, 2026, the dancehall superstar has accumulated 19,006,805,474 total Spotify streams across 459 tracks. Of that total, 10,130,374,352 streams come from songs on which he is credited as the […]
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• Lalah Hathaway Reminisces & Radiates On ‘Made In Chicago’ October 3, 2026
  Lalah Hathaway proudly releases her ninth album ‘Made In Chicago’ and leans into her past while looking to her future. The post Lalah Hathaway Reminisces & Radiates On ‘Made In Chicago’ appeared first on SoulBounce.
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• Ian Lewis Calls for Grammys to Separate Reggae and Dancehall Categories October 3, 2026
  Inner Circle bandleader Ian Lewis is calling for reggae and dancehall to be recognized as separate genres at the Grammy Awards, arguing that although both musical forms originated in Jamaica, their sound, construction and cultural identities are distinctly different. Lewis believes Jamaican artists and industry figures should collectively lobby the Recording Academy for separate Best […]
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• Stevie Wonder Goes Into His Vault To Celebrate 50 Years Of ‘Songs In The Key Life’ With New 4-Song EP October 2, 2026
  Stevie Wonder marks the golden anniversary of his landmark album ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ with an EP of rare, unreleased songs. The post Stevie Wonder Goes Into His Vault To Celebrate 50 Years Of ‘Songs In The Key Life’ With New 4-Song EP appeared first on SoulBounce.
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• HUGEL and SOLTO’s “Jamaican (Bam Bam)” Certified Silver in the UK October 2, 2026
  HUGEL and SOLTO (FR)’s global dance hit “Jamaican (Bam Bam)” has been certified Silver in the United Kingdom, adding another milestone to the latest international revival of Sister Nancy’s enduring dancehall classic “Bam Bam.” The certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), dated October 2, 2026, recognizes 200,000 in streams and sales for the MoBlack […]
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• Sean Paul Turns Up the Energy With New Single “DIP” Featuring Sommer Ray October 2, 2026
  Grammy Award-winning dancehall star Sean Paul has released his latest single, “DIP,” a high-energy collaboration with creator, DJ and producer Sommer Ray. Released through Sean Paul’s Dutty Rock Productions, the track is co-produced by Sean Paul and Ray and is designed around the dance floor, pairing a dancehall-driven rhythm with the Jamaican artist’s signature delivery. […]
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