Artists like Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Paloma Faith helped the British music industry contribute £4.1bn to the UK economy in 2014. Overall, the market grew by 5%, outpacing the British economy, which grew 2.6% in the same period. The increase can be traced to revenues by musicians, composers
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Taylor Swift may have gotten the most press over the past year, but it’s Katy Perry who claims the honor of being the highest-paid woman in music. Katy Perry has beaten the likes of Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga to claim Forbes magazine’s title of the world’s highest-earning woman in music. Sounds like Taylor Swift—but, […]
Chris Gayle is on a business mission, this time with his brother/business partner, Fada Bulla, who both purchased a nightclub in Mandeville, Manchester The club is said to be launched on November 27. The launch will be hosted by Chris Gayle, who also owns the popular Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston, Jamaica. According to Fada […]
Authorities seized some of Lil Wayne’s $30million worth of art from inside his Miami Beach mansion late Tuesday afternoon to satisfy a judgement stating he owes $2million to a private jet company. Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s deputies were seen in footage during the raid as they executed a judge’s order at the rapper’s $11million waterfront
Popcaan “The Unruly Boss” has walked away with Mobo’s 2015 award for best Reggae Artist. Among the nominees were Protoje, OMI and Chronixx. Founded in 1996, the MOBO Organisation was established by Kanya King MBE to recognise the outstanding achievements of artists who perform music in genres ranging from Gospel, Jazz, RnB, Soul, Reggae to Hip […]
The Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall has returned for its nineth season, bringing its usual hardcore vibe and energy to Jamaican television. Auditions start Saturday, November 14, in Savanna La Mar, Westmoreland. Jamaican dancehall music is a popular genre that uses creative lyrics and toasting put to music. Topics can cover a wide spectrum but […]
The iconic reggae singer moved up one place from last year to take fourth place on the list of highest-earning dead celebrities. The late singer raked in a cool $21 million over the past year, one million more than he earned last year. Not exactly a capitalist icon in life, the reggae legend is becoming […]
As expected, Adele’s first single in three years, Hello, debuted the Billboard Hot 100 at No 1. Over the course of a single week, the song has been downloaded 1.1m times, according to Billboard. Adele has convincingly smashed the record set by Flo Rida, who sold 600,000 downloads of Right Round in a week in […]
Vado – Money And The Power Feat. DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Mavado & Uncle Murda (Prod. By Ben Billions)