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The sharpest detail in the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations is not who got in. It is what got cut. Best Afrobeats, the category MTV launched in 2023, is gone from this year's slate, and Burna Boy and Tems still walked away with three[...]

Julian Marley is counting down the hours. "Skank Rock Reggae" arrives tomorrow, and the Tuff Gong International release stacks Big Mountain, Mr. Vegas, Yoli Mayor, and Paul 2 Dian Anthony on one cut that is already getting tagged across[...]

The most striking thing about Ky-Mani Marley's new single is not the flex. It is the admission. On "A Little Bit (I'm Okay)," he opens with turns he did not plan, mistakes he cannot erase, and a quiet "that's alright," the kind of honesty you do[...]

Romain Virgo put followers on notice with a teaser for what looks like a new track called "Lay My Head." The post was minimal: just the title and a musical note emoji, which is sometimes all it takes to get the reggae faithful[...]

Machel Montano was seven when he first hit the stage in 1982. More than four decades later, Brooklyn Public Library is dedicating an exhibition to the life he has built since. "Journey of a Soca King: The Exhibition" opens August 22 at[...]