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At the Island Music Conference 2026, big conversations focused on:
• AI in music production
• The future of reggae at the Grammys
• Songwriting and global expansio

• Big names like Jack Harlow and Ty Dolla $ign just dropped new projects this March, keeping hip-hop and R&B fresh. ?
• Every week there are 50+ new releases, showing how fast the culture is moving right now. ?
• Caribbean influence continues to shape hip-hop sounds - especially with dancehall and Afrobeat rhythms blending into mainstream tracks

Soca is going GLOBAL ?? with heavy influence from Afrobeats and international collabs.
• Big artists like Machel Montano continue pushing unity through music, blending Caribbean and African sounds. ?
• The culture is shifting into a fusion era - soca, dancehall, Afrobeats all mixing into one vib

• The dancehall scene is HOT right now with new music dropping weekly. Artists like Masicka, Teejay, and Jah9 are leading the wave with fresh releases getting major attention globally. ?
• Rising talents continue to push the culture forward, especially with new riddims and viral dance challenges helping songs blow up worldwide. ?
• A new club-ready track "Freshadan" by emerging artist Popeyecaution is already creating buzz in the streets and onlin

The Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By the Film album has won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

Presenter Queen Sheba announced the winner during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards premiere ceremony, which was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 2.

The soundtrack album came out ahead of Collie Buddz' Take It Easy, Shenseea's Never Gets Late Here, Vybz Kartel's Party With Me, and The Wailers' Evolution.

Released in February 2024 via Tuff Gong and Island Records, the 10-track album featured fresh interpretations of Marley's iconic songs, performed by artists like Daniel Caesar, Kacey Musgraves, Wizkid, Leon Bridges, Shenseea, Farruko, Jessie Reyez, Mystic Marley, Bloody Civilian, and Skip Marley

Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and his co-accused Shawn 'Storm' Campbell, Kahira Jones, and Andre St. John will not face a new trial for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams, the Court Of Appeal has ruled in a unanimous decision

On Wednesday, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, who leads the three-judge panel with Paulette Williams and David Fraser, announced that their decision was based on 12 factors. The Justice said that while the seriousness and prevalence of the crime weighed in favor of a retrial, there were "several, equally powerful factors, which, when combined, militate against ordering a new trial."

These included:

"the insufficient and inadequate account by the prosecution for the availability of its witnesses and trial exhibits"
"...the time, financial costs, expense and impact on the Court's resources as well as other cases in the queue awaiting trial. We find that this is significant and it militates against a new trial"
"the psychological, financial and medical effect that a new trial would likely have on the appellants"
"the unjustifiable interference with the appellant


constitutional rights to a fair hearing within a reasonable tim

Following the resounding success of two sold-out shows, with over 36,000 concertgoers at the UBS arena in Long Island, New York, Grammy award-winning reggae artist Buju Banton has announced his inaugural Arena Tour, "The Overcomer."

Tour Dates

Aug 23- Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Amerant Bank Arena
Aug 25- Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
Aug 27- Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
Aug 30 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
Sep 1- Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Sep 6- Hartford, CT - XL Center
Sep 8- Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
Sep 12- Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Sep 13- Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Sep 15- Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center
Sep 18 - Inglewood, CA - Intuit Dome
Sep 23 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center
Sep 29 - Chicago, IL - All State Arena
Nov 17 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Cente

Loc-It Radio is Live now on the Machygee app,simply by clicking radio with DJ's from across the globe.Time to spread the word for the new kid on the block Loc-It Radio

Very soon Loc-it Radio Boston would be added on the Machygee App,it's part of the Machy Productions Brand...Live music would be played from DJ's around the world and so much more!!!!So get READY)))))Loc~it Radio Boston is COMING!!!

Canadian rapper Drake is the latest to voice his support for incarcerated Dancehall star Vybz Kartel, as Gaza fans eagerly await the Jamaica Court of Appeal's decision on a possible retrial after his conviction was overturned last month.

On Tuesday (April 2), the Passionfruit rapper showed support for Kartel by boasting his very own "Free Kartel" t-shirt with his 146 million Instagram followers.

The shirt, which was hung up on display during a studio session, shows an illustration of Kartel sitting like royalty on a throne with a barely clad female perched at his feet. The slogans, "Free Kartel", "Free World Boss," and "Up 2 Di Time" are also printed on the front - the latter was the name of Kartel's 2003 debut album, which gave us early classics such as Sen On, New Millennium, Sweet To The Belly, Pv$$y Jaw, Why You Doing It, Buss It Off among others