Headlines · October 31, 2026
Kabaka Pyramid has announced the Rebel Music US Tour, opening November 4 in Virginia Beach and running through North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon before closing November 27 in Wailuku and November 28 in Hilo, Hawaii. The run marks 15 years since Rebel Music, following August's The Lyrics Tape edition, and will draw from across his catalogue including his Grammy-winning album The Kalling.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 31, 2026
Sean Paul and Future Fambo have premiered a two-song video pairing "Money Money (Remix)" and "Rong Bong" on Sean Paul's YouTube channel. The release, produced by Supa Hype and Sean Paul's Dutty Rock label, arrives October 30 as a weekend watch. Behind it is a real mentorship story: Fambo credits Sean Paul with funding his return to Jamaica from New York and encouraging his rehabilitation, calling it a full-circle moment.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 30, 2026
Tommy Lee Sparta headlines MAIN ACT for Halloween night, the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section leads today, fresh off his new single "Forgive Me," released October 29. The track, produced by Trinidadian producer Deejay Punz, arrived with a visual and a #trinibad tag nodding to Trinidad's street sound. The title marks a tonal talking point for an artist built on the "Uncle Demon" persona. A veteran record plus a Halloween headline slot in the same 48 hours makes this a seasonal, ready-made slot.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 30, 2026
450 and Damian Marley's "Good Morning," released October 16, has climbed to No. 1 on Audiomack in the United States and charted in more than 35 countries, including No. 4 and No. 6 on iTunes in the UK and Japan. The Miami-and-Jamaica-shot video passed three million YouTube views in under a week. It is 450's first collaboration with a member of the Marley family, and producer Weekday Morrison says fans have welcomed the surprise shift in sound. His goal is a full global hit.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 30, 2026
Davido's collaboration with Kirk Franklin, "Hope In You," is out today, October 30, on Franklin's 14-track album "I Am What I Am." Davido previewed the track by stepping into Franklin's choir at an Atlanta listening session on October 12. The album also features GloRilla, Jelly Roll and Tobe Nwigwe, giving the gospel project a broad, cross-genre guest list. For Davido, it is a crossover into American church audiences; for Franklin, it continues decades of pulling gospel toward hip hop, R&B and pop.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 30, 2026
Blvk H3ro's cover of Bunny Wailer's "Fig Tree" is out today, October 30, through VP Records, recorded in Trench Town. The singer, who toured with Bunny Wailer before his passing, called it "a full-circle moment" and recorded with veteran players including Earl "Chinna" Smith. The release powers the "Rastaman 50" album, due November 6, marking 50 years since the three landmark 1976 Wailers solo albums. VP Records' push makes it the week's heritage story.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 29, 2026
Andrew Tosh and Anthony B led the musical salute to Peter Tosh at Tosh Fest 2026 in Negril, marking 50 years of Legalize It, as patrons braved rain to honour the late singer. Kabaka Pyramid says his shows were cancelled and he is taking it as a sign he was doing something right, though no shows, venues or reasons have been named. Valiant has released "Coverage" with a video while recovering, saying he is recovering very well. The Holness versus Beenie Man argument over Melissa relief money has been fact-checked, with each side found partly right.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 28, 2026
Billboard is widening its Reggae Albums chart, a structural change reported in the Jamaica Observer's Entertainment section this morning. Squash was transferred to ICE custody on Tuesday after his release from federal prison in Louisiana, with deportation proceedings ahead and no confirmed deportation date. Rygin King is back in Jamaica and reunited with his children after five years apart and months in US immigration detention. Beenie Man has criticised the Government's hurricane relief spending on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Melissa.
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 27, 2026
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 26, 2026
By Ras Mahddy
Headlines · October 26, 2026
The fourth annual Caribbean Music Awards, staged for the first time in the Caribbean at NAPA in Port of Spain, delivered a night of pure Caribbean excellence, crowned by Patra's tearful Lifetime Achievement honour. Hosted by Majah Hype and Nailah Blackman, the fan-voted ceremony honoured more than 50 winners across dancehall, soca, reggae, konpa, bouyon, jab, Dennery, zess and the French Caribbean, with Lady Lava leading the night on four wins. From Calypso Rose's standing ovation to Jah Mason's crowd singalong, this was the region celebrating itself at its very best, and Reggae Vibe Media wishes the Awards and every artist it celebrates all the best.
By Mary "Jane" Stewart
