Caribbean Music
Follow the artists, recordings and live performances shaping Caribbean music. This collection brings together soca, reggae, dancehall, calypso and other sounds from the region and its diaspora, with artist stories, releases, awards and festival coverage. Older reports remain dated as part of the archive.
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- Machel Montano’s Soca Legacy Takes Centre Stage at Brooklyn Public Library
- 75 Years of Steelpan in London: Anniversary Celebration
- Rihanna Celebrates 20 Years of Music
- Review: Sabrina’s Meet Me at the Mango Tree
- Chasing Greatness: Inside the Mind of Romel Charles
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- T&T’s Grand Stand to be renamed after Mighty Sparrow
- Mavado Earns First UK Silver Certification With ‘When U Feel Lonely’
- Cardi B Cancels BZR WKND Jamaica Headlining Performance
- International Soca Monarch Set for Trinidad Carnival Comeback in 2027
- Mighty Sparrow, ‘Calypso King of the World,’ Dies at 91
- Rize & Whine, Tipsy Music Festival Producers to Lead WCMF 2026 VIP and VVIP Experience
- V’ghn Wins Jab Artist of the Year of the Caribbean Music Awards
- Koffee’s ‘Toast’ Earns Gold Certification in France
- Caribbean Music Awards 2026 Lineup Features Top Artists
- Stevie Wonder Joins KesTheBand Onstage at DC JazzFest
- Vybz Kartel Signs Shenequa as First Female Artist to GreedyLion Label
- Caribbean Music Awards to Honor Legends in Trinidad
- Machel Montano’s Soca Legacy Takes Centre Stage at Brooklyn Public Library
- Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival 2026 Lineup
- Busy Signal and Wayne Wonder Receive Reggae Icon Award
- T&T to Host 4th Caribbean Music Awards This Year
- St. Lucia Carnival 2026 Draws International Stars to the Caribbean
- Vybz Kartel’s “Fever” Achieves Gold Certification in the UK
- Lady Lava Tops 2026 Caribbean Music Awards Nominations
- Reggae Sumfest 2026: Magnum Tonic Wine Joins
- Buju Banton New Dancehall Album: “Too Too Bad”
- TT Entrepreneur “Uplifting Frequencies” With 100% Reggae Radio Network For The Islands
- Tobago’s Jazz Music and Golf Weekend Returns Strong
- Etienne Charles Global Tour: A Cultural Journey
- Shenseea Drops “Talk To Me Nuh” Featuring Vybz Kartel
- Tuff Gong International Studios Reopens in Kingston
- Barbados Reggae Weekend Boosting Off-Season Tourism
- Ayetian and Skippa Billboard Artists to Watch 2026
- Kes the Band European Tour Set for 2026
- Machel Montano Makes History at Trinidad Carnival 2026
- Brandy and Monica Headlining Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival
- Machel Montano One More Road March Before Stepping Away
- Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival 2026 Unveils Star-Studded Line-Up
- Reggae Land 2026 Brings Seven Stages to One August Weekend
- Yung Bredda MOBO Nomination: Best Caribbean Act 2026
- Ricardo Drue’s Legacy Lives on with Posthumous Album: My Year
- Mavado Shenseea Rwanda Debut Ignites East Africa
- Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert Raises Over US$500,000
- Jada Kingdom Announces New EP
- Machel Montano Named Everybody’s Magazine Person of the Year
- Kes the Band Headlines Unity Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center
- Lauryn Hill and Marley Grandsons Light Up World Cup Draw
- Muddy’s Payroll Makes Rolling Stone – Grenada Celebrates
- Carriacou-Born Artist Camille John Rises in Soca Music
- V’ghn Launches Global “Jab Decisions” Tour
- Five Jamaican Nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards
- Shaggy Headlines I Love Jamaica Relief Concert in New York
- Dominica’s 25th World Creole Music Festival Marks a Milestone
- Protoje Headlines Grenada Caribbean Music Festival
- Rihanna Umbrella hits 2 billion on Spotify
- Chronixx Exile Album Marks His Triumphant Return to Reggae
- Vybz Kartel to Headline Drake’s OVO Birthday Sessions in Toronto
- Sizzla celebrates 30 years | Kingston Concert on Heroes Weekend
- Sean Paul iHeartRadio 2025: Dancehall Lights Up Boston
- Gramps Morgan Set to Launch First Solo U.S. Headlining Tour
- Jeverson Elevates Grenada on the Global Stage at CANEX 2025
- Grenada Scores Big on Spotify NYC as Soca Takes Center Stage
- Caribbean Music Awards 2025: A Night of Caribbean Excellence
- 75 Years of Steelpan in London: Anniversary Celebration
- Rihanna Celebrates 20 Years of Music
- Lila Iké Treasure Self: A Bold Debut Celebrating Authenticity
- Shenseea Second MTV VMA Nomination Makes Music History
- Chlöe & Moliy Join Yung Bredda for ‘Greatest Bend Over’ Remix
- Sizzla Receives Key to the City of Lauderhill
- Leadpipe Dominates Tune of De Crop 2025 with “Tek Charge”
- Review: Sabrina’s Meet Me at the Mango Tree
- Double Win for Problem Child at Vincy Mas
- “I Am Barbados”: New Album Project to Take Island’s Music Global
- Dominica Launches 25th Edition of World Creole Music Festival
- Tiny Desk Meets Dancehall Royalty: Beenie Man in Full Command
- KES MAKES HISTORY IN TORONTO
- V29 ALL ACCESS
- Chasing Greatness: Inside the Mind of Romel Charles
- Vybz Kartel Signals Powerful Return to Music Scene
- IMA Grenada Partners with WIPO IP Youth Ambassador V’ghn to Strengthen IP Awareness Among Youth
- Wide Open: Re-Vibed Was a Masterclass in Soul, Soca and Grenadian Spirit
