Lenky's handclap-heavy groove soundtracked three major hits in the summer of '03 and helped dancehall cement its U.S. takeover. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles ...

Two of the biggest Nigerian singer-songwriters are set to close out a new music festival called Lost in Riddim. Wizkid and Burna Boy will headline the two-day event that focuses on the Afrobeats genre ...

Karol G knew she had a club-ready record when she included “BbY WOW” on her latest album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto. She admitted as much to Rolling Stone in August, expressing her desire for an ...

ST JAMES, Jamaica – Flow’s Riddim was in full effect at Reggae Sumfest 2025 delivering an unforgettable experience for customers and festivalgoers. Powered by its RIDDIM platform, Flow helped to bring ...

This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...

The in-demand Jamaican producer chats with Billboard about his fast-rising riddim and getting Buju Banton's co-sign. By Kyle Denis The year’s most dominant dancehall riddims often emerge during the ...

Grammy Award-winning Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley will be dropping the entire "No Better Riddim" project this Friday. This fluid project features 15 different reggae artists riding on one instrumental ...

Music has a way of weaving nostalgia with the present, and Grammy award-winning artist Sean Paul has mastered this art throughout the years and with his latest release, “Bring It“. For fans of ...

The “Sleng Teng” riddim revolutionized reggae music in the mid-1980s, and has spawned hundreds of versions in the decades since then. Less well known is the story of how the distinctive bassline ...

In the dynamic world of music, where trends shift like the tides, Kemar McGregor stands as a guardian of the timeless essence of ’90s dancehall. His latest project, ‘The Recoup Riddim,’ is a testament ...

Looking at the Casio Casiotone MT40, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was an unremarkable keyboard. You may even have owned one just like it. Launched in 1981, the cream machine came with 37 keys, 22 ...