Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been released from prison after a Jamaican appeals court decided not to retry him. Kartel's 2014 murder conviction was overturned earlier this year by the UK Privy Council, citing juror misconduct.

The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, recently canceled, has announced it will not offer refunds to ticket holders.

Reggae artists Mortimer and Samory I are joining forces and hitting the road for a 15+ city tour across Europe.

Peter "Peetah" Anthony Morgan, the lead singer of reggae group Morgan Heritage, has passed.