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VP Records
Well supported
A Jamaican record label associated with the global era. Starter record pending editorial verification.
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Grammy-winning icon Shaggy released his 13-track album 'Lottery' via VP Records and Ranch Entertainment, featuring Sting, Robin Thicke, Akon, Beres Hammond and Dexta Daps, led by the single 'Looking Lovely.'
Read at The Bajan Reporter ↗Grammy-winning Jamaican icon Shaggy released his 13-track album 'Lottery' on May 15 via VP Records and his Ranch Entertainment. Largely self-produced, it features Sting, Robin Thicke, Akon, Beres Hammond, Dexta Daps and more, led by the single 'Looking Lovely.'
Read at Reggaeville ↗Debate & reception
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Distributor consolidation: vital pipeline or diaspora gatekeeper?
Two documented readings of the big reggae distributors, stated neutrally: one sees Jet Star and VP as indispensable infrastructure that carried Jamaican music to shops across Britain, Europe and North America; the other worries that heavy consolidation let a few distributors narrow what reached the counter and which artists broke abroad. Neutral framing. Sources: Jamaica Observer; British Record Shop Archive; VP Records history.
Stance: big distributors as vital infrastructure vs gatekeepers narrowing what reached shops