Reggae Album Face Off Becomes Eligible to Appear on the Billboard Weekly Charts

Face Off by Melekel is quickly becoming a permanent fixture in the International Dancehall and Reggae scene.

Los Angeles, CA, USA (December 3, 2014) — Seldom in life, has an artist come along with the ability to influence multiple generations and bring a certain level of innovation to their genre. In the eighteenth and nineteenth Centuries, during the Classical period in the history of Modern music, we find this statement to be true, not only in theory but also in practice; as Ludwig Van Beethoven demonstrated. Fast-forward to the twentieth century and even the tiny island of Jamaica gave birth to Bob Marley, who continues to have one of the most successful and long lived reigns of dominance any artist has ever had over their respective category; in juxtaposition to the likes of Elvis Presley.

Since 1940, Billboard’s charts have been the standard of excellence by which music professionals and fans alike are able to measure who is hot and who is not, according to sales and radio airplay data from Nielsen Soundscan and BDS. Other factors currently taken into consideration include data from streaming services like YouTube and Vevo. Due to the effectiveness of this digital data collection system, music recordings and their authors are able to have a longer chart life than prior to 1990, when the data was coming directly from radio stations who usually stopped playing a record once the Label no longer was promoting it, therefore causing the songs to fall off the charts faster.

Amongst the privileged albums that skirmish for a coveted spot on the Billboard weekly reggae charts is Face Off by Reggae recording artist Melekel. Released in October of 2014, the album has mustered impressive figures as stated on the National Sales Title Report. According to Joshua P. Friedlander, Vice President of Strategic Data Analysis at RIAA, streaming music services grew 28% in the first half of 2014 to $859 million, versus $673 million for 1H 2013. This category includes revenues from subscription services (such as Rhapsody and paid versions of Spotify, among others), streaming radio service revenues that are distributed by SoundExchange (like Pandora, SiriusXM, and other internet radio), and non-subscription on-demand streaming services (such as YouTube, Vevo, and ad-supported Spotify).

Face Off has experienced a surge in permanent downloads, triggered by factors that can be attributed to market stability and cultural perception. With 53% of women that purchase digital music and 61% of men that subscribe to music services, Melekel has managed to garnish enough support from the 13-17 and 26-35 age groups. Others have inferred that the surge is fueled by a live streamed performance on huskeyradio.com alongside Shinehead, a legend in the dancehall Reggae arena.

The album can be downloaded from all digital retailers worldwide or by visiting the following link: http://bit.ly/15OcbXR. For more information about Melekel visit melekel.com or to schedule an interview contact Ann Jordan, Publicist at (323) 331-1608 or via E-mail: newspr@melekel.com

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