“My voice is different. It’s distinctive. There’s nothing to compare it to.” The summer of 2015 may be long-faded into the rear view, but some of its hot sounds remain as fresh now as when we first ...

OMI’s rise to No. 1 makes it official: This is the summer of the remix. Still from the video for “Cheerleader” Well, America, you certainly are consistent. One year—to the week—after the Hot 100 was ...

About eight years ago, Omar Pasley woke up with a melody in his head that he couldn’t seem to shake. At the time, he was a completely unknown singer-songwriter living in his native Jamaica, and in his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music, and why you buy the tunes you do. The rise of OMI’s Cheerleader—or more accurately, the rise of its remix—had ...

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After premiering a cover for OMI’s hugely popular summer single “Cheerleader” while opening for Kelly Clarkson this summer, a cappella group Pentatonix decided to take things to the next level and ...

Oh, we think we found ourselves a song of the summer. When you reflect on the lazy days at the beach, chances are you'll remember hearing the jubilant, reggae-inspired "Cheerleader." It's everywhere, ...

The name Omar Samuel Pasley probably doesn’t ring any bells. Girls haven’t begun to dub themselves as their boyfriend’s “cheerleader” yet in Instagram captions. Oh, but they will. Omar — aka OMI — is ...

OMI has debuted a new music video for his global hit 'Cheerleader'. The visuals for the track, which is among the Top 10 most streamed globally, were directed by Lenny Bass. 'Cheerleader' broke France ...

If it’s summer, it must be time for a reggae-lilted hit to rule the Billboard Hot 100 — at least that’s what the last two years of pop watching have taught observers. Last year, the chart-topping ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. After just one week at the summit of the Hot 100, The Weeknd and ...