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Blaiz Fayah Talks Global Hit ‘Money Pull Up’ & New ‘Shatta Ting’ Album: ‘No Other Music Brings Me This Kind of Madness’


The French dancehall star opens up about his new album, record deal and tour -- and his viral TikTok smash. Read the Billboard interview.

Hailing from Paris, France, Blaiz Fayah turned his childhood experiences of following his saxophonist father around to zouk gigs in Guadeloupe and Martinique into a bustling dancehall career that’s now birthing international viral hits. According to Luminate, “Money Pull Up” has collected over 1.7 million official on-demand U.S. streams, an impressive number for a song from two rising international stars operating in a relatively niche genre. In an illuminating conversation with Billboard, Blaiz Fayah talks about his new Shatta Ting album, the French Caribbean music scene and the merits of TikTok for dancehall’s present and future.

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