With inventive re-imaginings of the reggae-splashed hook-heavy soul popularized by acts like Sean Paul and Sean Kingston in the early half of the 21st century's first decade, Virgin Island-born singer Iyaz swiftly built up a hearty cult following on MySpace. Kingston, in the process of forming his own Time Is Money label, stumbled upon Iyaz's site and snapped up the 21-year-old singer as the maiden signee of his new imprint. Iyaz's debut single, "Replay," an iPod name-checking musical stew adding splashes of classical and electronica to his usual island pop, soared to the upper regions of the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2009. ~ Jason Thurston, Rovi
of the crossover club hit that debuted at No. 2, "Riverside (Let's Go)" (Data) by Dutch DJ Sidney Samson featuring Wizard Sleeve. Listen to Iyaz's "Re...
that was recorded by Iyaz and college friends as a leisurely past time was what made Kingston tell JR Rotem about ... Pardon The Introduction: Iyaz...
that he's "wrapping up" his follow-up disc in Los Angeles. An opening slot on Justin Bieber's tour slowed down work on the album, but Iyaz says it was...
It's been a few months since we've heard a peep from Island crooner Iyaz, but it appears as though he's already prepping his sophomore album -- appear...