News: Beenie Man parts company with Virgin Records

Beenie Man is reportedly no longer a part of the Virgin Records roster. The dancehall kingpin recently parted company with the label after releasing four albums including a Grammy-winning disc.

Sources close to his former management company, Shocking Vibes Productions, hinted that Beenie Man's departure from Shocking Vibes, as well as the low sales of his most recent Virgin album Undisputed, may have been contributing factors.

Said the source, who requested anonymity: "The situation is normally one that exercises options. Virgin will look to recoup their money from proceeding options, seeing that Beenie Man's last album flopped. He was signed through Shocking Vibes to Virgin." The source further added Virgin didn't exercise the option on the contract to take up another album.

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