Omi's new "Cheerleader" version features Nicky Jam...and it rocks! By Leila Cobo Chief Content Officer Latin/Español, Billboard Nicky Jam is on a bilingual roll. “Forgiveness,” the English-language ...

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 ...

When OMI released his debut single, "Cheerleader," in 2012, it was a great reggae song and a success in his native Jamaica—it even won him a spot guest-judging the Jamaica Fitness Association's ...

There's one Song of the Summer dark horse that's going to be the frontrunner in a matter of weeks: OMI's "Cheerleader." All OMI needs is an exclamation point at the end of his name to be this year's… ...

The pop charts have frightened me away in recent months, with offensive language like "haters gonna hate," "from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack," and "featuring Drake," but I have just dipped my ...

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 ...

Jamaican singer OMI’s catchy hit ‘Cheerleader’ is enjoying a second lease of life thanks to a remix by 20-year old German producer Felix Jaehn. Now Jamaican singer OMI’s catchy hit ‘Cheerleader’ is ...

“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: Where is he now? In 2012, the Jamaican singer, assisted by his producer Specialist and reggae legend Sly Dunbar, recorded an easy-going love song that they thought might be a hit. The song was ...

LOS ANGELES — Jamaican singer OMI may seem like an overnight success, but his chart-topping summer hit, “Cheerleader,” has been years in the making. He started working on the reggae-pop song seven ...

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 ...