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D'Yani Signs With Lizzy Records as "The Little Things" Hits No. 1 on iTunes Reggae Chart

D'Yani's "The Little Things" pulled a double #1 on iTunes Reggae and the Reggae Music Video chart while the Jamaican singer secured a UK deal with Lizzy Records.

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D'Yani Signs With Lizzy Records as "The Little Things" Hits No. 1 on iTunes Reggae Chart
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D'Yani's "The Little Things" didn't just top one chart. The Jamaican singer's March 27 single climbed to No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes Reggae Songs chart and simultaneously topped the Reggae Music Video chart, a double milestone that landed just as D'Yani confirmed a signing with London-based independent Lizzy Records, led by Sincere Lizzy.

The timing is no coincidence. Sincere has spent years at the center of Black British music: managing Fredo and Knucks, building the Stay Flee Get Lizzy production house, and serving as Senior Director of A&R and Head of Black Music at Atlantic Records UK. For a Jamaican artist with fresh streaming momentum in the U.S. market, that level of infrastructure represents a direct path into UK playlisting, radio rotations, and the European festival circuit that would be far harder to crack from a Caribbean base alone. Lizzy Records' stated plan is to deploy its digital distribution and youth-focused marketing capabilities to build on the single's momentum, targeting the U.K. and beyond.

Producer Seanizzle, whose Seanizzle Records created the track, put the double chart success plainly: "Grateful is an understatement - 'The Little Things' just went double #1, this one is special." He added: "The song came from a real place, from real moments with real people."

That real place was the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. D'Yani shaped the track's introspective, roots-leaning tone through conversations with family and friends during recovery, giving the song an emotional anchor that press and radio programmers can build a narrative around. Musically, it settles into smooth reggae territory: melodic guitar lines, rich instrumentation, and a warm, reflective feel built around celebrating the simple moments that matter most. That sonic profile travels well across both U.S. reggae format radio and the UK market Lizzy Records knows best.

With a double chart position in hand and a label that understands how to convert streaming traction into real bookings, the path forward for D'Yani becomes clear: follow-up singles distributed through Lizzy's UK network, radio adds at reggae format stations across Europe, and support slots with the kind of established U.K. acts that Sincere's connections can unlock. No tour dates have been confirmed yet, but the infrastructure is now in place to announce them. A Jamaican singer crossing to No. 1 on U.S. iTunes while simultaneously signing with a London imprint is exactly the kind of dual-market proof that gets European promoters on the phone.

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