Editors At Large

Sean Paul Sets Eyes On Latin Music Market After 2023 Latin Billboard Nomination

The 30th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards took place on October 5, 2023, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. The event which celebrated the best of Latin music across various

06/10/2023

Latin

Cham's Ghetto Story sells 100,000 units in the US- Image of Cham on the Red carpet at the 2023 Caribbean Music Awards in Brooklyn New York

Cham’s ‘Ghetto Story’ Album Surpasses 100,000 Sales Milestone in the U.S.

Cham‘s Ghetto Story, his major label debut album released on Atlantic Records has now sold 100,000 units in the U.S. according to information supplied to WMV by Billboard sales tracker Luminate. Of that amount 61,000 is

05/10/2023

Album Sales·Dancehall

Max Romeo via Instagram. Max Romeo filed a suit against Universal Music Group to claim 47 years of unpaid royalties, that is almost as long as you have been alive. Max Romeo filed a suit against Universal Music Group to claim 47 years of unpaid royalties, that is almost as long as you have been alive.

Max Romeo, Sampled By Jay-Z, Says Universal Music Group Owes Him 47 Of Years Royalties

Jamaican roots reggae musician Max Romeo known for chart success in Jamaica and the U.K. has broken his silence on a US$15 Million lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group for royalties owed to him

04/10/2023

Legal·Music Business·Uncategorized

Bounty Killer and Cham’s “Time Bomb” EP Sales Are In

Bounty Killer and Cham’s collaborative EP “Time Bomb” did not debut on the US Billboard Reggae chart after selling 100 units in streams and sales during its first week according to data

03/10/2023

Album Sales

Rising Stars 2023 Winner Remone Watson Says He Wants To Follow In Tessanne Chin’s Shoes

Remone Watson is Digicel Rising Star’s 19 winner and he says he will now try his hand at NBC’s Singing Competition “The Voice” in the US, in the footsteps of Jamaican singer

03/10/2023

News

Snow’s ‘Informer’ Reaches 100 Million Streams on Spotify

Artist: Snow Album: 12 Inches of Snow (1993) Release Date: August 1992 Recorded: 1992 Genre: Reggae fusion, hip hop, dancehall Label: EastWest Songwriters: Edmond Leary, Darrin O’Brien, Shawn Moltke, Terri Moltke, Jeffrey

02/10/2023

Milestones

Kevin Gates’ ‘Luca Brasi 3’ Mixtape Shines with 14 New RIAA Gold And Platinum Certifications

Louisiana-born rapper Kevin Gates known received 14 new Recording Industry Association (RIAA) certifications on October 2, 2023 for tracks on his 16 mixtape Luca Brasi 3. Among them were 8 Gold certifications

02/10/2023

Album Sales·Certifications·Hip Hop

Top 10 Highest Streamed Jamaican Artists On Spotify Of All Time

Among the Top 10 highest streamed Jamaican artists on Spotify, a number of them have crossed over into the Billion Streams Club according to data obtained by WMV from Spotify. The platform entered Jamaica and 80

02/10/2023

Exclusives·Features

Outkast’s ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ Now First RIAA Certified 13x Platinum Hip Hop Album

“Speakerboxxx/The Love Below”, the fifth studio album by Atlanta rap group Outkast is now the highest selling Hip Hop album in the US. The album became certified 13x Platinum by the Recording

02/10/2023

Album Sales·Certifications·Hip Hop

Collie Buddz Recounts ‘Nerve-Racking’ Experiences on Jamaican Stages and Why Albums Not Charting

Bermudian reggae star Collie Buddz‘ latest album “Take It Easy” has spent the last three days at No. 1 on the iTunes Reggae Albums chart, but he says he doesn’t expect to go

01/10/2023

Interview

Najeerii and Kraff Gad Are No. 1 On Jamaica’s Apple Music & YouTube Charts

Emerging artists Najeerii and Kraff Gad are dominating the YouTube and Apple Music charts in Jamaica this week. ‘Rum Behavior’ by Kraff Gad has risen to No. 1 on YouTube Jamaica weekly chart

01/10/2023

Charts

Major Lazer Diplo, (right) alongside DJs Walshy Fire(left) and Ape Drums

Major Lazer Has Surpassed 10 Billion Streams On Spotify Across All Credits

Major Lazer, the trio deeply rooted in Jamaican-American electronic dance music and Drum & Bass DJ culture, has surpassed 10 billion streams on Spotify. It’s the first Jamaican red group to reach

30/09/2023

Spotify

Donovan Watkis

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