Editors At Large

Rihanna holds the record for the most-streamed English-language album by an artist from Latin America or the Caribbean.

100 Songs Are Now Certified Diamond: Here Are Music’s Biggest Hits

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issues the Diamond award sparingly and only does so if a song has moved at least 10 million equivalent units by combining sales and streaming

02/02/2023

Diamond Certified Songs

100 Songs Certified Diamond – 4 Are Dancehall Singles

The math and magic of the music industry is in making great songs that sell and Dancehall is among the most influential genres of music in the 21st century with some of the

01/02/2023

Dancehall·Milestones

CIA Celebrates Black History Month With Reggae Colors

The Langley Virginia based Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is celebrating Black History Month Using The Red Green & Gold. Colours adopted by the Rastafarian movement to symbolize Red for blood shed, gold for

01/02/2023

Culture·Uncategorized

Protoje Announces “Third Times The Charm” Deluxe Album, Says He Is Doing His Part For Reggae’s Eco-System

Reggae revival singer Protoje announced exclusively to WMV® that he will be dropping a Deluxe version of his Grammy nominated album “Third Times The Charm.” in March. The Who Knows singer revealed the information

01/02/2023

Reggae

Burna Boy's performance fee is north of US$500,000

Watch: Burna Boy Gets In Touch With The “Common Person”

Nigerian superstar Burna Boy gets in touch with the people of Nigeria in his latest music video “Common Person.” The video released on Monday (January 30, 2023) is the 6th single from

30/01/2023

Afrobeat

Hartwig Masuch Steps Down As CEO of BMG, The Label That Owns Trojan Records U.K. Catalogue

Hartwig Masuch is stepping down as CEO of BMG, a Bertelsmann-owned music company. Thomas Coesfeld, who joined BMG as CFO in 2021, will succeed Masuch as CEO effective January 1, 2024. The

30/01/2023

Record Label News

Usain Bolt Has A Lifetime Partnership Deal With Puma Says Manager

Jamaican sprint sensation turned Dancehall music producer Usain Bolt had revealed to WMV that he signed a a lifetime partnership deal with Puma.The revelation was made by his manager Nugent Walker in

30/01/2023

Dancehall·Sports

Shenseea Blames Her Label For Not Releasing Physical Copies Of Her Debut Album ‘Alpha,’ Professes Love For Ye

Dancehall princess Shenseea was in a transparent mood with her twitter fans on Sunday when she answered questions using the hashtag #ASKSHENSEEA. The DJ who has not released any music since 2023

30/01/2023

Music·News

Jamaican Makes YouTube ‘Rich List’

Content maker ‘Javier Nathaniel’ is marked as the highest earner on YouTube in Jamaica according to CashnetUSA.com. The website which compiles data using Socialblade noted that “Despite the growing popularity of rival

29/01/2023

YouTube Music

Tracking The Biggest Dancehall Albums To Win A Grammy

All eyes are on the 65th Annual Grammy Awards which takes place on Sunday February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles. Last year WMV had the privileege of speaking exclusively with Harvey Mason Jr.,

29/01/2023

Best Reggae Albums·Dancehall

Drake Quotes Sizzla Kalonji In Tribute To Mother

Toronto’s finest Aubrey Graham A.K.A. Drake found inspiration in the words of Sizzla Kalonji in tribute to his mother. The Rich Flex rapper quoted Sizzla’s opening line for his song “Thank You

29/01/2023

Lyrics

‘Work’ By Rihanna Featuring Drake Now Certified 9x Platinum In The U.S. By The RIAA

As Fenty X Savage beauty queen Rihanna gets ready to headline the Apple Music Sponsored Super Bowl LVII 2023, she picked up 7 new RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) certifications on the

28/01/2023

Certifications·Dancehall·Milestones

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