Editors At Large

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Watch: Alaine And Dexta Dexta Daps Spark A Flame With “See It Yah”

Reggae songbird Alaine is back with a new song “See It Yah” with dancehall singjay Dexta Daps. The track produced by Ajustvybzmusic (Alkaline, Bugle Anthony B) sees the former JP Morgan Chase

20/05/2023

New Music

8 Billion Streams For Bob Marley & They Wailers’ Compilations On Spotify

Legend:The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers is set to extend its record lead at No. 1 on the Billboard reggae albums chart next week. The album first released in 1984

19/05/2023

Spotify

Stefflon Don, Sean Paul, Koffee, Shaggy, Shenseea have some of the most subscribed YouTube channels

Record Label Founder Says Dancehall & Reggae Need Unity

Reggae and dancehall is lacking leadership and unity according to multi-instrumentalist Michael Goldwasser. Speaking exclusively with WMV the co-founder of New York based record label Easy Star said a lot of the issues

18/05/2023

Exclusives

Producer Michael Goldwasser Highlights His 25 Best Cover Songs By A Reggae Artists

Reggae band Third World’s rendition of “Now That We Found Love” is sited by music producer Michael Goldwasser as the best cover song by a reggae artist in RollingStone Magazine article published May

17/05/2023

Music

Rema Dominates Afrobeats Chart & TikTok Boost “Here Comes The Hotstepper”

Re-entering the Billboard Reggae Albums chart at No. 10 this week is Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze. The return to the chart after peaking at No. 1 in 1994 places Ini

16/05/2023

Afrobeats·Charts·Weekly Music Charts

Skillibeng Tells DJ Akademiks That Vybz Kartel Is The Most Relatable Artist From Jamaica

In an interview with DJ Akademiks, dancehall DJ Skillibeng revealed how his journey in music has been so far as a youth from St.Thomas Jamaica to the Billboard charts. He has performed

15/05/2023

Music

Bob Marley’s “Is This Love” Has Surpassed 100 Million Streams On YouTube

The official music video for “Is This Love” by Bob Marley & The Wailers has surpassed 100 million streams on YouTube. The song released on the 1978 album Kaya is one of

14/05/2023

Milestones

Inner Circle’s Most Streamed Songs On Spotify

Legendary reggae band Inner Circle just earned their first U.K. Gold certification on Friday (May 12, 2023) for “Sweat (A La La La La Long)” after selling more than 400,000 units in

14/05/2023

Spotify

Rita Marley, the matriarch of the Marley family legacy

5 Songs That Highlight Reggae & Dancehall’s Love For “Mama”

Reggae & Dancehall celebrates Mother’s Day everyday and WMV takes a look at some of the biggest songs about “Mama” from reggae and dancehall. In reggae music a mother is not always a

14/05/2023

Music

Jamaican artists Kabaka Pyramid collecting his Best Reggae Album award at the Grammys 2023

Private Equity Company CEO Eyeing Reggae Music

There is growing interest in reggae music catalogues as an asset class according to Sherrese Clarke Soares, CEO and co-founder of private equity firm HarbourView. The Billboard Power 100 woman already owns some of music’s

13/05/2023

Catalogues·Features

Ian Lewis Cautions Reggae Artists Doing Hip Hop As Inner Circle’s Sweat (A La La La La Long) Certified Gold In The U.K.

On Friday (May 12, 2023) Inner Circle’s 1992 hit record “Sweat (A La La La La Long)” was certified Gold in the U.K. for selling more than 400,000 units in that country

12/05/2023

Certifications

Shenseea’s 10 Biggest Songs On Spotify

Dancehall princess Shenseea has taken the world by storm and has been one of the leading Jamaican dancehall artist for the last 2 years on Spotify. March 1, 2023 is the 2 year

12/05/2023

Features

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