Editors At Large

“Dangerous” By Kardinal Offishall Feat. Akon

“Dangerous” by Canadian- Jamaican rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon has been certified Gold in the U.K. For selling 400,000 units in that country according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The party

18/11/2022

Certifications·Milestones

“Burna Boy Concert” Trends In Jamaica

It has been ten years since a foreign based global superstar performed in Jamaica. The last was Celine Dion at the Trelawny Multi-purpose stadium in March 2012 at Jamaica Jazz and Blues.

18/11/2022

Afrobeat·Concerts

John Legend Sells Catalogue

Good morning, WMV continues the series on Catalogues as we update you on the latest developments in music rights acquisitions. The latest R&B star to sell his catalogue is John Legend. The

18/11/2022

Catalogues

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

Burna Boy Live – Love, Damini Tour Jamaica Tickets Available Now

World Music Views first reported that Burna Boy will be performing at the National Stadium in Kingston, on Sunday December 18. Tickets are now on sale for one of Jamaica’s most anticipated

17/11/2022

Afrobeat·Concerts

Watch: Afrobeats Singer Teemanay & Akon ‘GO GIRL’

Afrobeat singer Teemanay and global superstar hip hop icon AKON released the lyric video for the single “Go Girl” from their EP ‘Konvict Kulture Presents Teemanay’. In a release sent to WMV,

17/11/2022

Afrobeat

Reggae is the 10th most favored music genre around the world according to new IFPI Report

Reggae music is the tenth most listened genre around the world according to IFPI’s Engaging With Music Report 2022. The music report from the globally respected music measurement organization is based on

17/11/2022

Music Business·Music Report

Burna Boy Coming To Jamaica’s National Stadium In December

Nigerian superstar Burna Boy, whose “Last Last” hit was must play at every sumner party is coming to Jamaica according to sources close to the matter. There has been several posts on

16/11/2022

Afrofusion·Concerts·Uncategorized

Watch: Valiant Releases “Scholar” In Response To “Dunce Check” Critics

Last week WMV reported that néw artist Valiant made history in Jamaica when he became the first artist to have 5 songs in the top 5 on YouTube in Jamaica since the

16/11/2022

Music

Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers Has Surpassed 3.5 Billion Streams

King Of Reggae – Bob Marley remains a constant on the Billboard chart as Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers out-streams all reggae albums by multiples over the last

16/11/2022

Charts

Brookfield Asset Management Buys Whitney Houston Songs In $2bn Deal With Primary Wave

Brookfield Asset Management is the latest to join the music catalogue rush. The company has acquired the copyrights to Whitney Houston’s global jams “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With

16/11/2022

Catalogues

Kabaka Pyramid, Protoje, Koffee, Shaggy, Sean Paul

Sales Numbers For 2023 Best Reggae Grammy Nominated Albums

This year, two time Grammy winner Shaggy was nominated for “Come Fly With Me, Sinatra Songbook”, Protoje picked up his second nomination with Third Time’s The Charm, 2020’s winner Koffee’s Gifted, one

15/11/2022

Grammy News·Milestones

Get Ready To Shop On YouTube While You Stream Music & Videos

YouTube is going into ecommerce business with the introduction of new shopping features to the world’s biggest videos site, as the company seek to diversify revenue streams during a slowdown in digital

15/11/2022

Music Business·News

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