Editors At Large

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

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

‘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

Certified Sales And Streaming Numbers For All The Best Reggae Albums At The Grammys

As the Recording Academy gets ready for its 65th staging of the Grammys on February 5, we take a look back at the Best Reggae Album category (formerly the Best Reggae Recording).

27/01/2023

Best Reggae Albums

D-Day: Usain Bolt’s 10 Days Ultimatum To SSL To Return US$12.7M Stolen From His Investment Account Expires Today

Key Points: Usain Bolt issued an ultimatum to SSL to return $12.7 million that he claims was stolen from his investment account. The ultimatum expires today. Bolt invested in the company through

27/01/2023

News

Ace Of Base’s Album “The Sign” Was Certified Platinum by the RIAA This Day In 1994

Key Points in this article: In 1993, Swedish pop group Ace of Base released their debut album “The Sign” in North America and some Latin American countries. “The Sign” was heavily influenced

26/01/2023

Milestones·Music

Charly Black’s 33 Most Streamed Music Videos On YouTube

The music video for Gloria Trevi’s Me Lloreas featuring Dancehall artist Charly Black has surpassed 124 million streams on YouTube. Trevi, a popular Mexican singer, actress and television host, previously hit the 100 million

25/01/2023

Milestones·YouTube Milestones

Capleton Reign Of Fire album cover - 2004

Capleton Says DefJam Did Not Know How To Promote Him, Cautions New Artists

Reggae artist Capleton gave a fiery performance at Rebel Salute last Sunday morning after which the DJ took some time to speak with WMV about his upcoming music as well as his

25/01/2023

Interview·Music·Music Business·Music Report

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