Liam Morgan, Author at World Music Views

Music Industry Braces As Japan Stock Exchange Crash: HYBE and Sony Stocks Take A Dip

The stock markets around the world crash on Monday, including trading halts in major economies like Japan after market went down by 8%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ends trading day down 12.4%, the

05/08/2024

Finance and Investing·WMV Money

Rapper Latto Has Surpassed 3.5 Billion Spotify Streams

Latto, formerly known as Mulatto, has surpassed 3.5 billion career streams on Spotify. The “Energy” rapper has quickly emerged as one of the most compelling new voices in hip-hop. Her feature on

02/08/2024

Spotify

50 Conscious Rap Songs That Are Known Worldwide

There was a time when conscious rap held significant commercial appeal, as rappers made a concerted effort to incorporate the complexities of the human condition into their lyrics. These songs explored a

26/07/2024

Hip Hop

Bang Chan, Han, Felix, Seungmin, Hyunjin, I.N, Lee Know, and Changbin of Stray Kids attend The 2024 Met Gala (Image provided by Tommy Hilfiger: Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Stray Kids’ New Mini-Album ‘ATE’ Set to Debut at Number One on Billboard 200

Stray Kids’ “Chk Chk Boom” music video is the number one most streamed music video on YouTube everyday for 5 days in a row. The K-Pop infused Hip Hop song released on July

24/07/2024

Charts·K-Pop

Buju Banton holds RIAA Gold plaque for Til Siloh album in 2019

The 100 Best Reggae Albums Of All Time: Staff Picks

The 100 best reggae albums are selected and voted on by the staff at WMV, based on their impact during their respective eras. To make it digestible, we start with the top

20/07/2024

News

Eminem’s “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” Charts #1 in 70 Countries: Fans and Critics React

Eminem’s 12th album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” has stirred up considerable conversation among fans and critics alike. The Financial Times, gave it a mere three star review saying that

12/07/2024

Album Previews·Album Reviews

Vybz Kartel backstage at Tempo network launch celebration Oct. 16, 2005 in St. Mary, Jamaica. Scott Gries/Getty Images

Legal Expenses in Vybz Kartel Retrial Could Cost Tax Payers $155 Million

The Jamaican Government has spent £185,659 (approximately J$36.2 million) on the services of a British legal team who argued on behalf of the crown in the appeal case against Vybz Kartel and

30/06/2024

Legal

‘Txtin’ By WSTRN Featuring Alkaline Is Now Certified Silver In The UK (200,000)

Dancehall artist Alkaline has earned his first music certification in the UK for the song “Txtin’,” a 2017 collaboration with the British hip-hop trio WSTRN. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) awarded the Brit

24/06/2024

Certifications

Luciano To Perform at Club 24 in France On August 10, 2024

Listen: Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, Etana and Luciano For The Engraph Riddim

Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Etana, Lukie D, George Nooks, Bro Elliot, and Glen Washington are some of the big names on The Engraph Riddim. The project released by Embrace the Lord Records,

30/05/2024

Music

Vybz Kartel To Know If He Will Be Set Free At 2 O’ Clock Jamaica Time Today

Today, May 30, all eyes will be on the Supreme Court in Kingston, where Justice Andrea Thomas is set to deliver a crucial ruling on Vybz Kartel’s habeas corpus application amidst a

30/05/2024

Legal

Top 10 Most Streamed Kanye West Songs With Reggae Samples On Spotify

Reggae has always been part of Kanye West’s music creation process. His last reggae collaborations were in 2021 with Buju Banton and Shenseea for the songs Believe “What I say,” “Ok Ok

22/05/2024

Features

Shaggy's Boombastic and 44/876 are among the winners of Best Reggae Albums.

“It Wasn’t Me” Becomes Shaggy and RikRok’s First Song to Reach 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

On Saturday, May 18, 2024, “It Wasn’t Me” by dancehall star Shaggy, featuring singer RikRok, officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. This achievement marks the first time a song by either

18/05/2024

Milestones·Spotify

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