JR Watkis, Author at World Music Views

U.S. President Joe Biden Posthumously Pardons Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey

President Joe Biden, on his final weekend in office, issued a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, a Black nationalist leader whose vision of racial pride and self-determination profoundly influenced the civil rights

19/01/2025

News

Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” Surpasses 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

Tracy Chapman’s timeless classic “Fast Car” has reached an incredible milestone, surpassing 1 billion streams on Spotify. The achievement was reached in January 17, 2025 nearly 37 years ago after it was

17/01/2025

News·Spotify

“Hot Shot” by Shaggy Officially Ranked Biggest Album By A Caribbean Act On The Billboard 200 Of The 21st Century

Shaggy’s Hot Shot, his career-defining fifth studio album, holds a prestigious spot as the 61st greatest album on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century. This makes it the highest-ranked album by a

10/01/2025

News

Vybz Kartel’s Top 100 Songs On Spotify

Vybz Kartel, the undisputed “Worl’ Boss” of Dancehall, will making his debut stadium performance on Tuesday December 31 in Kingston Jamaica at an event dubbed “Freedom Street.” The 48 year old artist

29/12/2024

Spotify

Rihanna's Unapologetic Achieves 3x Platinum Certification in the U.K.

Rihanna Is The Most Streamed Caribbean Artist On Deezer For 2024, Hip Hop Is The Top Genre

Rihanna is the most-streamed Caribbean artist on Deezer for 2024– with an extensive catalog of hits, including tracks from her iconic Anti album and the globally adored Work. The company revealed findings

16/12/2024

Deezer Year 2024·Rihanna News

Byron Messia, Jeff Fully Auto, Burna Boy

Exclusive: Jeff Fully Auto Plans to Sue Byron Messia Over Talibans Rights, Says “It’s Not the Money, It’s the Principle”

In an exclusive interview, rising dancehall artist Jeff Fully Auto shared the story behind his track “Big Guns,” which he claims inspired elements of Byron Messia’s hit song “Talibans.” The latter, released

15/12/2024

Legal

Cali Reggae frontman Stick Figure lead vocalist, producer and guitarist Scott Woodruff

Stick Figure – A White Reggae Band – Outperforms Shaggy, Sean Paul, and Damian Marley on The Billboard Year-End Charts – Six Years in A Row

Stick Figure, an all white reggae band based in California is the highest-ranked living reggae act on the 2024 Billboard Year-End Reggae Albums Artist Chart for the sixth consecutive year. The rankings,

14/12/2024

Billboard Year End Reggae Charts·Billboard Year-End Chart 2024

Top albums on Spotify in Jamaica for 2024

Masicka’s Generation of Kings Becomes Spotify’s Most-Streamed Album in Jamaica for 2024

Spotify’s most streamed albums in Jamaica for 2024, comes three years after the platform entered the island. Album chart-toppers are a mix of dancehall, R&B, pop, and soul music. Here’s a breakdown

05/12/2024

Spotify·Spotify Wrapped 2024

The Honorable Shyne has climbed to the #1 spot on Disney's Hulu streaming platform Jason Mendez/Getty Images

The Honorable Shyne Hits #1 on Hulu: Doc Chronicles Rapper-Turned-Politician’s Remarkable Redemption Story

The Honorable Shyne has climbed to the #1 spot on Disney’s Hulu streaming platform. Directed by Marcus A. Clarke and produced in collaboration with Andscape, the nearly two-hour documentary premiered on Monday,

19/11/2024

Films

Murder She Wrote By Chaka Demus and Pliers Certified Platinum In The U.K.

Murder She Wrote, by dancehall duo Chaka Demus and Pliers has been certified Platinum in the U.K. According to the British Phonographic Industry the track has sold over 600,000 units with data

18/11/2024

Milestones·News

Shaggy says he has been touring since 1993

Shaggy’s 2001 Hit “Angel” Featuring Rayvon Earns Platinum Certification in the U.K.

Shaggy’s 2001 hit “Angel,” featuring Rayvon, release by MCA/Geffen Records has now achieved Platinum certification in the U.K., with sales and streams exceeding 600,000 units. This award, officially recognized by the British

01/11/2024

Milestones

Sean Paul, the most streamed Jamaican artist on Spotify globally for 2023

Every Sean Paul Song Surpassing 100 Million Spotify Streams

Sean Paul has become the the first Jamaican artist to have 26 songs surpass 100 million streams on Spotify, with two of the songs which he featured on surpassing 1billion streams. His

14/10/2024

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