Chris Blackwell – Trailblazing Music Impresario
Blackwell has outlived many of his successful artists, his enemies as well as his friends. He began writing his memoir “The Islander: My Life In Music And Beyond” on the cusp of
Afrofuture Promoter Abdul Karim Abdullah Says Jamaican Artists Should Expand Their Audience beyond Reggae
His name is Abdul Karim Abdullah, founder and CEO of Afrofuture, a festival and company which had to change its name from ‘Afrochella’ due to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the organizers of
Top Streaming YouTube Music Videos Every Year Since 2010
The top streaming songs on cross languages, colors, barriers and nations. YouTube has emerged as the go-to platform for music consumption for the last decade, with millions of users streaming their favorite
Issa Foundation Pools Together Michael Bolton, Tarrus Riley & Ky-Mani Marley For Charity Concert
Paul Issa is a trained Jamaican actor, hotelier and philanthropist with a taste in music that stretches from 60s Acid Rock to modern dancehall. He is the Deputy Chairman of the House
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
Billboard’s Power 100 Woman Sherrese Clarke Soares Has A Billion Dollars For Music Catalogues
An interview with Billboard’s 2022 Power 100 Woman Sherrese Clarke Soares took over five months. The certified boss lady with a billion dollar budget to buy music catalogues is the co-founder and CEO of HarbourView
Chaka Demus Disheartened By The “Bad Deals” He Signed In The 80s & 90s
In an All Star interview at Devon House in Kingston for the launch of Murder She Wrote, the 30th anniversary concert set to take place on April 29 at the Plantation Cove
Why Afrobeats Had 217 Hits In the U.S. Last Year While Modern Dancehall Bubbles Under?
Dancehall and reggae’s peak year was 1993 when the genres occupied 3.9 % of the Billboard charts. In the last year, even reggae’s gifted child Koffee had a hard time charting and maintaining a
Walshy Fire Says Every Artist Should Co-own Their Music Masters
Grammy Award-winning producer Walshy Fire has been at the forefront of many top hits. From Ellie Goulding to Koffee to Chronixx, he has been instrumental in the careers of music’s biggest superstars
Tony Rebel’s Lawyer Says He Hopes To Handle French Montana Copyright Case Quietly
‘On the case’ are the words from lawyers Stephen Drummond Esq. and JoAnn Squillace regarding the use of a sample from “Ghetto People Song” produced by Tony Rebel without permission by French Montana. Last year WMV first
Meet William Richards, The Man Behind The Biggest Reggae & Dancehall Album Covers
William Richards is a university educated Jamaican photographer. He has captured almost every modern dancehall and reggae artist with timeless prestige and taste, “except Shabba” he says. His work has been featured
Radio No Longer Breaking Artists, Major Labels Switching From “On Air” Promotions To Streams
Major Record labels are cutting back on radio airplay music campaigns as streaming becomes more integrated around the world. It is customary in the music industry for labels to use third party