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Trinidadian soca king Machel Montano has secured his second-ever No. 1 in Jamaica, while Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Da...
31/08/2025

Trinidadian soca king Machel Montano has secured his second-ever No. 1 in Jamaica, while Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Davido celebrates his first Jamaican chart-topper, as their collaboration “Fling It Up” hit the top of the YouTube Jamaica Daily Chart for the week ending August 28, 2025.

“Fling It Up,” released January 1, 2025, surged to No. 1 this week with 425,722 streams in Jamaica.

The track has suroassed 2 million views globally.

Both artists performs the song last week at Planet Brooklyn celebrations at the Barclays Arena.

YouTube Jamaica – Week Ending August 28, 2025
1. Machel Montano – Fling It Up (feat. Davido) – 425,722 (NEW No. 1, 3 weeks, Peak: 1)
2. A!MS – Need Somebody – 403,171 (+235,056 | 6 weeks, Peak: 1×2)
3. Sugar Bear – She Just Wanna Party (feat. DJ MAC) – 341,558 (NEW, Peak: 3)
4. jaame.sss – Beloved and Blessed (Reggae Version) (feat. Skatta Lopa) – 279,058 (↓163,428 | 3 weeks, Peak: 1×2)
5. Skippa – Go – 276,559 (↓41,183 | 3 weeks, Peak: 3)
6. Masicka – Rich S*x – 266,949 (↓37,123 | 9 weeks, Peak: 1×1)
7. Valiant – Passenger Princess – 264,674 (↓11,970 | 9 weeks, Peak: 1×1)
8. Chronic Law – Malie Tricks – 263,595 (NEW, Peak: 8)
9. Chronic Law – Duppy Link Up – 247,170 (NEW, Peak: 9)
10. Squash – Status – 232,570 (NEW, Peak: 10)

August 30, 2025, marks twenty years since Tony Yayo released his debut studio album Thoughts of a Predicate Felon. Issue...
30/08/2025

August 30, 2025, marks twenty years since Tony Yayo released his debut studio album Thoughts of a Predicate Felon. Issued through G-Unit Records and Interscope on August 30, 2005, the project remains the rapper’s only solo full-length with the label.

The album was recorded between 2004 and 2005 across studios in New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Executive produced by 50 Cent and Sha Money XL, it featured a roster of producers including Eminem, Havoc, Focus…, DJ Khalil, Ron Browz, and J.R. Rotem. Guest appearances came from G-Unit affiliates 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, Olivia, and Spider Loc, along with Eminem, Obie Trice, Joe, Jagged Edge, and Kokane.

Upon release, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon debuted at No. 2 on both the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 215,000 copies in its first week. The album eventually surpassed one million units sold in the U.S., making it Yayo’s most commercially successful solo project.

The project produced three singles:
• “So Seductive” (June 2005), which remains Yayo’s best-known track.
• “Curious” (July 2005).
• “I Know You Don’t Love Me” (November 2005), a collaboration with G-Unit.

The album also spawned videos for “So Seductive,” “Curious/Pimpin’,” and “I Know You Don’t Love Me,” cementing Yayo’s visibility during G-Unit’s peak era.

The Barclays Center has issued a reminder ahead of Reggae Fest Massive this Saturday, August 30, highlighting its smoke-...
30/08/2025

The Barclays Center has issued a reminder ahead of Reggae Fest Massive this Saturday, August 30, highlighting its smoke-free, vape-free, and restricted bag policies. Doors open at 7 PM for what is shaping up to be a high-tension night in Brooklyn.

The venue stated:
“Reminder: Barclays Center is a smoke-free & vape-free venue. Guests who violate this policy may have materials confiscated or be subject to ejection. Please review our prohibited items before arrival.

Our bag policy has changed. Any bags larger than 10” x 6” x 2” are not permitted inside the arena.”

The event’s lineup includes Alkaline, Mr. Vegas, Shenseea, Capleton, T.O.K., Tanto Metro and Devonte, and Tony Matterhorn. A surprise headliner was initially teased, but earlier this week, organizers revealed that Bounty Killer will close the show.

The announcement stirred debate online as Bounty has a history of tension with both Alkaline and Mr. Vegas. Last month in an interview with DJ Akademiks, Bounty shared that he received a profane text from Alkaline some time ago, whom he has publicly criticized over lyrics for years, stating that if they crossed paths, Alkaline would need to “defend” his words.

Online, fans have been weighing in with strong reactions:
• One user wrote, “Nuh man cah talk bout loose VISA excuse. Him make a public speech and we Jamaicans wah see weh him ago do!”

• Another fan argued, “Right now Bounty can’t pull half the crowd Alka can pull.”

• Others defended the choice, with one commenting, “Bounty Killa pon the front line… from boy fi dead him dead same time.”

• Longtime supporters also requested specific songs, including one who said, “We need Sufferer, Magnet, Maniac, Benz & Bimma… plz spend more time on the hits and less time on the obscure songs.”

• Even Vybz Kartel joined the conversation, posting under the announcement on WMV: “Watch e don!!!! Nuh bwoy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥… Rodney me Fada,” endorsing Bounty’s top billing as headliner on the packed lineup.

###Tentacion’s second studio album ? has officially been certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of ...
30/08/2025

###Tentacion’s second studio album ? has officially been certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as of August 27, 2025. Released on March 16, 2018, through Bad Vibes Forever, Caroline Distribution, and Capitol Music Group, the album includes the singles “Sad!,” “Changes,” and “Moonlight.”

? debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in March 2018 with 131,000 album-equivalent units, becoming ###Tentacion’s first U.S. chart-topping album. Following his death in June 2018, the single “Sad!” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first artist since The Notorious B.I.G. to earn a posthumous Hot 100 chart-topper as a lead act.

The project is ###Tentacion’s most streamed release, accumulating over 12 billions streams on Spotify globally.

Vybz Kartel took the stage in a powder blue varsity-style jacket with gold script across the chest, paired with a graphi...
30/08/2025

Vybz Kartel took the stage in a powder blue varsity-style jacket with gold script across the chest, paired with a graphic-print T-shirt that carried his usual on stage happy edge. He matched it with clean white pants, accessorized with diamond chains and a luxury watch that reflected under the lights. His locks fell forward as he performed, while oversized black sunglasses completed the look, giving him a polished yet commanding presence for his third Barclays Center show.

Amber Group has taken over operations of the now defunct SportsMax Studio from Digicel and will launch REVO TV, a 24/7 A...
29/08/2025

Amber Group has taken over operations of the now defunct SportsMax Studio from Digicel and will launch REVO TV, a 24/7 AI-driven digital television channel focused on news, business, sports, and entertainment. The channel is scheduled to go live on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, with live coverage of Jamaica’s 19th General Election led by Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Cliff Hughes and his team.

REVO TV will be paired with revonews.ai, a new online platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide instant access to archives and customized news experiences. Audiences will be able to engage directly with news through Cliff Hughes’ voice assistant, as well as chat and share perspectives in real time.

Cliff Hughes, CD, CEO of Nationwide News Network, described the move as a turning point for regional media. “Amber Group’s track record is one of disruption and transformation. REVO TV is arriving at a time when traditional media houses are struggling. With the combination of Amber’s technology and our award-winning journalism over the last three decades, we are not just pivoting — we are showing the path to resurgence, profitability, and greater shareholder value in broadcast media. This is a game changer in broadcast media in Jamaica.”

The venture also includes strategic partnerships with Nationwide 90FM and other media houses across the region. Stephen Murad, CEO of Digicel Jamaica, added that Digicel is pleased to support Amber Group in continuing to invest in the studio and in Jamaica’s creative economy.

According to Amber Group CEO Ambassador Dushyant Savadia, REVO TV has been designed from the ground up with AI at its core, aiming to merge journalism with interactivity. “REVO represents the future of media — bold, innovative, and designed to put power back into the hands of the people,” he said.

REVO TV will be available 24/7 through revonews.ai, as well as via mobile apps on Android and iOS. The platform will combine live television, sports, current affairs, deep archives, and AI personalization into a single user experience.

Mojo Morgan, a founding member of the Grammy-winning group Morgan Heritage, has released his new EP Jamaica Love, which ...
29/08/2025

Mojo Morgan, a founding member of the Grammy-winning group Morgan Heritage, has released his new EP Jamaica Love, which has entered the top five on the US Reggae iTunes chart. The project marks an important step in his solo journey, showing both continuity with his family’s legacy and his own creative direction.

The nine-track EP presents his “Rasta Rock” sound, a blend of reggae, rock, hip-hop, country, soul, and pop. The project brings together multiple collaborators including Popcaan, Chronic Law, Pablo YG, Gramps Morgan, Esh Morgan, Jemere Morgan, Kelib Morgan, Maino, Jamal, Sizzla, King Koahi, and O***m Black.

More on WMV! Link in bio.

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ laid-back album cut “Easy Skanking” has officially been certified Silver in the U.K. by the Br...
29/08/2025

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ laid-back album cut “Easy Skanking” has officially been certified Silver in the U.K. by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), recognizing over 200,000 units in sales and streams as tracked by the Official Charts Company.

First released in 1978 as the opener to Marley’s Kaya album, Easy Skanking set the tone for a record that leaned into love, g***a, and tranquility. With breezy rhythms and Marley’s signature cool delivery, the song offered a message that still resonates today: take life at a slower pace, find peace, and don’t let the pressures of the world weigh you down. The track’s references to lighting a “spliff” and finding a “lift” added to its aura of escapism and spiritual ease, while “skanking” doubled as both a reggae dance style and an attitude of carefree resilience.

More on WMV! Link in bio.

Birmingham’s very own UB40 notch up not one but two milestones worthy of a celebratory pint of, well, red red wine today...
29/08/2025

Birmingham’s very own UB40 notch up not one but two milestones worthy of a celebratory pint of, well, red red wine today. Their debut LP Signing Off – the one with the dole card slapped across the cover like a cheeky two-finger salute to Thatcher’s Britain – turns a ripe 45. And just to rub salt in the establishment’s wounds, their 1983 chart-topper Red Red Wine (Virgin) has been certified 3x Platinum in Blighty, meaning 1.8 million punters have willingly shelled out their streaming subscription or downloaded a song about drowning your sorrows. Cheers to that.

Eminem has unearthed a long-shelved track and turned it into a chart-topper. “Everybody’s Looking at Me,” originally pre...
29/08/2025

Eminem has unearthed a long-shelved track and turned it into a chart-topper. “Everybody’s Looking at Me,” originally previewed during The Eminem Show era back in 2002, has officially been released as part of the Stans documentary soundtrack.

The song quickly shot to No. 1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart, beating out new drops from Tom MacDonald, BigXthaPlug, Kendrick Lamar, and Cardi B. Fans online were stunned by the timing, noting that Slim Shady sat on the record for over two decades before finally letting it loose.

Jamaica’s soundtrack this summer was basically sponsored by RVSSIAN’s Story Book Riddim — the beat that refused to clock...
28/08/2025

Jamaica’s soundtrack this summer was basically sponsored by RVSSIAN’s Story Book Riddim — the beat that refused to clock out between May 29 and August 26, 2025, according to YouTube data curated by WMV.

At No. 1, Masicka and RVSSIAN’s “Rich S*x” racked up 3.89 million views, proving once again that Masicka is allergic to flops. He doubled down with “Mute” at No. 4 (2.63M views) — ironically titled, because nobody in Jamaica has shut up about it since release. By the time “Whites” crept in at No. 20, it was clear: Masicka is running his era of dancehalll, whether or not all his songs sound the same.

Valiant, never one to miss a slang-to-song conversion, teamed with RVSSIAN for “Passenger Princess.” The 3.46M views confirm what we already knew: Jamaica has more Passenger Princesses than licensed drivers. The track was unavoidable — blasting from taxis, corner shops, and your neighbor’s Bluetooth box that always seems louder than yours. Another feather in Valiant’s ‘Kotched hat’ indeed.

See full list of World Music Views Songs Of The Summer at link in bio.

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Pharrell Williams and Andrea Bocelli will co-direct a monumental cultural event at the Vatican this fall. The concert, t...
28/08/2025

Pharrell Williams and Andrea Bocelli will co-direct a monumental cultural event at the Vatican this fall. The concert, titled “Grace for the World”, takes place on September 13, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square, marking the close of the third World Meeting on Human Fraternity and the celebration of the 2025 Jubilee Year.

According to organizers, the show will combine music, reflection, and visual storytelling, highlighted by performances from Bocelli, Pharrell with the Voices of Fire Gospel Choir, John Legend, Teddy Swims, and a 250-person international choir. An aerial drone and light spectacle by Nova Sky Stories, inspired by the Sistine Chapel, will add to the visual experience.

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