World Music Views

The top women in dancehall are yet to hit the Billboard chart. Here, Anthony Miller and I discuss how they might hit the Billboard charts using culture and big records. 

Ziggy Marley is the eldest son of Bob Marley. He is an eight time grammy award winner with multiple hits and world class tours under his belt. In this podcasts he shares insights into the music industry on how to make it as an independent artist and adapt to changes in the industry. With five children, the reggae icon Ziggy Marley knows a few things about what kids like and need. His children’s bo...

Savannah Baker has styled everyone in the music industry including Rihanna for several of her projects such as the Savage Fenty photoshoot and the Grammys Wild Thoughts Performance with DJ Khaled. She styled Usher, Katy Perry, done album covers for PopCaan, Damian Marley and Spice. She is charming, creative and making an impact on the world of art and entertainment. In this interview we talk about...

Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings join me to discuss music, music business and how to monetize culture. They are the hosts of Earn Your Leisure Podcast which is the one of the top Business podcast.  Follow  IG @jrwatkis Youtube.com/worldmusicview

Chris Williams is the CEO of Proven Wealth. In this episode he shares lessons from the financial industry that can be applied to the music and cresative industries. 

I am joined by Evon Mullings, General Manager of The Jamaica Music Society.  The music collections society has paid out nearly 200 million dollars since inception and he shares what the society does, their value to the artists and rights holders community and gives his list of artist that have the most potential. Follow: IG: worldmusicviews Twitter: worldmusicviews worldmusicviews.com email worldm...

I speak with Etana about music, music business and her album Pamoja which I got 4 star review on dancehallmag.com  follow @jrwatkis on IG, twitter and Youtube. 

BAY-C is the bass voice of Dancehall, known for his witty lyrics and signature deep tone. The musician broke on to the Jamaican music scene in the late 1990’s and has had a successful career, selling platinum albums twice in Japan and hitting the Billboard charts with his fellow bandmates TOK. In 2018 Bay-C released his most prolific album to date, Holy Temple. Deeply rooted in spirituality and ro...

Chris Williamson invested about $20 in a cryptocurrency called Rocket Bunny https://rocketbunny.io/ and it did what bunnies do - it multiplied. I talked to him a bout his investments, music and what he will do if he cashes out a billion dollars. via Fox 5: He woke up one morning and looked at his phone to check his investment and found he was a trillionaire. "I look at it again and I'm like … at t...

With roots in Hawaii, and wings that are poised to share her musical talents with the world, Ana Vee, represents a new sound and style emerging from female artists in the islands. She just released her self-titled EP “ANA VEE” that showcases her versatility and depth as an artist and songwriter. She was given the opportunity to perform and duet her very own song "HAWAII" on stage with the Iconic J...

Nugent Walker aka NJ is the manager to Usain Bolt. A Childhood friend of Bolt, NJ is a self taught athlete manager overseeing all aspects of a multimillion dollar brand. He has a passion for excellence and is constantly reaching for new heights by educating himself and outdoing his former success.  worldmusicviews.com

Usain Bolt has broken world records and Olympic records to become the fast man in the world by a far stretch. He has now decided to try his had at music production and already he has eyes set on winning a grammy award. His love for music and in particular reggae-dancehall music has been a driving force in his life on and off the track.  He has produced a few riddims and took over Spotify's Ta...

Bamm Holt was born to Jamaican Parents Junior and Shawn in Spanish Town Jamaica, January 16, 1992. Raised in the rugged, vibrant streets of  the ghetto his uncle’s sound system gave him an outlet for creative expression at the tender age of 6. His first notes on the microphone were from his grandfather’s Stealing Stealing. Since then his love for music has blossomed with the influence of his legen...

In 1990, Chris Blackwell signed P.M. Dawn, and proposed a joint venture with Island/PolyGram that secured Gee Street's roster for Island. Back in the US, Baker became a senior A&R man on the Island Records team and head of Blackwell's newly formed Island Jamaica label for North America, which included Luciano, Chaka Demus and Pliars, and Beenie Man, among others. In 1996, Blackwell left Island and...

The island of Jamaica and its culture continue to be in demand among European fashion houses and establishments. The latest is apparently the Dutch football club, Ajax. According to unofficial reports and a leaked jersey design online, the Amsterdam-based football club’s 3rd kit for the 2021/22 season will be inspired by Reggae Legend Bob Marley and the song Three Little Birds . The design, which...

DJ Khaled has been promoting Khaled Khaled since his last album dropped in 2019. No one really knows why and how Khaled is able to have more guest appearances than an Obama All Black White House party. But he keeps getting them. Khaled Khaled is a 14 track effort by We The Best/ Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. A legacy project, Khaled kneels in the Garden of Holy Mountain on...

Shaggy is one of the most successful artist in the world. He has been at the forefront of music's development since the 1990s. He has reinvented himself and found success at the top of the charts over and over. He has been nominated for 7 grammy awards winning twice for Boombastic and 44/876 with Sting. He surpassed 1.1 billion Pandora plays and 400M Youtube plays in the last year. His top songs a...

Costi is the producer for Spice, Shaggy and Sean Paul's latest hit "Guh Dung Deh". Born in Constanța , Costi began his musical career by singing Romanian traditional folkloric music. He however achieved fame as a member of the Pop music boy band Valahia, enjoying several hits. In 1999 he started to experiment with manele , a composite Balkanic musical style, and in 2000 he collaborated with acclai...

Montero by lil Nas X is the top song in the UK and Canada Rapstar by Polo G is the top song in the US Save your tears remix by The weeknd and Arianna Grande is top buzzing in Canada On me remix by Lil Baby and Megan Thee Stallion is top buzzing in the US and Body remix by Russ and Tion Wayne is top buzzing in the UK In the Caribbean Dancehall rules the chart with Style by Likkle Addi at number 5 i...

CLARKS ORIGINALS launched a new Jamaican collection and accompanying video campaign Clarks & Jamaica using the voices and talents of 7 Jamaican bred stars to explain what the Clarks Original brand means to Jamaica.

The featured artist this week is Chris Martin, The VP artist released two albums, Big Deal, and Then in 2017 and 2019. He has 31 million Pandora plays. His top songs are Cheaters prayer, I'm A Big Deal, Paper Loving and Under the influence.

-Lut Gaye by Jubin is the top song globally with 80m streams - Talja by Gur Sidhu is top buzzing song in Canada - Rapstar by Polo G is top Buzzing in the US and UK - In the Caribbean ; Dancehall Baddest by Rygin King is #5 in Jamaica - Dark ages by Tommy Lee at #4 - Yeng Badness by Intence #3 - Ambition by Yaksta at #2 in Jamaica and Cayman - and at #1 is Roll Deep by 10Tik - RapStar by Polo G  is...

Warner Music Group and Spotify have entered into a new partnership that will see the two companies develop a series of original podcasts built around WMG’s extensive and diverse artists’ and songwriters’ catalogs.  The news follows Warner Music Group’s recent launch of the BLK In America podcast by Spotify, which sees artists like Rico Nasty, Chaka Khan, and Keedron Bryant discussing what it means...

Rapper DMX has died at the age of 50 at the White Plains hospital in New York. Rest In Peace DMX. Globally on YouTube Lut Gaye by Jubin is the number one song with 100M streams. In Canada, US, and the UK Montero by Lil Nas X in number one Buzzing in the US is Beat Box “First Day Out” by NLE Choppa In the Caribbean virgin by Jah Vinci at number 5 in Jamaica God is Love by Beres Hammond and Popcaan...

On YouTube, Montero by Little Nas X is the buzzing song in the US and Canada Body by Russ and Tion Wayne is buzzing in the UK, Peaches by Justin Beiber is the top song in Canada Top song in the IS is Back In Blood by Pooh Shiesty, And top song in the UK is Wellerman by Mathan Evans Top songs in the Caribbean are Virgin by Jah Vinci at number 5 in Jamaica Montero by Lil Nas X at number 4 Public ene...