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World Clash

World Clash is an international sound system clash competition organized by Irish and Chin from 1998 to 2022, called the "Super Bowl" of sound clash.

World Class Wreckin' Cru

World Class Wreckin' Cru, a Compton electro-hop group formed in 1983 by Alonzo "Lonzo" Williams, featured Dr. Dre and DJ Yella before N.W.A and hit the Hot 100 in 1988 with "Turn Off the Lights".

World Cup (Champions)

World Cup (Champions), also released as Champions (WC 26), is a June 1, 2026 song by streamer IShowSpeed for the 2026 FIFA World Cup; FIFA later added it to the official album, and it became the tournament's unofficial anthem.

World DJ Festival

World DJ Festival (월드 디제이 페스티벌) is an annual electronic dance music festival in South Korea, first staged in 2007 and now held at Seoul Land in Gwacheon.

World Downfall

World Downfall is the debut album by the American grindcore band Terrorizer, released by Earache Records in 1989 and widely regarded as a defining landmark of late-1980s grindcore.

World is Mine

"World is Mine" (officially "THE WORLD IS MINE") is a Vocaloid song composed by ryo of supercell and sung by Hatsune Miku, uploaded to Niconico on May 31, 2008.

World Is Yours (ワールドイズユアーズ) (album)

World Is Yours (ワールドイズユアーズ) is the second album by Japanese rock band MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, released 21 January 2009 on AVOCADO Records (XQEH-1004); six tracks, about 22 minutes, Oricon peak No. 44, now streamed via Universal Music Artists.

World music

World music: a label for non-Western popular and traditional music. Coined by Robert E. Brown at Wesleyan in the early 1960s; adopted as a marketing category by 11 London labels in 1987.

World News (band)

World News are a London four-piece jangly indie rock band formed as Tinman in Brighton in 2018 by brothers Alex and Rory Evans; debut album In Purgatory (2026) on their Pie & Mash label.

World of Music, Arts and Dance

WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) is an international festival co-founded by Peter Gabriel in England in 1982; first held at Bath and West Showground, it has staged 160+ editions in 27 countries, with editions including WOMADelaide and WOMAD Cáceres.

World Party

World Party was the British rock project of Welsh multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, formed in London in 1986 after he left The Waterboys. Five albums, including Goodbye Jumbo (1990) and Egyptology (1997); "She's the One" became a Robbie Williams number one.

World Peace Is None of Your Business

World Peace Is None of Your Business is Morrissey's tenth studio album, released 15 July 2014 on Harvest/Capitol, produced by Joe Chiccarelli in France; praised (Metacritic 70) but pulled from distributors after a label clash.

World's Gone Wrong

World's Gone Wrong is Lucinda Williams' 16th album, released January 23, 2026 on Highway 20 Records; 10 songs, 47 minutes, with guests Mavis Staples, Norah Jones, and Brittney Spencer, titled after a Mississippi Sheiks blues.

Worlds Apart (group)

Worlds Apart is a Franco-British boy band formed in London in 1992 whose bilingual hit Je te donne and album Everybody made it a star act in France.

Worlds Collide Concert Tour

Worlds Collide Concert Tour: Disney arena show uniting Descendants, ZOMBIES, and Camp Rock (Camp Rock new for 2026), opening September 25, 2026 in Palm Desert, eight cast members, 34 shows through Europe in 2027. Not the same-named Within Temptation and Evanescence co-headline tour of 2022.

WorldWired Tour

The WorldWired Tour was a 2016 to 2019 concert tour by the American heavy metal band Metallica, supporting the album Hardwired… to Self-Destruct and grossing $433 million from over 4 million tickets.

Worst Girl in America

WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA (Worst Girl in America) is Slayyyter's third studio album, released March 27, 2026 on RECORDS/Columbia; an electroclash-electropop record that gave her her first Billboard number one.

Worst Girl in the World Tour

WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR, Slayyyter's fourth headline tour (2026), supporting WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA; July 26–November 5, 2026, all dates sold out, Missouri-home stage set, Wor$t Man in America companion album.

Worth It (Fifth Harmony song)

"Worth It" (Fifth Harmony song, featuring Kid Ink) is a 2015 single from the album Reflection, produced by Stargate with a saxophone hook by Ori Kaplan; it peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 3 in the UK, and is RIAA 3x Platinum.

Wouldn't It Be Nice

"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a Beach Boys song written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love; it opens Pet Sounds (May 1966), was a July 1966 single with God Only Knows, peaked at US No. 8, and differs from any same-titled work.

Wourld Tour

The Wourld Tour is The Neighbourhood's 2026 seventh concert tour and first arena-scale world tour, supporting the album (((((ultraSOUND))))) (Warner Records, November 2025). Announced November 3, 2025, it opened March 28, 2026 in Austin and grew to 68 shows, ending December 5 at the Kia Forum.

Wouter Kellerman

Wouter Kellerman, born in Johannesburg in 1961, is a South African flautist and composer who has won three Grammy Awards and South Africa's Order of Ikhamanga in Gold.

Wovenwar

Wovenwar was an American metal band formed in 2013 by members of As I Lay Dying with singer Shane Blay, releasing two albums on Metal Blade Records.

Wowee Zowee

Wowee Zowee is Pavement's third studio album, released April 11, 1995 on Matador Records. The 18-track, 55:51 double LP recorded in Memphis was panned in 1995 but later reappraised as the band's White Album.

Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)

Wrecking Ball, Miley Cyrus power ballad, second single from Bangerz (2013), RCA Records; her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1; Terry Richardson nude video set Vevo 24-hour records; RIAA 3x Platinum.

Wretch 32

Wretch 32 (Jermaine Scott Sinclair), Tottenham-born English rapper and former grime MC; 2011 hits Traktor (No. 5), Unorthodox (No. 2), Don't Go (No. 1); Black and White topped UK R&B chart; 2025 album HOME?; Creative Director at 0207 Def Jam.

Wright Opera House Block

Wright Opera House Block (Alma Opera House Block), an 1880 three-story cream-brick Italianate commercial block in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, built for lumberman Ammi W. Wright, with an opera house later used as a Masonic Temple; NRHP-listed 2013, NRIS 13000443.

Writing's on the Wall (Sam Smith song)

"Writing's on the Wall" is Sam Smith's 2015 theme song for the James Bond film Spectre, co-written with Jimmy Napes with additional production by Disclosure; it was the first Bond theme to top the UK chart and won the 2016 Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

WSTRN

WSTRN are a British hip hop and R&B trio from West London, known for their 2015 debut single "In2", which peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

Wu Chun (吴尊)

Wu Chun, born Goh Kiat Chun (吳吉尊), is a Bruneian actor, singer, and model who debuted in Taiwan in 2005 as a member of the Mandopop boy group Fahrenheit.