Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel yesterday left a Caribbean Airlines plane minutes before take-off and has left the promoters of a show in Guyana in a panic. It is understood that Kartel was on board a flight destined to take him to Guyana where he would be appearing at the Jam Zone Summer Break show along with deejay Mavado. A source told THE WEEKEND STAR that; "Him pretend that he was ill and got them to allow him to leave the […]
18th August 2011: The Smirnoff Co. today launches the next Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project with the audacious goal of getting 10 million people to discover, share and swap the most original nightlife experiences in 50 countries. The Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project is an ambitious attempt to discover the world’s most unique and interesting nightlife, culminating in one-of-a-kind experiences on the same night all over the world. This year, Madonna joins the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Project to find the best dancer […]
It is with great sadness that VP Records must announce the passing of Joel Chin at the age of 35. Joel was shot last night (Tuesday, August 16) outside his home in Stony Hill, St. Andrew in Jamaica. The cause is not immediately known. The grandson of VP Records founder Vincent Chin, son of famed Reggae producer Clive Chin and nephew of the owners of VP Records, Chris and Randy Chin, Joel literally grew up in the Reggae business and […]
First look: International Superstar Mya photo shoot in Portmore, Jamaica last week.
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant finds himself in the middle of a controversial situation following a confrontation with a man during church services. An unidentified man has told police that Bryant injured his wrist when trying to take a cell phone away from him. Bryant thought the man was taking pictures of him and his wife. When he found no pictures he returned the phone, then left before church services ended. According to the LA Times, the other male then went […]
Rolling Stone Magazine: With his dominant album sales, YouTube views and social-media scores, Eminem takes the title as the current King of Hip-Hop. Unlike our Queen of Pop ranking, which Lady Gaga took in a walk, Marshall Mathers's win was somewhat closer – note the fairly tight point range among our top three. If third-place Drake's commanding lead on the song charts had been even more dominant (which is hard to imagine), he could well have taken the title – […]
Kingston, Jamaica:- The country's first regionally and globally syndicated television programme, IN THE DANCE, presented by LIME and BlackBerry, featured fast-rising singer Raine Seville last week, as she performed the track exclusively produced for the show Tra La La. The 30-minute entertainment show airs each week on TVJ, and continues to display homegrown talent in through dancers, performing artistes and fashion. Co-executive producer of the show, Chez Gayle, says that if anything, IN THE DANCE is "proudly culture packed". "Last […]
Statement from Macka Diamond On Sunday, July 14 my white Honda Civic motor vehicle was broken into at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre. The persons shattered the rear left pivot window, entered the vehicle and removed several valuable items while I performed inside The Louise Bennett Theatre. These items include my passport and that of my son, my birth certificate, my Tax Compliance Certificate, Land Title and other personal items. These persons also stole my handbag and purse containing my […]
Hov and 'Ye's collaborative album becomes the highest-selling digital album in history for first-week sales. Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album Watch the Throne, which was released exclusively to iTunes last Monday (August 8th), has broken a record for the online store. According to reports, the LP has become the highest-selling album in the store's history for first-week sales, moving about 290,000 copies to break Coldplay's previous record with 2008's Viva La Vida, which sold 155,000 copies. Upon its release […]
