Upcoming dancehall artiste Chedda claims that he is in fear for his life after receiving death threats. The latest threat, he said, were received yesterday over the telephone as well as BlackBerry messages sent to his mobile. Chedda, known for songs such as Fake Jeans Admit It, said the threats are coming as a result of an incident that occurred recently between T'Jean Bennett, a producer at UIM Records, and the deejay. As a result of the incident, Chedda said […]
Incarcerated deejay Buju Banton may be back in the streets next week, according to his lawyer, David Oscar Markus. According to a report carried in The Tampa Tribune yesterday, the reggae singer may be out of jail by next week after a federal judge denied a prosecution appeal over the musician's bail. drug-trafficking charges Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, has been behind bars since his arrest in December on federal drug-trafficking charges. After a jury was deadlocked in […]
"Bredda me love you; sister me love you; Mama me love you ..."reggae singer I-Octane croons in his latest single which speaks not just to his love for family and friends but, in true I-Octane style, also embraces his 'enemies'. Titled One Love, the single is set to become I-Octane's theme song to carry him through the rest of this year and into 2011, and seems a natural sequel to the lessons learnt from his monster hit, Lose A Friend. […]
Second-place winner in this year's Magnum Kings and Queens of the Dancehall competition, Juggla, who recently inked a new promotional deal with Prism Marketing Consultants, has been busy in the studio working on a number of singles for the upcoming holiday season. His inaugural track, Wah Wudda Happen, produced by Conrad Clarke of Jan-Biggs Productions, is a controversial composition with a comedic twist that pokes fun at a number of topical issues across the diaspora of Jamaican culture. In the […]
Kingston, Jamaica: Thursday, November 4, 2010: Stiletto Concepts wishes to advise patrons that ‘No Pain No Gain’ Betty Wright and Friends in Concert, scheduled for Saturday, November 6 at Liguanea Club, has been postponed owing to the inclement weather conditions expected due to the passing of Tropical Storm Tomas and in keeping with precautionary recommendations by Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The new dates of the show will be announced soon. “In the light of the […]
I-Cient-Cy Mau and his band, the Mau Mau Warriors will perform at the Concert celebrating the 80th Coronation Anniversary of HIM Haile Selassie I on Friday, November 5th, 2010. The concert will be held this Friday at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston featuring also artistes such as Junior Reid, Andrew Tosh and Warrior King. I-Cient-Cy is an artiste from Trench Town and his music reflects the musical traditions of Trench Town. His new album “When Words Come To Life” […]
Heineken Good Times, Jamaica’s premier old hits party, puts a practical spin to the concept of partying with a purpose, and continues to so with admirable consistency. For over a decade, the brand has delivered quality entertainment, and in the same breath, has delivered well needed assistance to the less fortunate. With this final installment for 2010 scheduled for the Mas Camp in Kingston for Saturday November 27, the team is again making plans to donate part of its proceeds […]
Kingston, Jamaica -- After returning from a charity concert staged in Barbados late last month, in remembrance of the six persons who were tragically killed in an arson attack, artiste, G-Whizz has released a video for his single, Night or Day. "The video for Night or Day should have been done before I left Jamaica, but I felt going to Barbados to motivate people whose friends and family died, through my music was something that was more important. This new […]
Kingston, Jamaica -- Fans can get ready for more lighthearted fun from dancehall artiste, Beenie Man. Last weekend, the artiste whose correct name is Moses Davis dropped the medley video for his scorching tracks, Out & Clean and Nuh Stress Me Out. Beenie Man who has also inked a deal with telecommunications leaders, LIME, to be one of the faces of the giant network, is known for his consistency in the industry and ability to raise the fun-meter wherever he […]
FOR singer Cen'C Love it seems like she was destined to strum her guitar and get involved in the music business. On reflection she told the Observer, "I've always known music is in my blood, but the music bug really bit me when I got my first guitar in high school." With that realisation came the need for preparation and so Cen'C attended Dekalb School of the Arts, a performing arts school in Atlanta, Georgia where she had musical training […]
