The winners of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards Sunday were a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll - but a diva was the one who put a ring on the whole night. Beyonce led all artists on the evening with six wins, a Grammy record for a female artist in a single year. The trophy for song of the year went to Beyonce, Thaddis Harrell, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on […]
(Kingston, Jamaica) It's not what you do, but it's HOW you do it that makes the difference. This is exactly what the Youth View Awards nominated Favourite / Best New Artiste of 2009, rising superstar DENYQUE is proving every time she steps on stage. After tearing up STING 2009 to "PIECES" with her debut performance, 2010 has gone off to a great start for the "Can't Breathe" singer. On Saturday January 30, 2010, Red Bull invited DENYQUE to be a […]
(Kingston, Jamaica) Various local celebrities and personalities will compete in friendly football matches and track events at the 27th annual Bob Marley Charity Football Matches and Celebrity Olympics, scheduled for Ash Wednesday, February 17 at the National Stadium. Proceeds from this event will be donated to select local children’s charities and relief to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Among those celebrities and personalities already confirmed to participate are Ding Dong, Chino, Chris Martin, Cobra, Elephant Man, Sky Juice, Wayne Marshall, Aidonia, Jimmy Adams, […]
From Lady Saw to Marion Hall to being both persons at once, the queen of dancehall demonstrated that dancehall artistes can make a musical transition, and grow with the music, through her splendid performance at the 14th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival. In sheer brilliance, and obvious signs of musical growth, Marion Hall executed her 35-minute performance through smooth timeless hits like My Silly Heart, Love Hurts and Brown Eyes Blue. A bit concerned She was originally […]
Sources close to the Portmore Empire claim that head of the organisation, Vybz Kartel, sanctioned the recent beating of singer Gaza Kim. The deejay, however, strongly denies this claim Gaza Kim, real name Kim Hamilton, was reportedly assaulted on the weekend in the community known as 'Big Yard', off Mannings Hill Road. According to a source close to the 'Gaza' crew, the singer was at Big Yard when she and a group of men got into a verbal altercation. The […]
DIGICEL yesterday announced details of its collaboration with diamond-selling artiste, Shaggy and renowned producer, Christopher Birch, to write and produce a song, Rise Again, to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. Rise Again is a Caribbean song, written and performed by Caribbean artistes for the people of Haiti. After being approached by Digicel to write the song, Shaggy went straight into the studio with Christopher Birch, producer of his diamond-selling album - Hot Shots. The song was written […]
Iion Reymz Production released its first compilation album called "FREE AS A RIVER" which feature Reggae artistes and musician; Dean Frazer, Luciano, Fantan Mojah, Chezidek, Mikey Melody, Mikey General and Paul Elliot to name a few to pave the way for C.E.O./Producer/Artist Iion Reymz to launch his own singles Plenipotentiary and Don’t Fret in local the industry. A past student of Cornwall College and owner of a couple of Herbal stores, Ezra ‘Iion Reymz†Williams and wife Francene has dedicated […]
Currently dealing with pending legal issues, rapper Ja Rule has had his music career on hold for quite some time, but has quietly been showing signs of his return. Hoping to bring back the essence of his debut album with Venni Vetti Vecci 2010, Rule's original idea for a three disc album might have to be downsized a little bit, according to the rapper. The initial intent was to use the three albums to represent three different aspects of his […]
In late 2007 and 2008, legendary west coast crooner Nate Dogg suffered two strokes that left him bound to a wheelchair. However, since then, not much is known about his condition. In a recent interview with HardKnock.TV, longtime collaborator Warren G said the singer is recovering well after undergoing therapy. "He's in therapy getting himself together, that's all I can tell people," the rapper said. "I see him any and every time I want to. It's hard when you have […]
With the single currently in heavy rotation across local and international airwaves, Tarrus Riley recently launched the music video for the second official track off his new album 'Contagious' titled Living The Life Of A Gun. Teaming up with director Gareth 'The Truth' Cobran, the video creatively explores Riley's crucial anti-arms message and addresses prevalent social issues. "This video just like the song has a completely different feel and theme from anything else I have ever done," says Riley. "The […]
