After a marquis performance in St. Croix over the weekend where she unleashed the full range of her soca-influenced hits and dancehall classics for an energetic and enthusiastic audience, Macka Diamond returned to the island to focus on the promotion of her new hit single, Think About It. "It was a really good dance. There was a good turnout and the fans really responded well to the songs especially Groovy Soca and Hula Hoop - it had them going mad. […]
Mr Vegas heads to Toulouse, France, this weekend to perform at the Beach Party Festival that will take place on Easter Sunday. "I am looking forward to my performance in France this weekend; France ah mi place. I have a great time over there all the time and the thing is that it is a funny market. A song coulda hit three years ago and is just now it ah go hard inna France, so yu find songs like Tek […]
Dancehall has a very bright future, roots reggae singer Etana believes. The singer, who has emerged as one of Jamaica's biggest cultural acts on the back of songs like her inspirational hit Roots, says a lot of creative talent is emerging that will take the music to greater heights. "Dancehall is on the verge of being very creative," she said. "You are going to find some very talented youths coming up with some well-put-together songs." Emerging cry This emergence of […]
Rapper Jim Jones was arrested Sunday night (April 5) in New Jersey, on an outstanding warrant, all while giving followers on his Twitter page updates during the incident. The 32-year-old rapper (real name: Joseph Guilermo Jones II) updated fans right from the beginning at around 9:20 p.m. "Just got pulled over by the boys," he wrote. "Of all days I decide to drive by myself ... let's see how this plays out." Jones was reportedly driving a 2007 black Bentley […]
There are a lot of great hits to come." That is the confident proclamation from dancehall artiste Erup, who scored big on Billboard charts with his Click My Fingers hit single. Having taken a brief break from the Jamaican scene, touring and doing shows abroad since November last year, Erup says he has been busy in the studio working on hit songs to run the summer. Bursting on to the scene in 2007 with the song Gal A Run Dem […]
Gargamel Music, Inc. is pleased to announce the North American release date for Jamaican music icon Buju Banton's highly anticipated roots reggae album, Rasta Got Soul. Recorded over a seven year period at Buju's own Gargamel Music studio, the long-awaited project is finally set for physical and digital release in the United States and Canada on April 21, 2009. Coincidentally, the date marks the 43rd anniversary of the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's historic visit to Jamaica in 1966. His […]
Beer Company Red Stripe has apologised to deejay Assassin via a release yesterday for ending his set prematurely at the Red Stripe Live concert. In a release sent to THE STAR by the company's media contact, Kim Lee, Red Stripe expressed regret for what transpired on Saturday, March 28 at the concert. The short release said: "Red Stripe apologises to Mr Jeffery Campbell, aka Assassin, for the premature end to his performance on Red Stripe Live last Saturday, March 28. […]
With upcoming Chris Brown court appearance scheduled for Monday, April 6th, the media and fans anxiously await each move by Rihanna and (ex)-boyfriend Chris Brown. Celebrity Rights Advocacy Group STOParazzi (www.stoparazzi.com ) contends the Rihanna photo allegedly leaked by LAPD has over-exposed Rihanna to the detriment of her endorsement value. STOParazzi is backing a bill to outlaw the release of photos or information which exploits victims of crimes. “Rihanna’s Law†has taken on a life of its own. The huge […]
March 28th 2009 will forever be a date remembered by Humble and his entire team as he took home the Juno for “Best Reggae Recording of the Yearâ€Â. Humble is no stranger to awards and accolades however this one was the biggest of his career thus far. In 2007 his song Hi Grade won the Global Marijuana Music Award for “Best Reggae Song†from Sydney, Australia and he also has 2 Reggae Music Achievement Awards to boast from the same […]
Deejay Assassin is furious following his abrupt removal from the stage while performance at 'Red Stripe Live' on Saturday at Sabina Park. Assassin's set was supposedly cut short because of the use of the word 'fish' in a song he performed called Pre This. In the release, Assassin states: "My performance was ended prematurely and abruptly as I was stripped of my microphone and escorted off stage." His reputation Assassin says he had spent many years of hard work and […]
