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When the 51st reggae Grammy nominations were announced on Wednesday, for dancehall's 'Energy God' Elephant Man, it was a night that acknowledged his many years of hard work in the business. The deejay is the only dancehall artiste in the category and is receiving his first Grammy nod for the album Let's Get Physical. The other nominations include Burning Spear with Jah Is Real, American rapper-turned-reggae artiste Heavy D for Vibes, Lee 'Scratch' Perry for Repentance, Shaggy for Intoxication and […]

After over a month of family tragedy, Jennifer Hudson said she feels blessed for the four Grammy nominations she received Wednesday. The singer and actress, who has already won an Oscar, may add Grammy winner to her resume next year. "It's been a childhood dream of mine to release an album, so to receive four Grammy nominations is truly a blessing," Hudson said in a statement released by her record label. "I'm extremely honored and humbled by the nominations." Hudson […]

Statuesque singer Bar-Bee is back on the Jamaican musical scene with a new outlook on life and her career. THE STAR sat down with an obviously more mature singer yesterday to speak with her about the accident that changed her life and her new musical ventures. Having been in New York and other locations outside of Jamaica since March this year, the singer recently returned to the island to continue pursuing her career. Bar-Bee's advent on the Jamaican music scene […]

It's been nearly four years since fans heard any new music from Brandy, but now, as she gears up for the release of a new album next week, she reveals that it wasn't easy to get back into the studio. In fact, she was a little nervous. Brandy told Billboard.com recently that after all the drama she endured when she made headlines for a car accident that ended with the other driver dying, music was her release. "Once you get […]

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday (December 1), a month after the shooting deaths of the singer's mother and 7-year-old nephew Julian. According to the Associated Press, 27-year-old William Balfour -- who has been in custody since the October 24 slayings on a parole violation -- was transferred to Chicago police custody Monday (December 1), after being served with an arrest warrant for the Hudson murders. Until Monday, Balfour was only considered a "person of interest" […]