BUJU Banton’s new album, Before the Dawn, remains in the US top-10 charts but has also jumped on one European market chart. It indicates that the reggae artiste continues to earn whilst in prison. The album which peaked at number two in September dipped to number eight in the US on iTunes Reggae Albums Chart, and to number nine on Amazon Reggae best–sellers list up to last Friday. It is currently charting at seven in the Netherlands on iTunes reggae […]
Reggae singer Ieye is scheduled to leave the island on Monday to perform at the Pepsi Music Festival, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 13, 16, 22 and 23. She will be part of a superstar line-up which is said to include major international acts Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age as well as a number of local bands. The Pepsi Music Festival is a major Argentine music festival, which has been held annually since […]
(Kingston, Jamaica) The October issue of U.S. base Black Enterprise Magazine is now in stores and as reported by New Image Promotions a few weeks ago, features BGM Entertainment Recording Artiste, David M. The article written by Denise Campbell titled ‘Re-capturing A Dream,’ zoom in on David’s “personal passion” and desire to fulfill his musical dream and draws inspiration from Barrack Obama’s own ‘Fulfillment of a Presidential Dream.’ David's popular single, “Lest We Forget,” debut album, “Here Comes Your Life,” […]
Its drawing near the end of the year 2010, and this is the time when most of the artist in the music industry looks forward to getting their voices heard from all the work that has been done all year. This is where Jamaica's number one underground artist eXile di brave comes in. Exile has release his third mix tape entitled "SURVIVING THE DROUGHT", which compiles of different songs that will create a impact on dancehall and reggae listeners or […]
Lil Wayne recently revealed to MTV's "The Seven" that since he began serving his sentence, he gets more than 100 pieces of fan mail a day. And while he said that he actually waits for the letters to come, he's now asking fans to stop sending mail. A message posted to Weezy's Twitter page on Wednesday (October 6) read: "I can no longer write my fans, as difficult as this maybe to say please stop sending me mail, I luv […]
Kingston, Jamaica: - International dance hall recording artistes Camar & Sean Paul have collaborated on a record, which after it's first day of release on October 6, 2010, widespread fan frenzy on all social networks went ballistic over the single. From Jamaica, to the United States, over to France & even Cameroon, listeners plus fans old & new of both artistes were in total excitement. 'Meck A Move' which is the title of the single, "has a crossover appeal with […]
Since his February 2009 arrest for busted for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna, it's been a hard road to redemption for singer Chris Brown. He did make his return in December of last year, with a new album titled Graffiti, but it wasn't a smash like his previous releases. He even accused retail stores of blackballing, when he noticed some didn't even have his album in stock. Despite the setbacks in his career, Brown has made a comeback in recent months, […]
Philly rapper Beanie Sigel is facing criminal tax fraud charges after he allegedly failed to file his taxes for a period of three years. According to the Associated Press, charges were brought onto the rapper (real name: Dwight Grant) on Tuesday (October 5) for failing to pay taxes from 2002 to 2004. During that time, he reportedly earned $1.5 million in income. Despite the allegations, Sigel's defense lawyer Fortunato Perri Jr. says his client was behind bars during some of […]
For whatever reason, hip-hop newcomers Wale and Kid Cudi just don't like each other. Cudi even opened up about his problems with the DC rapper in a recent cover story for Complex, explaining that he took offense to a line Wale spit on a freestyle called "Thank You." On the track, he referenced Cudi's infamous fan assault. Cudi, who hails from Cleveland, called the jab "wack," and said it was "a simple-ass rhyme by a simple-ass rapper." Wale eventually responded, […]
