Singer Barbee is stepping out and taking a more business- like approach to her music, having recently established her own studio in Harlem, New York (USA). While a number of female artistes have taken on businesses, when THE WEEKEND STAR spoke to Barbee recently while she was in New York,she said she wanted to step out of the box, opening her own music studio, Rare Diamond. vibe and culture She said, "The whole vibe of my studio is to bring […]
GT Taylor’s Extravaganza has become one of the few remaining calendar events that have ridden out the worst of the recession to be among the “last events standingâ€Â. What began in and around other calendar events including Sting, with reservations of its December 25th staging, has become, pardon the cliché, larger than life. In its ten years Extravaganza has seen strided achievements. The event began with support from the entertainment arena, for which the Irie disc-jock GT “one up straight […]
Soulja Boy's three mixtapes exploded onto the internet Halloween night and have been widely downloaded nationwide. Now as his new material continues to bubble online, he's revealing that he is broadening his horizons and working on new R&B material. Cortez is confirming reports that he's been busy in the studio writing for singing superstars, Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. According to him, he was on a tight deadline when he got a phone call to contribute to Rihanna's upcoming […]
Vybz Kartel plans to give back to his community through his most recent business venture - Street Vybz Thursdays. Starting this Thursday the event will be held weekly at the Building in New Kingston, formerly the Asylum, over the course of three months. Street Vybz Thursdays was the brain child of its originator Vybz Kartel. In a recent interview with THE STAR, Kartel's business partner Corey Todd explained more about the event saying, "the idea came from di teacha to […]
Deejay Bounty Killer and his former protegé, Vybz Kartel, have once again resumed their lyrical insults. After a brief pause from exchanging diss songs for a few weeks, the deejays have once again traded lyrical shots as the biggest local clash show, Sting, approaches. While this time last year lyrical exchanges were being bantered back and forth among a number of deejays, this year, the clash scene has been relatively quiet. However, last week Bounty Killer disturbed that lull when […]
Sizzla Kalonji and The Fire House Band, are currently on a ten-week European tour promoting the album, Ghetto Youth-Ology. Already one week into the tour, Sizzla and the crew have performed in the cities of Rotterdam, Geneva, and Groningen with over thirty more shows to go in Germany, Sweden, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Italy, and France. According to reports, the Reggae crusader has been receiving rave reviews from the press in those areas. It is further reported that venues were packed […]
Singer Bar-bee says she has a good feeling about her latest Dean Fraser-produced single, Feel So Good, and the accompanying music video. She completed the video shoot in Jamaica earlier this month, after which she flew out to honour contractual obligations and now is back to promote the single. The Feel So Good video premiered on the weekend and the feedback has been positive. "There was a good vibe while working the video . Tingle is a good director, Rupert […]
Kingston, Jamaica: Disc Jock Marc Chin, out of the high-flying Coppershot Sound, is geared and ready to leave his mark on the music business. At only 23-years-of-age Chin has traveled the world spreading Jamaican music and making countless of party goers leaving the island's hottest events with a big smile on their faces after a session of excellent music selecting. Having been a member of the Coppershot family since 2002, Chin has had a love and drive to succeed in […]
Deejay Buju Banton yesterday met with four members of San Francisco's gay community in what is being seen as a move to discuss the continued cancellations of the gigs at various points on his Rasta Got Soul tour of the United States, due to pressure from gay rights groups. This was reportedly Buju's first meeting ever with gay advocates, to put an end to the controversy that continues to plague him due to his song, Boom Bye Bye, which he […]
