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Promoter denies Beenie embarrassed Rihanna

The promoter of Reggae On The Hill, Roger Hill, has denied claims that Jamaican deejay Beenie Man embarrassed Barbadian singer Rihanna at the event which was held Sunday night in Barbados at Farley Hill National Park. Reports have been circulating on the Internet that the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall humiliated Rihanna by discussing onstage the alleged assault of Rihanna by Chris Brown that sparked international attention. In February, Rihanna was reportedly physically beaten by then boyfriend Brown in Los […]

todayApril 29, 2009 22

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Da'Ville's Appearance in Washington, DC

Fashozy Records Inc. has announced today that no contractual agreement has been reached or signed for the appearance of award winning international reggae artiste Da’Ville to appear in Washington D.C. on Saturday May 9th, 2009 – and therefore – he will NOT be appearing in any live concerts, making any special guest appearances, or passing through, on any event held in Washington D.C. on Saturday May 9th, 2009. Fashozy Records Inc., along with Da’Ville felt it is of great importance […]

todayApril 28, 2009 12

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Black Judah returns to Jamaica

Black Judah will return to the island next month to perform on Ice Cream and Chocolate Fest which will be held on May 24th in Mandeville. The duo’s last trip to Jamaica was back in December 2008 when they did a number of cameo appearances on several events held during the Christmas season and gave an outstanding performance on the greatest one night Reggae show on earth, “STING 2008” of which they were billed. The California base Reggae artistes are […]

todayApril 28, 2009 18

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Beyonce sets record with film 'Obsessed

Sony/Screen Gems sent out a Twitter "tweet" on Sunday that said the $28.5 million opening weekend for their Beyonce film "Obsessed" is the second biggest opening in the studio's history. The thriller stars Knowles and Idris Elba as a couple whose ideal marriage is threatened when a psychotic temp played by Ali Larter begins stalking the husband. "Obsessed" also holds the title of the biggest opening ever for a last-week-of-April release, beating previous record holder "Mean Girls" ($24.4M). It also […]

todayApril 28, 2009 14

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Vybz Kartel banned from Grenada

We saw a most interesting report on the Internet regarding controversial deejay Adijah Palmer, aka Vybz Kartel. The news coming out of the spice isle, Grenada, states that the deejay has been banned from performing there and a concert scheduled for this Saturday has been cancelled. And it has nothing to do with any homosexual campaign. According to a statement from the promoter published on the Internet, Kartel was scheduled to perform a "rap-it-up" concert in Grenville, St Andrews, on […]

todayApril 27, 2009 170

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Buju's 'Rasta Got Soul' launched at UWI

Not even end of semester exams, which start soon, could stop a large number of University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, students from apparently making up the bulk of Wednesday evening's launch of Buju Banton's 'Rasta Got Soul' album. It was presented at the campus' Undercroft, Professor Carolyn Cooper, who hosted in the stead of Dr Anthea Morrison, noting that Buju Banton's lyrics are used in the Reggae Poetry course. But while Rasta Got Soul was the focus […]

todayApril 24, 2009 7

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Mr. Vegas Electrifies France

To really experience the power of reggae/dancehall music, one has to witness the artistes on stage in a foreign land, especially in a country where English is not the mother tongue. It was nothing short of electrifying to see Mr Vegas in action last week Sunday, in the French city of Toulouse on the second night of a two-day French-Caribbean festival. The promoters estimated that there were over 11,000 fans inside the auditorium ready, eager and waiting to see, hear […]

todayApril 20, 2009 23

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Macka returns from St Croix show

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. […]

todayApril 20, 2009 16

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Mr Vegas heads to France

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 […]

todayApril 9, 2009 12

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