Dancehall star, David Brooks, popularly called Mavado turned up at the Freeport Police Station in St. James, Wednesday afternoon, days after he was named as a person of interest in a criminal investigation. He was accompanied to the station by his attorney Martin Thomas, shortly before 3 o’clock. Mavado and members of his entourage were being sought by the St. James police in relation to an altercation between them and a father and son, which left both men injured. Up […]
DANCEHALL superstar Vybz Kartel is looking for love — this time through the staging of a reality dating show entitled Teacha's Pet. A 'teaser' for the reality show hit the Internet this past week and has been creating a buzz online. Set to debut in late September on CVM-TV and LIME Mobile TV, the show will consist of 13 episodes and will see 20 contestants vying for the love of Vybz Kartel. LIME is on board and according to the […]
Rohan Marley, son of late Reggae legend Bob Marley, has reportedly dumped his longtime partner and currently pregnant mother of five of his children, Lauryn Hill. Allegedly, 39-year-old Rohan has left Lauryn, 36, for Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana, 28. Hill and Marley have been linked together since 1996, though their marital status has been the source of much confusion -- Hill has referred to Rohan as her husband, a title he denies. The two share five children together, ranging from […]
After two days of intense campaigning for the most number of views on the popular music site YouTube for the over 35 entries in the Digicel ‘Legendary Notes’ song competition, twenty-one year old Shaddai Suana has been announced the winner of the competition. The competition which asked fans to submit a video of an original piece that was inspired by their favorite legends of the roots, rock or reggae genre was opened from July 10th to July 18th to online […]
Though his release was delayed a week for failing a drug test, DMX is a free man today, after serving almost eight months in an Arizona state jail for a probation violation. All Hip Hop caught up with the troubled rapper, born Earl Simmons, as he was greeted by a group of friends and family, and he revealed that his plans for the day included spending time with his daughter and heading straight to the studio. "I spoke to my […]
POPULAR R&B singer R Kelly, will not be performing on Friday, at this year's Reggae Sumfest — an annual music festival held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. News broke earlier today that the International Night 1 headline act had undergone emergency surgery to drain an abscess from his tonsil. His publicist Allan Mayer said that the singer will be 'laid up indefinitely' at Chicago's North-western Memorial Hospital. Publicists for Summerfest Productions, Headline Entertainment, told the Observer today that a replacement act […]
Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter, Mya, is all set to hit the Reggae Sumfest stage with international reggae singer, Wayne Wonder and dancehall DJ Spice. R&B singing sensation Mya will be apearing on the Baddest Dancehall Night of Reggae Sumfest Thursday, July 21. She take the stage with dancehall DJ Spice, however thats not all she wrote. The Grammy winning recording artiste returns to the Reggae Sumfest stage International Night 2 with Wayne Wonder on Saturday, July 23. The duo […]
Robert Minott made his name as a show promoter and now he has his sights set on making it big as a recording artiste. His latest single Right Man Fi Yuh has hit the right notes on FM radio where it has gotten left-field treatment. The song has hit several charts outside of Jamaica. It is currently riding high on the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 Reggae Singles chart. And upbeat Minot was quite elated to learn that the song […]
When the song This Love is Over began to take the airwaves by storm, singer JahDore was quite over the moon that his first effort hasn’t been in vain. “Considering that this was my first effort, I felt good when I heard it being played on the radio. To see that people have accepted the song and its popularity has grown all over, it motivates me to continue doing the journey,” JahDore said in a release to the media. This […]
