The First-Ever Annual Caribbean Music Awards: What You Missed And Full Winners List
The first annual Caribbean Music Awards was held on Thursday at King’s Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn, the neighborhood known as New York’s “Little Caribbean.”
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Bounty Killer To Headline JLP’s Matthew Samuda’s Birthday Bash In Ocho Rios
Bounty Killer will headline Saturday night’s birthday bash for Senator Matthew Samuda, co-founder of Dream Weekend, aspirant for the North East St.
Mr. Vegas Says Vybz Kartel, Lady Saw Are Only Jamaican Artists That Can Sell Out National Stadium
Fresh off R&B singer Chris Brown’s crowd-flocking concert at the National Stadium on Sunday, Dancehall artist Mr. Vegas has been thinking about Jamaican acts who could independently fill out the venue. His top picks: Minister Marion Hall, reverting to Lady Saw, and Vybz Kartel if he’s released from prison.
Queen Ifrica Calls For Valiant’s ‘Mad Out’ Song To Be Banned
Valiant, via his sexually explicit Mad Out song in particular, has earned the ire of Queen Ifrica, who has expressed dismay that it is being played in various settings in earshot of children in the inner-city, who haplessly sing along to the lyrics.
Shaggy Rocks Notting Hill Carnival 2023
Grammy award-winning artist Shaggy was nothing short of a treat at the Notting Hill Carnival in the United Kingdom on Sunday (August 27).
Winnie Harlow Turns Up To Lady Saw’s ‘If Him Lef’
Jamaican-Canadian supermodel Winnie Harlow recently shared a clip of herself turning up to Lady Saw’s If Him Lef.
Yellostone, 1MrSmooth Eye An EP After Their First Single ‘Cut Me Open’
Dancehall artists Yellostone and 1Mr Smooth say they have an undeniable amount of synergy with their single, Cut Me Open, which has racked up over 113,000 views on Youtube.
Khago Says Chris Brown Lip-Synced Like Milli Vanilli At His Jamaican Concert
Likening Chris Brown’s performance on Sunday night to that of disgraced French/German pop duo Milli Vanilli, who were at the epicenter of the most infamous lip-syncing scandal in Pop music history, Dancehall artist Khago has blasted Jamaicans who cheered him along, whilst spurning local artists.
Erica Mena Calls Spice A “Blue Monkey” On LHHATL
Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta star Erica Mena flipped a table on Tables Turn singer Spice, wished her death, and used a racially derogatory slur after the Queen of Dancehall triggered her with a comment about her son.
Capella Grey Questions His Exclusion From Chris Brown’s Jamaica Concert: ‘This Is Not Normal’
Gyalis rapper Capella Grey was ready to perform at the Chris Brown and Friends concert at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday night.
Queen Ifrica Responds To Foota Hype Calling Out Female Artists For Not Supporting Her
Declaring today ‘Queen Ifrica Day,’ Dancehall selector Foota Hype is encouraging people to post the Reggae artist on social media with uplifting messages following her rape allegation against her father, ska singer Derrick Morgan.
Shelly Ann Curran: “Where Is The Support For Medikk?”
Booking agent and social media influencer Shelly Ann Curran has made an impassioned appeal to the entertainment fraternity to drum up support for quick intervention in the missing person case of emerging Dancehall artist Medikk.
Queen Ladi Gangsta Hospitalised With Face Abscess In Jamaica
London-based social media sensation Queen Ladi Gangsta aka Queenie is presently receiving treatment at the University Hospital of the West Indies for an abscess on her face.
Bob Marley’s ‘Natural Mystic’ Hits 100 Million Milestone On Spotify
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1977 song Natural Mystic is the legendary Reggae band’s 13th song to surpass 100 million plays on Spotify.
Vybz Kartel, Sheba Collab Soundtracks ‘Jamaica Vs Bahamas’ Beef On TikTok
It’s been near impossible to scroll through Caribbean TikTok over the last three weeks without hearing Vybz Kartel and Sheba’s 2010 hit Gaza Man Mi Name.
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s Black Ark Studio Artwork To Be Featured At Producer’s New Self-Reliant Community
Lee Scratch Perry’s legendary Black Ark Recording Studio, which he admitted to burning to the ground back in 1979, is to be celebrated in art, in the cottages being constructed at the late singer/producer’s new off-the-grid community in his native Hanover.
Minister Marion Hall Responds To Nicki Minaj: “Be Careful Of How You Disrespect Me”
Minister Marion Hall is not interested in a war of words with rap artist Nicki Minaj concerning TikTok sensation Brittany ‘Brit’ Goffe.
Chris Brown Shoots Music Video In Tivoli Gardens With Byron Messia, Sean Kingston
R&B sensation Chris Brown, flanked by Byron Messia and Sean Kingston, descended upon Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston to film a music video on Tuesday, confirming speculation about a possible collaboration.
Shaggy’s ‘Hey Sexy Lady’ Hits 100 Million Streams On Spotify
Shaggy‘s 2002 hit Hey Sexy Lady with Brian & Tony Gold surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify on Friday (August 25).
Beenie Man On Being Overlooked For National Honor: “Full Disrespect To Me And My Career”
King Of The Dancehall Beenie Man has again expressed discontent over being overlooked for the Order Of Jamaica or even the lower-level Order Of Distinction, which has been bestowed upon fellow musicians like Shabba Ranks, Shaggy, Sean Paul, and Yellowman.