It's finally here and I am totally loving it!




Click HERE to see officer Busy Signal holding things down on the "Night Shift," honey put them handcuffs on me, you'll have more than "One More Night" (I kid, I kid ...NOT)

Sunday gone Dominican's came out in droves for the 2010 Real Mas (Carnival ) Official Opening. As you can see from the pic below.

Large crowd in the streets of Roseau

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Here's a nice video of parade highlights for your viewing pleasure!


To see the still shots from the Parade go to Dominica-Weekly.com or DominicaNewsOnline.com or DominicaCarnival.com sites.


Below is the official schedule for Real Mas 2010.

All you singers out there, alicia Keys got a contest just for you.
Record your version of "Put It In a Love Song," "Doesn't Mean Anything," or "No One" for your chance to win a trip to NYC to see Alicia Keys live in concert at Madison Square Garden in March! Contests runs now through February 3rd. Head on over to MySpace for complete details and to enter.

Last year Rihanna showed fans and herself a lot of love at Pepsi Smash superbowl event. This year she is performing at the pre-gamd jam. If you want to see her in person get the details below:

Rihanna fans have the chance to see her perform live at the 2010 Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam in South Beach, Florida on Thursday, February 4th.

Location: South Beach, FL (venue TBD)

Time: TBD
EMAIL: tickets@gothamcasting.com

Email the address above for tickets. Be sure to put "Pepsi Fan Jam 2010- Rihanna" in the subject line and include the following:
NAMEAGE (must be 18 years old)

PHONECITY/STATE

EMAIL--um the email would be coming from their email don't?

GUEST NAMES (you can bring up to THREE total)RECENT PHOTO (small files only, please)

Jamaican-American fashion stylist Misa Hylton-Brim is mother to Sean "Diddy" combs first child, Justin and he will be treated to a royal birthday bash this Saturday, under the theme Prince of New York.


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According to the NY Post,

The rapper -- still on a high after his epic, "party of the year" 40th birthday
bash in November -- has lined up a series of big-name performers and guests
including Chris Brown for the event at an unidentified local club on Saturday,
which will be filmed for MTV's "My Super Sweet 16." A source said, "The club
will be decorated with images from the New York skyline. Diddy will perform with
his band, Diddy-Dirty Money, but there will also be some big-name performers
taking the stage to surprise Justin." Guests will also include Combs' pals Snoop
Dogg, Lil' Kim, boxer Floyd Mayweather and possibly Jay-Z and Beyoncé. The
source added, "It's going to be big, but it won't be as lavish as Diddy's 40th.
Instead of gifts, guests will be asked to make a donation to the Haiti fund."

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Talk di ting dem start talk di ting dem,Talk di ting dem start talk di ting dem, Talk di ting dem start talk di ting dem buss Natalie bizneeeeessss!!!!
If you know this refrain (with my little edit..LOL) then you know Natalie Storm, musically anyway. How about getting to know her better?

Natalie Storm Have you ever???



Had a wardrobe malfunction in public?
I went 2 a Reggae Boyz match back in 2008 and wore this tank that was cute but was way 2 sexy for the match(I was trying 2 distract the other side *wink*). When the Reggae Boyz scored the first goal I started jumping around and in my excitement my boobs fell out. Mi nuh mean nuh likkle peep show…They were all out nipples and all! My friend, Koffy was like “No Nats, U a go 2 hard”. I was soooo embarassed. I worried that some1 might have taken a pic and post it on the net or something but I guess everybody was preoccupied with the match 2 even notice.


Been fired from or quit a job?
I quit a job once. When I just left high school I was working at this accounting firm and the boss was coming on to me so I quit. He was good friends with my mother so he made me sick (ugh).


Fallen asleep in public?
I used to fall asleep in math class and dream of my math teacher who I had a crush on (Mi mother waan hear mi…lol). When I’d wake up there would always be drool all over my notebook *smiles*.


Been star struck?
I went on tour with Enur in 2008 and Estelle and Lady Gaga were on one of the shows we did. I was excited. That’s the only time I can say I’ve ever been star struck.


Bathed someone over 21 years old?
My mother was ill once and I had 2 bathe her. I’d do almost anything for any1 I care about.



Click HERE to read her interview!

"Hope for Haiti Now," is a two-hour, commercial-free concert to benefit the people of Haiti in the aftermath of last week's devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake.

Tonight's event begins at 8pm (ET/PT) and can be seen commercial-free on a number of networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT and more.

During the concert, fans will be able to pre-order "Hope For Haiti Now," a compilation of the night's performances available on iTunes. The artists, record labels, and Apple will donate their share of the proceeds to Haiti relief funds managed by Hope For Haiti Now.


Folks in the Caribbean can watch on Tempo

You can also watch the show live on MySpace:

Just click HERE to view live stream

And on YouTube as well.


About Hope for Haiti Now:
A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” today announced its lineup of superstar musical performances. The global telethon will feature performances by Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles; and Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay‐Z, and Rihanna in a newly added London location.

All musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song through the Apple® iTunes® Store beginning Saturday, January 23, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by “Hope for Haiti Now” charities.


In addition to musical performances, Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, “Hope for Haiti Now” will feature more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music supporting the cause with testimonials and by answering phones during the telethon.


"Hope for Haiti Now" will begin accepting donations at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on Friday 1/22/10 via the following methods:
» Online: www.hopeforhaitinow.org
» Phone: 877-99-HAITI
» Text: Text "GIVE" to 50555
» Mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund, Entertainment Industry Foundation, 1201 West 5th Street, Suite T-700, Los Angeles, CA 90017

I could think of no better Trinidadian artist better than Machel Montano to open for Beyonce at her concert in Trinidad on Feb 18th. His performances are high-energy, electrifying, visualy stimualting productions and will fit right in with Beyonce's act which is always 150%. This comes as extremely good news for Montano fans who were dissapointed that he would not be performing for the carnival season.

According to the Trinidad Express:

Machel Montano is opening the Beyonce concert on February 18 at the Queen’s Park Savannah and will not perform at any other local event between now and the night of the show.

TSTT’s executive head of Mobile and Legal Services, Lisa Agard, made this announcement yesterday at a media conference at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Port of Spain at which Montano was present.

’We’ve received agreement from Beyonce’s team to have our very own Machel Montano perform at the show. We know that many Machel fans will relish this opportunity to see him in his only local performance for the Carnival season. Together Machel and Beyonce will deliver a riveting three hours of performance that will thrill and excite and leave everyone wanting more,’ Agard said.

Montano explained that in spite of rumours and speculation that he was staying out of Carnival because of the concert, he had made the decision to sit out the season within the past year. He said he has been working on new projects, including the filming of a movie to develop himself and broaden his scope as an entertainer.

Montano said the Beyonce performance is a new development that came into being while he was here making preparations to film scenes of the movie entitled Scandalous on the streets of Port of Spain on Carnival Monday and Tuesday.

He said TSTT invited him to perform at the show and he told them he would once they got permission from Beyonce’s people for him to open for her.

’I was not planning to be here. However one of my projects, which is a movie that I am doing entitled Scandalous, is going to be filmed, parts of it are going to be filmed on Monday and Tuesday. It’s a soca Bollywood movie starring Machel Montano as the lead actor and featuring the music of Machel Montano with a lot of Indian interaction and Indian sounds,’ Montano said.

’As for the opportunities presented to me by bmobile to open for Beyonce, I must say that I was very excited to consider it because I was not really planning to make any appearances until I was fully ready to come back on the music scene in Trinidad and Tobago. I thought about it for a while and I said, OK if they approve I would take the responsibility to represent Trinidad and Tobago,’ Montano said.

Pan will also be a part of the event as the National Panorama champion of 2010 in the Large Band category will perform the National Anthem to open the show, while the winning band in the Medium Band category will perform for patrons entering the Queen’s Park Savannah.

As for the financing of the ’I Am...Beyonce in Concert’, and how would taxpayers be affected should the event, costing millions to produce, run at a loss as raised in a BBC article, Agard said such an idea is foolish.

She said that all indications are that the event will at least break even as in the two weeks since tickets went on sale TT$4.7 million has been realised with at least 300 tickets being purchased by people overseas.
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If you want to attend, you can purchase tickets HERE.

Peep Rihanna and Maxwell's performance on Oprah's show focusing on Haiti and the earthquake relief.


Remember Rihanna's cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" can be downloaded on iTunes. All the funds from purchases will go to Haiti relief efforts.



Maxwell who is of Haitian descent performed "Fistful of Tears." His song can be downloaded on iTunes and for the next 48 hrs proceeds will go towards Haiti relief efforts.

Estelle celebrated her 30th Birthday Abe & Arthur’s in New York City some of the people to attend were singer Wynter Gordon,Rocsi from 106& Park Kevin Liles, and model Tyson Beckford.

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To me she looks her age, no more...no less. Estelle has been working hard in the studio, so I am sure the party was a well deserved break. Can't wait for it to drop. Click HERE for more pics!

Jah Cure just released a statement that DNA results prove that he is not the father of a newborn.

There have been recent media reports about a DNA test result that involved Jah Cure. While not wishing to join the media circus that has ensued because of these revelations, Jah Cure wishes to outline a few facts and settle the matter once and for all. Jah Cure has supported the mother throughout her pregnancy and had his father and manager be with her at the time of delivery in the US. His support for her throughout this period was unwavering. Before the birth of the child Jah Cure requested a DNA test, a request which the mother refused. Despite this, Jah Cure continued to support the child and the mother.

Now that the DNA test has been done and it has been shown that he is not the father, Jah Cure wishes to move on.

The fact is that the most important individual in this whole affair is the child and the longer that this continues the more damage is being done to the child. Jah cure will not now abandon the child but wishes that the media respect the privacy of the parties as the child is indeed innocent and did not contribute to the mistakes of the adults involved.

The messed up part is that the mother refused DNA before the birth, Jah Cure sent his father and brother to be with her for the birth and he has to deal with a child that he probably had a bond with. the even more messed up part is this is not the first time he has been accused of fathering a child (a son that time) that was not his. Like I always say when I give opinion, who am I to judge right??? But some women just see entertainers and just think $$$$$$$. I hope that is a lesson for him and other artists to play it safe. After all, according to him condoms "are a must." And true to the press release the child is the ultimate victim. At least Jah Cure is doing a positive thing by still being there. Cyan make de chile pay for her mother mistake.

The music world's top stars are signing on for Friday's "Hope for Haiti" telethon. Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Alicia Keys are just a few of the performers who will be featured, according to MTV Networks, an integral partner in the two-hour event.

Wyclef Jean and Alicia Keys performing at Clive Davis pre-Grammy concert last year.
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Haiti was devastated and thousands of its citizens killed when an earthquake hit the Caribbean nation last week. "Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief" will be an international event.

Haitian native Wyclef Jean will anchor the show from New York, while George Clooney will do so from Los Angeles. CNN's Anderson Cooper will report from Haiti. London has also been added to the lineup, and that's where Jay-Z will perform, along with Bono, The Edge and Rihanna in a special joint performance. Coldplay is also to perform from London.

In New York, Springsteen will perform, along with Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Jean and Sting.

In Los Angeles, Swift is to perform, and Urban, Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow plan a collaboration. Also performing in Los Angeles is Timberlake, Dave Matthews, John Legend, and Stevie Wonder.

People can purchase the night's performances for 99 cents each through iTunes starting Saturday. A statement released Tuesday says all proceeds will go to Haiti relief. The "Hope for Haiti" benefit will be broadcast from New York, Los Angeles, London and Haiti.

It will be televised on all the major networks at 8 p.m. EST, as well as MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, PBS, CNN, Bravo, and a host of other networks. In addition, the telethon will be streamed live on Web sites including YouTube, MySpace and AOL. The funds raised from the telethon will be donated to several relief organizations, including UNICEF, Oxfam America and Partners in Health.

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Like so many of us around the world, the heartbreaking images coming from Haiti have profoundly affected Barbados-born Rihanna. Now, in partnership with Oprah, Rihanna has made her performance of Bob Marley's anthem "Redemption Song" - live from the stage of today's Oprah show - available for charitable purchase through iTunes. Proceeds from the track will directly benefit organizations spearheading the relief efforts in Haiti, including the Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam America and Partners In Health. Visit Rihannanow.com or Oprah.com and click to buy the track, or send "Redemption Song" as a gift to friends and family.



Click HERE to download the song on I-Tunes

The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country's capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake.

The magnitude-6.1 temblor did not appear to cause major new damage in a city already nearly flattened by the Jan. 12 quake, but aid workers said it complicated rescue efforts and Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said the government was sending teams to check on the situation in Petit-Goave, near the epicenter.

"We know they are going to need some help," he said.

At least one woman died of a heart attack, according to Eddy Thomas, a private undertaker.

"She had a heart condition, and the new quake finished her," he said while pushing her body along the street on a mobile stretcher.

Wails of terror rose from frightened survivors as the earth shuddered at 6:03 a.m. U.S. soldiers and tent city refugees alike raced for open ground, and clouds of dust rose in the capital.

The quake began as a slow vibration and then intensified into side-to-side shaking that lasted about eight seconds in Haiti's capital. Some in Port-au-Prince said the far stronger Jan. 12 quake seemed to last for 30 seconds.

The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday's quake was centered about 35 miles (60 kilometers) west-southwest of Port-au-Prince and 6.2 miles (9.9 kilometers) below the surface — a little further from the capital than last week's epicenter was.

Read more HERE.

See Footage following aftershock in AP video below:

Lisa Raye mentioned in an interview with Sandra Rose that her ex-husband former Turks and Caicos premier Michael Misick stopped payment on her 20-year old daughter Kai's university education.

Lisa Raye and ex-husband Michael Misick, former Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands.

I’m so proud of her. She’s a little upset coming from over in Europe abruptly. My ex-husband let his financial support… he just abruptly stopped [paying her tuition] and messed up her schooling. It was the same school he went to get his doctorate degree and that just f*cked her up. You don’t do that to no kid, you know what I’m sayin?

She's putting him on blast for doing that. But Kai is not his biological child, so should she even be angry that he cut her off???? What do you guys think?????

Lisa Raye in GIANT Mag photo spread.

On her relationship with Rev. Al Sharpton:

I think what people don’t know… they underestimated my role as First Lady… we were in a different country with different rules. Britain had taken over. They have suspended the Constitution and made my ex-husband step down and started a new government. So that made different rules and laws for me with my divorce. So when Rev. Sharpton came to me, he was like ‘you’re a little out of your league with this.’ So I actually leaned on him as one of our civil rights leaders and being a smart man and being one of the closest black men to our president that you can lay your hands on. I think that was a smart ass move. I was like, ‘come help me.’

SR: So he helped you out with the legal part of the divorce?

It’s not over. I’m divorced legally. But it’s two parts you know, the financial settlement, the divorce settlement. Because my ex-husband is up for corruption of governmental funds and money laundering… you know everything is just up in the air with that. And I’m like well, why I got to wait? I ain’t got nothing to do with all that? When I met my ex-husband I was my own millionaire. I was doing my own damn thing.

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see Lisa Raye's spread in GIANT Magazine by clicking HERE