Usain Bolt injured in car wreck

Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt's car was involved in an accident on Highway 2000 and he was taken to the Spanish Town hospital.

Usain was examined by the doctors and discharged from hospital and instructed to rest. It is unsure as to whether he will take part in the Jamaica International Invitational on Saturday.

Read more about it HERE.

Daville IS NOT performing in Washington DC

Apparently there is some controversy about Da'Ville performing in the Washington DC area. Well his camp is setting the record straight. Take a look:

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 to alert his fans that any advertising or promotion which states that he will be in Washington D.C. on Saturday May 9th, 2009 is unauthorized and inaccurate. Da’Ville does hope to have the pleasure of performing for his fans in Washington D.C. in the future.

Contact Information:

The Company - Fashozy Records Inc.

Management - J. Brown, fashozy@gmail.com

Legal & Business Affairs - Kendall A. Minter, Esq.

www.myspace.com/davillemusic1


Well here what all I know is HE WILL BE PERFORMING IN DOMINICA AT THE ALL BLACK AFFAIR AT KRAZY KOKONUTS ON MAY 2ND!!!!!! SO ALL U DCTONIANS.....SARRRY.....

Gospel Explosion Dominica back again!!!

Big up to my friend DJ Alfy, creator/organizor of Gospel Explosion. This year marks the fourth staging of the event.
Date: Sunday May 31st
Place: Newtown Savannah
Time: 8:00PM
Host: Jamie Thomas of MTV Tempo


ARTSTS
Dajay (Jamaica)
Jai (Jamaica)
AZ-1(Anguilla)
Chain Breakers (Antigua)
Natalie (Domincia)
Sernel (Dominica)
Nicole Christian (Dominica)

DOMFESTA 2009 has 10 finalists!!

Here are the 10 finalists (oout of 38 entries) for this year’s DOMFESTA (DOMinica FESTival of Arts)song contest:

Sweenda Pascal of Canefield,
George Augustus of Calibishie,
Jah Roots of Delices,
George Jervier of Scott’s Head,
Rhonda Joseph of Roseau,
Richard Christmas of Morne Prosper,
Erickson Joseph of Roseau,
Victor Bique of Canefield,
Roseanne Massicot of Paix Bouche
Ayeola George of Goodwill

Prize: $5,000 cash money



The DOMFESTA song contest is organized by the National Cultural Council, the Cultural Division, and DBS Radio, and is scheduled for May 29 at the Arawak House of Culture. Performaers will be backed by Fanatik Band.

Last year's winner was Chris 'Ghetto Prince' Metor.

Police Give back Rihanna jewels

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police have agreed to return the $1.4 million worth of jewelry that pop star Rihanna was wearing the night her R&B singer boyfriend Chris Brown is accused of assaulting her, Rihanna's lawyer said on Wednesday.

The earring and three rings that Rihanna was wearing were on loan to the "Umbrella" singer, who had attended a pre-Grammy party with Brown hours before the Feb 8 incident. They were taken by police as evidence in the case.

The designers asked for the bling to be returned and lawyer Donald Etra told a Los Angeles judge at a hearing on the assault case that police will first photograph them before handing them back.

Brown is charged with attacking Rihanna in their rented car on their way home from the party. He was not in court on Wednesday. He is free on bail pending a possible trial next month when he could be given probation or up to five years prison if convicted.

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New Music: Loving Ras Penco and his latest hit "Thousand Miles"

"Fingers snapping/ I will take you shopping/ girl take a ride with meeeee....." playing in my I-Pod all day every day...love it!!!


Reggae artist Ras Penco scores his first number one hit in Jamaica with the romantic ballad, "Thousand Miles," a poignant promise mimicking his life as a traveling musician far and wide, who vows to never break his loyalty to his true love.

The Uprize Music artist humbly welcomes his very first berth at the top of the reggae singles chart (Jamaica Weekly Countdown). "It's a good feeling. I've been trying to get here for quite a while, about six years, and it took a lot of hard work."

"Thousand Miles" has been gaining momentum on the airwaves in Jamaica for over two months, as quality music recently garnered its fair share of airplay amidst a ban on "indecent" dancehall and soca music on the nation's airwaves. This made room for quality and positive music such as Ras Penco's, catapulting him into the limelight. The ensuing video lit up television sets and has also enjoyed rotation, much to the delight of reggae lovers. "I wrote it and from the moment I finished recording it in the studio, I knew it was a great song and that people would love it."

Ras Penco is receiving the adulation from fans firsthand. He recently starred on RE-TV's High School Tour, taking his sounds into the schools around Jamaica. "I've been getting crazy love from fans. The song has touched them."

He journeys to Miami next month for the Best of the Best concert, which highlights Caribbean and hip-hop acts at the top of their game. In fact, Ras Penco is only one of two reggae artists booked for the show, and will be sharing the stage with the likes of Rick Ross and T-Pain. "It's a great feeling to be on the show," reveals Ras Penco. "The line-up is mostly dancehall and hip-hp artists, so it's special to be included."

Click HERE to check out the video for "Thousand Miles," and look out for his upcoming singles on our music page

Two Bahamians plead not guilty in Travolta case.

From Yahoo News:-

John Travolta(father of deceased), former senator Bridgewater and Lightbourne.

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An ambulance driver and a former senator have pleaded not guilty to charges that they tried to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta following the death of his teenage son in the Bahamas.

Former Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater remains free on $50,000 bail as does Tarino Lightbourne. He also no longer has to report daily to police.

They pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit extortion and aiding to attempted extortion.

Both are accused of demanding money to keep secret a document related to the treatment of the celebrity's son. Jett Travolta died of a seizure in January at a family vacation home in Grand Bahama.

The trial is scheduled for Sept. 21.

Some Great Caribbean Movies!!!!

Since I mention the Dream Film Team initiative, I wanted to mention some Caribbean films to check out:


The Price of Sugar (Dominican Republic/Haiti)



Sweetest Mango (Antigua)




Panman: Rhythm of the Pan(Guyana)



Better Mus Come (Jamaica)



Shottas (Jamaica)




What Goes Around(Jamaica)




One Love (Jamaica)




Check out the Intro of Belly directed by the oh-so-awesome Hype Williams!!!!! Dis movie is sicccc..... Remember Louie Rankin famous line??? " I am de real Jamaican Don Dadda"


Candy Shop (Jamaica)



Hush (Barbados)




upcoming movies

Urban Smuggler (Jamaica)


Toussaint L'Ouverture Movie (Haiti)

Jamaica Soon Come (Jamaica)

Need Proposals for CARIB-Film Dream Teams. Where's Yours??????

To help promote and stimulate creative industries in the Caribbean region, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has responded to initiatives by the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) to pilot a system of Cinematic & Entrepreneurship Motivation Awards (CEMAs) to create CARIBFilm-DreamTeams.

The CEMAs, comprising technical assistance and business linkage inputs, will be provided over the next 18 months to inter-country production teams with a regional outreach during a phased programme corresponding to the main stages of the filmmaking process.

The objective is to facilitate the development of CARIBFilm DreamTeams to whom direct help will be given in their collective work of transforming their creative ideas into finished products as benchmarks for meeting global standards.

The film products of the teams will be presented for screening before a group of invited international film directors at a Caribbean film festival in 2010. At that time, all the other film production teams that responded to the initial Call for Proposals will still be able to present their own finished products for screening and to compete for the Jury´s Special Prize, the Critics´Choice and the Public´s Choice. Along with the CEMA holders, the winners and their products will together form the CARIBFilm DreamTeams fllmpack. As an integral part of CEMAs, this collective output will then be promoted through the media and at regional and international film festivals as well as to potential distributors and producers for co-production ventures.

To apply interested parties should consult guidelines for the preparation and submission of Proposals www.creativeindustriesexchange.com which will open effectively on 7 April 2009 and close at 24:00 hours midnight 12 May 2009, Eastern Caribbean time.

SwizzBeats links up with Hennessy

From Billboard

N.Y. Rapper/producer Swizz Beatz has been tapped by Hennessy V.S. to help launch a new, limited line of cognac, called Hennessy Black. The rapper will perform an original song, "When I Step Into the Club," alongside the JabbaWockeez of "America's Best Dance Crew" during a launch event in New York on May 5. An accompanying video by director Hype Williams will be revealed as well. "Beatz is a long-time fan of the brand and approached us looking for ways we could work together. Since this product is all about having fun in the club, he suggested collaborating on a track that would be a hot dance song in the clubs," Andy Glaser, senior VP of Hennessy Business, tells Billboard.biz. Hennessy will launch a dance contest titled "Up/Down" on their YouYube channel, where consumers will be able to create and post their own "Up/Down" dance for a chance to be flown to LA, where Williams will film and cut them into a new version of the video to "When I Step In the Club."

Hennessy Black, the company's first major launch since 1961, will be available in 10 markets throughout the U.S. including Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, New York City, Ohio, Washington DC and Massachusetts. The company hopes the new drink - which has a blend of Jasmine, daffodils and orange flowers mixed with citrus, honey and grapes - will take the Hennessy brand beyond the cognac category to the premium mixed spirits.

The drink will come to market with a variety of mixed drink recipes, including: Hennessy Black ice (with lemon juice and sugar); Hennessy Black Bull (coffee Liqueur and cola with ice); Hennessy Black Spice (ginger, syrup and lemon juice); and Hennessy Black Royale (champagne, lemon juice and syrup). "Today is an ideal time to launch a new product -- consumers are increasingly seeking new and different ideas that can excite them," says Glaser, adding that the Hennessy Artistry program which blends music, cultures and drink

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On The Scene: Buju, Zoe, Estelle, Idris, Riri, Christina, Debra Lee, Naomi, Mel B

Here are some of our fave Caribbean Celebs out on the scene:
Buju Banton at his Rasta Got Soul launch at UWI
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With fans..
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Zoe Saldana at Chloe event, wearing Chloe....
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Estelle heading to dinner at Katsuya
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Debra Lee (head of BET-did you know she has Jamaican heritage?) with Chilli and Teyana Taylor at the launch of Chilli's Dasani Water advertising campaign at the Townhouse Spa in NYC
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Idris Elba and Spinderella (of rap group Salt-n-Peppa) chillin in NYC
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Idris at the movie premier of Obsessed starring him and Beyonce
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I see the facial hair has returned. Ahhh all is well with the world again.lol
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Rihanna on the beach in Barbados
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Chillin with Katy Perry who just looks like a plain Jane next too her. Couldn't sway me to give u that kiss nuh.
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What is dat????? Where is the fashion police????? How Christina Milian have The Dream looking hotter than her nuh???? I mean. Only thing that look half decent on her is the hair and that's only cause it's in a bun. Will and come again!
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Zoe Kravitz on the set of her new movie Twelve. Loving the toned down (aka no red lipstic) look.
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Here she is again
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Naomi Campbell spotted in LA
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Here she is at the First Ladies of Africa Gala
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Mel B in Vegas Baby

BVI tot shines on GMA

Remember Tamia Bobadilla-Pickering???? I mentioned on the site earlier this year that she was to star in Toddlers and Tiaras, theTLC reality show. I kept checking and checking and the one week I did not check was the week it aired...bummer. Well she was featured on GMA last week. Read below!

Saw this on BVI Platinum News:

Tortola’s own Tamia Bobadilla-Pickering, Miss Darling Diva has returned from a hectic trip to the USA following her appearance on the set of ABC's Good Morning America television show.

The young beauty along with the other winners of the pageant who were invited to the show on April 15th amazed the crowd with their confidence and beauty. They where also treated to a tour of ABC’s studio.
Mother of Pickering, Keshia Pickering who introduced the girls at the show, told the audience of the beauty of the BVI.

Following the show, she told BVI Platinum News that the producer has since informed her that they have received a number of calls from places like the Bahamas and Germany for more information on the BVI. The callers also said they were amazed by the little girls.

The appearance was part of Tamia's duties as the reigning Miss Diva Doll division Queen.

In the past, the producers of the show have asked some of the reigning Queens to be on camera for a brief interview.

Pickering also disclosed that Tamia has since been offered to do work for two modeling agencies but lamented that she could not have take up the offers since they wanted Tamia to live in the USA.

However, she said that they are negotiating on how she can do part-time work for the agencies.

Miss Bobadilla-Pickering who won the Miss Darling Diva Crown for the three year-old division, had also cupped the winner of the Miss Popularity crown. This category had attracted some 44 contestants.

She also won crowns and trophies for her division in the Casual Wear, Mardi Gras Wear, Evening Wear and Miss Intellect competitions.

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The Randoms: Omaba is a copycat

cop⋅y⋅cat  [kop-ee-kat]

–noun Also, copy cat.
1. a person or thing that copies, imitates, mimics, or follows the lead of another, as a child who says or does exactly the same as another child.

–adjective
2. imitating or repeating a recent, well-known occurrence: a copycat murder.

–verb (used with object)
3. to imitate or mimic: new domestic wines that copycat the expensive imports.
4. to copy slavishly; reproduce: The clothes were copycatted straight from designer originals.


So what was he- a noun, adjective or verb???
Click HERE to see!!!!

BETto launch new channel

Viacom, the owner of BET, is forming a new cable television channel for middle-aged African-Americans, heightening the competition for the minority viewing audience.

The channel, to be named Centric and scheduled to make its debut in October, will be formally announced at an event for advertisers Thursday night. Centric will complement BET, executives say, by appealing to an older and more affluent audience.

The 29-year-old BET, available in 89 million homes, is the dominant network for black audiences. It attracts roughly four times as many viewers as TV One, its main competitor, which is owned by Comcast and Radio One and available in about 47 million homes. BET, with its reality shows, movies and music videos, primarily draws a teenage and young adult audience.

Cable channel start-ups are rare. With hundreds of channels already in operation, new ones often struggle to earn a spot on cable lineups, but Viacom said it would be able to assemble 45 million homes for the premiere of Centric.

Viacom executives would not comment on whether BET J, a small music-oriented offshoot of the network, would be affected by the formation of Centric. And you know that's where Caribbean artists/shows/videos get most airplay right?

As Viacom considered the 25- to 54-year-old target demographic for Centric, it realized that “a perfect example would be” Barack and Michelle Obama, said Scott Mills, the president of BET.

Centric will be operated jointly by the BET and MTV Networks divisions of Viacom. Viacom’s channels include Nickelodeon and MTV. Doug Creutz, an analyst for Cowen & Company, called the niche strategy valid but incremental. “They’re not going to hit any home runs doing this, but it can grow their reach over time,” he said.

Mr. Creutz said the African-American adult audience had “been underserved,” and pointed to the series of successful movies by Tyler Perry as evidence that “there’s money to be made at targeting that audience.”

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First Ladies' honor Naomi Campbell

NAOMI CAMPBELL has been presented with a prestigious award at the African First Ladies Health Summit by Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Naomi Campbell and First Lady of Britain Sarah Brown atAfrican First Ladies Summit

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The supermodel has been appointed as global ambassador of the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) following her Fashion For Relief charity work during the last year. The award was presented to her in LA by the Prime Minister’s wife, who is global patron of the initiative.

“When I met with Sarah Brown at Downing Street over a year ago, she explained in detail the staggering statistics around maternal mortality. I was deeply moved. We decided I would host Fashion For Relief 2008 in aid of the White Ribbon Alliance,” explains Campbell, who has helped to attract new supporters worldwide. “It is with great pride that I accept my role as global ambassador. I hope you will join me in continuing to support the important work of the White Ribbon Alliance.”

Brigid McConville, UK director for White Ribbon Alliance, adds: “Naomi will be a great ambassador for White Ribbon Alliance because she is the embodiment of this great spirit of creativity, positive energy and womanhood.”

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

become a member of WRA. See whiteribbonalliance.org for more information

Wear the White Ribbon and celebrate safe motherhood

Get together with other mothers and mothers-to-be and organise a discussion or support group

Write a letter to your local paper

Educate your friends and family about the issues of maternal death

99% of deaths during pregnancy and childbirth occur in developing countries

1 woman every minute will die during pregnancy and childbirth

80% of the deaths are preventable

1,000,000 children are left motherless by these deaths every year

When newborns are left motherless they are 10 times more likely to die

From the grass roots we can put pressure on governments and enforce change

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Rihanna wants back her bling!

Well more like the four jewellers who lent Rihanna approximately $1 million worth of accessories the night of her alleged beating by Chris Brown want their bling back.

Since late March, Rihanna, 21, has been trying to recover the borrowed jewelry from the LAPD, who took the items into evidence in their investigation.

"Since there appears to be no evidentiary value to the continued holding of this jewelry ... we respectfully [ask] the court to order the return of this property to [Rihanna] without further delay," her lawyer Donald Etra wrote in a court request filed earlier this week.

The items were described as two yellow metal hoop earrings with white stones; one yellow metal ring with white stones and green stones; and two yellow metal rings with white stones.

"If the DA doesn't need the items, and the LAPD doesn't need the items, there's no reason why they shouldn't be returned," Etra tells PEOPLE.

A source adds that Rihanna also borrowed a Gucci dress for the Feb. 7 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party she attended, which also has not been returned.

Etra states in the documents that the owners of the jewelry were going to hold Rihanna liable if the accessories weren't returned, with the total cost and damages related to their late return as more than $1.4 million.

According to the court papers, the LAPD detective on the case referred Etra to the prosecutor on the case, who apparently has not responded to requests for the jewelry's return.

"At this stage, we're not even sure what evidence is going to be entered into the case," DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons tells PEOPLE. "For now, we don't have any further comment on this matter."

The LAPD also declined to comment.

Brown, who has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges, has a court date of April 29.

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BVI Music Festival Lineup features artists from Sizzla to Ricky T, Daddy Yankee and The Drifters

Hey guys check out this year's lineup. Brought to you by the other LIME. The venue is gorgeous!!! There is such a range of genres-something for everyone!

NIGHTLY LINE-UP

FRIDAY 22nd MAY
Extreme Band &
Local Artists
Ritical
M.C Tommy Joseph
TNT-Soca Unit Band
Featuring:
Zoelah
Ricky T
Jamesy P
Peter Ram
Busy Signal

SATURDAY 23rd MAY
Local Bands (3)
Quito and the Edge
Queen Ifrica
Serani
Daddy Yankee
Sizzla

SUNDAY 24th MAY
Local Jazz
In The Light featuring
"Onaje Allan Gumbs"
Fashion Show
Lashing Dogs
Imaginations Reunion-
Special Guest Barron
The Drifters
Tanya Stephens

Official Site

Sean Paul single "So Fine" launched today!

Log on to www.allseanpaul.com to listen to "So Fine" produced by Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor.




The track is off his much-anticipated new album IMPERIAL BLAZE in stores and online August 18th! It was officially launched at 1PM EST April 25th 2009.

Oh yeah it's already hit You Tube. lol.

Event: Destra Album launch

The Caribbean's top female soca artist is set to drop her latest collection of hits on the masses this week, courtesy of Upscale Crowd Entertainment, Caribbean Fuse and TRACE TV.



Destra Garcia unveiled her new album, HOTT, earlier this year with a Trinidad release in February, in time for the annual Trinidad Carnival celebrations. Now the soca icon will launch the album internationally in Manhattan, on Saturday, April 25 at the famed live-music venue, SOB's.

"I am really excited about the launch of my sixth album, HOTT, in New
York," states Destra. "I haven't been there in a while and I feel a bit out of touch with my fans there. I am therefore extremely ecstatic about seeing and performing for them."

Already having produced four hit singles for the new season, "Hott," "Sassiness," "Bacchanal," and fete favorite "Obsessive Winers," featuring fellow soca stars Alison Hinds and Denise Belfon, Destra is now taking her pulsating soca sounds and high-energy performances to audiences worldwide.

She's the only soca artist who will be showcased on the Best of the Best concert in Miami on Memorial Day weekend, appearing with Rick Ross, T-Pain and top reggae/dancehall entertainers, including Beenie Man and Mavado. She was also recently chosen to top off Jamaica's soca season, performing at Bacchanal J'ouvert with her band Atlantik, in Kingston on April 17.

Destra launched her solo career 10 years ago, and has teamed up with international stars such as Sean Paul and Mr. Vegas for previous hits. To sample the sounds of this soca queen, log on to her artist profile at myspace.com/officialdestragarcia. HOTT is now available worldwide from online retailers.

The official album release party is brought to you by New York's premier nightlife promotions team, Upscale Crowd Entertainment and Caribbean Fuse, and the official media sponsor is TRACE TV, a television network giant across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

For complete details and to purchase VIP tickets - now available for $20 - log on to www.upscalecrowd.com. For additional inquiries, you can also contact Upscale Crowd at upscaleinfo@gmail.com.

Event: Judah Tribe, Ed Robinson,Bugle Rock With Squeeze tonite!

check it out!

Event: Michele Henderson at The Cove

Hey, allu check out my girl Michele...can't wait!!!



www.myspace.com/michelehendersonstar
www.michelehenderson.com

DJ Epps B-Day Bash at SOBE Live feat. TOK, Kevin Lyttle and Red Rat

Big ups to Micha from SOBE live!!!! Looks like its gonna be hottt!!!!




Friday April 2th @ SOBE Live
Temptation Fridays In Association with DJ Epps Week Presents:
Caribbean Birthday Bashment
Performing Live:
T.O.K
Kevin Lyttle
Red Rat


www.sobelive305.com
www.myspace.com/sobelive

New Reggae Releases April 21st: Buju, Sizzla, Classic Rhythms, Gregory Isaacs, John Holt!

ClassTuesday April 21st sees the release of Buju Banton's Rasta Got Soul, Sizzla Kalonji's Ghetto Youth-Ology, the compilation Classic Rhythms Vol. 2 and Gregory Issacs and John Holt's 3 CD collector's box set. Check them out below!


The release of Rasta Got Soul will be bittersweet as the Reggae artist is mourning the loss of his mother Murdine 'Miss Dotty' Clarke who passed earlier this month. The album I'm sure will be a success for the artist, born Mark Anthony Myrie. Some of my pics are "Rastafari," "A Little Bit Of Sorry," "Optimistic Soul" and "Bedtime Story" feat Wyclef

Tracks

1. Hurt Us No More

2. Magic City

3. I Rise

4. Rastafarai

5. I Wonder

6. Little Bit Of Sorry, A

7. Affair Of The Heart

8. Lend A Hand

9. Optimistic Soul

10. Mary

11. Make You Mine

12. Bedtime Story

13. Sense Of Purpose

14. Be On Your Way

15. Lights

www.myspace.com/bujubanton
www.gargamelmusic.com

I'm loving this album too "Jah Love" and Gwaan Bear" are favs of mine. Sizzla recently celebrated his 33rd birthday on April 17th.

Tracks

1. Jah Love

2. Ghetto Utes Dem Ah Suffer

3. Stop It Right Now

4. Gwaan Bear

5. Hey Youths (Respect)

6. Black Man In the White House

7. Future is Yours

8. Premeditate

9. I'm Loving You

10. Open Up the Doors

11. What Am I To Do Baby

12. I Love You So

13. Tax Payers Money

14. Qualities In Life

15. Babylon Ease Off

www.sizzlakalonjiinc.com

www.myspace.com/sizzlakalonji

Tracks

1. To the Point - Sizzla

2. Some Boy - Mr. Vegas

3. Straight Prison - Beenie Man

4. Goodas - T.O.K.

5. Burn Fi Burn - Elephant Man

6. Third Leg - Ward 21

7. Dem Fraid - Mr. Vegas

8. Guerrilla Warfare - Capleton

9. Su Wi Tan - Elephant Man

10. We Waah - Spragga Benz/T.O.K.

11. Nah Climb - Vybz Kartel/Ward 21

12. Peace - Sizzla

This compilation features legendary Jamaican performers John Holt and Gregory Isaacs. The first two CDs are Gregory Isaacs' Hold Tight and In Dub, and the third CD is Reggae Heights featuring John Holt. With a host of world wide hits between them, this release offers something for all lovers of Reggae music, and includes hit tracks "Margarite" & H"old Tight" - Gregory Isaacs, "Oh Girl" & "No Man Is An Island" - John Holt. Also included on the Reggae Heights CD are 6 rare organ instrumentals from John Holt, including "Looking Forward, " "No Man Stands Alone," & "Today." The In Dub release by Gregory Isaacs is a classic album made in dub by hit UK producers Mafia and Fluxy.

www.myspace.com/gregoryisaacsmon

John Holt on Artist Direct

Check these sites for purchase: Itunes, CD Baby, CD Universe, Amazon

IRAWMA reveals 2009 Lineup!!!!

The 28th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) returns to the Big Apple on Sunday, May 3, 2009. The ceremony will host the top names in reggae, soca and world music at its new venue at the York College Performing Arts Center in Queens, New York.

Dancehall star Beenie Man has just been confirmed as a featured performer for the night. Nabbing a new record deal for his upcoming studio album, the "King of the Dancehall" is now signed to Brookland/Universal Republic and is set to thrill the crowd with his catalogue of hits, including the new single, "Gimmie Gimmie."

Also performing live will be Queen Ifrica, Cocoa Tea, Mighty Sparrow, Alison Hinds, Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, Calypso Rose, Tony Rebel, Gramps Morgan, Lt. Stitchie, Awilo-Soukous Band, Barbee, Mutabaruka, D'Angel and Duane Stephenson.

The official press conference, which took place on March 31 at swanky BLVD in Manhattan, revealed the nominees, led by dancehall deejay Mavado with nods in eight categories.

He's followed by Beres Hammond and Elephant Man with seven nominations, Etana and Queen Ifrica each grabbing five nods, and Mr. Vegas with four nominations. Other nominees include Shaggy, Machel Montano, Morgan Heritage, Duane Stephenson, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley, Wyclef Jean, Serani, Jazmine Sullivan, Luciano, Tony Rebel, Tarrus Riley and Stitchie, among others.

"We are very pleased with the response we are now receiving from the Caribbean and the rest of the world, and the respect that IRAWMA has been getting," states Ephraim Martin, President of Martin's International and Associates. "When we think back 28 years ago, there was no form of recognition for reggae or world music entertainers. Today, from all corners of the globe, world beat music entertainers now have their special awards to look forward to each year."

The 28th IRAWMA kicks off at 6:00pm for VIP ticket holders, and 7:30pm for general admission. This year the ceremony takes place at the state-of-the-art York College Performing Arts Center, located at 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.

Tickets for this celebration of music are now on sale at ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000, and also from IRAWMA at 877-9-REGGAE, and the York College Performing Arts Center box office at 718-262-2840. Advance VIP tickets are $150 and general admission tickets $75, with more at the door. Tickets are also available from selected sponsors' locations.

Amy Winehouse weeping in St. Lucia!

Amy Winehouse had a violent and very disturbing reaction to news that her ex-Blake is soon to be a dad.

Amy on St Lucian beach

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According to News Of The World:

The singer only found out the baby news on Friday-because she'd been in HOSPITAL after collapsing from a three-day booze bender in St Lucia.

But just one day after being discharged she was back drinking at a beach bar in a black-and-white bikini and purple headscarf when she heard.

She shrieked: "That better be a mistake or I'll beat his head in."

She distressed staff and other holidaymakers with her bizarre reaction to our exclusive story last week that Blake Fielder-Civil had got a fellow rehab patient pregnant-denting his bid to win half Amy's £10million fortune in a divorce settlement.

Amy, 25, at first wrongly presumed Blake's girlfriend was the mum-to-be. Later she ranted on about how SHE was desperate to have TWIN babies.

Gripping a glass of champagne at the Cotton Bay Village resort bar, she started off by gleefully gabbling: "I knew he'd got her pregnant. I

had this feeling Blake was having a kid.

"That is amazing. It was his 28th birthday on Thursday and I knew he'd be having a kid with his girl. I don't read the papers so I didn't know anything about it." Then she paused and suddenly started crying, wailing: "Blake's got a new life away from me now, it's not anything to do with me!"

Next, Amy-sporting a heavy bruise on her left thigh-started frantically banging her chest, and declared: "I'm so glad he's having a baby! He's having a baby!

"That is so amazing! I'm not sad you know, I'm excited. I knew Blake and his new girlfriend Francesca would be able to have a normal life."

She was then told that Blake's child was conceived with heroin addict Gilleen Morris, 31, and not girlfriend Francesca Morralee, 17. Wild Amy, who split with Blake last autumn, barked: "That better be a mistake or I'll beat his head in. Oh great, he's had it with some . . . I don't wanna know- don't tell me any more."

Tears began streaming and her face screwed up as she bizarrely cried: "All I

wanna know and all I need to know is that my baby is having a baby.

"I never talk to him, I'm never going to see him again but we're like best friends.

"I have to cut him out of my life because he has to cut me out.

"My dad is suing his mum for all of the things she's said and Blake needs this divorce to come through so he can pay for the lawsuit. How f***ed up is that? So me and Blake can't be friends but you know what? He's having a kid and that is amazing."

Amy, who said last summer how she wanted five kids with Blake, then turned to one of the bar staff in floods of tears and asked: "Did you hear that?

Amy and Blake in 2007 (Photo source)

Divorce

"My soon-to-be ex-husband is expecting a child. Isn't that amazing? I love him but I love him enough to let him go.

"I see myself as single now. But you know what? I would never have divorced him. My father and his family are at war because his family don't love Blake. They love money so they try and have a go at me, I'm telling you. Me and Blake love each other but Blake can't have me. It's a sad thing if a husband and wife are sitting in a restaurant like this and someone comes up and says to him, 'Excuse me mate, take a picture of me and her will ya?'

"That's what it was like. I couldn't give Blake a whole wife because everyone knows me and everyone wants a piece of me so I have to share myself about.

"I taught the man how to love, that's why he's so beautiful. And I see him, not as having this baby for me or it being my baby too but . . ."

Then she stood up and started beating her chest again and pulling at her bikini as she declared: "My turn now, my turn now! Come on! Twins you know!

"I've got loads of twins in my family, I need to have twins. I want a big family. Twin boys first, two girls and then a baby after that can be a boy or a girl. I want it so much."

The previous day, Amy was discharged from the £440-a- night Tapion private hospital in the island's capital Castries, a 30-minute drive away. She was rushed there in a car on Wednesday after collapsing at her resort's pool.

A staff member explained: "She was partying non-stop from last Saturday all the way through to Monday and on Wednesday it just hit her.

"She was drinking champagne at the resort bar and spiced rum a few yards away at Cas En Bas beach bar and I think that's what finished her off."Amy, who was spotted drinking with a girl pal soon after her release, said: "It was scary. I think it was withdrawal symptoms from all the alcohol I had." During her latest Caribbean holiday, Amy has been befriending kids and playing with them on the beach. On Friday she built sandcastles with a little girl while oddly repeating the meaningless mantra: "I'm trying to make Mexico. I'm going to make Mexico."

Then she said: "I haven't got a visa to get into America so me and my kids make Mexico everyday in the sand."

One parent said: "It's great that she takes the time with the kids but she gets a bit intense."

Last Sunday we told how drug- addicted Blake got jobless mum-of-two Gilleen pregnant in February during secret sex sessions at the Phoenix Futures Rehab Centre in Sheffield, Yorks.

He has vowed to help raise the baby, due in November.

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According to MTV UK, she is penning a song called "Ultimate Betrayal" about her reaction to the news. She is in St. Lucia recording her third album and will next month perform at the St. Lucia Jazz Festival.

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New Album: Sophia Brown Spotlight

Big ups to Sophia Brown who unveiled her new album The Spotlight at a very classy affair at the Hilton Hotel (Jamaica) this past Wednesday April 15th.

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In attendance were her son Jahmel and daughter Daniela. Her sister Hudesha Hines also lent some familial support. At the event, various persons who were instrumental in the realization of the album, were given plaques of appreciation. Nice touch!!!

Cover of The Spotlight which Brown dedicates to her late grandmother, Agatha Miller

Singing her praises were Richard "Richie B" Burgess, Syl Gorden (co-producer of Cell Block Records), Claude Mills (publicist), Steven Stanley and Jamaica Observer columnist Clyde McKenzie.

Shooting the video for "Weak To You"

On the 14-track set she collaborates with Macka Diamond ("Female Thing") and Junior Kelly ("Precious").

Click HERE to see the video for "Weak To You" and listen to "Love You Pure," "I Am A Rose and "Weak To You."