The Best of the Best International Music Festival (BOTB) continues to buzz with an explosive lineup showcasing the very best in urban entertainment, and this year the excitement grows as some of the hottest names in music are set the take the stage during Memorial Day weekend, on May 30 in Bicentennial Park in Miami, Florida. Music mogul Diddy is tapped as the official host of the concert event of the year, which also features DJ Khaled, Gucci Mane in his first major performance of the year, alongside blazing Caribbean acts including Serani, Gyptian and Machel Montano, plus many surprise guest stars and MORE ARTISTS TO BE ADDED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
BOTB ALWAYS DELIVERS
Now in its fourth year, show promoter JBJ Entertainment sets the bar for the ultimate showcase of urban music and each year they deliver. This edition is gearing up to be no different as none other than Diddy is set to host the show, with his surprise friends in tow, along with DJ Khaled and his stable of friends also for the ride. Last year's show boasted stunning appearances from Diddy, Flo Rida, Brisco and Ace Hood, and there is no way to predict which celebs will grace the stage come May.
"I'll be there promoting my new album Victory, a sizzling collaboration effort with my friends," declares superstar radio jock DJ Khaled. "I'm bringing all my friends with me to Best of the Best so make sure you don't miss what's sure to be the best concert this summer because as you know, we the best!"
Diddy will also be promoting his latest album, Last Train To Paris, which is scheduled for release in June. Like Khaled, he is also scheduled to appear with his friends. And with the likes of Miami's own Rick Ross on his current radio hit, "Angels," there is no telling who the Bad Boy CEO will have join him on stage.
CARIBBEAN MUSIC SHINES
This massive showcase also features the best sounds in Caribbean entertainment today, including dancehall stars Serani and Gyptian, both of whom currently have radio smashes on mainstream radio. Serani has been enjoying a massive crossover following his breakout hit, "No Games," and now Gyptian joins with his current Billboard coup, "Hold Yuh."
Joining them will be the internationally renowned 'King of Soca,' Machel Montano, who recently shared the stage with Beyonce during Trinidad's Carnival, and has already performed to a sold-out crowd in South Florida this year. His performance in Fort Lauderdale in March was enjoyed by Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrielle Union, just to name a few of the stars that turned out to bask in sounds of Caribbean music.
They will be joined by a solid lineup of more Caribbean sensations including Mr. Vegas, Baby Cham, Ding Dong, Demarco, Lady Saw, Tony Matterhorn and reggae star Anthony B, just to name a few. And after all that, show promoters reveal they will be adding even more artists to the lineup as we inch closer to show time.
BOTB EXPANDS TO FOUR DAYS
The festival also expands from a one-day event to four days of fun-filled fiestas for all journeying to Miami for the holiday weekend, thus renaming it Best of the Best weekend. The Best of the Best Weekend runs from Friday, May 28 to Monday, May 31. It kicks off on May 28 with the BOTB Official Welcome Party at the Opium Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida.
On Friday, sun seekers can head to the BOTB All White Pool Party at the ravishing Deauville Beach Resort in South Beach. On Sunday, where else to be in Miami but at Bicentennial Park for the Best of the Best Concert, followed by the BOTB Official After Party at Bongos Nightclub at the American Airlines Arena. Then if that's not enough, join the musical clash at the New York Vs. Miami showdown at the magnificent Mansion nightclub in Miami Beach.
TICKET/PRESS DETAILS
The BOTB concert takes place at Bicentennial Park, located at 1075 Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami. Park gates open at 1:00 pm and show time is set for 1:30pm sharp.
For further information on each event and to purchase tickets, log on to www.bestofthebestconcert.com or call 1-305-438-9488, or also visit www.ticketmaster.com.
Well the big day is almost here and those who can afford are flocking to Miami for Super Bowl XLiV( 44) to see if Cincinnatti Colts of New Orleans saints will be champion. Lots of events, and parties are planned. Rihanna will be performing at Pepsi Fan Jam. Here's a shot of her at rehearsal. What she trying with that thing nuh??? I have no words.
Click HERE to see which Caribbean stars are in the MIA.....
Here's his latest release. It's the remix of his song "Fyah"
He will be performing in Miami this Sunday March 15th for the annual Calle Ocho festival as a featured performer on the POWER96 stage, joining the likes of Shaggy and Brooke Hogan for a stellar lineup of the hottest acts in music today.
Lyttle's latest release, "Anywhere" featuring Flo Rida, is currently receiving rotation on Miami's hit station POWER96, leading to his inclusion in their Calle Ocho cast. He will also be the in-studio guest on The DJ Laz Morning Show, on Wednesday, March 11. Join DJ Laz and Kevin Lyttle live at 7:30am on 96.5 FM in the South Florida region, or log on to www.power96.com and click on the "Listen Live" tab, for a live stream of what's sure to be a thrilling time for listeners.
Billed as "the biggest block party in the world," Calle Ocho is known as the Spanish Carnival in Miami and attracts thousands during the daylong fiesta. Join Kevin Lyttle and the POWER96 celebration at the stage located on SW 8th Street and 17th Avenue in downtown Miami, from 11am to 7pm on Sunday.
Listen to new tracks and stay updated on Kevin Lyttle by logging on to www.kevinlyttle.com or www.myspace.com/kevinlyttle.
Miss Miami Carnival Pageant, the official pageant of Miami Carnival is seeking confident and intelligent young women between the ages of 17 - 25 to be a part of this year's pageant which will be held on Sunday, September 20, 2009.
The Miss Miami Carnival Pageant is a not-for-profit organization that exists to provide personal and professional opportunities for young women to express their viewpoints and accomplishments and also to showcase their talents. Our mission is to inspire young women to develop their individual strengths, values, community service, Caribbean and American cultures and to be leaders in their community.
The Miss Miami Carnival Pageant awards to the winners a scholarship, airline tickets, jewelry, trophies and other prizes. The Miss Miami Carnival pageant is a great experience for young women to become involved in their community through networking opportunities and local cultural activities. If you are interested in being a contestant application are available online at www.missmiamicarnival.com.
US: What was your reaction after hearing Chris Brown was charged with two felonies?
Fenty: I don't know how to react. Chris is a very talented guy. I still think he's a little immature for Rihanna. Justice can never be served in this situation. He can't feel the pain she felt. I don't believe in hitting a woman. I hope everything works out better for them. I don't feel happy or sad. He's in the court's hands. Let justice prevail.
US: If those reports are true, how upset are you?
RF: I don't know what to say, honest to god. I've been hearing so many stories. I don't feel any pain anymore. I've gone numb. I've heard so much. But I can't get on to her. Her mother can't get on to her, her brother told me she changed her email. Somebody has a stranglehold on her. I'm lost.
US: What would you say to Chris Brown if you saw him today?
RF: I would tell Chris, "Don't ever try again, don't even think about it." I'm hurt and disturbed at that scenario.
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I am no psychologist, but I think Rihanna is displaying classic battered woman syndrome.I think that if Chris Brown goes to jail she may blame herself... She is in need of some serious counseling.
The L.A. County District Attorney has just charged Chris Brown with felony assault and making criminal threats, also a felony.The charging documents name “Robyn F.” as the alleged victim. He could face a maximum of four years and eight months in prison.\\
WTF....SMH .... Please somebody tell me how you can drive, bite somebody, smash their head upside a window and still punch them in their face.???????????????? Are you serious??????That boy was blue vex yes. These new revalations make it all the more disturbing that Rihanna is back withChris Brown. I'm sorry and I know I am not in her shoes, butit would take more than two weeks for me to forget themblows there, and a little diamond necklace and ting not going to help much either.From Entertainment Tonight (ET)
ET has obtained the search warrant and affidavit related to the February 8 incident involving Chris Brown. The document details a play-by-play description of a violent, bloody encounter.
According to the document, Brown was driving his car with a woman identified only as "Robyn F." as his front passenger on February 8 in Los Angeles. Rihanna's real name is reportedly Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
The warrant says that at around 12:25 a.m., Robyn F. answered Brown's phone and read a three-page text message from a previous lover of Brown's. The couple, which has been together for a year-and-a-half according to the document, engaged in a verbal argument that quickly escalated into an alleged violent attack by Brown.
Brown pulled his car over and unsuccessfully attempted to push Robyn F. out of the car, causing her injury as she struck the window, the warrant says.
The document goes on to say that Brown repeatedly punched Robyn F. in the face with his right hand, while continuing to drive and steer the wheel of his car with his left hand.
As a result of the punches, Robyn F.'s mouth began to fill up with blood, which spilled over onto her clothing and the interior of the car, the document says.
According to the warrant, Brown threatened Robyn F., saying, "I'm going to beat the [expletive] out of you when we get home! You wait and see!"
When, according to the document, Robyn F. then placed a call to her personal assistant and she pretended to reveal what happened, Brown said, "You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I'm really going to kill you!"
The document goes on to say that Brown repeatedly punched Robyn F. while he drove, bit into her ear and her fingers, held her in a head lock and applied pressure to arteries in her neck, making Robyn F. "unable to breathe" and begin to "lose consciousness."
As described in the warrant, Robyn F. tried to fight back by attempting to gouge Brown's eyes, and Robyn F. also tried to stop Brown from continuing to drive recklessly, even pulling out the car's key from the ignition and sitting on it.
According to the document, Robyn F. then began screaming for help, and Brown got out of the car and walked away. A neighbor who heard Robyn F.'s screams for help then called 911.
Here is footage from his arraignment in L A county court today. He is rather robotic-just going through the motions.I wonder really how he is feeling going through this. You know to seemingly be on top ofthe world and then have everything just fall from beneath you. I truly hope this will be a lesson well taught for him.
Below is a shot of Chris Brown, Rihanna and their entourage leaving Miami after their first meeting since the violent domestic incident which occured on Grammy night Feb.8th 2009.
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I'm sorry, am I reading too much into this pic????? De boy head up tall you know. And look who hiding. The victim. I guess he figure she is in his corner so he good to go.
Two words for you Chris Brown: March 5th baby,(o.k that was 3...lol) March 5th.
Life looks good for Chris Brown. After having his clean-cut image just totally shredded, losing his endorsement deals and getting an overall battering from the court of public opinion, he is shown here in Miami, relaxed and having a time. He is even allegedly recording music at HitFactory studios....As a musician that can be therapeutic, so I can't really dog him for doing that.
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Apparently, he and Rihanna have reunited at Diddy's Star Island Mansion in Miami. With friends and family in tow.
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According to a source from the Brown camp:“They’re together again. They care for each other,” “While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves.”
As is the tradition at Miami Fashion Week®, the event will culminate with the star-studded Miami Moda Awards®, a celebrity fashion and entertainment awards show featuring special guest designers, celebrities and international recording artists. The general public is invited to attend fashion shows and the International Culinary Arts Pavilion. Tickets are $25 per fashion show. Culinary Arts Pavilion tasting admission is $20 each night.
Miami Fashion Week is the largest event in the country spotlighting Latin American, Caribbean and international fashion and the 11th annual staging of this event takes place from March 19th through 22 when celebrities, stylists, models and designers converge in the Wynwood Art District to celebrate the art of fashion.
MFW kicks off with a cocktail party on March 16th Organized by the Dominican Republic Tourism Board.
Of interest to those who love all things Caribbean,St.Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday March 19th at 8:30PM will be featured in the Caribbean Designers Showcase featuring Deb E Barbour, Kimya Glasgow, Tamiko Browne, Karen De Freitas Fraser, Kimon Baptiste and Naudica Williams. Sponsored by The National Investment Promotinos Inc. (NIPI) and CED Business Gateway.
The Dominican Republic Showcase featuring Belkola - DominicanaModa Best Designer 2008, Damaris Rubio, Carlos de Moya, Cinthia Avelino, Gutierrez Marcano and Magaly Tiburcio will beheldthe following day at the same time and is sponsored in part by the Ministry of Tourism for the Dominican Republic
All shows take place at
2136 NW 1st Ave,
Wynwood Art District,
Miami FL, 33127
For more information on Miami Fashion Week®, visit www.miamifashionweek.com.
Click HERE for the full schedule
Also during Fashion week. Check out the first ever staging of "Fashion On The Beach" on Friday, March, 20, 8:00pm at the prestigious Clinton Hotel in Miami Beach featuring exclusive designs from top United States and Jamaican designers
“Fashion on the Beach” will highlight swimwear, fall/winter fashion, and eveningwear powered by Keneea Linton Designs who has produced wardrobes for Miss Jamaica Universe, Miss Jamaica World 2008, and Caribbean Fashion Week. Also scheduled to appear are Veneno Designs- a brand that “speaks sexy, sassy, chic and sheer sophistication,” from Alabama, Posche Designs from Jamaica among others.
The official after party will continue at the same location (Clinton Hotel- 825 Washington Ave., Miami Beach-33139) until 5:00 am.
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According to Yahoo News (E Online)::
Developing.....Word is, Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together.
E! News has learned that the R&B-star duo are spending one-on-one time at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Star Island mansion in Miami Beach.
"It's very private, you can't see onto the property," a source said of Combs' nearly 13,000-square-foot beachfront home.
Earlier this week, sources said that the pair had been in touch, with Brown contacting Rihanna on her 21st birthday on Feb. 20.
A rep for the "Disturbia" singer denied that she had talked to him on the phone but... They apparently reconnected somehow.
"While Chris is reflective and saddened about what happened, he is really happy to be with the woman he loves," a source told People, which first reported the apparent reconciliation.
This looks to be the pair's first in-person reunion since Brown was arrested Feb. 8 for allegedly assaulting Rihanna and leaving her with visible injuries. Except for flashes of them in transit (separately) from here to there, and some pics of Rihanna that just surfaced from her sojourn to Mexico last weekend, both have lain incredibly low since.
Brown, who was booked on Grammy night on suspicion of making criminal threats, is due to be arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on March 5 but, according to the L.A. District Attorney's Office, that might not happen.
"We don't have the evidence yet. [LAPD detectives] are still investigating," D.A. spokeswoman Jane Robison told E! News Wednesday.
"The D.A. is being even more thorough than usual with this case. They don't want to mess it up," said a source close to the investigation.
At this point, it's unclear what Rihanna and Brown's reported reunion could mean for the D.A.'s case.
"Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired," Brown said in a statement released Feb. 15. "I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person."
On Jan. 10th Kevin Lyttle's new single Anywhere feat. Flo Rida was officially launched in Fort Lauderdale by Miami hit station Power 96.
Check him out. working the crowd! Oh listen to the song HERE, by the way.
Kevin Lyttle with R&B sensation Selena Serrano.
Wayne Wonder and POWER96's Music Director Eddie Mixx Celebrates with Kevin
Brand Manager Abebe Lewis, radio/TV personality Barrie Hype, publicist
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Pedro ''Cuban Pete'' Aguilar, died Tuesday morning in
He was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York. He performed all over the world, taught dance and even served as a consultant on the movie Mambo Kings.Here is a video of him in action.
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Here's an update on the Wyclef Jean foreclosure situation. It's been reported that the $2.4M Miami waterfront house went on the auction block last Friday. The house was scheduled to be sold at the Miami-Dade Courthouse along with a handful of liens by the construction crews, who never finished, and more than $100 thousand in unpaid taxes.
November foreclosures in Miami-Dade county were almost double what they were last year. For the entire year of 2005 there were only 78 hundred foreclosure filings. Jump to 2007, the number increased to 27 thousand and for the first 11 months of 2007, foreclosures have increased to 51 thousand. So Clef's situation is not isolated. Just hope he comes through this situation.
Organizers of Art Expo Miami (running December 2-7) will feature a collection of photographs of supermodel Naomi Campbell.
This is a momentous event as such top photographers as Authur Elgort, Albet Watson and Steven Meisel rarely exhibit their work together.
The retrospective will feature over 50 photographs and several illustrations of Campbell, all of which will be for sale. It is part of a larger exhibit called In Fashion Photo, which will display an additional 250 photographs.
Miami residents and those of you there to get an early start on the carnival action, Please support Soca D Vote! The groups reps will be at the annual Miami Saturday Night Mas at Palmetto Bay Village Center in Palmetto Bay go to www.socadvote.com or www.socathevote.com for directions and all the necessary info on voter registration. Now, I went on the site and there are no directions etc, etc. So call them at 305-690-0160 and tell them to update their events page. Soca d Vote is organized by Caribbean American Heritage of Florida Inc (CAHFI)
Call 786-456-6772 to speak to the organizers of the Saturday Night Mas
Speaking of carnival, regards to Mr. Selman Lewis, the Chairman of the Miami Carnival Committee, who suffered a heart attack this Monday. He is recuperating at an area hospital.
