Five-time Grammy winning artist and reggae icon Ziggy Marley, motivated by the historic occurrence of the World Cup being played in Africa for the first time, took the opportunity to write his current single "Africa Land". The song is an anthem to unity, freedom and new beginnings; well known principles championed by the legendary Marley family. Africa Land falls on the heels of Marley's 2009 Grammy-winning Children's album, Family Time.
For this song, Marley recruited Grammy winning artists, brother Stephen Marley and African mega star Angelique Kidjo. Together they created a catchy, danceable song, which incorporates Dancehall Reggae, as well as African elements. Free Downloads will be available beginning June 7 at www.ziggymarley.com and www.tuffgongworldwide.com.
“The bible says ‘the first shall be last and the last shall be first.’ How fitting that South Africa – the last nation on the homeland to be free – is the launch pad for a global event that will showcase the rise of the African continent,” said Ziggy Marley. “Africa Land is the song which celebrates that dream becoming true.”
Marley plans to release "Africa Land" as an exclusive to African radio, to be followed worldwide as a free download shortly thereafter. Africa Land will be the first single from an upcoming collection of free singles entitled The Wild and Free Singles Marley is to release later this year.
Ziggy Marley's early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions with his father. Then, as front man to Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, Marley released eight best-selling albums, generating three Grammys, with such chart-topping hits as Tomorrow People and Tumbling Down. Marley's solo debut, Dragonfly, was released in 2003. His second solo release, Love Is My Religion, won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album to much critical acclaim in 2006. His third solo release, Family Time, scored him a Grammy in a new category: Best Musical Album For Children.
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OK Clovis we get it already...you think that violent lyrics in Dancehall are directly reponsible for crime and now its coming back to bite the artists that spew them. But dang how many times this week are you gonna try to force this view down the throat of everyone that visits your papers site??? One for each artist that gets shot????
Here is the most recent carton, showing Oneil Edwards (of Voicemail) and Mad Cobra in a hospital bed, being chided for not going to church. So I guess being a member of a church means that crime in Jamaica would be reduced ...like seriously???? Do you know how much crime is done in the name of religion??? But that is another post....
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This cartoon below was the first one which was done this week that addressed violence against artists in Dancehall. The thing is Oneil Edwards does not spew violence in his music so the timing was a bit off. Ok so Mad Cobra gets shot up and now a producer from Arms House records is shot, here comes another cartoon (above).
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I think it is more than insesitive. Even if it was Vybz Kartel that got shot up, it is still wrong.
It was almost 9:00 PM when I made it to Christopher's Jazz Cafe in New Kingston on Thursday Night. For a show scheduled to start at 7:30PM (8:00 island time) I was pretty late. Lucky for me, so was Tanya Stephens. Lucky for her, the bar took up half of the room, and having received a complimentary drink upon entry, most patrons were sufficiently inebriated.
By the time she strolled in draped in black (big black shades, black button-down, black leather pants and a pair of seriously haaawttt black biker boots) and flashed a braces-free smile, all was surely forgiven. And she started. "We need to go way back, I mean way back....to when artists had watch and did know how to tell time." Oh what an apology- only as Tanya would do it. Known for her "sick sense of humour" her excuse that she had to find a wig sent the crowd into peals of laughter. How can we not overlook her tardiness, after all she haffi look good for us right? LOL.
Tanya speaking to the captive crowdShe kicked off her set with well-known favorites like "What's Your Story", "Cyan Breathe" "After You", "Boom Walk" (AKA Long Ding Dong), "Home Alone"( AKA Easter Bun AKA Girl Like Me AKA What would you do -LOL), "White Lies". In between songs she took time to share with the audience her views on life (it's all in the mind, if I make up my mind to have a good time, I have a good time), domestic disputes (bawl,vent-do not slash the tires. Get a lawyer), infidelity (no one runs from freedom, only from bondage), and men who are not too well- endowed (Bigging up di men wit di short ding dong in the house). But the audience was constantly reminded that she was not there "for moral guidance" or to give "rules to live by"
Intermission came a little to soon, boy, people were all wrapped up in the intimate vibe. Oh gosh, you should see dem plead for her to keep singing. Tanya had to get her drink on too, so she just flashed a big grin and made her exit. Ok. We'll wait. And let me tell you, wait we did. Now I know it was standing room only and for anyone trying to make it to the front door, it was an awkward dance of avoiding too close bodies, and half drunk glasses of liquor- an exercise in making moves and going nowhere. (Time out for a short visit down memory lane-I don't know how to swim, so when I was younger, I would say I can swim but only underwater. Funny thing is, I would be underwater kicking my legs and flailing my arms, but when I came up for air, I was still in the same place. Hahaha. That's what it was like trying to move in that club that night. Jah know...memories boy...anyways back to the review). Ya, but really I think most people stayed cause they really loved Tanya and she hadn't pulled out the big guns yet.
During the second set she spoke of her new album Infallible which she is giving away for FREE. Yes my people F-R-E-E. Some songs from the album include "Train of Thought," "Siddung Pon It", "No Means No", and the awesome HIV/AIDS awareness song "Still Alive." One ting I noticed, all the leave she wanted to leave and go wet her throat, Tanya loves the stage and she loves pleasing her fans even more, so when di jukebox came out, she just fired round after round of hits! The crowd was matching her word for word "I wish you woulda treat me like your glock/I woulda love it if you keep me pon cock/I wish you woulda treat me like your yatch/keep me wet while de waves dem a rock...and by the time she got to the hook, "these streets don't love you like I dooo" the glee was contagious, the collective voices filling the room and everyone singing the song to that person that they just love sooo much who never gave them their all. Next tune from de jukebox. "I said if we never...." pppuuuullllll uuuuuppppppp!!!! Bullet! Bullet! (lyrical bullets, The Lime and Tanya don't promote war uzeet) Madness!!!! Yow.. trust me. You had to be there to feel the energy. And so the hits kept coming- by request: "Goggle", "Still A Go Lose", "Cherry Brandy", "The Truth" "Damn You", "Reminiscing", "Do You Still Care" AKA Bubba, "Spilt Milk", "Put It On You" "Gangsta Gal" and "Do You Expect me". And then it was over. Time for the pics with the fans. And in true Tanya fashion, time for de boots fi come aff. I went home on cloud nine anxious to download my copy of Infallible.
Tanya Stephens and Ayeola (in Mamayashi)I've listened to Infallible, it's awesome. Tanya is older, she is occupied running her bar H2O in Ocho Rios, her kids are growing up and the maturity is reflected in the music. No "Gangsta Gal" here, but don't get it twisted, she still has her swag. Some of the songs I like are "Infallible" (it's a message to her child saying basically I am not infallible but listen to the wisdom I have gathered over the years), I also like "Turn It Up" (it's just bold, when I heard her sing it at the club I was like "Damn it sound like a threesome about to go down!LOL), "Siddung Pon It" ( I love the repeat of raaeee which is one of the favorite terms I've learnt in Jamaica:-). "Pull Up" could be a groovy Soca-and I'm partial to Soca. "Train of Thought" has a bluesy, bluegrassy, folk vibe. What else? I pretty much love dem all you know. Tanya cyan do wrong my be. So since it's FREE go cop that and make sure to attend her shows after all is not record sales that fattening her bank book, uzeemi.
To pics from the show click the following links:***Note, they are facebook pages**
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Big ups to Christopher's for the awesome live music and Nuff Respect to the bandMo' Muzyk Pros!!
Oh and big up to Tanya's #1 FAN Tiffany who is a MAJOR reason why I am writing this review. Thanks for the motivation my girl...Is not everytime the words want to come out of my brain and on to the paper.
A favorite from "Infallible"
Classsicccccc!!!!
Mrs. Obama spent about an hour taking queries from children of executive office employees who visited the White House for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
U.S First Lady Michelle Obama taking questions from children at the White House's Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event.
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The children asked Mrs. Obama about life in the White House, her campaign against childhood obesity, the White House garden - and whether she could make school recesses longer. She dodged that last one.
One detail she shared: The playlist on her iPod includes songs by Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Rihanna, Beyonce, Usher and Sting.
With two new tracks and a three-continent tour for April, Jamaican dancehall superstar Sean Paul is keeping quite busy these days. Sean Paul, who returned from performances in Africa recently, is also toasting the success of his single with British-born pop sensation Jay Sean, Do You Remember, which is featured on the iconic pop music compilation Now That’s What I Call Music.
Excited fans checking out Sean Paul at a Bogota Mall...he was in Australia last week!Sean Paul’s two newest singles, "Fire Brigade" and "Down The Line," are destined as sure-fire club pleasers. "Down The Line", produced by Jeremy Harding, is a reggae-flavoured slow-melody love song which is featured on his popular mixtape The Oddessy. The Don Corleone-produced "Fire Brigade", however, is an unmistakable dancehall tune with all the up-tempo energy party lovers clamour for and that which Sean Paul has become famous for.
Sean Paul is rearing to hit the road and promote these two new tracks. “Working with Don and Jeremy is just amazing. They are creative people and good at what they do. I know anytime I go in the studio with them I leave with a good song. Down The Line is getting good reviews so far and so is Fire Brigade so its time to kick the promotion for these singles into high gear,” Sean Paul said.
He added that the singles will soon be available on iTunes, and that the producers were two of the producers who did tracks for his album Imperial Blaze. The album, his fourth, went on to make history on the charts as it became the first dancehall album to top the Billboard Rap/Hip Hop charts.
His newly released singles aside, the Grammy-winning megastar has been racking up the frequent flyer miles and performance hours. Sean Paul has performed in more than 80 countries in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Paul will return to the dancehall-loving nation of Japan, where Imperial Blaze debuted at #1 selling over 50,000 copies in its first week. He has a string of appearances in Japan, before he heads to engagements in Columbia and Australia. These are hectic times for the artiste, who now sports a trendy Mohawk.
Sean Paul is a multi-platinum selling deejay many times over, and the most successful Jamaican artiste on the international charts. He’s had three #1 singles, five top ten hits, and even more chart entries over four worldwide best-selling albums, which have sold more than tens of millions of copies worldwide. In 2009, he copped the MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act, as well as, Best Reggae Artiste award at the Soul Train Awards. He adds those trophies to an impressive collection of awards that includes a Grammy, MTV Music Video Award, Billboard Music Award, American Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, MOBO, BET Award and others.
check out Sean Paul freestyleing with EVE and Jay Sean...
Keep up with Sean Paul by visiting AllSeanPaul.com
Last night Alicia Keys performed "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready) and "Empire State of Mind Part II (Broken Down)" on the show.
Idol gives back is Idol Gives Back, the historic Emmy Award-winning television event and music celebration has raised more than $140 million to benefit charities around the world and across the United States. Beneficiaries for this year's event include Children's Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children's U.S. Programs and the United Nations Foundation.
Alicia Keys has her own charity she founded called Keep A Child Alive.
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Dancehall/reggae singer, Christopher (Chris) Martin, has reportedly signed a deal with Japan-based Rockers Island, for the distribution of his upcoming, still-unnamed, 18 track album. 
The album is aimed at the Japanese market, and will feature a mix of previously released and unreleased tracks, including collaborations with Busy Signal, Ce’Cile and Shaggy. Look out for it; in stores soon.
Alicia Keys will perform her latest release "Un-thinkable (I'm Ready)" on American Idol's Idols Give Back show tonight. Here is Alicia performing this song on AOL Live Sessions
Below is the official single cover:
She also filmed the video for the song. Here are two pics she tweeted from the set:
The soundtrack for the much-anticipated Sex and the City 2 will be released on May 25 and features Leona Lewis in a duet with Jennifer Hudson called "Love is your colour". Alicia Keys has two songs on the album: her rendition of the Blondie classic "rapture" and "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down".
Liza Minelli is doing her version of Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)...that I would definitely want to hear!
The soundtrack also features the stars of SATC2 Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, performing the Helen Reddy classic “I Am Woman.”
1. Alicia Keys – “Rapture”
2. Dido – “Everything to Lose”
3. Cee-Lo – “Language of Love”
4. Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”
5. Natacha Atlas – “Kidda”
6. Michael McGregor – “Euphrates Dream”
7. Liza Minnelli – “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
8. Ricki-Lee – “Can’t Touch It”
9. Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down”
10. Jennifer Hudson and Leona Lewis – “Love Is Your Color”
11. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon – “I Am Woman”
12. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – “If Ever I Would Leave You”
13. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – “Sunrise, Sunset”
14. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – “Till There Was You”
15. Shayna Steele, Jordan Ballard, Kamilah Marshall – “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”
16. Liza Minnelli with Billy Stritch – “Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye”
17. Aaron Zigman – “Divas and Dunes”
Atlanta rapper B.o.B will bounce Rihanna from the top slot of the Hot 100 to be released on Thursday morning (Apr. 22), as his "Nothin' On You," featuring Bruno Mars, will jump 2-1 while Rihanna's "Rude Boy" drops to the runner-up slot.
"Nothin' On You" also rises to the top of Digital Songs, moving 184,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week's top-seller, Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," dips to No. 2 with 159,000.
B.o.B also has the Hot 100's top debut as "Airplanes," featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, will land at No. 12 upon the chart's official release. The track sells 138,000 in its initial week of availability and arrives at No. 5 on Digital Songs. His debut album "B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray" hits retail this coming Tuesday (April 27).
To check the charts log on to Billboard.com for all the info!!!!
Guys, log on to PlanetPit.com and you can get a free download of his latest mix-tape Mr. Worldwide!
Drake talks to Birdman about his recent trip to Jamaica where he shot the video for his latest single "Find Your Love".
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"We went to Kingston," Drake said. "We went to this 'hood. They call it the 'gully' side. It's bad out there, real bad. They had 'Young Money' sprayed on the gates, 'Drake and Wayne,' 'cause I came to shoot the video out there. I'm talking about you drive by people's homes, they had 'Drake,' 'Young Money,' 'Drake, Welcome Here,' 'Drake We Love You' — crazy sh--, man. It was so crazy. This dude was like, 'Original Weezy tha God! You tha boss! Weezy tha God!' It's crazy. They love us, 'cause we show love out there."
The Kanye West-produced "Find Your Love," will be on his EP Thank Me Later set for a June 19 release.
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Jamaican acts Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and Alicia Keys as well as Bajan-born Rihanna and Leona Lewis who is of Guyanese heritage (technically so is Rihanna as her mom is Guyanese) are up for awards in various categories for this years MTV Japan's Video Music Awards (VMA's).
BEST MALE VIDEO
Sean Paul- "So Fine"
Rihanna- "Russian Roulette"
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Alicia Keys- "Doesn't Mean Anything"
BEST POP VIDEO
Leona Lewis- "Happy"
BEST REGGAE
Sean Kingston- "Fire Burning"
Sean Paul- "So Fine"
BEST VIDEO FROM FILM
Leona Lewis - "I See You" from Avatar
BEST COLLABORATION
Jay-z and Alicia Keys- "Empire State of Mind"
Of course in every category there are Japanese nominees. It is interesting that to date the Reggae category (which was introduced in 2006) has only been won by Japanese artists. apart from Sean Paul (nominated in 2006 for We Be Burnin, in 2007 for Temperature) and Kingston (nominated in 2008 for Beautiful Girls) only 2 other Jamaican aritsts have been nominated in this category. Mavado in 2008 with his song "Dreaming" and Kardinall Offishall (who was born in Canada to Jamaican parents) with "Dangerous" (his duo with Akon) in 2009.
The show will be held on May 29th.
Click HERE for the official site!
Nicki Minaj, recently fired her manager and I guess she now has one in none other than Sean "Diddy" Combs who as word has it, is co-managing Rick Ross as well. Peep this snippet from Nicki's interview with Details Magazine where she speaks on females in the rap game, her bisexuality, signing women's breasts, being a role model and lots more:
Nicki Minaj escorts Justin Dior Combs to his "Sweet Sixteenth birthday party. They are flanked by his parents Sean "Diddy" Combs and Misa Hylton-Brim.
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Details: Your father set fire to your home when you were a kid in Queens, New York. What happened?Nicki Minaj: He drank a lot and did drugs, and he would get violent when he did. When he set fire to the house, he was attempting to kill my mother. She got out before it burned all the way down. I’ve always had this female-empowerment thing in the back of my mind—because I wanted my mother to be stronger, and she couldn’t be. I thought, “If I’m successful, I can change her life.”
Details: What can women get away with in hip-hop that men can’t?
Nicki Minaj: I have a lot of freedom to be crazy. I can rap in a London accent, make weird faces, wear spandex, wigs, and black lipstick. I can be more creative than the average male rapper. And I can show my boobs. Guys can’t do that.
Details: As an openly bisexual rapper, do you think hip-hop is getting more gay-friendly?
Nicki Minaj: I think the world is getting more gay-friendly, so hip-hop is too. But it’s harder to imagine an openly gay male rapper being embraced. People view gay men as having no street credibility. But I think we’ll see one in my lifetime.
Details: As younger and younger fans come to your shows, do you feel pressure to tone down the racier elements of your persona?
Nicki Minaj: I do. I’m a role model now. I didn’t know I was gonna have 13-year-old fans, so I’ve tried to change a few things here and there. But I also know that the girls don’t want me to be Miley Cyrus, either.
Role model, huh? That's opening up herself to a lot of criticisms. I guess we can give a kudo or two for at least even making some small effort. I must say though, she is definitely growing on me.
Click HERE for full interview.
Here is the cover for Kelis' new album Fleshtone, which was revealed on her Facebook page.
What do you guys think???? For my part I was expecting someting in one colour, not necessarily the color of her "flesh" but something simple yet striking. I do like the pic but that halo surrounding her or x depending on how you look at it, just makes it a little to busy for me...
Anyhow, still got mad love for Kelis. Take a look at her video for Acapella...nuff props on her creative genius!
Rapper Drake has shot down reports that he collaborated with former G-Unit “first lady” Olivia on a recently leaked track titled “Control.”'
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In an exclusive interview with All HipHop.com he states:
“I support artist collaborations and sampling music that inspires you but I don’t support taking unauthorized recordings and marketing them as features,” Drake told AllHipHop.com. “I’ve never worked with Olivia and I apologize to any fan who was duped into thinking that ‘Control’ was a collaboration of mine.”
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Olivia's manager Rich Dollaz contacted HipHopDX to clarify the song's inception and Drake's reaction.
Below is Dollaz' statement, as told to HipHopDX this morning:
"Number one, we never said we worked with Drake. Number two, the Canadian producers who did ['Control'], Sold Out Entertainment, we sent them our part back. They leaked out the record which is why I've always said the record been leaked, not because we wanted to diss Drake, but because we understand what it was. We never worked with Drake, we did out half the record and they did their half.
The producers put together the record and leaked it before they confirmed with Drake. We don't really care. It was for a mixtape Under the Radar, which comes out on the 25th on OliviaWorldwide.com. We're not pressed about it, because it's a mixtape record to us, so it is what it is. We never planned to do anything with it, but put it on a mixtape so it's no big deal.
Maybe it was a big deal for [Drake], because he has a couple records on the radio right now. I don't really know what the issue is, but like I said the record is on Olivia's mixtape Under The Radar. We never said it was on her album, the producers sent us the record asking Olivia to get on it.
We were under the impression that they would go back to Drake and get the proper authorization, which obviously they never did, because they leaked the record on Saturday.
This is not bullshit, because Drake shouted them out on the record. That's why we were under the impression that its all good. The first thing Drake said on the record was [acknowledging the producers with] "Sold out, I see you."
So why would we think anything differently?
[The] bottom line is we thought Drake was paid, which is why we felt he was authorized we let the sold out guys handle all that we sent the record back no label cleared him but that was never the intent of the song to be on Olivia's album."
Dang. That's messed up. Bottom line, make sure you dot your i's and cross your t's when using other people's music! I guess they thought it was cool as it's just a mixtape but if having Drake specifically increases the popularity of the product and Olivia's associated image (which I am sure is what they want) then its more than just a mixtape.
Click HERE to listen to "Control" on the music page.
According to HipHop Weekly Nicki Minaj has fired her manager Debrah Antney, the mother of of Waka Flocka Flame .
Antney is confirming that she's been fired and tells HipHopWeekly that she received paper work on her termination from Minaj's attorney.
“I received a letter, which was (a) suspension. The next letter that came in was a cease and desist in doing all business with Nicki Minaj from Nicki's attorney."
The CEO of Mizay Entertainment, also responsible for the careers of Gucci Mane and OJ Da Juiceman, says she has no hard feelings towards the Barbie.
Wacka Flocka Flame and his mom Debrah Antney“I love Nicki. I wish her the most success. It's not about the music, she's like one of my children," she said. "I wish her no harm, only much success."
According to MTV News:
The Belize-born MC spoke to MTV News on Friday (April 9) and announced that the launch of his movement begins next week as he drops his new song "Messiah." MTV News had an early preview of an EZ Elpee-produced track that drops Monday.
Shyne held a press conference in Belize last November, shortly after completing a prison sentence of eight years for two counts of assault as well as reckless endangerment and gun possession in a 1999 shooting (Shyne has maintained his innocence in the incident). He said he hasn't gotten soft over the years; he's gotten wiser.
"I make music about life," he said during the press conference. "One of the greatest musicians was Bob Marley. There was nothing misogynistic about him. But his music, he talked about some harsh realities sometimes. He was tough. I would like to make that type of contribution, that kind of Marvin Gaye contribution, you dig? But at the same time, we curse. At the same time, life is violent. Life is troublesome sometimes. So don't expect my music to be sanitized. I am just going to talk about what's going on in the world."
As you'll hear on "Messiah," Shyne is still firm in his words but insists he's not reckless. Think about the difference between Sonny Corleone and his brother Michael.
"I got the city on my back, pretty women in the sack," the song begins. "Rollin' in the Rolls/ Sit, sittin' in my lap/ This is not a rap, fool, this is not an act/ Welcome to New York, blood, this is where it's at/ Snitches take a nap with the fishes and the rats/ Buried in the dirt where the witnesses is at."
In the chorus, he declares: "This one is a go, but r-r-really though/ If you know the code, then y-y-you could roll/ But if you was a foe, then you get peter-rolled/ But keep that on the low, r-r-really though."
EZ Elpee keeps the track simple but with a threatening synth and bass thump. "You got the crown/ I had to repo that/ Where the East Coast at?/ Mobster music ... Nino's back.
"Tell him to go to school, he don't wanna go/ Shorty wanna roll, how I'mma tell him no?" he continues. "He just like Po/ God knows it better for him to be like Barack O/ My life ain't gold/ One foot is in the grave, the other in the hole/ I wish that I could show, he gonna follow me straight to death row/ Nah, I'mma make sure, he ain't like me/ R-r-really though."
Shyne's new LP doesn't have a release date yet, but he did ink a record deal with Def Jam earlier this year. "Messiah" will drop Monday. No word yet whether it's the official first single or a warm-up record.
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It’s now official, multi-talented actor/singer and songwriter Peter Lloyd has scored his first No.1 on U.S soil for 2010 and his third since the start of the year with the single ‘SEARCHING’. The Dean Fraser produced song has found itself at the top of the South Florida Top 25 Reggae Chart after making its debut eight week ago.
The hit single now enjoying premium airplay in Europe and North America continues to break new ground and only weeks earlier nabbed the coveted spot on Sam Brown’s - U.K Based Peace FM Caribbean Chart. In January it also clinched the No.1 slot on the popular Jamaican FIWI Choice Top 20 Chart.
With this new found success, Lloyd has shifted gear inking a new deal with noted Public Relations company MAC PR, who will be exclusively responsible for bookings the multi-faceted entertainer.
“It’s always a joy getting good news, especially in these troubled times despite what is happening in Jamaica and the world at large. Once again I am very thankful and this serves as evidence that the promotion is paying off.”
“Regarding my new deal with MAC PR that is just another step to transcend my career to that next level and the fans can expect bigger and better things in the coming months” – Lloyd added.
The former television host turn Rastafarian singer is currently in dialog with Dean Fraser and several major labels about his upcoming album and will be officially releasing his follow up single ‘Mood 4 Luv’ next week.
Last night Kelis was joined by guest DJ will.i.am on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in a riveting performance of lead single “Acapella”(Watch video below). “Acapella,” produced by David Guetta (producer of The Black Eyed Peas’ smash single “I GOTTA FEELING”), is already an international No. 1 hit, having topped both the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart and Music Week’s Pop Club Chart in the U.K. Entertainment Weekly called the song “another tall glass of delicious…a feathery dance-floor delight,” putting it on “The MustList” while People’s “Hot Downloads” column noted: “Kelis brings her milkshake back with ‘Acapella,’ a frenetic techno groove from her forthcoming disc, Flesh Tone.” You can check out the video for “Acapella” – based on a treatment written by Kelis and lensed by co-directors Chris Cottam, Rankin and Nicole Ehrlich – at: www.iamkelis.com
