On Tuesday November 3rd the Soul Train Awards took place in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center.
Of the Caribbean nominees, Sean Paul won for Best Reggae album
and Maxwell won for Best Male RnB Soul.
This Thursday, the Oh-so-sexy Tyson Beckford along with former Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam will host Antilia Carnival's annual Carinval promotion event. Attendees can look forward to an "intimate" performance by Machel Montano. Hmmm how up close and personal can the ladies get???? Well is Machel eh, they doesn't even ask is just grap and pull and ting.
50 Cent will launch his Fragrance "Power" on November 5th exclusively at Macy's all across the USA. Of course the pic in the ad has been photoshopped, but dang that body go hard....lol.
The composition starts with accords of lemon leaves, black pepper and artemisia,
a heart of dark wood, coriander and nutmeg and base notes full of patchouli,
musk and oak moss. The flacon was created of dark, blurry glass, with a silver,
metal stopper inspired by design of 50 Cent's favourite watch – Piguet. Power
will be available as 50 and 100 ml EDT. The nose behind this fragrance is Harry
Fremont.
He talks about his collaborations with Wyclef and Alicia Keys. He said he was advised to not even mention the name of the song,.....so fans just have to wait to find out what it's all about. also talks about his more recent woman beating man songs....see other members of Allicance and the 'First Lady' .....click below to check it out.
She performed her first solo full-lenght concert at the Hackney Em,pire in Londaon on Monday November 2nd. Looks like she sang her heart out!
In an exclusive interview with Galmour Magazine, Rihanna talks about her ordeal with Chris Brown and life in general since being signed by Rap Superstar Jay-Z.
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Here is a snippet from the interview:
Glamour: Let’s talk about this past year—you’ve obviously been
through some difficult things. How did the people around you help you cope?
Rihanna: My friends and family have been extremely
supportive, and everyone has been there for me. But at some point you are there
alone. It’s a lonely place to be—no one can understand. That’s when you get
close to God.
Glamour: Are you referring to the [Chris
Brown] incident?
Rihanna: I am talking about starting with
the night [before] the Grammys and then on. That was not the only thing that
occurred this year. The picture leaking…it was one thing after another.
Glamour: You’re talking about the photo [reportedly of
Rihanna’s injured face taken by police after Brown assaulted her] that was
allegedly leaked by cops. You handled that so well; you kept silent in the
press.
Rihanna: It was humiliating; that is not a photo you
would show to anybody. I felt completely taken advantage of. I felt like people
were making it into a fun topic on the Internet, and it’s my life. I was
disappointed, especially when I found out the photo was [supposedly leaked by]
two women.
Glamour: How has this event changed you as a
person, as a woman?
Rihanna: I’m stronger, wiser and more
aware. You don’t realize how much your decisions affect people you don’t even
know, like fans.
Glamour: Do you think you’ve gotten your
strength from your mom?
Rihanna: Definitely. My mom gave us
the tools to survive…. My parents separated when I was eight or nine. I helped
her raise my [youngest] brother, because my mom was working all the time. He’s
my favorite.
Glamour: Do you feel that this experience has
laid the groundwork for coping with anything so public again?
Rihanna: It has taught me so much. I felt like I went to
sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media
chaos that happened the next day. It was like, What, there are helicopters
circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I
can’t go back home?
Mr. Vegas has scored another major international achievement with his song; "Mus Come a Road" which is featured on the soundtrack of the best-selling game Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City.
Grand Theft Auto IV has sold over 70 million copies worldwide. Like the previous games in the series, the soundtrack is mostly made up of in-game radio stations. The song appears on the Ramjam Fm Radio Station hosted by DJ David Rodigan. Other reggae tracks featured on Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City are from Ini Kamoze, Barrington Levy and Desmond Dekker."Mus Come A Road appeared on the Strictly The Best VP compilation of 2008, and it peaked at #5 on the black chart in England.
In the interview Rihanna says she and Chris became “dangeros” for each other the more in love they became.According to Yahoo News:
Chris Brown says he is unsure about how the public perceives him since he attacked Rihanna.
Brown beat up his ex-girlfriend in February and is on probation for the assault.
In an interview with MTV News, the 20-year-old says he's "confused" about his public image. He says that he thinks his fans "love me and support me." But he acknowledges there are people "that don't want to see me do anything ... they wanna see me kind of, basically in jail."
He also says he's trying to get past the scandal and learn from his mistakes.
"Chris Brown: The Interview," premieres on Friday — the same day Rihanna's interview airs on "20/20."
The entertainer will release his third album, "Graffiti," on Dec. 8.
And speaking of confusion, some are not sure where he is going with the look on his album cover.
According to this recent twit, Chris seems ok with this new look.
Bolt with local students at Segera Ranch on Sunday
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Bolt in Massai ceremony
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The countdown to the most anticipated album of the year continues as Rihanna announces the final tracklist to her fourth studio album, Rated R, set for a November 23 release on Def Jam Recordings.
At 12:00AM Tuesday, November 3rd, Rated R and it's smash, lead single "Russian Roulette" will go on sale at the iTunes Music Store. Fans who pre-order the album will receive "Russian Roulette," instantly. Included in the iTunes edition of Rated R are special, exclusive director's cuts of the videos for "Russian Roulette" and "Wait Your Turn," both helmed by acclaimed director Anthony Mandler.
Just as Rihanna started the countdown to her album launch and debuted her first single on her website, the "Wait Your Turn" video will premiere tomorrow, November 3rd exclusively at Rihannanow.com.
"Russian Roulette" has exploded on radio stations across the country, with literally hundreds of stations coming in early to add the powerful, haunting ballad into rotation. "Russian Roulette" has already garnered more than 20 million in audience nationwide, in just it's first official add week. The "Russian Roulette" video is set to premiere on November 13th on 20/20 in ABC primetime.
Rihanna continues her media blitz with a stunning photo spread for the cover of Glamour Magazine's prestigious "Women Of The Year," hitting newsstands nationwide this week. She and Glamour's other honorees will be feted with a special event in New York City on Monday, November 9th. On that same day, Rihanna is slated to make a special appearance on MTV's "The Alexa Chung Show."
The track listing for Rated R is as follows:
1. Mad House
2. Wait Your Turn
3. Hard featuring Jeezy
4. Stupid In Love
5. ROCKSTAR 101 featuring Slash
6. Russian Roulette
7. Fire Bomb
8. Rude Boy
9. Photographs featuring will.i.am
10. G4L
11. Te Amo
12. Cold Case Love
13. The Last Song
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Happy 31st anniversary of Independence to my homeland Dominica the Nature Isle!
Click HERE to go to Lennox Honychurch's site for historical and cultural information on Dominica. He's the best. My high school Caribbean History books were written by him.
This pic was taken at a small service held by the Dominica Students Association at the University of The West Indies Mona Campus. Who tell me go in the back nuh??? Can barely makeout de ballhead...lol.
PartyDominica.com coverage 
Right, so I am in Jamaica attending the University Of The West Indies Mona Campus, and I was in the bookstore browsing the magazine racks and picked up a copy of College Lifestyle Magazine. Assassin was on the cover (he's so damn fine! lol)- that was enough for me!
As much reading as college students have to do, I think the creators of this magazine has really got a fantastic grip on what we college students want in a magazine: enough information to learn something new, or more about what we already know, and great pics. Yeah it's that simple. We DO NOT want information overload. Kudos to Aldain Reid and the rest of the team!
The first issue of the magazine was launched this summer and already the creators have a TV show. The first episode of the half hour show features Billy "Mystic" Wilmot and surfers in Jamaica, Kim-Marie Spence who is preparing for a treck in Antartica , and reggae artist Protoje who has an AMAZING song called "Arguments." Peep the video HERE!
So tune in to CVM TV on Mondays at 9PM for the show. It repeats Saturdays at 6:30. so don't miss it... I know I won't!
Shyne's father, the Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow has released his first official statement in support of his estranged son Shyne (Jamal Barrow) since Shyne has returned to Belize after deportation on Tuesday.
After a few days of Shyne being home Prime Minister Barrow expressed his hope that his son will recover from the physical and emotional stress of a decade in prison.
“When I saw him yesterday I was stunned. You don’t go to jail for that period of time. It’s obviously exacting a huge toll on you but I really was shocked to see what it had physically done to him. Clearly it will take some time for him to be able to recover from that experience. Not having gone through it myself, I don’t know whether one is ever able to recover. But it was wonderful to see that he is free at last, good to have him in Belize. Although he appeared physically frail, it was obvious that he was mentally strong as ever. He certainly kept talking to me about what his presence here at home could mean for this country, what opportunities he could cause us to be able to—he could create for us and I was certainly very impressed and gratified by that. I was also greatly pleased that the first thing he did was to go to the Youth Hostel. But I understand that in due course, he will speak to you himself and so perhaps I ought to leave it here. Good to have him home.”
Shyne has rented an entire floor at the Radisson Fort George until construction of an extension on the home of his uncle, Michael Finnegan, is complete. One of Shyne’s attorneys including Professor Charles Ogletree is arriving in Belize on Saturday and is expected to speak to the media.
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