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Shaggy aims to raise $50m for charity

SHAGGY... this year's event will top last year's as a diamond ticket will be added, valued at $30,000

Come Saturday January 2, 2010, the Shaggy and Friends Foundation is hoping to make $50 million from the charity benefit concert aimed towards the Bustamante Hospital for Children....more


Mercenaries in Jamaica's pop culture says Cordel Green

Friday, November 20, 2009

While hailing Myaz is an artiste whose outlook defies the spurious argument that artistes should just give the people what thay want, executive director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green asserted that there are mercenaries in the country's pop culture....more

JPS to light up Garfield's Christmas Wonderland

Friday, November 20, 2009

Garfield's Christmas Wonderland, scheduled to take place on December 18-20 on the lawns of the Hope Gardens, will see patrons enjoying some wonderful lighting displays as the venue will be transformed by a kaleidoscope of colours, courtesy of the decision of one of the event's major sponsors, Jamaica Public Service (JPS), to ease the burden of the cost of the electricity bill....more

Spearmon to attend Bolt 9.58 SuperParty

Friday, November 20, 2009

Kingston Jamaica- November 19, 2009: Usain is all set to host several International athletes at the Bolt 9.58 SuperParty on December 5 at Richmond Estate, St Ann. Heading the list is American sprinter Wallace Spearmon, Bolt's friendly rival in the 200 metres....more

Jamaicans spend $150 million at the movies

Friday, November 20, 2009

Jamaicans spent $147.4 million at the movies over three months to September 30, 24 per cent more than the same period last year based on financials released from Palace Amusement which dominates cinema in Jamaica....more

Happenings

Friday, November 20, 2009

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 De-stress Fridays @ Embassy Lounge, 9 Northside Plaza, level three (across from US Embassy). Featuring: DJ Kenti, Firebird and Tyrical. Time: 12:00 - 6:00 pm....more

Chris Brown receives 'extremely favourable' report

Friday, November 20, 2009

LOS ANGELES, USA (AP) - Chris Brown received an "extremely favourable" report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case, a judge said yesterday....more

Winfrey to announce show will end in 2011

Friday, November 20, 2009

CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce today that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air....more

Chaz Bono: Sex change is his 'best decision'

Friday, November 20, 2009

NEW YORK, USA (AP) — Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made."...more

Jr Gong, Nas for National Geographic event

Thursday, November 19, 2009

American rapper Nas and Reggae's Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley thrilled audiences in Montego Bay this past summer as their performed together giving a snippet of what is to come on their upcoming project, Distant Relatives....more

Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan jail to talk to pirates

Thursday, November 19, 2009

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) - Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean....more

Dancehall's finest for Hennessy artistry

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Hennessy artistry, a black carpet event featuring a fusion of great music, great fashion and a great cognac, will totally transform the Cable and Wireless Golf Academy on Saturday, November 21....more

Musical feast kickstarts Sonny Bradshaw Foundation

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The proceeds from what was truly a musical feast in his honour will go towards the establishment of the Sonny Bradshaw Foundation. The announcement was made by his widow, Myrna Hague, at a tribute concert in the Garden of the Pegasus Hotel on Sunday....more

Catch Di Riddim

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Sean Paul collaborates with rapper Jay Sean On the heels of his recent number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, British singer/songwriter/rapper/beat boxer Jay Sean has teamed up with dancehall artiste Sean Paul on the single, Do You Remember. The track, which features rapper Lil Jon, debuted at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week....more

Hola Nitty Kutchie

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Flava Squad Entertainment recording artiste Nitty Kutchie is a strong believer of the proverb 'you can't keep a good man down' and indeed that seems to be his new mode....more

Carimac students stage 'seminexpo'

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The final-year Public Relations students of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (Carimac) will host an event that seeks to assist young, upcoming artistes in the music industry. Under the theme Entrepreneurship in Entertainment, with specific focus on The Business of the Business, the event will take place on November 19 at the University of the West Indies in the Multipurpose Room on Rex Nettleford Hall....more


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