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Entertainment
Hits of the summer 9:40 pm
SUMMER is when major record labels try to woo consumers, specifically the teen and college markets, with their big-budget releases.
Demarco in tune with Melody
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Fallen Soldiers was an instant anthem for hardcore dancehall fans when it was released in 2007. It announced Demarco as a new force and he easily avoided the one-hit wonder tag with follow-up songs like Duppy Know Who fi...
A happy 'Holiday' from Ding Dong
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Released in 2010, Holiday by Ding Dong (featuring Chevaughn Clayton) was the life of the party that summer. Twelve years later, it still packs enough punch to get the dancefloor rocking.
Who will seize the summer?
Friday, June 11, 2021
SUMMER is upon us and while we are experiencing higher temperatures, several fans believe Aidonia's U Know di Vibe is bringing more heat for the season.
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McKada grasps essentials
Thursday, June 10, 2021
TWO years after being a top-10 finalist in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Jamaica Festival Song Competition, singer McKada is hoping for a big break with Love is Essential .
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Patricia Bowen calls for mercy
Thursday, June 10, 2021
GOSPEL singer Patricia Bowen is hoping and praying that crime and violence will soon be a thing of the past in Jamaica. A tall order since Jamaica has had over a 1,000 murders annually since 2004, according to Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) official statistics.
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Toni-Ann back on the beat
Thursday, June 10, 2021
REIGNING Miss World, Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh, has resumed travelling and the physical activities associated with her title.
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Smokey puts his all in Take the Pain
Thursday, June 10, 2021
MONTEGO BAY, St James - In what he describes as a plea for God's mercy as he reminisces on his life, Ruben “Smokey” Robinson poured his heart into his track Take the Pain .
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Keneil Merital rebrands as BadGettn
Thursday, June 10, 2021
MONTEGO BAY, St James - After some 15 years in the music industry, former member of the Montego Bay-based dancehall group Merital Family, Keneil Merital, is ready to take his solo career to the next level by rebranding to BadGettn.
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UB40 surges with Labour of Love
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
LABOUR of Love, a 1983 release by British reggae band UB40, debuts this week on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. It enters at number nine.
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El Skiz banks on 'Friends'
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
SINGER Jorge “El Skiz” Torres is one of the leading voices of Spanish reggae in Panama. He believes Jamaican dancehall and reggae music remain powerful art forms in the Spanish-speaking country.
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'One More Chance' to sing
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
For more than 10 years Ras Slick has been a fixture on the Washington, DC reggae beat, but at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic last year, the singer/songwriter feared the worst.
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Increased funding for sectors
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
JAMAICA'S Government has pumped an additional $10 million into a special support package to assist in the post-COVID-19 recovery of the entertainment, culture, and creative sectors.
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'Voice Out' in the Bronx
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
SUMMERS in New York City are usually broiling hot. With COVID-19 winding down due to nationwide vaccinations, Mayor Bill deBlasio has been gradually lifting restrictions on places of leisure.
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Natural Bond Entertainment breaks into new markets
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Reggae and dancehall music production house Natural Bond Entertainment is reporting success in non-traditional music markets.
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Rhoden to share 'Experience'
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
THE American state of Michigan is best known for its music out of Motown. Jamaican steel pannist/vocalist Ravon “Steely” Rhoden is, however, expecting a warm embrace with his Caribbean brand of music at The Steely Experience slated for July 6 to 11.
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Guinness sound clash pulls huge numbers
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
MORE than 50,000 dancehall fans across YouTube, Facebook and Instagram tuned in last Friday to watch the musical stylings of the island's best sound systems on the Guinness Sounds of Greatness (GSOG) clash competition.
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Bartlett baffles entertainers
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
THERE are murmurings coming from sections of the entertainment industry following the disclosure by Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett that the entertainment sector earned more than $500 million over the past five months.
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