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(Dancehallmag)– Beenie Man is maintaining that there is only one King in the Dancehall, and that title belongs to him because, among other things, he was the first person to present Vybz Kartel — one of the other contenders to the honorific name — to the world stage via the Billboard chart. “I am there from Shabba Rankin, Ninja Man, […]
(Yahoo) – Normani—who recently returned this summer with her first single in two years, “Wild Side”—brought her song to life at Sunday’s ceremony and tapped Taylor for a surprise cameo. At the end of her sexy, 2000s-inspired set, Taylor appeared onstage and Normani climbed atop her for a seductive dance number that left viewers speechless. […]
(Caribbean Loop News) – Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange is mourning the passing of acclaimed Jamaican singer Karen Smith who died early Saturday following a battle with stage four colon cancer. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, Grange said Karen Smith was “one of the queens of stage performance.” “I am deeply saddened by the news […]
(Caribbean Loop) – Guyana will use an emergency meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders later on Monday to seek continued support from the 15-member regional grouping in its border dispute with Venezuela. The regional leaders are due to meet virtually at 10.00 am (local time) to discuss the vaccination issue as they continue to implement […]
(Buzz Caribbean) -Abihail Myrie, the daughter of veteran reggae artiste Buju Banton went on a Twitter rant recently in which she criticized measures being taken to encourage more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Interestingly, her thoughts were similar to those expressed by her father, and one user pointed it out; “chip nuh fly far […]
(Dancehall Mag) – Popular Jamaican socialite Stephanie Gregg, the 26-year-old daughter of former race car driver Gary Gregg, sister of racer car driver Kyle ‘Speedy’ Gregg, and niece of Dancehall producer Rvssian, is dead. Gregg reportedly had underlying health issues and suffered from an autoimmune disorder, and developed complications after contracting COVID-19. She was airlifted […]
(Soca News) – Co-founder of Kassav, Jacob Desvarieux who was born on the 21 November 1955, passed away yesterday Friday 30 July 2021 at the age of 65. He had been hospitalised for several days in Guadeloupe with a Covid-19 infection. Born in Paris, Desvarieux was a singer, musician, arranger and producer, it was in […]
(CNN) – Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. The business magazine, which tracks and publishes data on the world’s wealthiest individuals, on Wednesday reported the 33-year-old pop star’s estimated net worth to be $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician and the second-richest woman in entertainment behind Oprah Winfrey. It’s been […]
(Dancehall Mag) – Vybz Kartel’s longtime partner and common-law wife, Tanesha ‘Shorty’ Johnson of Short Boss Muzik, has launched her own line of skin lightening products. According to the specs on the Boss Lady line, the specialized ingredients contained in each of the three skin lightening formulas will “remove dark spots, even out skin tone and rejuvenate […]
(CNW) – Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah created history at the Tokyo Olympics, by retaining her 200m title in 21.53 seconds. This is following her historic 100 meters win of 10.61 seconds on July 31. In that event, she broke Florence Griffith-Joyner’s Olympic Record of 10.62 set at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Thompson-Herah is the first woman to retain […]
