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Tony 'CD' Kelly began to Master his musical skills in the 1980's as an assistant engineer at the Tuff Gong Studios where he learned the fundamentals of production from studio wizards Scientist and Errol Brown. He would later work as an engineer on groundbreaking records for Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, West African reggae artiste Alpha Blondy, lovers rock crooner Maxi Priest and a large selection of artistes on Donovan Germain's Penthouse label including Buju Banton. Kelly is Known for his producing, mixing and writing skills, Kelly has brought a host of Jamaican artistes to the attention of the American market. His sound has been instrumental in creating hit songs for a long list of acts including Patra, Shabba Ranks, Mad...

Chris Brown says he’s sorry for going off on Raz B yesterday on Twitter, and making crude sexual references that many say were homophobic. Brown stated

Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire’s show at The Building Sunday night December 26 2010, was supposed to be a celebration of the Gaza Crew turning its back on Sting, the annual show which also happened the same night. The police raid The Building Sunday night, However reports indicate that nothing incriminating was found, and no arrests were made. The show however was stopped by Police. Vybz Kartel and business partner Cory went on Raga Shanti show to explain whats going on. <embed src="http://www.box.net/embed/08o8f46dk6hp9uj.swf" width="466" height="400" wmode="opaque" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always">

Teena Marie was one of the first white women to score hits consistently on the R&B charts. The singer, composer and producer died Sunday at age 54 at her home of natural causes. Born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 5, 1956, she grew up in a predominantly black area of nearby Venice, Calif., and began singing and acting while still a child.

New Orleans rapper, Magnolia Shorty, was shot and killed last Monday. Rumors and speculations swarmed the internet and various social media until coroners confirmed her death on Wednesday. The rapper was a victim of a double homicide, as her body was found with another gunshot victim, identified as Jerome “Man Man” Hampton. Magnolia Shorty, whose real name was Renetta Lowe, and Jerome “Man Man” Hampton were pronounced dead at the scene, as a result of multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has suggested the possibility of Jamaica establishing its own final Court of Appeal as an option to the United Kingdom based Privy Council or the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Golding said, during the debate on the Charter of Rights in the House of Representatives on December 21. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is the regional judicial entity established nine years ago, to be the final appellate court for member states of the Caribbean Community. While Jamaica is a signatory to the establishment of the CCJ, the country has yet to utilise the court, as cases from the island are still referred to the Privy Council.

Christmas is a special time for all of us. Christmas never grows old and we never grow too old to celebrate the joy of the season. Christmas is a time for reflection; a time to reflect on the birth of Jesus, the unbounded love of God which His coming signaled, and the promise of forgiveness and salvation He fulfilled. Christmas is a time to bond with family and friends who we may have neglected during the year. It is a time to share even with people we do not know and especially with those whose circumstances deprive them of the joy that Christmas should bring. On behalf of the ReggaeMe staff, I wish a blessed, peaceful & happy Christmas to all ReggaeMe supporters.

Stone Love celebrated its 38th anniversary Sat. December 18, 2010 with an event in Portmore St Catherine. The Stone Love family did not let the event pass without honoring some of the entertainment industry's finest. Stone Love also honoured fellow sound system, Renaissance, for its 21 years of existence. Below is the full list of awardees. King of Dancing 2010 (local and international) Ding Dong Best Male Dancer 2010 (international) Sample Six Best Female Dancers (international) Dance Xpressionz Best Male Dancers (local) T & T crew Best Male Dancer (local) M.O.B Best Female Dancer (local) Cartoon Best Dance Move Swag Team Best New Slang Wire-Sadiki (G Unit) Best Portmore Dance Group Card Unit...

Wayne Wonder have finally secured his release from VP Records. Wayne has been battling challenges which have resulted in his career being put temporarily on pause for close to two years. Wayne Wonder stated:

The Government of Jamaica has put into effect amendments to the island’s duty-free law allowing the sale of arrivals duty-free products. The cabinet approved an amendment to the Jamaican Duty Free Shopping Act in April 2010. Jamaican tourism minister Edmund Bartlett said:

Jamaicans travelling to the Cayman Islands who have validated US, UK or Canadian visas will no longer require a separate visa to enter the country. The changes would be implemented in January 2011. Premier McKeeva Bush Said;

Blackwell (right) with, from left, reggae singers Junior Murvin, Bob Marley and Jacob Miller Island Records turns 51 this year. It's the label that brought reggae from Jamaica to the world, while also showcasing British folk rockers from the '60s and '70s and a lot of influential pop artists. Chris Blackwell founded the Island label in Kingston, Jamaica in 1959 with capital of just £1000. Relocating to London in the early 60s Blackwell built the most diverse and enviable back catalogue of any independent record label in history. From Island's early Jamaican roots in ska and rock-steady, through the label's expansion to become the cutting edge of progressive rock in the late 60s, and then on to the signing of such international...

It appears that the Internal Revenue Service is after Rapper Doug E. Fresh for unpaid taxes. According to a lien filed by the IRS in New York City, Doug E. Fresh failed to pay $2,276,848 dollars in federal taxes. However, this is not the first time Fresh has had to deal with delinquent taxes owed to the IRS. Back in 2008, he owed $367,000 dollars in unpaid federal and state taxes. Despite his problem with the IRS, Fresh seems to be doing okay financially business-wise. He has opened a new restaurant named Doug E’s Chicken and Waffles in Harlem, New York and has a club called Fresh. Fresh stated that he opened his restaurant as a way to give back and create an opportunity for teenagers in the Harlem neighborhood to earn money by...

(AP) Prime Minister Bruce Golding said Thursday his government shook up an anti-drug police unit after Cuba complained that the force had been uncooperative in preventing Jamaican drug smugglers using speedboats and small planes to move narcotics. Golding's announcement followed the publication of a leaked U.S. diplomatic memo that portrayed Jamaican anti-drug officers as being so unresponsive that more than a dozen Cuban officials privately vented their frustrations to a U.S. drug enforcer in 2009. The August 2009 communique released by WikiLeaks said Cuban officials described officials in the neighboring Caribbean country as ignoring efforts to stop traffickers who use Cuban waters and airspace to transport narcotics destined...

The Organization of American States (OAS) will train, on December 15 and 16 in Kingston, Jamaica, 40 police and immigration officials, prosecutors and judges with the goal of increasing their awareness of the crime of trafficking in persons and strengthening their efforts to prevent and fight it. Trafficking in persons is a modern form of slavery and a violation of basic human rights involving coercive sexual exploitation, forced labor and involuntary servitude. The OAS program, “Strengthening the Capacity of Law Enforcement Officials, Judges and Prosecutors in the Caribbean to Identify and Combat Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,” is being implemented in 13 English-speaking Caribbean countries. During the...

Author Ian Fleming will be honored with his very own airport. Jamaica is set to name its third international airport after the novelist who created James Bond. Previously known as the Boscobel Airstrip, the upgraded and expanded Ian Fleming airport will mainly be used by travellers flying in on private jets. The official opening of the airport, which now features a passenger lounge, pilot briefing room and customs and immigration points, is due this month.

Rapper Lil Wayne cannot do any drugs or liquor as part of the terms of his three-year probation for drug and gun possession in Arizona, but that has not deterred drug dealers from naming deadly narcotics after him. The superstar rapper’s name was associated with a $250 million drug bust that yielded 500 bricks of heroin. Newark Police offers found the bricks of the drug hidden in a side panel of an SUV with the bricks and the packets of the drug packaged for sale under the name “Lil Wayne.” A police dog was called in to search the SUV and the dog helped find a sophisticated special compartment shut by a latch with a special motor, custom designed to deal the drugs.

NEW YORK (AP) — The game show "Jeopardy" will pit man versus machine this winter in a competition that will show how successful scientists are in creating a computer that can mimic human intelligence. Two of the venerable game show's most successful champions — Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter — will play two games against "Watson," a computer program developed by IBM's artificial intelligence team. The matches will be spread over three days that will air Feb. 14-16, the game show said on Tuesday. The competition is reminiscent of when IBM developed a chess-playing computer to compete against chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997. The "Jeopardy" answer-and-question format is a different kind of challenge. It often requires...

Ja Rule pleaded guilty today Monday December 13, 2010 to a weapons charge and will be sentenced to two years in prison. The 34-year-old artist's plea, given in a Manhattan courtroom, came more than three years after police arrested him in 2007 upon finding a loaded semiautomatic handgun in the rear door of his Maybach following a concert at the Beacon Theater. Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, was initially pulled over for speeding. Police also found that the registration on the pricey vehicle was suspended and had no insurance.

The concert took place Oct 31 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain and was put together by the organizations Project Records and Trinidad's Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs. Trinidad and Tobago government was upset after spending over $869,000 on a concert headlining Nicki Minaj last month. The concert was widely publicized in the country but failed to live up to the expected turnout. Minaj apparently was paid TT$382,000/US$60000 to perform. An additional $60,000 was spent on hotel, $150,000 on advertising, $75,000 on the venue, $32,000 was given to the Copyright Organization of Trinidad and Tobago, $40,000 on other artists, and $26,000 for Trinidad cultural acts.