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Sean Kingston's fire is burning hit Billboard
Sean Kingston has returned to the Billboard Chart, this time with the single, Fire Burning. Kingston had the second highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 this week as his new single Fire Burning made its debut at number 29. The 19-year-old has previously scored top 20s hits with Me Love and Take You There, a number one with his signature, Beautiful Girls and his collaboration on Natasha Bedingfield's smash Love Like This, which topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. A rhythmic dance song, its fast tempo allows producer RedOne to blend the infectious hook with heavy synthesisers and a variety of percussive sounds that made Lady GaGa's Poker Face so striking. RedOne is becoming a go-to collaborator for this kind of beat...
TW means This Week, LW means Last Week and WOC means Weeks on Chart TW - LW - WOC Artiste Name ----- Song Title ---- Record Label 01 - 01 - (09) Vybz Kartel 'Get Wild' - Adidjaheim/NotNice Records (2wks@#1) 02 - 02 - (10) Mavado - 'Again & Again' 03 - 04 - (08) Elephant Man - 'Alli-Lu-Ya' - Very Huge (Chester) 04 - 03 - (11) Mavado 'I'm So Blessed' - Big Ship - (2wks@#1) 05 - 06 - (05) Vybz Kartel Mind Pon Mi Money' - Liv Up Records 06 - 05 - (10) Vybz Kartel - 'Last Man Standing' - Not-Nice - (2wks@#1) 07 - 07 - (16) Andrew & Wadda Blood - Money Mi Seh La La La – Notice - (Peak@#2) 08 - 10 - (06) Charly Blacks - 'Rich Dis Year' 09 - 08 - (16) Laden - 'Really Like You' - Big Ship - (1wk@#1) 10 - 13 - (04)...
Alaine fined by the Jamaica Customs Department.
Singer Alaine Laughton is denying that she had anything to do with clearing the 2007 BMW 530i motor car for which she has been fined by the Jamaica Customs Department. In a release sent out by the Jamaica Customs Department yesterday, it was reported that last year, Alaine imported a damaged 2007 BMW 530i motor car with a declared value of US$8,915.00 FOB (freight on board). The release stated, "The Customs Department subsequently carried out investigations which revealed that the value was understated. As a result, the vehicle was seized and a penalty of three times the duties avoided was imposed, that is JA$1,388,000.00, for breaching Sections 209 and 210 of the Customs Act." It further stated: "Ms Laughton has since paid...
Topless snaps of R'n'B babe Cassie
The singer, who took the intimate shots herself on her mobile phone, claims hackers swiped them off her computer and leaked them onto the Internet. She wrote on twitter: "It seems that someone has hacked into my computer...that's real foul and evil... Cassie's career has stalled since her debut 2006 single and recent live performances have come under criticism, despite working with hip-hip mogul Diddy - whom she's been romantically linked with.
QQ father awarded full custody.
QQ, whose real name is Kareem Dawkins, was at the centre of a custody battle between his parents Joseph 'GQ' Dawkins and Jackqueey Banks, in October 2007. During this time, QQ was not allowed to perform because he was a child and would have needed a special work permit to do so. But on March 30 this year, his father was awarded full custody of his now 15-year-old son. At his present age, QQ no longer needs a work permit to perform. Currently, videos for his songs, Waist and How Do You Feel, are in rotation. His other songs, Soldiers and Be Careful Of Your Friends will be released soon. Already, he has a hectic schedule. GQ said he will be doing a school tour in Belize, as well as shows in the Bahamas, Trinidad and India. He will...
T.O.K. Bay-C plays producer on new compilation CD
With the impending release of the group's new album, Our World, TOK's Roshaun Clarke is steadily showcasing his skills in the music scene under another capacity, as producer. For the past year, Bay-C as he is better known, has been making waves locally and overseas with the production of singles such as Miss World, featuring TOK and Beenie Man, and riddims like Black Rain, Gargoyle and Money Tree. Despite what people may think, this artiste-turned-producer is not new to the production game. Already his work has been featured on Assassin's debut album Infiltrate as well as Bounty Killer's Art of War - Mystery. Now finally, he has emerged with his own album. Bombrush Hour was released on April 22, through JVC, Japan, which has been...
2009 IRAWMA Winners
Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year: Beres Hammond Recording Artist of the Year: Mavado Best Male Vocalist: Tarrus Riley Best Female Vocalist: Queen Ifrica & Etana (TIE) Best Song: Mavado - "So Special" Best Album: Etana - "Strong One" Best Crossover Song: John Legend & Buju Banton - "Can't Be My Lover" Best Gospel Song: Stitchie & Elephant Man - "What A Mighty God" Best Female D.J./Rapper: Queen Ifrica Best Male D.J./Rapper: Beenie Man Best New Entertainer: Serani Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer: Alison Hinds Best Reggaeton Entertainer: Daddy Yankee Best Latin Entertainer: Shakira Best Compas Entertainer: Nu-Look Best African Entertainer: Alpha Blondy Best Soukous...
History Of Mother's Day (Happy Mothers Day)
Contrary to popular belief, Mother's Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of Hallmark. The earliest tributes to mothers date back to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to Rhea, the mother of many deities, and to the offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother of Gods, Cybele. Christians celebrated this festival on the fourth Sunday in Lent in honor of Mary, mother of Christ. In England this holiday was expanded to include all mothers and was called Mothering Sunday. In the United States, Mother's Day started nearly 150 years ago, when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated...
Ninja Man son charged for murder.
Ninja Man who has been locked up since March was recently accompanied by his son Janile Ballentine who has also been charged for the death of 20-year-old Ricardo Johnson. Janile Ballentine has been on the run since the incident but was eventually captured in the parish of St. Ann. The members of the Major Investigation Task Force also charged a third man, Clayton Dennis who they believed was also responsible for the young man's death. They are all scheduled to appear in Court on Thursday to answer to several charges such as illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition along with conspiracy to murder.
Rasta Got Soul debuted on Billboard Reggae charts at #2
Deejay Buju Banton's Rasta Got Soul debuted on Billboard Reggae charts at number 2 knocking Jah Cure out of that spot but reggae band Easy Star All-Stars remains at number 1. It is Banton's second highest charting album to date, after Inna Heights which peaked at number 1 in 1997 according to Billboard's chart history. Banton had two other albums which peaked at number 2: Unchained Spirit in 2000 and 'Til Shiloh 1995. Rasta Got Soul is also number 38 on the Top Heatseekers Charts, a subset of Billboards. But Banton will find resistance from Easy Star All-Star's third release Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band which not only tops the reggae charts but is at number 20 on the Top Heatseekers charts. Banton's album success comes...
Gyptian to be questioned by police.
The St Andrew North police said they will be questioning popular singer Gyptian, whose real name Windel Edwards, in connection with the recent alleged assault of a man in Stony Hill. The police confirmed receiving a report from the injured man, saying he was assaulted after being involved in a squabble about money. The man is said to have had to seek treatment at the Kingston Public Hospital after the incident. It is alleged that the victim was asked to visit the singer at a location in Stony Hill to discuss the theft of $300,000 belonging to the singer. When he got there, he was sent to the back of the premises to look at something. The man was attacked by three men who beat him all over the body with a pickaxe stick...
Florida man charged after baby thrown from car.
Richard Anthony McTear Jr., 21, was arrested Tuesday, hours after a confrontation at his former girlfriend's apartment in which he snatched the infant, Emanuel Wesley Murray, the Hillsborough County sheriff's office said. The child's body was found about 4 .am. Tuesday on the side of Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida, by a local television photographer on his way to work. The photographer, WTVT's Jason Bird, said he stopped when he spotted something by the roadside A preliminary autopsy determined the child died of blunt trauma to the head, the county medical examiner's office said. Police were called to the apartment of McTear's former girlfriend about 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. The mother, Jasmine Bedwell, 17, told investigators that...
Marley's 'One Love' tops Jamaica's best song list
Reggae legend Bob Marley's "One Love" topped a list of Jamaica's 100 best songs over 50 years by a panel of musicians and cultural officials associated with the University of the West Indies. Marley, whose mastery of reggae made him an international superstar, had nine selections in the top 100 and two in the top 10, with "Simmer Down" landing at No. 9. His popular "No Woman No Cry" was picked No. 12 and "Redemption Song" No. 14. "One Love" recorded the highest score, 726 points, well ahead of the 540 points given to the second placed song, "O Carolina," which was originally recorded by the Folkes Brothers and redone by internationally acclaimed artist Shaggy. The Top 10 songs and the singers were: 1. "One Love" - Bob...
Keiva returns to dancing
After taking a brief sabbatical from hard-core dancing to work on developing her store, Keiva's Closet, Keiva has reunited with the Cosmic Dancers to hit the streets again. Known as one of the fore- runners when it comes to female dancers, for the last two years Keiva has kept quieter than usual where dancing and music videos are concerned. Now, however, she plans to blaze the dancing arena which she says has become boring. Thus far, Cosmic Dancers has been rehearsing on a daily basis, creating new, yet-to-be-named dance moves that reflect an old-school style of dancing. Since she re-immersed herself into dancing, Keiva has created a new dance called 'Sexy Mama' and has music videos with Spice, Voicemail, RDX among others in the...
Sizzla apologises for cancelled Canada show
Sizzla Kalonji has issued a statement regarding the reason behind the cancellation of his show which should have taken place in the Canadian city of Toronto yesterday. According to the artiste's camp, the real reasons behind the cancellation of the event scheduled for the Paramount Concert Theatre, was time inefficiency and late entry of the paperwork to the Canadian Embassy in Jamaica. Sizzla was approved by authorities in Canada to perform The artiste's handlers are also denying reports which indicate that one of the factor's contributing to the cancellation of the show was the refusal of the deejay to sign a gay rights agreement, which saw the promoters coming under pressure from gay rights groups. In the meantime, the...
Buju Banton says "Bob Marley is not the greatest Jamaican musician"
Recording artiste Buju Banton says that Bob Marley is not the greatest Jamaican musician and that this fixation on the reggae icon has hurt the growth of the music. Banton respects Marley's music but argued that calling him the greatest logically implies that no better can follow. "I want Jamaican music to be seen not through the pretext of some man that died 20 years ago, but as a pretext of a living being, working earnestly. If man cannot do what others have done in these times we might as well die," he told a mixed crowd at the launch of Rasta Got Soul, his new album, at the University of the West Indies on Thursday. "You know they say that the greatest musician in Jamaica is Bob Marley. I don't believe that, because we have...
Nas And Kelis File For Divorce.
Nas and Kelis have officially ended their marriage after a lawyer for the female singer filed divorce papers. The couple first met in 2002 at a post Video Music Awards party being thrown by P Diddy and they eventually married in 2005. A spokeswoman for Kelis confirmed the news, saying; "I can confirm that she has filed for divorce. We request the media to respect her privacy during this very difficult time." The pair's personal life also became professional in 2003 when Nas appeared on Kelis' album 'In Public', Kelis later appeared on a track on Nas' album 'Hip Hop Is Dead'. The news of the divorce comes as the pair prepare for the birth of their first child with Kelis being seven months pregnant.

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