April 30, 2013
Fish the Mega Boss Retained Calypso Monarch Crown — Roxxy
Ten participants including the reigning King Fish "the Mega Boss" took the Bada Bing alleged bribery investigation as their topic for the 2013 NAGICO Calypso Finals held Sunday night at the Festival Village. The idea seemed a bit too monotonous and…
April 24, 2013
Rihanna Becomes 1st Artist With Ten #1 Pop Songs
Rihanna’s career is beginning to mirror that of one who can require competition to “Bow Down”. Rihanna, with 12 Hot 100 #1 hits becomes the first artist in the twenty year history of Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart.…
April 24, 2013
Trina’s Brother Slain
Trina and her family are in mourning over the sudden, tragic slaying of her brother. Her brother Goonkie was killed early this morning in a gunfight after an altercation. The identity of the thief is not known at press time, but sources say Gunki…
April 24, 2013
Scammers use Kartel’s name to rip off artistes
Dancehall producer Elvis Redwood is warning local entertainers not to send money to any individual who proclaims him/herself to be Vybz Kartel or a representative of the incarcerated deejay. According to the producer, unscrupulous persons have…
April 24, 2013
Lauryn Hill Must Come Up With Half A Million In Two Weeks To Avoid Jail
Lauryn Hill has had her trials and tribulations, but one of the biggest may be upon her. Her sentencing on tax evasion charges was supposed to be today, but her fate was suspended. A judged postponed her case for two weeks, apparently to allow her…
April 24, 2013
Barbra Streisand film career honoured by Lincoln Center
US singer Barbra Streisand has been honoured for her film career with the 40th annual Chaplin Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Among those paying tribute to the actress - who turns 71 tomorrow - were former president Bill Clinton,…
April 23, 2013
Woodstock icon Richie Havens dies at 72
Richie Havens, the folk singer who opened the legendary 1969 Woodstock rock festival, has died of a heart attack at 72. He died at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey, his agent, Roots Agency, told Reuters. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the musician…
April 15, 2013
Anti-Thatcher song tops British chart
The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead to the top of the British charts in a posthumous protest over her divisive policies. The online campaign to drive the Wizard of Oz song to the No…
April 15, 2013
TRINIDAD’S SHURWAYNE WINCHESTER DELVES DEEP INTO REGGAE
Fresh from his performance at this year's Bacchanal Beach J'ouvert on March 30 and again as part of the Smirnoff truck at Bacchanal Jamaica's Road March on April 7, Trinidad's soca artiste, Shurwayne Winchester, is on a roll. The lanky artiste is…
April 15, 2013
Anger over Justin Bieber’s Anne Frank message
Justin Bieber has caused outrage with his message in a guestbook at the Anne Frank Museum, saying he hoped the Holocaust victim would have been a fan. The 19-year-old pop idol wrote: "Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl.…