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.…
April 15, 2013
Meat Loaf pulls out of Nottingham concert
Meat Loaf has cancelled a concert in Nottingham an hour before it was due to start. A statement on the Capital FM Arena's website said the show had to be postponed "due to medical reasons affecting several members of the band". A spokeswoman for the…
April 14, 2013
Malawi’s president ‘furious’ after Madonna criticised
Malawi's President Joyce Banda was "incandescent with anger" over a statement labelling US singer Madonna a bully, the BBC has learnt. She was unaware of the harshly-critical statement that was issued by her office following Madonna's recent visit…
April 10, 2013
Kim K. flaunts pregnant belly in ‘Keeping Up’ teaser
Now that Kourtney and Kim are done taking Miami (the season finale aired on Sunday), it’s time to keep up with the rest of the Kardashians. A teaser trailer for the eighth season of E!’s “Keeping Up” recently hit the Web, promising “a huge change…