Author: David Wilson

Macka Diamond and Junior Reid delivered great performances to 250 plus fans in a club in Edmonton, Canada over the weekend.

The food court up a Sovereign Centre a bun down. One876 understands that a fire was reported at the food court of the Sovereign Centre in Liguanea, St Andrew a short while ago. A section of the shopping plaza was evacuated and the Fire Brigade called in, but the extent of the damage is unknown at this time.

Reggae star Nesbeth will launch his highly anticipated Victory EP with an album release party at the famed Jamaica Pegasus hotel lawn in Kingston, Jamaica today.

How Sizzla ah advertise fi CB Chicken now? Mi memba see him but out KFC and now him a perform fi CB Chicken. Nobody nah hold out again. Even Rebel Salute ah tek Pepsi sponsorship, ah just the reality of the times. EVerybody tun sell out or waan bailout. Some people may not see any “conflict or hypocrisy in principle,” with regards to Sizzla working for a worthy cause; with “chicken meat” as it is Jamaica’s unofficial national dish, but in days gone by, Rasta stood for something. I guess that it is not the case these days.

IMBABWE police are warning their local dancehall artistes that if they engage in violence, they will feel the full force of the law.

The warning came about as a result of an onstage altercation between Zimbabwe dancehall acts Soul Jah Love and Seh Calaz on stage during at Dancehall Gig-Sting 2014 at the Harare City Sports Centre, recently.

According to The Herald, police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi appealed to musicians to be mature in their conduct.

“The Zimbabwe Republic Police would like to warn dancehall artistes against agitating for violence as shown by the two artistes, who even tried to fight while being interviewed by a local radio station,” Nyathi was quoted as saying.

This comes straight from the PJ Patterson playbook, when in doubt, just take the race card out. Lennie should change his name to “Lennie Little-Black”. I can’t believe he said that it is time for black people to get a bailout now. That is positively mind-blowing how arrogant he is!!!! All sympathy goes out the window with a comment like that, and trust me, this underlines why Outameni didn’t work, in fact, we are not “out of many, one people’, all we are, in 2014 as a country is morally bankrupt and “out of money”.

Birch Hill Records recording artiste Vershon is now in the Central American country of Panama where his dancehall single, ‘Apretada’ has hit the charts in that country. He will be performing at a club in the Panama City capital before heading to neighbouring Costa Rica for a show at the Peppers nightclub on November 15th.

Dancehall/Reggae artiste Rickey Teetz is seeking to remedy the malicious work of individuals plaguing his career. He was forced to step in recent to do a free dub for a particular individual after a man attempted to swindle him for a Rickey Teetz dub. This particular individual tracked down the swindler and a confrontation ensued which got physical and almost turned bloody . Rickey Teetz stepped in and found an amicable solution before hostilities turned fatal.

Blak Ryno was featured on the Loop Jamaica website today. Check it: http://www.loopjamaica.com/2014/11/15/latest-jamaica-news-entertainment-blak-ryno-busy-this-holiday-season-to-defend-sting-crown/

HYPE TV, the Caribbean 24-hour music-driven entertainment station, has bankrolled a major expansion in the South Florida region of the United States.