The community of Olympic Gardens is bracing for the arrival of Vybz Kartel and the Empire for a show dubbed Kingston 11 Splash at the Cling Cling Oval on November 29th.

"This is the first year it is being held but it will be regular thing from here on out. It is designed to bring back the community. I used to keep a Fish Tea Talent show which great stars such as Beenie and Bounty came from in the 90s. Tha...

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The sexually explicit and violent lyrics for which deejay Vybz Kartel - one half of the Gully-Gaza feud - is known affect how Jamaican teenagers think and view themselves, according to a recent study.

Numerous young people between the age of 10 and 18 have spoken of the negative influence of Kartel's lyrics and music videos on them, communication specialist and former permanent secretary in the ministry of ene...

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Rastafarian firebrand Anthony B will rub shoulders with international superstars Jay Z and Rihanna when he attends the 37th annual American Music Awards show in November.


The 2009 American Music Awards will be held at the Nokia Theatre and broadcast live on Sunday, November 22 on ABC.

The deejay had originally been slated to appear on the One Love tour of the United States alongside regg...

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Sean Paul is still the top seller in the world of reggae-dancehall. The deejay has moved 70,917 copies of Imperial Blaze after 13 weeks while Matisyahu’s Light sold 58,698 after 11 weeks. Sean Paul’s previous album, Trinity, produced five big hits, "We Be Burnin'", "Ever Blazin'", "Give It Up to Me","Never Gonna Be The Same" and the U.S. chart-topping smash hit "Temperature&qu...

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