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The Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths is the latest artist to join the Skinny Bwoy Agency roster of artists. Griffiths is available for worldwide bookings through the agency.

The US based Skinny Bwoy Agency, LLC. now in it's second year offers promoters the chance to book artists of the highest calibre. "We are very excited about working with Marcia Griffiths," said CEO, Henry Buckley, Jr. "We believe that quality beats quantity any day, and so our approach has always been to represent artists who are legendary or artists that we feel have the potential to...

Corey Todd has chosen to immediately dissolve his business partnership with Adidja "Vybz Kartel" Palmer in the wake of alleged threats made against Todd’s life.

Corey Todd stated;

I cannot be associated with or do business with someone I don’t trust. Kartel and I haven’t seen eye to eye in a while, and late last week, after a disagreement, he threatened me on the phone because I refused to tek chat. I don’t take kindly to threats against me and my family, and I have contacted my lawyers and the relevant authorities to deal with this issue immediately...

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There have been many reports and rumors that dancehall/reggae artist Opal has been involved in a serious car accident. Opal Josephs better known as "Opal" was en route to a family function with 4 of her family members including her 8 years old niece, when a car proceed to U turn and hit their vehicle. No one was seriously injured but one of the passenger leg and neck was sprained while others received minor cuts and bruises. The 8 years old child is being observed but is not in serious condition.

Opal who has one of the hottest summer songs "Balance" produced...

Fresh from her performances in French Guiana, Kym has been enjoying
the heavy rotation of her new song "Bubble" on the quick fix riddim. This
has been her biggest hit since leaving the gaza in 2010. She has been
working with Bounty Killa and payday music group and they have been
giving her the support she needs to build back the confidence she lost
last year.

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I-Octane’s busy summer continues as the artiste once again prepares to leave the island to travel the world with his music. This time he journeys to England where he will have two shows, one in Birmingham on Friday, May 20th and then again on Sunday, May 22nd in London. The singer will then return to Jamaica for a few days before flying to Miami on May 29th for the much anticipated show “Best of the Best” of which he is one of the headliners.

In the interim, I-Octane continues to work on his debut album which is set to be released near the end of the summer...

Dancehall artiste Michael "Risto Benji" Benjamin was shot and killed in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, Monday night. The 36 year old veteran deejay was shot several times by a gunman in an area known as Vietnam.

Risto Benji was taken to the Spanish Town hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Jamaican drummer Lloyd Knibb, who helped develop and popularise the ska beat has died at the age of 80. Knibb was an original member of The Skatalites, a ska and reggae band created in 1964. His frenetic style was one of the band’s hallmarks.

Born in Kingston on March 8, 1931, Knibb came up in jazz but started exploring African rhythms in the early '50s as part of Rastafarian drummer Count Ossie's jam sessions. These beats, plus American R&B and a Jamaican folk style called "mento," led Knibb to develop ska's trademark propulsive drum sound, with accents on the...

A Dominican consumer protection agency says it will not allow a shipment of Jamaican cement valued at $250,000 to be unloaded because it lacks certification to guarantee its quality.

The announcement comes two days after the Jamaican government gave the Dominican Republic a 48-hour deadline to release the shipment of cement from the Kingston-based Carib Cement Company, which has been held by Dominican officials since last month.

Dominican Republic announced Monday that laboratory tests are needed to determine the quality of the cement.

A moderate earthquake has shaken up Jamaica, causing some panic but no reported damage across the island. The U.S. Geological Service says the magnitude-5.0 quake on Monday morning was centered about 38 miles (62 kilometers) south of the north coast city of Montego Bay. It had a depth of about 19 miles (31 kilometers).

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-actress-dancer Kelly Rowland has announced the title of her eagerly awaited upcoming third solo album, HERE I AM, to be released by Universal Motown in Fall 2011. She revealed the title of HERE I AM and explained the inspiration for it in an exclusive interview with Billboard: “I was talking to my product manager [and] I said I wanted people to know that this is the record, the sound I’ve been working toward… that here I am. And she said, ‘That’s the title.’ It just connected with my heart and the music as well. It...

Keri Hilson will be bringing her Pretty Girl Rock to the second leg of Lil Wayne’s I Am Still Music tour. The R&B singer will hit the road in July joining Far East Movement, Rick Ross, and Lloyd on the highly anticipated summer tour.

Pick up Keri’s latest CD, No Boys Allowed, featuring the hits Pretty Girl Rock and One Night Stand (ft. Chris Brown), in stores and on...

The Queen and Pamela Anderson die on the same day, and they both go before St.Peter to find out if they'll be admitted to heaven. Unfortunately, there's only one space left that day, so St. Peter must decide which of them gets in.

St. Peter asks Pamela if there's some particular reason why she should go to heaven, so she takes off her top and says, "Look at these. They're the most perfect ones God ever created, and I'm sure it will please him to be able to see them every day for eternity."

St. Peter thanks Pamela, and asks Queen Elizabeth the same...

The 'King of Calypso' music, Slinger Francisco aka The Mighty Sparrow aka Doctor Bird, is an extraordinary entertainer who utilizes the medium he masters not just to entertain but also to edify, enlighten, and educate. On May 17, 2011, 17 North Parade/VP Records sees the release of the ultimate collection of classics from this Caribbean icon with his Soca Anthology, aptly titled DOCTOR BIRD.

The Mighty Sparrow has proven himself as the quintessential calypsonian with over seventy (70) albums to his credit. An incredibly talented entertainer, he possesses an...

Vybz Kartel send out a Blackberry Statement about the discussion over his hair style after his new look got picked up by international gossip site, mediatakeout.com.

Vybz Kartel had this to say;

First off I’d like to say that all the fuss about my hair, as with every other thing that I do has nothing to do with anything except plain old “badmind”. Because when I was involved in the Ninja Man incident a few years ago, I had in extensions then, why didn’t the hullabaloo commence then? Because I wasn’t on top, so the hating wasn’t necessary. When I did...

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At the start of the European tour, Marley injured his toe playing football. In July 1977, he was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma. Despite his illness, he wished to continue touring and was in the process of scheduling a world tour in 1980.

The intention was for Inner Circle to be his opening act on the tour but after their lead singer Jacob Miller died in Jamaica in March 1980 after returning from a scouting mission in Brazil this was no longer mentioned.

The album Uprising was released in May 1980 (produced by Chris...