Archive for category: News

/ February 6, 2012 3:29 pm

BTjunkie ‘voluntarily’ shuts down

Popular bittorrent site closes in wake of demise of Megaupload, QuickSilverScreen and others

/ February 6, 2012 11:29 am

Popcaan, Dancehall divas shine at Youth View Awards

One of Dancehall’s biggest breakthrough artistes and a slew of prominent female personalities can now boast award triumphs to start 2012 as the fifth annual Youth View Awards provided a bit of everything.

/ February 5, 2012 6:02 pm

Georgia Judge Orders Bow Wow To Be Arrested

Bow Wow has avoided a civil lawsuit for long enough — and now a judge in Georgia has ordered he be arrested and held in custody until produces documents and information to the other side. Bow Wow was ordered by a Tennessee court back in 2009 to pay almost $100,000 to a tour bus company for allegedly not paying his [...]

/ February 5, 2012 11:21 am

Noisy church illegal?

Two men were engaged in a debate last week as to whether a church could be accused of breaching the Noise Abatement Act.

/ February 4, 2012 2:53 pm

Lil’ Kim Reportedly Owes Over $1 Million In Taxes

Lil’ Kim is the latest in a growing list of emcees and producers to have tax troubles, and according to TMZ, she has hit a bit of a milestone in that regard. The celebrity news site reports that Kim’s tax troubles have brought her total bill to the IRS to $1,026,862.42. The Queen Bee reportedly owes $86,347.85 from 2009, and [...]

/ February 3, 2012 5:31 pm

Drake’s Alleged Ex-Girlfriend Sues For Additional “Marvin’s Room” Royalties

Art imitates life, as a woman claiming to be Drizzy’s ex-girlfriend files suit in a California court claiming she wasn’t properly compensated for “Marvin’s Room.” According to an exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter, a woman claiming to be Drake’s ex-girlfriend and the inspiration for “Marvin’s Room” is suing the YMCMB rapper for co-writing royalties on the song. Ericka Lee, [...]

/ February 3, 2012 3:55 pm

Tarrus Riley Launches Freedom Writer Competition For Black History Month

International reggae artiste Tarrus Riley has once again joined forces with radio station Irie FM to present the Tarrus Riley/Irie FM Freedom Writer competition.

/ February 3, 2012 2:04 pm

Icey Jace Nabs Nomination At The 2012 CariVibez Video Web Awards

After winning the prestigious "Director Avant Garde" award last year at the 2nd Annual CariVibez Video Web Award ceremony, Video Director / Marketing Guru Chris "Icey Jace" Campbell will be looking to take home yet another Crystal Globe at this years 3rd official staging.

/ February 3, 2012 11:13 am

Mission Catwalk Takes on the Caribbean for Season 2

The Mission Catwalk reality series has expanded its reach and returns to television for a second season with contestants from several Caribbean countries. Fifteen designers from Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and home country Jamaica will compete for enviable prizes, among them the chance to show at London Fashion week.

/ February 3, 2012 10:54 am

Popcaan Lands Rotation on New York’s HOT 97

One of dancehall’s newest megastars, Popcaan, is continuing to make his mark on the international scene. After recently appearing on the enviable Complex magazine’s website, the artiste’s hit, Only Man She Want, was this week added to New York’s HOT 97 playlist. The artiste whose correct name is Andrae Sutherland, and who hails from St. Thomas before relocating to Portmore, [...]

/ February 3, 2012 10:51 am

Serani Blazes Musical Trail In Europe

Dancehall artiste, Serani, has been blazing a trail on his European tour and has no intention of slowing down. The singer, who is known for his popular hits including, Doh, No Games, She Loves Me, says the reception he has garnered thus far has been phenomenal. “All the fans have been very receptive to me generally. They love to dance [...]

/ February 2, 2012 8:05 pm

BET bans Nicki Minaj’s “Stupid Hoe” video

Nicki Minaj’s ”Stupid H*e” music video has racked up over 20 million youtube hits since it premiered January 20, but it won’t be seen on BET. The cable network is refusing to air it according to TMZ because it’s too explicit for television. Nicki tweeted on Saturday that the video would be seen on MTV Jams, which is also owned by Viacom so that wouldn’t seem to make any [...]