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‎(As it relates to recent allegations of bribery by a certain singjay…)”As Dancehall stars, we must always be aware that we are targets. There has to be a paradigm shift in the way those amongst us conduct themselves in public as the smallest of altercations can negatively impact all our careers. I hope that all legal issues with current DJ’s are speedily resolved with positive outcomes for the sake of Dancehall and our fans.”-ADIDJA PALMER

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW NAME: Edwin Reynaldo Gonzalez Murray better known as “King Blak”.

Khago called I-Octane a spy because I-Octane was in a three way telephone conversation with Khago and his manager, without Khago knowning that I-Octane was on the other line listening.

The United States Embassy in Kingston has restored the visa for dancehall artiste, Beenie Man.   Beenie man, whose real name is Moses Davis, was among several artistes who lost their visas last year.   The decision had reportedly significantly affected the earning potential of the artistes since they could no longer travel to the United States for employment purposes.  

One of the most prominent and sought after voices of reggae music in the U.S. Virgin Islandsis the raspy vocal stylings of Jabari “Jahman” Carrington.

Long Days Short Nights Xterminator Productions has once again created another musically and vocally scintillating compilation entitled Long Days, Short Nights. The concept for the rhythm was designed by a powerhouse team consisting of Sly Dunbar (from Sly & Robbie) and label founder Philip “Fatis” Burrell, with the fitting bass line provided by Donald “Danny Bassie” Dennis. This fresh release features beaming talents namely Jesse Royal & Kayla Bliss who recently collaborated on the single I Need You (Stay The Night), also from the Xterminator label. Also featured in the selection is the Xterminator groomed, and internationally renowned artiste Sizzla Kalonji.

Celebrated reggae producer,  Philip 'Fatis' Burrell , with a history of producing hit reggae albums such as  Sizzla's Praise Ye Jah  and  Luciano's Messenger , is now back in the studio. I present to you 3 new singles, a preview of what  Xterminator Productions  has been working on. These singles have been enjoying regular airplay on Jamaican radio stations and will soon be available on Itunes. Sizzla - Whats Wrong with the Picture? The first single of the 'Danger In Your Face' Riddim. It is said by people that Fatis brings out the best in Sizzla. Listen to this and I guess you can come up with your own opinion.

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The police today arrested and charged 30-year-old dee-jay Mavado with assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property. Mavado whose real name is David Brooks is alleged to have assaulted a man and damaged his Toyota Camry motor vehicle along the Belmont main road in St. James.

Rumours have been circulating over the Internet propagating allegations that the Alliance and Gully Side have been at odds since the Quad shooting incident. Allegations are that Alliance members blame Mavado for bringing Bounty Killer's birthday party to a premature end.

Dancehall artiste Mavado is again being sought by the police. This follows an attack on a man and his son in St. James Saturday night, July 23. It is understood that the complainant parked his car along a section of the Belmont Road about 7:00 p.m. when Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, and his friends drove up.

Christian Tavares-Finson, the attorney for dancehall artiste Mavado, has made contact with the Anchovy Police in St James. This follows Sunday's request by the police for Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, to make contact with them in connection with an incident in which a father and his were reportedly wounded by the entertainer and his entourage on Belmont Road on Friday night, July 22.

Popular dancehall artiste Mavado is yet to make contact with the Anchovy Police in St. James. Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, is being sought by the police in relation to an alleged attack on a man and his son in St. James. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday night, July 22.

The music industry ah buzz with talk say Corey Todd, Notnice and Milla9 punk out Kartel this morning at Reggae Sumfest. The three ah dem stand up at the foot of the stairs leading up to the stage from bout when Idonia did a perform and dem no move the whole night, even when the deejay ah go perform. When the deejay look cross and see the three man dem perform, him decide say him nah go "cross it" and go over de fi pass dem fi go onstage because de man dem look like dem up to something. So all when the female security ah tell him which step fi use, him refuse and then him drop the riddim fi Vybz Party and send up Shawn Storm first, then Papi, but when him go up, him deejay the song the normal way and say "something fi me, something fi Ryno", instead of the something fi me, nothing fi Ryno so some people tink say him lose him meds. Crazy people ah big up Corey and Milla 9 fi stand up de the whole night and challenge Kartel.

The singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her flat in north London at the age of 27. The award-winning artist, famous for hits including Rehab from the critically-acclaimed album Back to Black, was discovered by police in the late afternoon. Her death was being treated on Saturday night as "unexplained".

R&B singer Tyrese will be doing a special performance in Montego Bay, St James, for Independence weekend as a precursor to his upcoming album 'Open Invitation.'

Promoters of the show, Stuntmania, have filed a lawsuit against singjay Mavado after the artiste didn't appear at the event in May. The promoters say Mavado's absence caused them to lose 'face' and money in the process. Mavado's management however says the promoters failed to meet "contractual agreements" which resulted in the artiste's non-appearance at the event.

Patrick Powell, the accused in the Khajeel Mais murder case, was remanded in custody until Monday when he appeared before the Home Circuit Court this morning. The case was postponed due to the absence of Powell's lawyer, Patrick Atkinson.

POPULAR R&B singer R Kelly, will not be performing on Friday, at this year's Reggae Sumfest — an annual music festival held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. News broke earlier today that the International Night 1 headline act had undergone emergency surgery to drain an abscess from his tonsil. His publicist Allan Mayer said that the singer will be 'laid up indefinitely' at Chicago's North-western Memorial Hospital.

CHICAGO, USA (AP) — A spokesman for R Kelly says the R&B singer is in the hospital after emergency throat surgery. Kelly publicist Allan Mayer said Wednesday that doctors drained an abscess on one of Kelly’s tonsils yesterday and that the singer will be 'laid up indefinitely'; at Chicago's North-western Memorial Hospital. Mayer says Kelly had been complaining of throat pain recently and was rushed to the hospital after a throat exam. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/R-Kelly-has-emergency-surgery-on-tonsil#ixzz1SiCeH6lD

Reggae band, Bonafide from Montego Bay, St. James and based in Las Vegas, is in Jamaica to complete the finishing touches on its debut album which will feature several collaborations with artistes, Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, Vybz Kartel, Etana and Busy Signal.

Fifty-year-old Patrick Powell, the St Andrew businessman implicated in the controversial shooting death of 17 year old Khajeel Mais, is to appear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court Thursday to answer several charges including murder. Mr. Powell, a resident of Belgrade Loop in Kingston 19, was charged on Wednesday afternoon by investigators from the Major Investigations task Force, (MIT).

Vybz Kartel is looking for love. A dating reality show Teacha's Pet is being launched on CVM at the end of September. A 'teaser' promotional video for the reality show hit the Internet on the weekend and has caused a stir online. According to the show's Youtube channel , "Teacha's Pet is a reality TV dating show surrounding the love life and career of the artiste Vybz Kartel, who goes on a world-wide search in quest of the one person who truly deserves his heart, as he desperately searches to find the Teacha's Pet."

. . Outspoken dancehall artiste and disc jock Tony Matterhorn is now fuming after comments made by Twin of Twins on an Atlanta-based radio station. Last Thursday night, Matterhorn got heated on the social networking website, Twitter, hurling insults at the  duo.

Move over Flava of Love, there is a new urban music figure on the verge of becoming a reality TV star. Vybz Kartel will be the star of a new reality TV series called 'Teacha's Pet' where he will live with 20 women who will vie for his heart and soul, and the chance to be the 'Teacha's Pet'. All submissions must be made to teachaspet@gmail.com . The show will be sponsored by Red Stripe Bold, Lime TV and Jay Will Films. Transvestites, transgenders and crossdressers need NOT apply.

  Reggae artiste Wada Blood, son of veteran artiste Junior Reid has recently released a 'diss' song directed at deejay Aidonia called 'Guh Breed a Gal'. The song was done in response to Aidonia's recently released single called Dem A Nuh Badman , where the artiste says, 'head shot run more blood than Wada.' According to Wada Blood he didn't appreciate the context in which his name was used. "I am not in a friction with Aidonia am just standing up for music, life is not about who badda it's about love," he said.

The Gun Court trial of dancehall entertainer Bounty Killer has again been stalled. The case was put off because the co-accused in the case, former police constable Calis Bowen, did not have a lawyer. The court was told that Bowen has since retained attorney-at-law, Christopher Townsend, to represent him. The new trial date has been set for October 19.

  Irish and Chin and Mighty Crown are bringing Shabba Ranks to Japan for his first performance there in almost 20 years. Shabba Ranks, the iconic face of mainstream dancehall/reggae music, will return to Japan in August 2011 for Mighty Crown's 20th Anniversary edition of Yokohama Reggae SAI, their annual stadium show that attracts tens of thousands of patrons.

   

The promoters of ATI are giving back through charity to Negril the community that has embraced them over the past 10 years. The charity effort will benefit the White Hall Early Childhood Learning Centre and the Negril Health Centre in the ATI party capital, Negril. Dubbed 'Party With A Purpose', the charity will see donations being made through the sale of ATI raffle tickets, donations and support from corporate entities.

 Deejay Vybz Kartel returns to Portmore this Saturday for 'Half Naked - The Next Level.' Held at Sugaman's Beach in Portmore, Kartel is enthused about the upcoming show. "The show is called Half Naked - The Next Level at Sugarman's Beach. This is Vybz Kartel's return to Portmore city as a performer in about two years so is a historic occasion. Sound system selectors galore will be there as well as Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire."

Since trumpeting Mavado's arrival on the Dancehall scene in 2005, with Real McKoy on their 'Anger Management riddim', boutique record label DASECA Productions has consistently found hit records with the 'Gully Gad'. Don't Wana Be a Memory on their 'Category 5' riddim continues to rise and their last single with Mavado, When You Feel Lonely, went to number 1 on BBC 1Xtra in the UK and many other charts around the world, as well as selling successfully.

The organisers of the annual international reggae music festival Reggae Sumfest have donated $400,000 in cash and computer equipment to two groups in St. James. The beneficiaries are the Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls' Club, which has received $300,000 to assist in procuring musical instruments for its band, while a computer, valued at approximately $100,000, was presented to the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s Montego Bay Office.

After a lengthy break from the music business rapper Missy Elliott is back. The rapper is featured on a remix of Spice's new single Fun. Last month, the rapper revealed that she's been suffering with Graves disease since 2008. Graves is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. Elliott has been going through radiation and exercising, which has improved her condition. She hinted that she will be releasing her seventh studio album this year. However, before the release of her new material, the rapper jumped on a track from local deejay Spice.

  Deejay Vybz Kartel   has denied rumours circulating that he has HIV. The rumours began circulating late last week via a broadcast message sent out on BlackBerry messenger. According to a broadcast message making the rounds last week, a female who allegedly has HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is said to have had unprotected sex with the deejay. The message implies that the deejay may now too have contracted the life-threatening disease. This week, the rumours also surfaced on the Internet. unscrupulous clowns

VYBEZ KARTEL POSSIBLY HAS HIV..!!!!” KIMONE POWELL AKA “KITTY” OF A ST.CATHRINE ADDRESS HAS BEEN TESTED POSITIVE OF HIV, TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT KITTY HAS BEEN LIVING WITH THE VIRUS FOR SOME TIME NOW, SHE IS SAID TO BE A FREQUENT SEX PARTNER OF THE POPULAR DJ ADDIJAH PALMER AKA VYBEZ KARTEL, WHEN

MENSTRUATION, menopause and mental illness all have something in common, and it's not just because they all begin with 'men'. According to one local study, low oestrogen levels during the monthly period or at menopause do contribute to women becoming a little bit more psychotic around these times.

The Boom 45 face-off last Saturday was nothing short of explosive, as contestants came from all coordinal points, sacrificing sweat and tears to shake off opponents with the hope of being the last man standing at this year's staging of Fully Loaded. The event was slated to start at 10 p.m. but it took an additional two hours before the organisers could get the records turning. By midnight everything was in order and wartime was inevitable.

DANCEHALL Deejay Mavado is now in the United States. The artiste was recently reissued with a work permit by the United States Embassy in Kingston. This was confirmed by the artiste's manager Julian Griffiths via the social network twitter. Mavado, whose real name is David Brooks, will undergo a series of interviews and is expected to promote a new label he has formed. His work permit was revoked in 2009 along with Deejays Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Vybz Kartel and Busy Signal. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Mavado-gets-back-US-visa#ixzz1R1EOHhHi

According to Mr Lexx, his visa was not revoked as a result of his disassociation with an entity. It had been rumoured that Mr Lexx, after parting ways with a particular record label, had also lost his US visa as a result. "My work permit was cancelled as a result of my breaking away from an entity, as they were the ones who had secured it for me," he said. Mr Lexx also said that he was currently in discussions about accessing a new visa, and negotiations have been going well so far. "If all goes well, I should get back my work permit before the end of the year," he predicted. In the meantime, the artiste has kept himself busy touring other countries in Europe where he says the fans are very receptive to his music. "I went to Germany, Sweden, Russia, Holland and Denmark, and the response was excellent. I didn't even have to sing some of my old songs," he said.

  Vybz Kartel is at it again. The deejay who is known for being quite controversal has again stirred up some debate; this time because of his hairstyle. Pictures of the deejay with almost shoulder-length braids began circulating earlier this week, unleashing a firestorm of comments. There has been much debate as to whether his 'long hair' is false, since up to recently he had been sporting a low haircut, while other persons claim the deejay's hairstyle looks feminine.

                                                               Internationally acclaimed singer Beres Hammond will be honoured by Summerfest Productions, organisers of Reggae Sumfest during this year's staging of the annual music festival at the Catherine Hall Stadium in Montego Bay, St. James. "Beres is an icon and a cornerstone of the Jamaican music industry," said Johnny Gourzong, Summerfest's executive director.