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SCHEDULE CONFLICT FORCES T.O.K’S CRAIGY-T TO DROP OUT AS JUDGE ON JAMAICA’S “DIGICEL RISING STARS” COMPETITION!

Craigy T— CRAIGY T, of dancehall quartet T.O.K, will not be a judge on this season’s Digicel Rising Stars due to conflict in his tour schedule. “Yeah, I’m kinda bummed about not being able to finish the season. I love working with new talent. However, it just couldn’t be avoided. With my schedule coupled with T.O.K’s calendar, I would miss about 10 of the 12 live performance shows. That wouldn’t make sense. So it go,” he said. T.O.K is scheduled to launch its reality television series on local channel CVM TV and he explained that this adds to a number of projects which conflict with his duties as a Rising Stars judge. Craigy T, whose given name is Craig Thompson, has been a judge on the talent show since last season. He had started … Read entire article »

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IS DIGICEL RISING STARS COMPETITION FACING CHANGES?

IS DIGICEL RISING STARS COMPETITION FACING CHANGES?

BY KEVIN JACKSON—– THE popular Jamaican television talent show, Digicel Rising Stars, returns for a ninth season in June with a new look, though producers are tight-lipped about the changes. Mike Hogan, the show’s executive producer, told the Jamaica Observer by e-mail that “I have no comment to make” when asked if the program will have a new format and name change. VIRGO… has had serious impact on mainstream music   “We will be launching on June 8 on Smile … Read entire article »

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