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RICHIE STEPHENS DEDICATES HIS ASCAP POP AWARD TO JAMAICA!
Richie Stephens (third left) with his ASCAP Pop Award, and other recipients at The Wiltern in Hollywood, California, on Thursday night.—ger Richie Stephens received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Pop Award at that company’s 34th annual show held at The Wiltern in Hollywood, California, Thursday night.— The 50-year-old Stephens was recognized for his contribution to the song, Work, a massive hit for Rihanna (featuring Drake) in 2016.“This is a proud moment for Jamaica, for dancehall and for the entire Jamaican music industry,” said Stephens shortly after accepting the award.“I accept this award for my country and for all Jamaicans in our music industry, beginning with mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae and dancehall. I thank God for blessing me with this awesome talent. Thanks also to my family for being … Read entire article »
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SINGER RICHIE STEPHENS TO RECEIVE ASCAP POP AWARD IN MAY!
Jamaican born crooner Richie Stephens will receive the biggest award of his career when he is honored at the 34th annual ASCAP POP MUSIC AWARDS. Paul Williams, President of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in a letter to the singer said, “I am pleased to inform you that you will be honored at the 34th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards on Thursday, May 18th, at The Wiltern, in Los Angeles, for ‘Work’ (recorded by Rihanna), which is among the most performed ASCAP pop songs of 2016, we hope you will be able to join us as we celebrate you and your colleagues at what I’m sure will be an exciting evening.” In was just over a year ago that Stephens got the news that his ‘Sail Away’ riddim, … Read entire article »
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“SIGNING TO A CORPORATE BRAND IN NOT SELLING OUT” SAYS I-OCTANE!
By Curtis Campbell— I-Octane— Reggae artist I-Octane believes artists should not shy away from merging their talents with Corporate companies, as this is by no means a ‘sell-out’ move. The artist pointed to acts like Drake and Rihanna who have taken their careers to new heights due to collaborations with entities like Apple and Tidal respectively. According to I-Octane, especially in light of declining record sales, artists should focus more on branding and aligning with corporate companies. “We as Jamaicans don’t like to brand ourselves. As an artist sey him a guh brand himself, they start to say dem man deh sell out, dem man deh pants tight, dem man deh locks too neat and a bag of frivolous things. So it’s clear that we are not understanding the business part of it. So when a … Read entire article »
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HAS REGGAE COME TO TOP 40 POP MUSIC?
By Hugh McIntyre—- (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS) Last month, Katy Perry dropped her new single “Chained To The Rhythm,” officially kicking off the campaign surrounding her highly-anticipated upcoming new album. The pop star has been promoting the song intensely since it dropped, taking to the main stage at both the Grammys and the BRIT Awards with her companion Skip Marley, who is featured on the track. The song debuted at No. 4 on the Hot 100, giving Perry yet another smash hit to her credit, and Marley his first. In fact, the immediate success of the single gave the Marley family their first top 10-charter in history, including the up-and-coming artist’s grandfather, who is widely considered to be the man who brought the style to the world stage. Nothing else has been heard … Read entire article »
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SEAN PAUL DEFENDS DANCEHALL!
Top: Drake Bottom: Justin Bieber— Sean Paul has come out swinging against pop stars Justin Bieber and Drake, chastising them for using Jamaican music without giving credit. “It is a sore point when people like Drake or Bieber or other artistes come and do dancehall-orientated music, but don’t credit where dancehall came from and they don’t necessarily understand it. A lot of people get upset, they get sour. And I know artists back in Jamaica that don’t like Major … Read entire article »
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HOW DID THE LANGUAGE OF JAMAICA BECOME MAINSTREAM IN CANADA?
Dancehall and reggae music helped bring patois to the world, but it’s more than just slang — it’s a language of freedom.— By ETERNITY MARTIS— As a Torontonian, it’s not unusual to see white guys shake hands while greeting each other with a, wa gwaan? I wouldn’t say I particularly enjoy witnessing this — actually, it can feel quite painful — and it’s even worse when they point to the man dem over there, or unfurl several bombaclat’s. I wanted to crawl into a hole that time I encountered a bunch of dudes shouting “Gaza mi seh!” Over the past few years, most certainly because of Drake, these instances of public patois faux pas have increased. It seems like everyone has a take on what they perceive as Drake-cabulary — phrases like … Read entire article »
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BEENIE MAN DENIED VISA TO CANADA, APOLOGIZES TO FANS!
Dancehall star Beenie Man has apologized to fans in Canada for his non appearance at this weekend’s staging of rapper Drake’s OVO Festival. This is due to the fact that the required visa to travel to Canada was not granted. Representatives from Beenie Man’s management team made every effort to obtain the required documents, however all attempts proved futile. Additional support was provided by Drake’s team to have immigration lawyers represent their interest. This also proved unsuccessful. Beenie Man’s 21-track album Unstoppable is due for release on August 26. The first single, Yardie, was recently released to radio. Unstoppable features production work from a variety of producers including Major Lazer, Tony Kelly, Mario C, Jordan McClure, Seanizzle, Jeremy Harding and Don Corleone among others. “We chose 21 songs because we had a lot to … Read entire article »
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MR. VEGAS CALLS RAPPER DRAKE A “FAKE” FOR SAMPLING REGGAE ARTISTS WITHOUT GIVING THEM CREDIT!
By Sidney Madden—- Even though Drake‘s latest album Views is still dominating streaming and sales charts, one of his fellow artists is taking offense to Drizzy using dancehall records on the album without giving credit where it’s due. Mr. Vegas, one of dancehall’s most popular acts, vented his frustration with the Canandian rapper on Facebook on Monday (May 16). “Why did Drake link Beenie Man to on sing back that record if that’s the one he wanted? Or why let Beenie Man do something new?” asks Vegas. “So then I’m listening to the record further and at the end of the record when the record done, you can hear the record fin, Beenie Man doing the outro. So I’m like, Drake is rampaning my artists! You using my artists as intro men!” Vegas is referring … Read entire article »
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PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ SUPER HIT “HAPPY” WAS RECORDED AT INNER CIRCLE’S, CIRCLE HOUSE STUDIO IN MIAMI!
Pharrell (left) with Ian Lewis of Inner Circle—- Since its launch 15 years ago, the Circle House recording studio in north Miami has been used by a number of major acts. Last year, American singer/producer Pharrell joined the list of artists to record at the facility, owned by the Inner Circle band. One of the songs he did was a dance number called Happy which turned out to be a monster hit, topping charts in the United States, the United Kingdom and 20 other countries. Roger Lewis, founding member and guitarist of Inner Circle, told OBSERVER ONLINE that Pharrell spent considerable time at Circle House working on G I R L, his second album which was released this year. He says Happy’s runaway success is another shot in the arm for Circle House. “It brings … Read entire article »
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THREE JAMAICANS AMONG WINNERS OF CANADA’S JUNO AWARDS!
Kardinal Offishall & Boi-1da— THREE Jamaicans won Juno Awards Saturday night in Winnipeg, Canada, where the annual ceremony took place. Rapper/deejay Kardinal Offishall took home his third Juno for the song Can’t Choose which features singer Jrdn. It won for R&B Soul Recording of the Year. Kingston-born Matthew Samuels, known as producer Boi-1da, produced most of the tracks on Canadian rapper Drake’s latest album Nothing Was the Same, which won for Rap Recording of the Year. Samuels also … Read entire article »
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