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STING, “THE GREATEST ONE-NIGHT SHOW ON EARTH” IS GOING GLOBAL AS “ONE WORLD STING!”

Sting going global By Simone Morgan-Lindo—  WITH an investment of US$350 million, organizers of Sting are rebranding the one-night music festival as One World Sting. According to Isaiah Laing, CEO of Supreme Promotions — organisers of Sting, this rebranding is aimed at fusing reggae/dancehall with all genres of global music. “This is the way to go right now. Anywhere in the world, there is a promoter doing a Sting. Our music is global; we thought it is the best to rebrand and just get every genre involved. We are cleaning up the brand and sending it to the wider world,” Laing told He said the event would engage a more diverse global community of audiences and participants in music at all levels. It will be the vehicle through which global brands would integrate with Brand … Read entire article »

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ACCUSATIONS: ARTISTS OVERCHARGING PROMOTERS, WHILE PROMOTERS CHARGING UPCOMING ARTISTS TO BE ON SHOWS!

By Shereita Grizzle—   Supreme Promotions CEO Isaiah Laing— Following a recent story published in THE STAR regarding artists overcharging promoters for appearances on stage shows, several up-and-coming entertainers have been reaching out to The Sunday Gleaner, claiming that the pricing issue goes both ways. The article published in THE STAR last Wednesday has generated some amount of unease among entertainers, who believe the story was one-sided. Since the article was published, The Sunday Gleaner has received a number of calls from entertainers who say that the story painted artists in a bad light. While agreeing that artists who overcharge promoters for appearances on shows are hurting the music industry, the entertainers revealed that they, too, have been charged to appear on big-name shows. The Sunday Gleaner recently spoke with two up-and-coming entertainers who revealed that they … Read entire article »

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PROMOTERS IN JAMAICA “TO MAKE DO” WITH THE LIMITED TALENTS AVAILABLE TO THEM!

From left: Summerfest Productions boss Johnny Gourzong sits beside Flo Rida, Miguel, and business partner Robert Russell, during a press conference before last year’s International Night 1 at Reggae Sumfest.- File By Davina Henry– In a recent article published in The Gleaner, Johnny Gourzong, executive director for Summerfest Productions, organiser of Reggae Sumfest, expressed a leaning towards having I-Octane close next year’s Dancehall Night for the third consecutive year. However, while this may be an unprecedented honour for I-Octane, who would be the only artiste in the history of the more than 20 year-old festival to complete such a feat, it could also be an indication of the limited talent pool promoters have to work with. I-Octane has performed at various shows across the island, and he is not alone. Not only has the number of live-performance shows shrunk, some totally fading from … Read entire article »

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