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DANCEHALL ARTIST IKON D LINK CLIMBS KINGSTON’S ZIP-FM TRANSMITTER AND THREATENS TO JUMP IF HIS SONG IS NOT PLAYED!

KINGSTON, Jamaica — An upcoming dancehall artist created a stir in Half-Way-Tree Tuesday evening when he climbed a transmitter pole at ZIP FM radio station on Courtney Walsh Drive and threatened to jump if his song was not played. The artist, who was identified as Ikon D Link, was reportedly observed climbing the tower sometime about 5:00 pm and drew scores of onlookers to the scene before he was rescued by the police and firemen and carted off to jail. Another upcoming artist, who gave his name as Sanchez Pinnacle, gave an account of the incident. “I was sitting in  bar when I saw him about quarter way on de pole and me and fren rush go over ZIP and see him a climb and say play man tune,” he said. A woman who was … Read entire article »

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CHAD YOUNG, CEO OF JAMAICA’S IRIE FM, DIES AT 27!

CHAD YOUNG, CEO OF JAMAICA’S IRIE FM, DIES AT 27!

Chad Young, the chief executive officer of Irie FM and its sister station, Zip FM, and has died. He was 27. Chad was left to manage Grove Broadcasting Limited, which owns Irie and Zip, after his father, Karl Young died. In a statement late this evening, the Media Association of Jamaica (MAJ) expressed condolences to Chad’s family and colleagues. “He carried on his father’s legacy well,” an MAJ spokesperson said. … Read entire article »

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