From Chaty Chaty.com The entertainment fraternity is still reeling in shock over Monday evening’s arrest of top flight dancehall artist, Busy Signal, who was taken into custody on a extradition warrant as he disembarked a flight from the United Kingdom. It was well known in entertainment circles that Busy Signal had a shady past, which resulted in him not being able to travel to the United States of America, the place where dancehall artists get most of … Read entire article »

JUNE 2 is the tentative date set for the funeral of Skatalites bass player Lloyd Brevett. Brevett — who died on May 3, suffered a series of seizures and strokes following his son, Okeene’s murder months earlier — is expected to be interred in the May Pen Cemetery in Kingston. The service is scheduled for the Kingston Parish Church. Lloyd Brevett, founding member of the Skatalites, died on May 3 from a series of seizures and strokes … Read entire article »

By Erik Ofgang  The Wailers are headed to the Ridgefield Playhouse for a Thursday night show. The May 24 performance starts at 8 p.m. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT—-   When Koolant Brown sings the music of Bob Marley with The Wailers, he said he doesn’t try to imitate the legendary reggae star. “I’m not Bob and I just approach it as Koolant Brown. As me myself I get into it and deliver it in my own way to the people,” he said during … Read entire article »

   The Calgary Reggae Festival Society (CRFS) announces the line up for ReggaeFest 2012! Soaring around the stellar line up of performers is the queen of Dancehall Soul CHERINE ANDERSON and Rising Reggae Star BRYAN ART! “Calgarians have asked us time and time again to be the difference in Canada’s Summer Reggae Festivals and that’s exactly what we try to be,” says ReggaeFest producer Leo Cripps. ” With so many performers to choose from and limited spots … Read entire article »

Lewis ‘LP’ Planter   By Sadeke Brooks—– United Kingdom-based producer Lewis ‘LP’ Planter has always had an interest in producing music, but it was after completing a degree in sound engineering that he decided to become a singer. As a child, Planter said he wrote poems and graduated to making beats with the Fruity Loops software. However, it was only three years ago that he decided to venture into singing. “I started taking it seriously three years ago when I started the … Read entire article »

NEW YORK (AP) — Whitney Houston’s final recording is being released. The song, Celebrate, is a duet with Jordin Sparks from Houston’s last movie, a remake of the film Sparkle. Whitney Houston   The song debuted Monday on Ryan Seacrest’s website and will be available on iTunes June 5. Sparks performed a tribute to Houston Sunday night at the Billboard Music Awards, singing I Will Always Love You as Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina wiped away tears.   … Read entire article »

s Glendale Gordon populary called Busy Signal.   By Glenroy Sinclair—– Law enforcement agents have arrested another high profile figure from the West Kingston community, on an extradition warrant. Popular dancehall artist, Busy Signal, whose real name is Glendale Gordon, was picked up at the Norman Manley International Airport, immediately after he stepped off a flight from the United Kingdom this afternoon. The Gleaner/Power 106 News understands that the entertainer was returning from a tour in Amsterdam. His arrest came months after The Gleaner broke … Read entire article »