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THE EVOLUTION OF TESSANNE CHIN!

October 30th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By NATANGA SMITH— Tessanne Chin has been living out a suitcase for quite a while now. But there doesn’t seem to be any end to that anytime soon. If you don’t know who Tessanne Chin and why she is living out of a suitcase (no, she isn’t homeless), there is a backstory. Tessanne Chin was crowned winner of Season 5 of The Voice, a United States TV reality singing show. Tessanne, who was battling from Team Adam Levine camp, won the trophy, the title, recording contract and US$100 000 cash prize. Born and raised in Jamaica, Tessanne was born into a musical household with both her parents doing music. She picked up a mic at age five and started singing with her parents’ band backing her. Fast forward to Tessanne as a backup singer … Read entire article »

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HIT-MAKERS ROCK CITY FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, HELPED RIHANNA BACK TO HER CARIBBEAN ROOTS ON NEW ALBUM!

October 29th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By James Cabooter—  RETURNING TO HER ROOTS: Rihanna’s new album will be influenced by her Caribbean origins The Bajan star has teamed up with her favourite Island hitmakers R City for her overdue Anti collection, which is due any day now.But R City’s Theron and Timothy Thomas, currently smashing it with their own hit Locked Away, have no idea what RiRi’s final product will sound like.Theron told me: “We definitely contributed to Rihanna’s album.  ROCK CITY: Timothy and Theron Thomas worked with RiRi on her new album “We did some cool stuff and Rihanna is a cool person, good vibes, good energy.“Very talented from the Caribbean just like us – we are from St Thomas.“We have a whole new level of respect for her and she is tuned into the Caribbean vibe this time.” The … Read entire article »

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ANOTHER CARIBBEAN ACT (R. CITY) LANDS IN BILLBOARD’S TOP TEN!

September 4th, 2015 | Add a Comment

  By Kevin Jackson—  R. City— ANOTHER Caribbean act has made the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Locked Away by sibling duo R City and singer Adam Levine from Maroon 5 is currently number eight on the publication’s main board. R City comprises Timothy and Theron Thomas who are from St Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. They relocated to the United States 10 years ago and currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Locked Away is currently on several European charts, and those of Australia and New Zealand. R City have written a number of hit songs, including We Can’t Stop by Miley Cyrus, Pour it Up by Rihanna, Replay by fellow Virgin Islander Iyaz, When I Grow Up by the Pussy Cat Dolls, and If This Isn’t Love by Jennifer Hudson. Recording their own songs, however, has … Read entire article »

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TESSANNE CHIN TALKS ABOUT THE SOFT RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM “COUNT ON MY LOVE!”

July 28th, 2014 | Add a Comment

“Count on My Love” The season-five champ, who floored competitors with power ballads and reggae-rock songs under Adam Levine’s wing, remains hopeful about her debut album, “Count On My Love.” It’s been a “whirlwind” of a year for Tessanne Chin — in December, the season-five champ of The Voice won viewers over with power ballads and reggae-rock songs while under Adam Levine‘s wing, breaking fellow coach Blake Shelton‘s three-peat winning streak, earning the first commissioned track from the show’s in-house songwriter and producer, OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, and previewing what could be the first major Top 40 breakout for the NBC singing show. Fast forward to July 1, and despite Chin’s soaring notes on the Tedder-penned “Tumbling Down,” as well as the other nine tracks on Count On My Love, the Jamaican native’s post-Voice release debuted at No. 41 on the Billboard 200 with 7,000 copies — the … Read entire article »

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