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CLINTONLINDSAY.COM NOMINATED FOR ‘DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE OF THE YEAR’!

CLINTONLINDSAY.COM NOMINATED FOR ‘DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE OF THE YEAR’!

The Foundation Radio Network’s Clinton Lindsay has another reason to smile as his very popular blog clintonlinday.com is now in the running for ‘Digital Entertainment Website of the Year’ in the upcoming Linkage Awards. The event – for which organizers Linkage Productions has not set a date and confirmed a venue yet will see Lindsay’s blog going up against  Billionaire Entertainment, Paparazzie Jamaica, The Malaika, Jamaica Star Online, Reggae Reflection and the Jamaica Gleaner. The award ceremony … Read entire article »

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VETERAN DEE JAY PETER METRO STAYS ACTIVE IN THE DANCEHALL!

By Andre Williams— Peter Metro performs at Top Ranking in 2006— Peter Metro, whose music career spanned the 1980’s and ’90’s successfully, says though he is not recording music on a regular basis, he is always working, despite not garnering media spotlight. In fact, he boasts that he is one of the most active veterans in the music industry today. “Every other weekend, I am out there working,” he told THE WEEKEND STAR. Born Peter Clarke, the veteran entertainer whose career blossomed on the Metro Media sound system in the early 1980’s told THE WEEKEND STAR, “I’m still out there in the dancehall with Metro Media once a promoter hires me. I started out with the sound system. I help to establish it throughout the world, then Sky Juice in 1985.” Metro is promoting a new song … Read entire article »

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VETERAN DANCEHALL MASTERS BURO BANTON AND PETER METRO, ARE SIGNED FOR THE “RETURN TO THE U.S.TOUR 2017!”

Veteran dee jays Buro Banton and Peter Metro, have resigned a manager/booking agent contract with broadcast journalist Clinton Lindsay, 33-years after their first association with Mr. Lindsay. It was back in 1983, when the dancehall masters signed up for their first trip to the United States. Both artists have not been in the US in over 20-years, but have traveled to other regions of the world, where demands for them have been great. Mr. Lindsay had given up on the booking and management aspects of the business, and was only concentrating on the radio side of his career. “For the past two years or so, I’ve noticed the trend towards retro artists and people have been suggesting that I come back and lead the trend, like I did in the 80’s…” stated Clinton Lindsay. Mr. … Read entire article »

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VETERAN BROADCASTER CLIVE HUDSON, IS MOVING WITH THE TIMES!

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL—-  Clive Hudson— AFTER 37 years as a broadcaster, Clive Hudson knows the importance of evolving. A stalwart of Caribbean radio in New York City, he currently hosts the Clive Hudson Reggae Show at www.clivehudsonreggae.com and on Facebook Live. Hudson, who is in his mid-60s, started the Internet show 12 years ago. Previously, he worked for over 20 years at WNWK, a leading West Indian radio station in the tri-state (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) area. The Internet, he points, has expanded his following beyond the Jamaican and West Indian immigrant base. At the same time, he is able to keep the Diaspora even more informed. “We keep Jamaicans living abroad current with the music and social development in Jamaica daily from 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm. Internet radio is the new … Read entire article »

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VETERAN DJ TIPPA LEE HAS RELEASED THE POWERFUL, “CULTURAL AMBASSADOR” ALBUM!

  Veteran dee jay Tippa Lee (of Tippa Lee & Rappa Robert fame) has released his latest album, “Cultural Ambassador.” The lead single, “Cultural Ambassador” has ready entered The Foundation Radio Network Top 30 Music Chart. Veteran broadcaster Clinton Lindsay, has commented that “this is one of the best roots tunes I’ve heard in a long time…I like the way Tippa Lee handles the riddim…the first time I heard it I knew it would be a hit!” Tippa Lee was born and raised in, Jamaica. He started performing on his father’s Sound System as a child, standing up on a beer bottle box to reach the mic. He made his first recordings at King Tubby​’​s studio at the age of 12. Eventually he teamed up with Rappa Robert and as a duo had … Read entire article »

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“HEY JUDE” IS DOING IT FOR SINGER HUGH ENGLISH!

 Hugh English— RIDING high on the positive reception to his version of The Beatles classic 1968 song Hey Jude, singer Hugh English is confident 2016 is a watershed for his career. Hey Jude entered Broadcast/Journalist Clinton Lindsay’s New York Foundation Radio Network chart in New York and South Florida late last year. Its acoustic version, featuring veteran session guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, re-entered  that table recently, where it currently sits in the No.24 position. English told Splash that the song’s success transcends the charts. He sees it as part of a musical rebirth in his native Trench Town. “My dream is to see 30 or 40 musician walk down the streets a Trench Town ‘cause respect ever due to musician inna Trench Town, nuh matter the crime an’ politics,” he said.   The dreadlocked English is … Read entire article »

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SINGER FRANKIE PAUL IS ON THE MEND AFTER FOOT SURGERY!

 Frankie Paul performing on Startime held at Mas Camp in St Andrew, two Saturdays ago.– Singer Frankie Paul is recuperating after undergoing surgery to remove a portion of his leg. His friend, veteran deejay Peter Metro, confirmed Paul underwent a major operation. “Yeah man, him foot cut off. A last night (Tuesday) mi see him a Jungle (Arnett Gardens),” Metro told the Jamaica Observer yesterday. He did not know which hospital the operation took place or what foot was affected.   Frankie Paul’s — who rarely performs in Jamaica — last appearance was on Startime at Mas Camp in St Andrew, two Saturdays ago. He was assisted on stage by handlers and did part of his abbreviated set sitting in a chair. Frankie Paul called into the Foundation Radio Network with Clinton Lindsay, to confirm the operation and … Read entire article »

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THE 80’s DANCEHALL SINGER MADDO DIES AT 56!

THE 80’s DANCEHALL SINGER MADDO DIES AT 56!

   Osbert ‘Madoo’ Maddo—- SINGER Osbert ‘Madoo’ Maddo, who had big hits in the early 1980’s with Jamming So and Coming From Town, died Sunday in the United States. His brother, singer Hugh ‘UU’ Maddo, said he died at age 56 at his home in Bangor, Maine. He did not give a cause of death but said Madoo had a history of heart problems. Born in Dalvey, St Thomas, Maddo attended Excelsior High School and cut his musical teeth on … Read entire article »

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FRANCINE CHIN TAKES THE LEAD IN INTERNET RADIO!

FRANCINE CHIN TAKES THE LEAD IN INTERNET RADIO!

By Alley Olivier—-  We are spoon-fed that radio, newspapers, magazines and eventually television, are dying. Many pioneers have left their perches in search of either joining the new wave in the digital realm or reminiscing on the good ol’ days. Francine Chin stands as a radio powerhouse who has taken her talents online with the new school but manages to keep everything else old school. “There’s no rules in doing it on online radio,” Chin explained. “As you … Read entire article »

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NADINE SUTHERLAND PAYS TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS WITH NEW SINGLE “INNA ME BLOOD!”

Making its way onto the Foundation Radio Network Top 30 Music Chart in less than two week’s rotation, Nadine Sutherland’s “Inna Me Blood” has become one of the most requested songs on major internet radio shows including Francine Chin’s “Afternoon Drive” on www.1095 Jamz.com. The veteran vocalist and songwriter extraordinaire, has linked with UK dubmaster The Mad Professor for this blazing tribute to freedom fighters. “I am very passionate about the message in this song,” Nadine says. “It was written from observing the rise of racism in America and the subsequent deaths of African Americans as a result of it.   I guess my roots have caught up with me. My association with Bob Marley was an influence too. This song is my tribute to Rastafari and our freedom fighters.” According to … Read entire article »

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