Barbados: THE on
again, off again show headlined by Jamaican reggae artistes Vybz Kartel
and Mavado scheduled to come off this weekend has officially been
cancelled.
R&B diva Beyonce has a reputation for being one of the shrewdest businesswomen in music. At a time of falling music sales, her most recent album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, has sold six million copies worldwide.
By ch30 Published: March 1, 2010
In the year when dancehall had grown internationally but was still largely underground worldwide for many reasons, I Kwoth, a god was sent by Olorun to dwell on earth to and to replace Idi Amin who had fallen out of favour with the other gods.
By ch30 Published: March 1, 2010
A drive to garner financial support for Buju Banton's legal defence is centred on the sales of the official Free Buju T-shirts now on the market.
GERMANY, Europe's largest economy, has blacklisted 11 dancehall albums between 2008 and January 2010 this year because of their homophobic and violent content.
By Ch30 Published: February 21, 2010
Julian Jones-Griffith, manager for
dancehall ace Mavado, was robbed over the weekend of his cellular phone
and laptop.
By Ch30 Published: February 21, 2010
The Lady Chancellor mansion of
former West Indies star Brian Lara has been robbed. A safe with close
to TT$1 million was reported missing
By Ch30 Published: January 30, 2010
The 2010 Grammy Awards are just around the corner. The Caribbean Hot 30
brings to you the entire Grammy Nominee list.
By Ch30 Published: January 10, 2010
Buju Banton`s newly hired top attorney insists his client is innocent and will not be seeking a deal with prosecutors.
By Ch30 Published: January 10, 2010
Fans of reggae singer Sanchez are
being urged to look out for a new 15-track album from the singer in the
New Year.
By ch30 Published: January 10, 2010
The Mavado controversy is not the first of its kind to afflict the
Dance Hall industry either in Guyana or in rest of the region
By Caribbean Hot 30 Published: November 6, 2009 After weathering the storm of controversy surrounding his 'Rasta Got Soul' tour of the United States, Buju Banton is in the spotlight once again.
By Caribbean Hot 30 Published: November 6, 2009 Dancehall artiste Sean Paul recently won the award for Best Reggae Artiste at the 2009 Soul Train Awards. The event, 'Centric presents: 2009 Soul Train Awards', was hosted by Academy Award-nominated actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard.
The Topgunner Djs comprising of 40+ radio professionals across the Caribbean provide the raw data for this, the original, Caribbean Music Chart, showing the top 30 songs, getting radio airplay across THE CARIBBEAN, all with some element of Caribbean origin. Our mission in sharing this weekly tabulation is to build awareness of the fantastic talent making music in THE CARIBBEAN. The Caribbean Hot 30 radio show is already breaking ground in 19 Caribbean Islands.
