Dancehall makes 'vintage meets soca'
Although it was not included in the title dancehall, what was originally a place but has come to be applied to the most recent incarnation of indigenous Jamaican music, was not left out of Saturday night's 'Vintage Meets Soca'...

Revellers 'get on bad' in the rain - Road march creates a stir
It was a long journey to the Mas Camp Village through the rain and the heat but the true 'soca warriors' conquered the exciting trek at the Bacchanal Dreams road march last Sunday. Starting on Mona Road at 10 a.m. it was a sea of vibrant colours...

A 'Nitemare' full of energy
Coca Cola Bacchanal J'ouvert, staged at the Mas Camp Village, Oxford Road last Friday had a deceptive theme. Branded a 'Nitemare', the party was the exact opposite, with unrelenting vibes and energy that has no precedence...

Tyrical video to feature 'feuding' dancehall acts
No Guerrilla War and Ghetto Prayer by the upcoming lyrical and talented dancehall artiste Tyrical is currently receiving heavy rotation on the airwaves. The video for No Guerrilla War features Bounty Killer, Beenie-man, Vybz Kartel and Mavado...

LeVert dies in prison
CLEVELAND (AP): Singer Sean Levert, a third of the 1980s R&B trio LeVert and son of lead O'Jays singer Eddie Levert, died after falling ill while serving a jail term. He was 39.Levert was sent to the Cuyahoga County jail last week...

Madonna prefers 'hard knocks' rise to fame
Bangshowbiz: Madonna thinks she would have been thrown off US TV talent show American Idol. The 4 Minutes star insists she wouldn't survive on the talent show which made Kelly Clarkson famous, because she hasn't got a conventional singing voice.

Did Mariah hang up on interviewer?
Bangshowbiz: Mariah Carey hung up during a radio interview following a dispute over her record sales. The Touch My Body singer appeared to hastily end the conversation last Saturday when BBC Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates...

Nelly, Springsteen collaboration off
(AP) Nelly is bummed he wasn't able to collaborate with Bruce Springsteen on his new album. "I was really trying to get The Boss, but The Boss is all over the world," Nelly told The Associated Press on the orange carpet...