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The Money Goddess, Macka Diamond, earned major props for her performance of the Spanish version to her international hit, Dye Dye. She performed it at the recent Port Royal Seafood Festival to rave reviews. She also showcased her dancing skills with songs such as Hoola Hoop and Cowfoot. She dropped her word saying: ‘Mi a champion round ‘ere’ before performing her current chart-burner, Dye Dye, which had the audience in a frenzy. Then she ‘climaxed’ her performance with the Spanish version to the song.

Will Kartel’s legal team, Finson and Associates, push for bail before Kartel’s November 18th trial? Given the recent police raid of Kartel’s cellblock and the discovery of cellphones, it is not immediately clear if it would be wise for them to pursue this course of action right now, however, dancehall insiders believe that Kartel may have a good chance to be granted bail before this year’s STING 2013 concert.

Can you believe that a whole decade has slipped quickly by since the infamous Sting 2003 when Kartel and Ninjaman got into a physical altercation and Ninjaman got his ass whipped like he stole something. This is a flashback of a show that will live in infamy

TERROR AT STING

Claude Mills, Former Gleaner Staff Reporter

THE UGLY face of the mob ruled Sting 2003 at the Jamworld Entertainment Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine, as bottles, stones and gunshots peppered the air to bring a premature, terror-filled end to the annual dancehall show on Boxing Day.

Former ZIP FM personality Crimson aka Sidonie McLeod has been held in a major drug raid in the US. She is also the babymother of deejay Elephant Man. When I checked back on my collection of ZIP calendars, I picked sense out of nonsense and realize say is Elephant Man babymother. Hold on, mi a wonder if ah me alone pick it up, or other people realize wah gwaan. Tantudy, that’s why me de a farrin and do mi research and is Sidonie McLeod, Bobbiesha friend from long time. Mi sorry say yu get caught up inna this. Godspeed, and bless up yuself. Hope the baby alright.

UK-based artiste Chuky is earning major props for singles like ‘Get Touch’ and ‘Bubble Like a Pepper Pot’.

Reggae singer Nesbeth is pleased with the quality of his recent Reggae Salute performances recently in both London and Birmingham where he shared the stage with reggae heavyweights Chris Martin, I Octane, Etana and Chuck Fenda.

Montego Bay-based dancehall artiste Rickey Teetz knew only too well what it was like to grow up poverty-stricken and struggling to make ends meet. These sentiments are expressed clearly in his popular single, ‘Poverty Life’, that depicts the harsh, sometimes cruel conditions of the ghetto.

GALAWASP BUZZES IN THE DANCE WITH ‘SEX IN THE CITY’

Denham Town-born dancehall artiste Galawasp is on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough given the buzz around his latest single and video, Sex in the City.

“The song is getting a lot of Internet buzz, and it just start get some rotation on the radio. I am also releasing a video for the song this week, the girls dem love it, dem a work with it, dem love off mi image and mi feel that this is the song that ah go put me out in the world in a real way,” Galawasp said.

Deejay Charlie Chaplin, who was born Richard Bennett, was among several persons in the arts and entertainment field to receive honours at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House.

This year’s staging of Sting will mark the beginning of a new era for the annual Boxing Day concert. The promoters of the Sting 30, Supreme Promotions and Downsound Records, plan to take the event into a new and exciting direction.