Reggae star Buju Banton's defense attorneys are apparently building an entrapment defense against the US DEA. Buju was arrested in December for conspiracy to distribute cocaine remains behind bars in Tampa, Florida as his defense team prepares to go to trial in March. Buju Rasta Got Soul album is nominated for a Grammy. Continue reading...
Reggae dancehall pop veteran, Shaggy (best known for his hit song It Wasn't Me) pulled together a who's who of Caribbean music and recorded a benefit song for Haiti. The song is entitled Rise Again. Along with Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Etana, Tessanne Chin, Haitian musician Belo, David Rudder, Edwain Yearwood and soca singers Alison Hinds and Destra Garcia all came together to help the earthquake ravaged island of Haiti.
Queen Latifah, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Pharrell are set to host a nationally televised concert and celebrity telethon aimed at several organizations providing immediate relief in Haiti, including Yele Haiti, CARE, Project Medishare and Children's Safe Drinking Water. Haiti's first son, Wyclef, will perform a special tribute to Haiti. The two hour telecast concert entitled, "SOS Saving OurSelves - Help for Haiti," will be held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL on Friday, Feb. 5 and you know your girl Red Carpet Shelley will be in the building!!
"Words cannot express how I felt watching the catastrophic events unfold in Haiti. I believe it is our duty to come together and help our brothers and sisters in Haiti, especially now, in their greatest hour of need. I have joined forces with Queen Latifah, Pharrell, BET and several of the biggest names in music today to raise funds for the Haiti Relief efforts. Together we can make a difference," states Sean "Diddy" Combs, event host.
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The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards is taking place on Sunday January 31 at 8pm and I cannot wait!!! As reported on RCS, Beyonce is up ten nominations but some of the other nominees/categories of interest to me include, Best Male Pop Vocal. In this "Pop" category, R&B crooners Maxwell and John Legend are pitted against each other along with Jason Mraz, Stevie Wonder and Heidi Klum''s favorite singer, her husband Seal. Ok, here's another very interesting horse race: Best Performance by a Duo or
This year's 52nd Grammy Awards will air on Sunday, January 31. All of music's finest will be in attendance, presenting and performing. In my opinion, this year's most interesting road to the Grammys has to be Beyoncé. Beyoncé already an accomplished artist, has performed for President Obama, already has a dozen Grammys under her belt, has sold out concert arenas the world over and was just named Billboard's Artist of the Decade. However, despite these accomplishments, the most revered Grammy awards, Album of the Year and Record of the Year, has continually eluded B. Will this year be the year of the B?
Christina Milian is asking "who let the dog's out?" after her 81-year old neighbor Leo Skolion filed a lawsuit claiming to have been attacked by Milian's dog. According to TMZ, Millian is facing a lawsuit that involves her mother and her sister . The suit claims that negligence on the part of Milian's family caused him "severe personal injuries." Leo told TMZ that he received 19 stitches to the wound and months of painful rehabilitation. The amount of the lawsuit remains unspecified.
Queen Latifah, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Pharrell are set to host a nationally televised concert and celebrity telethon aimed at several organizations providing immediate relief in Haiti, including 
Christina Milian is asking "who let the dog's out?" after her 81-year old neighbor Leo Skolion filed a lawsuit claiming to have been attacked by Milian's dog. According to 
