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Late last night OutAroad.com received a disturbing phone called from Canada informing us that the Gully Gaad and his manager Julian was robbed at gunpoint while voicing several dub plates at a studio in Scarborough, Ontario.

According to the source, "yow mi link yuh nuh hear she dem robbed Mavado, all now mi can believe how dat happen fi know she a big heavy man like Mavado wasn't properly secured".

Gangsta for Life Mavado was robbed of his bracelet, chains, rings and a lump some of cash. This will be the second attack on Mavado while touring in Canada.

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India Arie was named this year's International Friend of Reggae at the recently held 6th Annual Excellence in Music & Entertainment (EME) Awards 2010 staged at the Gardens at Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston. The EME Organizers were honoured to have her presence, as this was her first appearance since winning her third Grammy on the Sunday before.

Arie received her award after gracing the stage with Gramps Morgan. The two performed their duet, "Therapy", which is featured on Morgan's album, “2 Sides of My Heart", which was named the 2010 EME Album of the Year. India Arie also performed her single “Ready For Love” and received great response from the audience.

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After twenty years of entertaining partygoers, the Renaissance Disco continues to be dominant with the youth market.

This was evident in the sound system being named Favorite Sound System at the 2010 staging of the Youth View Awards (YVAs).

An elated Delano Thomas from Renaissance was lost for words when contacted on his way to the event that the sound had won. ‘It’s great to know that the youth appreciates us and enjoy our music’.

Known for their creative mixes, top class parties and events and intense juggling, the selectors aboard the Renaissance sound system have consistently raised the bar.

Said Thomas, ‘This award is important to us because the youth is the future and its good to connect with them’.

Renaissance is gearing for the staging of Beer it All. The date and venue will be announced shortly.

Information reaching OutAroad.com is that the popular Big Yard Community which is often used in Vybz Kartel's songs was raided yesterday by the Constant Spring police.

According to police reports a team of police were patrolling the area when they saw a group of men acting suspicious, the law men immediately advanced towards the men who ran leaving a bag behind which had two fully loaded M-16 magazines.

The Deejay of The Year Vybz Kartel was nowhere near the premises during the time of raid.

This will be the second raid in one since the start of the week.

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CATEGORIES // NOMINEES & HONOUREES EME AWARDS 2010

(For recordings and overall impact between Oct. 01, 2008 – Sept. 30, 2009)

Note….. more or less than six (6) nominations in a category is the result of ties

CATEGORIES --- NOMINEES

1) DJ OF THE YEAR (MALE)
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)
VYBZ KARTEL
BEENIE MAN
BOUNTY KILLER
ELEPHANT MAN
BUSY SIGNAL
DING DONG
FLIPPA MAFIA
KIPRICH
WINNER -- VYBZ KARTEL

2) DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)
MACKA DIAMOND
STACIOUS
TIFA
LADY SAW
SPICE
LADY G
PAMPUATTAE
LISA HYPE
WINNER -- SPICE

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By Ralston "Tori-Shae" Barrett

Reggae star Spanner Banner has been working hard to regain his former status in the local music industry since he returned to Jamaica a few years ago. The prolific hit maker was residing in the UK for over three years hence his absence from the local music scene in the earlier part of this decade. Despite all the obstacles he has faced in his bid to achieve this goal, Spanner Banner has stepped back into the local spotlight wit his recent number one hit single Rolling Stones.

His return to the local musical landscape has found favor with fans and music industry insiders alike. Therefore it comes as no surprised that he has copped the award for Biggest Come Back Artist of the Year in the Excellence in Music & Entertainment Awards (EMEs) which was held last night at The Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.

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Rising reggae/dancehall artist Timmi Burrell was in fine form when he performed at the Excellence in Music & Entertainment Awards (EMEs), which was held on the 4th of February 2010 at The Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The dapperly dressed young man was the first performer in a segment of the awards show dubbed the Tribute To Studio One and he got things off to a very good start with a splendid rendition of Horace Andy's timeless classic Skylarking, which was produced by the great Jamaican producer Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd who founded the Studio One studio and label in the 1960s.

Judging from the response of the audience his effort was well appreciated. The main man behind the EMEs Richard Burgess was very pleased with Timmi Burrell's performance; "Timmi got the show off to a very fine start I must say, he is certainly poised for great things", said Richard Burgess when asked for his thoughts about the budding artist's performance.

WATCH: Timmi Burrell's Take You On A Journey

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By Ralston "Tori-Shae" Barrett

Two days after his brothers Stephen and Ziggy picked up Grammy Awards in the Best Reggae Album and the Best Children's album category respectively, Julian Marley played to a full house at the Negril Escape Resort at Negril One Love Reggae Concert show which was held on Tuesday February 2, 2010. It was Marley Magic all the way as Julian Marley rocked the house in fine style.

His nearly two hour long performance saw him reeling of songs such as Father’s Plce, Harder Dayz, Boom Draw, Awake, Lion In The Morning and Loving Clear along with several of his father’s timeless hits. The huge audience sang along, screamed and applauded right throughout his performance.

The show was opened by Ras Noble, Power Drill and Iron Head all these acts gave a good account of themselves.

The next show in the Negril One Love Reggae Concert winter series will feature veteran lovers’ rock singer John Holt along with Richie Melody and the Uprizing Band.

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The celebrities were all at their best at the EME Awards which held on the Gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. OutAroad.com was there to get the various styles and fashions sported by those who were in attendance.

First person to hit the OutAroad Red Carpet is Lisa Hyper. Lisa wears a red dress that valued JA$30,000 - her bracelet valued JA$1,900 each - she paid JA$4,500 for her purse - JA$3,500 for her earrings - her ring cost JA$3,500 also while her shoes valued JA$5,500 - Total: 50,800

Click on See More for close ups of her shoes, purse and earrings

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Musical interests both locally and internationally found 2009 to be a turbulent year for the industry; feuds, lackluster production and writing efforts aided in an even greater decrease in album sales. The flip side is that this tight squeeze around the neck of the entertainment industry allowed persons to dig deeper inside their creative engines to bring good quality music to float above all the undesirables, much to the delight of the fans. One artiste who was able to bring forth really good, quality filled tracks was DASECA's first artiste - Bugle.

Bugle has found himself blessed with a writing/lyrical skill that allows him to bring forth songs that connect with people on a personal level; things that basically any and every one can relate to. In 2009 he stayed true to that form and worked with some of the industries talented producers to bring those songs to the ears of the fans. With the help of visionaries like Julia Braham (1456 Productions) and Jay Will (Jay Will Films) he was able to bring some of these stories to life. One of his last projects for 2009 was the song 'Pearly Gates' produced by TJ White (Tj Records) for the Alter Ego Riddim.

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Back in the day, Lindsay Lohan released two albums with billboard chart success, and for the last couple of years we've been hearing all about the oh-so-anticipated third album.

Eighteen months ago Ne-Yo even raved about the troubled Tinseltowner's work ethic and their plans to continue working together following the release of her last single "Bossy."

"She did a fantastic job. She actually did a much better job than I thought she was going to do to be honest - I was skeptical at first. But she was on time, motivated and focused," he said at the time.

Now it sounds as though in the meantime something went sour between the two.

"We were doing some stuff and then it just fell off and hasn't got back on," Ne-Yo told Pop Tarts at Clive Davis's Pre-Grammy party last week. "I'm not gonna hold my breath."

But if LiLo ever does decide to get her act together, the "Year of the Gentleman" crooner is willing to work something out.

"Lindsay, when you're ready to get it in, give me a call," he offered.

Lindsay, are you listening?

Source: foxnews

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OutAroad.com Top 20 Hot Singles Chart

Mavado aka the Gully Gaad's Hope & Pray has managed to maintain its #1 position for a third week while facing tremendous pressure from Demarco's True Friend which occupied the #2 slot for a second week straight.

The King of The Dancehall Beenie Man walks away the with Greatest Gainer title for this week with his fast rising hit single "Mi Woman A Call Mi". The single ascended three places up the chart jumping from #18 to fifteen.

While no new song has entered the Top Ten this week - Tiana ft Chi Ching Ching's Skippin Feelin which was the greatest gainer for last week knocks on the door at #11 on the prestigious OutAroad.com Top 20 Hot Singles Chart

TW means This Week, LW means Last Week and WOC means Weeks on Chart
TW - LW - WOC Artiste Name ----- Song Title ---- Record Label

01 - 01 - (10) Mavado - 'Hope & Pray' - Chrome Records - (3wks@#1)

02 - 02 - (09) Demarco - ' True Friend ' - Fresh Ear

03 - 03 - (15) Beenie Man - 'Ever Clean' - Young Blood

04 - 04 - (13) Vybz Kartel - 'Love Dem' - Heart A Love - (2wks@#1)

05 - 05 - (08) Vybz Kartel - Bicycle' - Chrome Records

06 - 07 - (07) Chino - Woman Pon Yuh Head - Big Ship

07 - 08 - (08) Mr. Vegas - Man A Galis' - Chrome Records

08 - 06 - (14) Mavado - (House Cleaning) 'Must Be Dreaming' - Heart A Love - (2wks@#1)

09 - 10 - (06) Lisa Hype ft Gaza Kim - Bills' - HEAD CONCUSSION

10 - 09 - (18) Vybz Kartel 'With Out My Own' - Dj Smurf Music - (Peak@#2)

11 - 12 - (05) Tiana ft Chi Ching Ching - Skippin Feelin - Media House Production

12 - 11 - (08) Merrital - My Money (Ha Ha Ha) - HEAD CONCUSSION - (Peak@#7)

13 - 14 - (06) Konshens & Darrio - 'Duh Di Thing' - HEAD CONCUSSION

14 - 16 - (04) Serani - 'Skip To Ma Luu'

15 - 18 - (02) Beenie Man - Mi Woman A Call Mi - Sankofa Prod

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Written by Biz Jones
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DJ Khaled has voiced his support for incarcerated reggae artist Buju Banton in light of his current legal woes involving alleged drug trafficking.

While not getting too deep into Banton's situation, Khaled expressed the good character behind Buju's personality.

"Shout-out to Buju Banton," Khaled said in an interview. "My comment is he's a great person, he's a great friend of mine and I know him for being a great person, great family man and being a great artist and a real dude. Buju Banton, I salute, that's my brother right there and his music is amazing. Free Buju Banton. Free, Buju Banton..." (VIBE)

Still behind bars, Buju's attorney claimed the United States government intentionally set-up the rapper to be arrested on drug charges last year.

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Yannie has made it week #2 by defeating her previous opponent by 31 points (32-1). She will now face-off with a new hot sexy Challenger can Yannie manages to maintain a winning streak for third week?

If you want to become a lucky Charm you can send your photos to outaroadinfo@gmail.com

Votes from the same Computer's IP address will be counted as one vote.

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Once Ago the east was dominated by Bounty Killer with his then annual Saddle To Di East show. However with the absent of Bounty's Saddle To Di East - DJ Sparks has made it her "call of duty" to keep the sparks gashing from Rockfort to Morant Bay.

Patrons came out in their numbers to witness DJ Sparks "shell dung" Yankee Plaza, Morant Bay last weekend along with DJ Keino. Sparks' selection had the dancers from the east in a "State Of Mind"(Jay Z) as they "Skip To Ma Lou" and shouting out "Mi Life Soon Sort Out" by G Whizz.

Party-goers from di East of Jamaica will have another thriller with Sparks as she will be heading back for the upcoming Carnival season.

Apart from having fans zipping to the groove of her sparkling mixes on ZIP FM from Sunday to Wednesday. Music lovers from Turks & Caicos can now experience Sparks' "Zippin Feelin" every Friday night from 10pm to midnight on Radio Turks & Caicos.

Sparks will also be one of the Emcees for The Settlement Press Launch this Friday Feb. 13.

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Step 1

You have to have a look. Lady Gaga has a very creative, unique look. However Taylor Swift has that blonde girl next door look that can easily transfer to movies and TV shows.

Step 2

Although Taylor Swift writes songs, the trick here is to find a songwriter(s) who can take your sappy teen loves songs and mold them into number one hits. You still wrote the songs, but now they make sense and you get credit for being a genius.

Step 3

Make sure your producer cleans up your vocals. Taylor Swift has an average singing voice, but with the right producer can use musical software like auto tunes that will make you sound like Faith Hill's little sister.

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Wyclef Jean's tribute to Haiti (and a friend-Jimmy O), "Hold On" - a collaboration between Jean and Mavado - now has a video. Jean was and has been at the forefront of bringing aid and awareness to the recent Haitian earthquake tragedy, including the Hope for Haiti telethon from last week which presented several of the most popular names in the every entertainment medium offering support or performing (we posted the Justin Timberlake & Matt Morris performance of “Hallelujah” from that event).

Wyclef has a new album coming out that reportedly will be self-titled, but it’s not clear whether or not "Hold On" will be included on it. We previously noted the pre-telethon appearance of Wyclef on the Oprah show, where he appeared with Maxwell and Rihanna (see the latter's performance of "Redemption Song" on that episode). The event - that took place on January 22nd - featured guests that included the likes of Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Sandra Bullock, Shakira, Robert Pattinson, Bono, the aforementioned Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and many, many, more.

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Shyne's first post-prison rhymes have turned up on the leak of DJ Khaled's "All My Life" which also features Akon and Mavado.

On the track, the former Bad Boy briefly touches on his past criminal life style.

"From the streets of New York, where the streets don't sleep, Shyne get 'em!," Khaled says prior to the rapper's verse. "All my life I've been rolling with the D's and the C's," Shyne raps, "Steady ducking the police, ain't a friend/When they take me ahead, they fill me with lead -- Until it come to an end, I'll be bleeding in bed/I live slowly let you read in the F.E.D.S., Daddy wasn't there but my mama was a gem/But I ain't trippin' though, that's how I kill a flow....." ("All My Life")

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Westside Konnection Records recording artist Timmi Burrell will be performing on this year's staging of the prestigious Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards (EME) which will be held at the Gardens at the Pegasus Hotel on Thursday the 4th of February. The talented Negril based singer will be performing along with several other talented singers in a segment of the awards show, which will feature a special tribute to the great Studio One record label and its legendary founder the late Clement Dodd popularly known as Sir Coxsone Dodd.

Timmi Burrell who delivered a very exciting performance at the Miss Beaches Sand Bay pageant in Negril last Saturday is very upbeat about his upcoming performance on the EME stage.

"I am looking forward to this performance as it will be my first major appearance in Kingston. Therefore I am going to deliver the best performance I can," said TImmi Burrell when asked about his upcoming appearance at the EMEs.

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