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Vybz Kartel wins DJ of the Year titles again

The Gaza just rolls on and on and on. Vybz Kartel walked away with the DJ of the Year title at the annual EMEs for the second consecutive year, adding an exclamation mark to an incredible 12 month run that included eight number one singles, as well as a Billboard R & B chart hit, and oodles of controversy. The deejay also copped the Recording Artiste of the Year title as well as the songwriter/lyricist of the year titles this year.

It was a great night for the Portmore Empire as Jahvinci shared the Breakthrough Artiste of the Year trophy with Chino, and Merital Family laughed all the way to the bank as they won the Duo/Group of the year award based on the strength of their ultra-popular My Money Ha Ha single.

Spanner Banner Wins EME Award for Biggest Comeback Artist of the Year

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 and Entertainment Awards (EMEs) which was held last night at The Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.

When contacted Spanner Banner was in a very happy mood as he expressed his gratitude to the fans who voted for him on the EMEs website; “Right now I man haffi big up all the fans who vote for me, them and Jah made it possible and I give thanks to them and the creator who give I the inspiration to write and sing good music.”

Spanner Banner was also one of the performers at the EMEs. He and his three musical siblings Pliers, Richie Spice and Snatcha gave patrons attending the event an extra special performance that was dubbed the Bonner Brothers Moment.

Julian Marley Brought Marley Magic To Negril One Love Reggae Concert

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.

Timmi Burrell Impresses at the EME Awards

Rising reggae/dancehall artist Timmi Burrell was in fine form when he performed at the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards (EMEs), which was held on the 4^th 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.

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

3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (MALE)

(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility)

ROMAINE VIRGO

JAH CURE

TARRUS RILEY

RICHIE SPICE

STEVIE FACE

DAVILLE

HEZRON

WINNER – JAH CURE

4) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)

ETANA

SOPHIA BROWN

CHERINE ANDERSON

ALAINE

TAMI CHIN

PHYLLISIA

BARBEE

WINNER – CHERINE ANDERSON

5. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL)

(for overall impact as a record producer in this category in the eligibility year)

TARIQ ‘RUSSIAN JOHNSON - CHIMNEY RECORDS

STEPHEN MCGREGOR - BIG SHIP

D. & C. HARRINSINGH, C. MARSH - DASECA

LINTON ‘TJ’ WHITE - TJ RECORDS

NOTNICE - AINSLEY MORRIS

NOTICE - UNGA & WELCH

JASON HENRIQUES/SHAWN ANDERSON/ MATTHEW GRAY - COPPER SHOT

ARIF COOPER - FRESH EAR

WINNER – STEPHEN McGREGOR

6. PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (REGGAE)

(for overall impact as a record producer in this category in the eligibility year)

KEMAR’DJ Flava’ Mc GREGOR – NO DOUBT RECORDS

DELMAR ‘Della’ DRUMMOND – DANGER ZONE

DONOVAN BENNETT – DON CORLEON LABEL

SLY & ROBBIE – TAXI LABEL

DONOVAN GERMAIN – PENTHOUSE RECORDS

LLOYD JAMES JNR. - JAM II LABEL

STEPHEN McGREGOR – BIG SHIP LABEL

WINNER – DONOVAN GERMAIN

7. BEST NEW ARTIST (MALE)

(award to an artist whose overall impact during the eligibility year establishes his public identity as a recording artist)

GEE-WHIZZ

RAS PENCO

WASP

ROMAINE VIRGO

CHASE CROSS

CHEVAUGHN

MERITAL

WINNER – G WHIZZ

8. BEST NEW ARTIST (FEMALE)

(award to an artist whose overall impact during the eligibility year establishes her public identity)

STREAM

GAZA INDU

PHYLLISIA

RAINE SEVILLE

SOPHIA SQUIRE

GAZA KIM

LISA HYPE

TIMEKA MARSHALL

WINNER – LISA HYPE

9. DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR

(for overall impact as a vocal performer by established duos or groups in the eligibility year)

RDX

LUST

TOK

ANDREW & WADA BLOOD

BONAFIDE

VOICEMAIL

SUGAR ROY & CONRAD CRYSTAL

MERITAL

WINNER - MERITAL

10) BIGGEST COMEBACK ARTIST

(award to an artist whose release(s) in the eligilibility year marked his/her ‘return’ to the charts after a long break)

CHUCKLE BERRY

ANTHONY RED ROZE

LLOYD LOVINDEER

RUFFIAN

SPANNER BANNER

MIKEYLOUS

WINNER – SPANNER BANNER

11. SONG OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL)

(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)

COMPLETELY

MOCKING BIRD

I AM BLESSED

MIND PON MI MONEY

LIFE

FROM MAWNING

HOLIDAY

GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD

WINNER - HOLIDAY

12. SONG OF THE YEAR (REGGAE)

(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)

SO IN LOVE - HEZRON

CALL ON ME – JAH CURE/ PHILLISIA

A THOUSAND MILES AWAY – RAS PENCO

CAAN SLEEP – ROMAINE VIRGO

MAMA YOU ALONE – I-OCTANE

LIONESS ON THE RISE – QUEEN IFRICA

TELL IT LIKE IT IS – STEVIE FACE

ONE MORE NIGHT – BUSY SIGNAL

WINNER – CALL ON ME

13. ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s) whose album had biggest impact in this category in the eligibility year)

UNIVERSAL CURE – JAH CURE

RASTA GOT SOUL – BUJU BANTON

MR BROOKS – A BETTER TOMORROW
CONTAGIOUS – TARRUS RILEY

MONTEGO BAY – QUEEN IFRICA

2 SIDES OF MY HEART – GRAMPS MORGAN

MADE IN JAMAICA – COURTNEY ‘YOGI’ JOHN

IMPERIAL BLAZE – SEAN PAUL

2 SIDES OF MY HEART VOL. 1 - GRAMPS MORGAN

14. RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to the artist with the most charting hits in the eligibility year)

VYBZ KARTEL

MAVADO

ELEPHANT MAN

DING DONG

KONSHENS

QUEEN IFRICA

WINNER – VYBZ KARTEL
15. CULTURAL /POSITIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to artist with the best/biggest cultural/positive recording(s) in the eligibility year)

TARRUS RILEY

QUEEN IFRICA

RICHIE SPICE

JAH CURE

I – OCTANE

KONSHENS

LUTAN FYAH

WINNER – TARRUS RILEY

16. BREAKTHRU ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to artist whose work attracted local and international attention, and who is seen as poised as a leader for the next generation of reggae/ dance hall stars)

CHINO

CHARLEY BLACK

BLACK RYNO

JAHVINCI

DING DONG

FLEXX

BRAMMA

TYRICAL

WINNER – CHINO & JAHVINCI (TIE)

17. SONG WRITER/ LYRICIST OF THE YEAR

(award to artist whose writing skills on all ‘charting’ songs were of a consistently high standard )

VYBZ KARTEL

BUSY SIGNAL

MAVADO

KONSHENS

ASSASSIN

QUEEN IFRICA

WAYNE MARSHALL

DEMARCO

WINNER – VYBZ KARTEL

18. SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (MALE)

(award to the artist with the biggest overall impact in this category in the eligilibility year)

NESBETH

MAVADO

MR VEGAS

CHARLEY BLACK

I – OCTANE

CHINO

SERANI

KONSHENS

WINNER - MAVADO

19. SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

(award to the artist with the biggest overall impact in this category in the eligibility year)

CECILE

D’ANGEL

QUEEN IFRICA

TANYA STEVENS

BLACK QUEEN

RUFFIAN

ISHAWNA

WINNER – QUEEN IFRICA

20. COLLABO OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL)

(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)

COMPLETELY – VYBZ KARTEL & INDU

THINK BOUT MI – MACKA & UNICORN

UGLY SO – KIPRICH & BLACKER

GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD – TARRUS RILEY & KONSHENS

DIP AGAIN – ELEPHANT MAN & DING DONG

HOLIDAY - DING DONG & CHEVAUGHN

VERSITILITY – VYBZ KARTEL & INDU

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY – VOICEMAIL & BUSY SIGNAL

WINNER - HOLIDAY

21. COLLABO OF THE YEAR (REGGAE)

(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)

CALL ON ME – JAH CURE Feat PHYLLISIA

DUMPLING SHOP – LLOYD LOVINDEER & MAMA TIA

PRESSURING THE POOR – SPRING-1 & RAS SHILOH

YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING – NODDY VIRTUE & JODIAN PANTRY

KING AND QUEEN – RICHIE SPICE & ALISON HINDS

FOREVERMORE – TARRUS RILEY/ ALAINE

TRY JAH LOVE – JOSIE MEL & SMOKEY BENZ

JAH JAH SEE DEM A COME – SUGAR ROY & CONRAD CRYSTAL

WINNER – CALL ON ME

22. RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (REGGAE)

(award to the producer of the reggae rhythm with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

CHANGES – DON CORLEON RECORDS

AUTOMATIC – PENTHOUSE RECORDS

SWEETNESS - MAC D RECORDS

GOOD LOVE – JAM 2 RECORDS

SWEET RHYTHM – NO DOUBT RECORDS

KARMA RHYTHM – ARROWS RECORDING

WINNER – GOOD LOVE (Prod. By Baby G)

23. RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL)

(award to the producer/ label of the dance hall rhythm with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

SET ME FREE - HEART OF LOVE PRODUCTION

MOVIE STAR - CHIMNEY RECORDS

STREET TEAM - FIRE LINKS MUSIC

GOOD LIFE - LIV UP RECORDS

NATIONAL PRIDE - FRESH EAR PRODUCTIONS

TRIPLE BOUNCE - CR0203 RECORDS

FITNESS - DI GENIUS MUSIC

GO GO CLUB – HEAD CONCUSSION MUSIC

WINNER – GOOD LIFE Prod. By Liv Up Records

24. REGGAE // DANCE HALL COMPILATION OF THE YEAR – VARIOUS ARTISTES

(award to the distributor // licensor of the reggae/ dance hall compilation with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

THE HIT LIST – VARIOUS ARTISTS/ TADS

REGGAE GOLD 2009 – VARIOUS ARTISTES/ VP

THE ULTIMATE REGGAE/DANCEHALL X-PERIENCE – VARIOUS ARTISTES/ TADS

NATIONAL PRIDE – VARIOUS ARTISTS/ TADS

GOOD LIFE RIDDIM – VARIOUS ARTISTS

GREATEST REGGAE ONE DROP ANTHEMS (2009) –VARIOUS ARTISTES/ GREENSLEEVES

STRICTLY THE BEST VOL. 40/ 41- VARIOUS ARTISTES/ VP

WINNER – GOOD LIFE RIDDIM – VARIOUS ARTISTES – LIV UP RECORDS

25. MOST IMPROVED ARTIST

(award to a ‘next generation’ artist whose career improves most dramatically in all areas over the eligibility year)

CHINO

BLACK RYNO

JAHVINCHI

WASP

TIFA

ROMAINE VIRGO

KHAGO

FLEXX

WINNER – TIFA & FLEXX (TIE)

26) GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to the gospel artist with the biggest impact in this category in the eligibility year)

GODDY GODDY

PRODIGAL SON

DJ NICHOLAS

OMARI

JUDITH GAYLE

CARLENE DAVIS

RYAN MARK

CHEVELLE FRANKLIN

WINNER – DJ NICHOLAS

27) INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to the artist scoring the biggest charting International Hit during the eligibility year)

SEAN KINGSTON

MAVADO

SEAN PAUL

SERANI

VYBZ KARTEL/ SPICE

CHERINE ANDERSON

WINNER – SEAN PAUL

28. BEST THEATRICAL PRODUCTION

(award to the theatrical production with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

BASHMENT GRANNY

BASHMENT GRANNY 2

DIANA

THE XTORTIONISTZ

ME AND MI CHUPSIE

WINNER - BASHMENT GRANNY

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS :

29. VIDEO OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) - Feels So Good by Barbee…Director(s) Ras Tingle & Rupert Campbell

30. VIDEO OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL) – Dance the Night Away by Voice Mail & Busy Signal ….Director Jeremy Whittaker. Producers Melissa Llewellyn & Conroy Forte

31. PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – Bounty Killer at Reggae Sumfest 2k9

32. BEST DRESSED ARTIST – Cecile

33. SHOW OF THE YEAR - Shaggy & Friends 2K9

34. BEST ORIGINAL DANCE MOVE OF THE YEAR – Skip to Ma Lue by Ding Dong & Ravers Clavers

HONOUR AWARDS:

35. ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARDEES:

(Jamaican Artist (s) of International Accclaim who’s led his/her life by example and have brought their offspring into the world of Reggae)

TOOTS HIBBERT

DENROY MORGAN

36. INTERNATIONAL FRIEND OF REGGAE AWARDEE

( International. Super Star(s) will receive this Awards for his/her support of Reggae Music)….INDIA ARIE

source: entertainment by Rallo, outaroad.com, one876entertainment.com,

Countdown Begins To The Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival

CARIBPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Jan. 10, 2010:  The countdown has begun to the Caribbean’s best music festival - Jamaica Jazz & Blues - which is set to wrap up for three nights on the field of the Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny, just 19 km east of its former home in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Turnkey Productions, producers of the annual festival, says plans are well under day to transform the inner field of the stadium into the phenomenal experience that is associated with Jamaica Jazz & Blues annually. Walter Elmore, executive producer of the festival and founder of Turnkey Productions, insists that fans of the main event will not have to sit in stadium seats for the festival but as at the Aqueduct at Rose Hall in Montego Bay, fans will be able to sit or stand on the field under the stars and soak in the many extraordinary performances. “All of the focus is currently on transforming the in-field of the stadium to create the intimacy and mystique that is undoubtedly Jamaica Jazz & Blues,” said Elmore. “It will not be a stadium-style performance but definitely an upfront and personal experience as our loyal fans remain our primary focus and we are dedicated to ensuring we continue to providing the unparalleled experience that has made us the number one musical event across the Caribbean.” The 2010 staging of the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival will be a seven-day long celebration of The Art of Music that will see the North Coast engulfed in the awesome sights and sounds of the Turn Key Productions event from January 24-30. The event kicks off on Sunday, January 24^th with Jazz in the Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston, featuring Roy Ayers and Tony Greene from 8-11 p.m. The line-up of the 14^th staging of the annual includes top Grammy winning acts like Gladys Knight, Kenneth `Babyface` Edmonds, Billy Ocean, Erykah Badu, Third World and The Whispers. Babyface will take to the stage on Thursday, January 28^th at The Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny along with The Whispers, Joss Stone, Monty Alexander and Joe Roy Jackson. On Friday, January 29^th, fans can get ready for Erykah Badu, Billy Ocean, Machel Montano, Robin Banks and the Queens Project - featuring Tamia, Kelly Price and Deborah Cox. The festival wraps up on Saturday January 30^th with the Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight, along with Third World, Hall & Oates, Jon Secada and Marion Hall. The annual Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival will be held from January 24-30, 2010 in Jamaica. Jamaica Jazz since its introduction in 1996 was known as the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, has attracted thousands of patrons from the USA, Europe, the Caribbean and Jamaica. Jamaica Jazz festival officials are urging all music fans in the U.S., U.K. and Canada to book last minute package to the festival now to experience the sights, sounds and magic of sunny Jamaica, West Indies. Tickets and packages are available at www.jamaicajazzandblues.com or by calling your favorite travel agent. This year the festival is again being presented by key title sponsor, the Jamaica Tourist Board. Other sponsors include Air Jamaica, Iberostar, Rose Hall Resort, CVM TV and The Gleaner Company among others.

VYBZ KARTEL, TARRUS RILEY, JAH CURE, QUEEN IFRICA, MAVADO & KONSHENS LEAD 6^TH ANNUAL EME AWARDS NOMINATIONS

6^th Annual Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) Awards slated for The Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Thursday February 04, 2010, will see Awards being given out in over 30 categories including, Deejay of the Year, Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Producer of the Year , Singjay of the Year, Song Writer/Lyricist, Best New Artist and Breakthru Artist of the Year among others. Additionally, the Award of ‘Role Model of the Year’ will be bestowed on Toots Hibbert and Denroy Morgan. Top flight deejay Vybz Kartel has earned a total of seven nominations. He is nominated in the following categories: Deejay of the Year, Song Writer/Lyricist of the Year, Song of the Year, Recording Artist of Year, International Artist of the Year and a double nomination for Collabo of the Year (Dancehall). Popular reggae artist Tarrus Riley also has seven nominations coming in the categories Male Vocalist of the Year, Recording Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Collabo of the Year (Reggae), Cultural/Positive Artist of Year, Collabo of the Year (Dancehall) and Song of the Year. Last year’s Best New Artist (Male) Konshens, is also in the runnings in a big way and has to his credit six nominations in the  categories Song Writer/Lyricist of the Year, Singjay of the Year, Collabo of the Year (Dancehall) Song of the Year, Recording Artist of the Year and Cultural/Positive Artist of Year. Queen Ifrica is the lone ‘lioness’ among the ‘lions’ with six nominations in total, in the  categories Recording Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Cultural/Positive Artist of Year, Song Writer of the Year and Singjay of the Year. Other Artistes securing multiple nominations include Richie Spice,  Elephant Man, Ding Dong, Gee Whizz, I-Octane, Chino, Flexx, Charley Black, Jahvinchi, Black Ryno,Romaine Virgo, Tifa, Lisa Hype, Spice, Stevie Face, Wasp, Merital, Voicemail, Cherine Anderson and Phyllisia. The publication of the List of Nominees for this year’s Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) Awards, has triggered off wild voting well beyond the initial projection of the organizers. An EME Awards spokesman said; “We had such a mad rush to our website www.emeawards.com that as soon as we announced the nominations and opened up the voting platform, we had to speedily upgrade the capacity of our server to accommodate the increased traffic.” “In fact, we had to upgrade our server’s capacity to terabytes in order to facilitate the existing and growing traffic” .He further stated that. “ Internet votes represent 30% of final scores, the other 70% is based on Chart success(es) and overall impact”. Considering the number of A-Listers that will be attending the 6^th Annual EME Awards on February 04, the world awaits the fashion statements that will be made on the Red Carpet which opens up at 7PM. The Awards Ceremony itself gets underway at 8PM. The EMEs remain an invitation only event but will be aired on CVM TV, CVM Plus, Hot 102 FM and other local and international media affiliates. Founded by popular radio personality Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess, the EME Awards was created to honor the players in the local music industry, both past and present. The EME Awards, a non-profit venture, has garnered unwavering support and popularity through the years and has attracted coverage from both the local and international media. Last year, the presence of America’s BETJ Channel provided quite a fillip for the EMEs and their repeat airings of the event has definitely added to the excitement and anticipation both here and abroad.  When quizzed as to who will fill the coveted slots for performers at the 6^th Annual EME Awards, the spokesman pointed out that an announcement will be made soon but expect some huge surprises.

Richie Spice Gets Three EME Nominations

Reggae super star Richie Spice is happy to see that all the hard work that he did last year has not gone unrecognized. The prolific hit maker has been nominated in three categories of the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards (EME). He has been nominated in the following categories: Male Vocalist of the Year, Cultural Positive Artist of the Year and Collabo of the Year (Reggae).

“It’s a nice feeling to be nominated by the EME.” “Although as an artist I and I not really working for awards, I am just doing the works of the creator but wi still give thanks for the recognition, it brings a joyful feeling.”

Last year Richie Spice scored big on reggae charts all over the world with hit songs such as Street Life, More Life and with the awesome combination hit single King and Queen which was done in tandem with Bajan Soca Queen Allison Hinds. He also did a lot of work on the road performing in Europe, Australia, the US, Bermuda and all over the Caribbean.

Richie Spice is currently getting ready to drop a new album for VP Records. He will also be embarking on a six week tour of Europe and the UK next month. His management team is also in negotiations with promoters for a tour of the US and he will also be visiting the Mother Land soon.

Cherine

‘Turns Up Heat’

in Sexy Video

Anderson sizzles in a metallic purple swimsuit on the set of her video shoot “You Turn Me On” .
(photo credit Ricardo “el Puru” Bailey)

Kingston, Jamaica - (Jan 11, 2009) - Billboard charting Dancehall Soulstress Cherine Anderson turned up the heat in Red Hills St. Andrew last Thursday night, during an island wide cold front, to shoot the video to her hot new video “You Turn Me On“ with Natel.  The video, directed by Kevin Lee, was shot by a complete Jamaican crew and produced by Jan’l Hastings-Robinson for Zlink Entertainment/ Dancehall Soul Productions. The set was abuzz with local media all night, eager to capture Anderson in a metallic purple swimsuit.  From one look to the next, Anderson and Natel excited the observers and many commented on the chemistry between the two young singers.

Natel and Cherine perform a scene together on the set of “You Turn Me On”.
(photo credit Ricardo “el Puru” Bailey)

We asked Cherine about her experience recording the song with Natel and she responded, “It was really easy, he is very talented.  It was really cool to actually be able to record “You Turn Me On” with both of us in the studio together, it helped to make the song more believable.” Jumping in the frigid swimming pool a little after midnight, all the crew and assistance on set watched Anderson in awe.  Many sought cover under thick sweaters from the chilling winds, but Anderson, being the consummate professional, was all smiles and continued the shoot . With a modest request for some hot tea during breaks, the petite beauty gave a convincing performance, even joking at one point that it felt like a nice summer day on Hellshire beach. When Natel was asked about working with Anderson he responded, “It was truly a very exciting experience, one which was filled with a great vibe in a lovely atmosphere.  I’m happy and honoured to have been offered the opportunity to work with Cherine on my very first project.”  “You Turn Me On” is currently Number 17 on the Jamaica Weekly Music Countdown.  It is one of two videos that will be released for Cherine over the next three weeks.  The video for the chart topping “Shine On Jamaica” will also be released in January.