Sales & Promotions : Rooster's Sports Bar & Entertainment Center
The Producers: London Blues Band Coming to Rooster's, February 18th - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:17:15 PM

Freeport, Bahamas - Rooster's is pleased to present The Producers, a Blues band visiting from the Bournemouth, England on Saturday, February 18th, 2012.
  
Renowned ‘till the mid-90’s as one of Britain’s best blues bands, the band has reformed with two original members (Harry Skinner, vocals/guitar, and Dave Saunders on bass) and two new members (Ray Drury on keyboards and Biff Smith on drums) after a seven-year break. Since reforming they've been receiving rave reviews, and are regaining the loyal following which made them so popular previously. New material is continually being written and incorporated into their sets which contains many of their previously recorded tracks.

Sales & Promotions : Pelican Bay Hotel
Pelican Bay Hotel and Poet's Inc present Snapz! - Feb 6, 2012 - 8:35:00 PM

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - Pelican Bay Hotel and Poet's Inc are pleased to present Snapz!

Snapz began Thursday, November 10th at the Canal House, Pelican Bay Hotel at 9pm and continues monthly on December 1st, 2011, January 12th 2012 and February 16th, 2012.

The event features the work of Poet’s Inc.  The Poet’s Inc is comprised of a group of poets and spoken-verse artists...

Entertainment : getMusic Productions by TaDa
FEBRUARY Lineup on ArtOvation with TaDa Radio (Saturdays) - Feb 6, 2012 - 7:35:02 PM

Saturday, February 11th - Jah Hem

Nassau, Bahamas - ArtOvation with TaDa is a weekly one-hour radio show of one-on-one interviews with the brightest personalities in arts, entertainment and innovation!
                           
Saturdays at 8am EST tune in to ArtOvation on Star 106.5 FM. Here is our Lineup for February:

Saturday, February 4th - Dynamite Daisy; Saturday, February 11th - Jah Hem; Recording Artist - Tyrina Neely Saturday, February 18th;   - Saturday, Febuary 25th - Dede Brown...

Entertainment
Milla Jovovich to Host Academy's Sci-Tech Awards - Feb 6, 2012 - 6:58:37 PM

Beverly Hills, CA – Actress Milla Jovovich will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills. Jovovich will present 10 awards to 30 individual recipients during the evening.

Jovovich is the star of "The Fifth Element" and the "Resident Evil" franchise. She will next be seen in the feature "Resident Evil: Retribution."

Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be included in the Oscar® ceremony.

Entertainment
Children of God to screen at Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) - Feb 5, 2012 - 9:28:13 PM

Children of God selected as 2009 PAFF Jewel

Culver City, CAL - The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America's largest and most prestigious Black film and arts festival, is gearing up for its 20th year of screening more than 150 films made by and/or about people of African descent from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, South America, the South Pacific, Europe and Canada. PAFF holds the distinction of being the largest Black History Month event in the country...

Entertainment
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to perform at 54th Grammy's - Feb 4, 2012 - 9:10:27 PM

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Twenty-time GRAMMY® winner Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have been added to the stellar lineup for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Actor/recording artist Jack Black, six-time GRAMMY winner and current three-time nominee Fergie, three-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Amir "?uestlove" Thompson (The Roots), and nine-time GRAMMY winner Ringo Starr will appear as presenters.
 
Previously announced performers for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards include Adele (in her first live performance since undergoing vocal cord surgery last fall); Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson; Glen Campbell with The Band Perry and Blake Shelton; Coldplay and Rihanna; Foo Fighters...

Entertainment
R.I.P. Don Cornellius from T-Connection lead guitarist, Dave Mackey - Feb 3, 2012 - 11:42:10 AM

Freeport, Bahamas - It seems like forever ago when I was granted privilege as a member of Theo Coakley's T-Connection band to perform on the famous stage of music industry giant, Don Cornelius' Soul Train TV Show in 1981. Having had the opportunity meet, speak and shake the hand of this legendary figure in the history of Soul Music, I am indeed humbled as take the opportunity to quote a few words from lyrics of one the songs that we performed on his show called "Paradise" composed by by Theo Coakley, a musical genius himself...

News : International : Caribbean News
Hott Caribbean Radio: The New Era of Broadcasting - Feb 2, 2012 - 4:24:14 PM

New York, New York  - Over the years there has been tremendous change in the radio landscape due to the adoption of both the Internet and streaming media by the mainstream. As internet usage and broadband access become more accessible to all, online radio has seen a vast increase in its listenership.

Total Caribbean Network is pleased to announce the launch of Hott Caribbean Radio, streaming a diverse mix of Caribbean News, Music, Talk; Celebrity Interviews and so much more! Our programs are available 24/7...

Entertainment
The Recording Academy to host Special Merit Awards Ceremony - Feb 2, 2012 - 12:33:37 PM

Los Angeles, CAL - The Recording Academy will present the Lifetime Achievement Award at a Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. The event will honor lifelong artistic contributions to the recording medium, to Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron; the Trustees Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the industry in areas other than performance, to Dave Bartholomew, Steve Jobs and Rudy Van Gelder; and the Technical GRAMMY Award, honoring an individual's and/or corporation's outstanding contributions of technical significance to the recording field, to Celemony and Roger Nichols...

Entertainment
The Recording Academy Statement on the passing of "Soul Train" creator, Don Cornelius - Feb 1, 2012 - 12:51:05 PM
The following is a statement issued by The Recording Academy on the passing of "Soul Train" creator, Don Cornelius:

Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient Don Cornelius created a cultural phenomenon with "Soul Train," providing a platform for recording artists to showcase their talents to a wider, more diverse audience. He made an indelible impact on American television, one that will continue to be appreciated for generations to come.

His beautiful, deep voice and measured pace always sounded warm and...

Entertainment
AFTRA National Board of Directors Approves Merger Package with SAG - Jan 31, 2012 - 11:05:16 PM

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 28, 2012) – The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AFL-CIO – a national union of more than 70,000 actors, broadcasters, singers, dancers, recording artist and other performers who work across the spectrum of media industries including television, radio, cable, sound recordings and digital media – today voted overwhelmingly to approve and recommend to the AFTRA membership a plan to merge with Screen Actors Guild.

The National Board met in a regularly scheduled meeting via videoconference in New York and Los Angeles to vote on the merger package put forward by the AFTRA and SAG Group for One Union (G1), which includes a Merger Agreement, Constitution and Dues Structure...

Entertainment
2012 Video Web Awards Nominees Announced - Jan 31, 2012 - 7:33:16 PM

New York (NY) -  The wait for the highly anticipated third installment of the CariVibez Video Web Awards is finally over.

Caribbean music has come a long way over the last decade and nowhere is that more evident than as seen through the quality of music being created by our artists and producers, the creative and eye popping music videos from our directors, and the creativity of the genre's unheralded heroes; our dancers and dance groups.  The Video Web Awards, as the name suggests, is a web based award event that is true to its name and follows a format where the web community determines the winners who will be awarded the Global Tower...

Entertainment : Bahamas International Film Festival
Mark your calendars for BIFF's 84th Academy Awards Party, February 26th - Jan 31, 2012 - 6:29:48 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas International Film Festival will enjoy the 84th annual Academy Awards via satellite on February 26th and you are invited!

Join BIFF at the British Colonial Hilton (downtown Nassau on Bay Street) for their first fundraiser of the year.

There will be prizes for best costume and closest predictions of winners.

Entertainment
Results of the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - Jan 30, 2012 - 1:31:14 AM

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 29, 2012) - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2011 at the “18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®” in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.

Honored with individual awards were Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Lange, Betty White, and Kate Winslet for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated...

Entertainment
(VIDEO) Bahamian, Mathenee Treco auditions for American Idol - Jan 26, 2012 - 1:16:13 PM

American Idol just got far more interesting to watch for Bahamians!

Posted to YouTube today (January 26th, 2012), is the audition clip by Bahamian Mathenee Treco, a 25 year old dance instructor, who according to his Facebook page, says he lives in Brooklyn, New York. 

Treco auditioned in Aspen, Colorado and sang "Hey Jude".

Putting his own twist on the Beatles classic he impressed the judges

Entertainment
Academy Partners with Everyone Counts – Electronic Voting System to Launch for 2013 Oscars® - Jan 25, 2012 - 3:24:15 PM

Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has entered into an agreement with Everyone Counts Inc. to exclusively develop an electronic voting system for the 85th Academy Awards®, to be held in 2013.

Everyone Counts will work with PwC, the Academy's accounting firm of record, whose role in tabulating Academy members' votes will remain unchanged. Over the next year, the Academy will undertake a rigorous security and user-acceptance testing process...

News : International : Caribbean News
Caribbean LIVE Programming now Mobile TV - Jan 11, 2012 - 11:00:40 PM

New York,  New York - With the launch of Total Caribbean Network (TCN) a little over a year ago, TCN set out to provide a space where Caribbean people could feel at home. By giving its viewers access to 24 hour streams of live Caribbean news, entertainment and so much more; TCN became the “go to” location for everything Caribbean and also proved to be fertile ground for up and coming producers, filmmakers and artists, who were allowed to submit their content for review and placement on the TCNHD network.

In the past year the network has grown exponentially as TCN has now fully integrated itself into all things mobile and with the launch of TCN’s Hott...

Entertainment
Wind Jammers now available on DVD - Oct 31, 2011 - 4:07:20 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - Wind Jammers is the Bahamian made family movie directed by Kareem Mortimer and Ric von Maur. Wind Jammers is an independent film production about an American girl who learns to sail in The Bahamas but learns much more about herself and the world around her.

The movie is now available on DVD on Amazon or locally at Super Video in Nassau.

The film stars Taylor Boswell, Nicholas DiMichele, Craig Pinder, Brad Thomason, Justice VonMaur...

Entertainment
Jazzy Saturdays at Sabor with Shelly Carey and Tru Music - Jun 4, 2011 - 9:45:56 AM

Grand Bahama Island - Shelly Carey and Tru Music to perform at the next Jazzy Saturdays at Sabor Restaurant & Bar, Pelican Bay Hotel. Dance the night away with this popular featured band on Saturday, June 4th.

The show begins at 8:00 and goes until 10:00 pm.

Sabor is the island's freshest place to savor all the tastes of the tropical. With its innovative fusion menu and Latin beat, Sabor is one of the hottest restaurants in The Bahamas.

Entertainment
Julien Believe releases new single featuring Shontelle - Jan 4, 2011 - 1:16:43 PM

Velvet voiced Bahamian recording artist, Julien 'Believe' Thompson has teamed up with Bajan singer Shontelle for his latest release called, The Tribune.