International superstar Celine Dion had a wardrobe malfunction ( well sort of) at the concert over the weekend at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, the Canadian diva’s fashion had mouth’s gaping for all the wrong reasons! The always-stylish singer wore a white and gold Balmain dress for the night’s performance that showed off her tanned and toned legs. Unfortunately … that’s not all it showed off!

As Celine strutted to and fro across the stage, the audience in the front rows were flashed repeatedly by the mother of three! But after the show, the 43-year-old idol blamed the stage set up — not her slinky style — for the wardrobe malfunction!

“Because normally when people are level the length is fine,” explained to fashion series, ‘The Trend.’ “But people were like this (she looks up) … So it was like I didn’t think of the people downstairs and me there.”

Despite the repeated flashing, Celine brought down the house at her Trelawny, Jamaica performance. But when everything was said and done, we’re thinking the eye-opening night taught the veteran performer an important fashion lesson. When she returns to her three-year residency of Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas … expect longer dresses!

On December 4, then Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that general elections will commence on December 29, the day before Shaggy and Friends was originally scheduled (December 30). As a result, promoters of Shaggy and Friends moved the show’s date to January 7 on the lawns of Jamaica House in Kingston.

The change of date drastically affected the lineup card as internationally-renowned R&B singer, known as Ne-Yo was not able to perform at the event.

Former Fugees star and R&B legend, Lauryn Hill was the headliner for Shaggy and Friends along with British Reggae singer, Maxi Priest. The Charity Concert with performances from Denise Willaims, Tessane Chin, Beres Hammond, Stephen Marley, Junior Gong Marley, Eve, Cocoa Tea and others raised funds for the Bustamante Children’s hospital. Shaggy —— an artist giving back.

One of Reggae music and Jamaica’s most influential music producers,Philip “Fatis” Burrell, died on December 3rd in Kingston, Jamaica at the age of 57. The producer, best known for his work with reggae stars Sanchez, Sizzla, Luciano, Pinchers, and Ini Kamoze suffered a fatal heart attack.

He was was a very influential figure in contemporary Jamaican music, working on dozens of records over the past two decades. He was well-known for his high moral standards, insisting that his artists offer socially responsible messages in their lyrics. In the late Eighties, he founded Xterminator Records, which got its name from the producer’s desire to eliminate “slackness” – Jamaican slang for sexually explicit lyrics – from the music.

He was also known for hiring musicians rather than relying too heavily on drum machines and computers, and he went out of his way to work with new talent instead of focusing on established acts.

Global Reggae star Mr. Vegas is pleading to his fellow artists/musicians and music fans to sign the Save Foundation Reggae petition – an appeal to radio disc jockeys to include the music of classic or ‘foundation’ Reggae pioneers like Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Culture, and Alton Ellis into their playlists. The online petition also makes an appeal to Jamaica’s producers, who are focusing on Hip Hop inspired beats instead of the island’s signature bass-heavy rhythms.

“Reggae music is like the heartbeat of Jamaican people and culture, and now it is barely played on popular radio stations anymore,” says Clifford ‘Mr. Vegas’ Smith. “Young people today have no idea who Cynthia Schloss or Hortense Ellis or Delroy Wilson are. These are people, who pioneered Reggae, who created a space for people like Sean Paul, and even Sean Kingston and Iyaz to be pop stars. Radio barely plays foundation Reggae, and many of our producers have abandoned traditional Reggae and Dancehall rhythms for American sounding Hip Hop beats.

This petition is to let them know that foundation Reggae is still a crucial part of our culture and we must preserve our musical heritage and legacy.“

Furthering his Reggae mission, Vegas, known for Billboard charting smash singles like “I Am Blessed” “Heads High,” “Pull Up,” “Tek Weh Yuhself,” “Hot Wuk,” “ and “Gallis,” will be releasing Sweet Jamaica, his first full Reggae album. Scheduled to drop in 2012, Sweet Jamaica will showcase and foundation Reggae and Ska singles . The album’s lead single “Sweet Jamaica” has been getting good reviews.

Jamaica will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an independent nation next year. Reggae music was born around the same time that Jamaica became a free nation,” says Mr. Vegas. “I am working on the ‘Sweet Jamaica’ album which celebrates the past fifty years of Jamaican music. Everything on the album is going to be foundation – covers of foundation Reggae classics, and original material with foundation Reggae and Ska beats and melodies.

Our music has become very diverse over past half-century, but at the core it is still foundation Reggae. I really want to bring the foundation back into contemporary popular culture.“

Konshens Worldwide Debut Album
“Mental Maintenance”
New York, NY – (December 1, 2011) – Subkonshus Music & VP Records are proud to announce one of the most anticipated albums in reggae history, which finally arrives on February 28th, 2012.

The artist simply known as Konshens, who is coming off of a year fit for a Hollywood Star, graces us with his worldwide debut album, titled “Mental Maintenance”. With several existing hit singles such as, Winner, Good Girl Gone Bad w/ Tarrus Riley, Stink a Road, Realist & Simple Song, already topping the charts, it is quite evident that this album will not dissappoint his fans.

“Mental Maintenance” proves to be a masterpiece of sorts. The album consists of seventeen tracks, which takes listeners on an experiemental journey of the mind, heart and soul. KONSHENS, coming up with the album title himself, asserts that music has moved into a fast paced kind of hype and no attention is being paid to the fact that music is still playing the role of psychiatrist in many of our lives.

“The feel of the album is just as the name states. It is like experiencing the mood swings required to maintain, ease, settle and redirect ones mind. There is a song on the album for every situation” says Konshens.

Konshens’s only challenge in making the album, was to control those mood swings, so they can all fit in one album. Most of the album tracks have never been heard with the exception of the first single, titled “Do Sumn”. This up tempo dancehall track is taking over airwaves internationally and already creating a noteworthy buzz around the album.

It is said that the world produces a great in all areas and facets of our society every twenty years. From the looks at his already existing accomplishments and world-wide recognition, it is obvious that KONSHENS is one of those rarities in our society. SAVE THE DATE, February 28, 2012 and get ready for your own personal, “Mental Maintenance”