Music Access Inc. partnered with Smiley Girl Entertainment to create the WorldBEATS Division earlier this year. The WorldBEATS division signed veteran artist Merciless (Leonard Bartley) and will be releasing his album under the WorldBEATS label first quarter 2017.

“Merciless has not had an album in over 10 years. This will be an awesome project featuring righteous songs reminiscent of his “God Alone” song done over a decade ago with Little Hero and Action Fire. It will comprise of projects highlighting a more mature Merciless and not just positioning him as the clash deejay,” says WorldBEATS President, Carmeta Sealy. “His talent and ability to engage his fan base never ceases to amaze us. We were thrilled that he agreed to record an original song on the WorldBEATS Xmas album.” The Merciless Xmas Medley was produced by Hardware Muzyk, the first Barbados talent signed to the WorldBEATS label. The single is a blend of dancehall & Soca and renders a fun and joyful Caribbean Christmas song. Get your copy at www.MusicAccessInc.com or on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.

“We embrace his lyrical wit as seen in his defeat of the world renown artist Ninja Man, Christmas Eve at the Lyrical Brawl hosted by The House of Dancehall. We also embrace his creativity and his uncanny ability to entertain.”

“We look forward to 2017 with the release of his album and a US, Caribbean and European tour.”

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Popular music selecta/producer  Foota Hype Music presents “Dark Knight Riddim.” The star studded riddim lineup features Grammy winning Beenie Man with “Duppy in a Pretty Clothes,” Aidonia “Fat 40,” Demarco “We Run the World,” Bugle “Nuh Accomodation,” Spice “Miss Universe,” Macka Diamond “War,” I Octane “Hot Up di Place,” Devin Di Dakta “Shaolin Soccer,” Naazir “Shella,” Shane O “Evil,” Teknique “Nah Sell Out” and Fully Bad with “Pelelele.”

Though the official release date is not until January 6th, Dark Knight Riddim can now be pre-ordered on iTunes. It is being distributed by 21st Hapilos Digital Distribution.

Heavy D & Isaiah Laing

Christmas in Jamaica, is synonymous with cake, sorrel, Grand Market night and Sting! For 33 years this event has been the most anticipated in the Dancehall space across the Globe. Sting represnets the hottest fashion, the latest dances, the controversial clashes, the “bussing” of artistes like Buju Banton; global superstars like Busta Ryhmes, Notorious BIG and Wyclef performed there on Jamaica visits. Ninja Man’s lyrical brawls, the Bounty vs Beenie Man and the Kartel Movado verbal war, the welcome home of Super Cat, all these are historical moments not only in the history of Dancehall but of the island of Jamaica.

Some thought that such history would be interupted this year but the opponents and fighters of Dancehall can’t celebrate just yet because Supreme Promotions promoters of Sting have teamed up with House of Dancehall, the hottest venue in Kingston right now, to put together probably the biggest celebratory Dance in the history of Jamaica on Boxing Day Tuesday December 27th, for Sting 33: A Tribute to Dancehall.

It is well known that this has been one of the toughest years for Dancehall. With two of its greatest still behind bars, the music was banned in Croydon, England, influential persons in Barbados and even Jamaica started initiatives to ban and get rid of the genre. Spice came under attack for performing her regular routine in front of politicians and dignitaries and the nations’ telephone directory was frowned upon because it had a picture of a dancehall scene on the cover.

However, like the Jamaican people, Dancehall is strong and resilient, and one of the great icons of Dancehall, Sting, despite being frowned up on by the sponsors and the powers that be who are determined to kill the one night “ghetto people” and Dancehall fans look forward to, has managed to Re invent itself into One World Sting where the brand will be taken across the world, with the Event on the 27th being used to show the world that Dancehall with its clashes and controversies, is here to stay.

House of Dancehall’s CEO, Michael Dawson, did not mince words when he explained why his Company got involved : “This is a celebration of our music, not the corporations’ music, the music that we, mainly poor people pickney in Jamaica love and enjoy and grow up with. But it is used, abused and discarded by Corporate Jamaica and they think they could take our biggest night away by taking away their financial support. I am sick and tired of people beating down Dancehall, so on December 27th we are going to celebrate it and celebrate it big with one of its biggest icons Sting….and we are celebrating everything about it…the fashion designers, the food, the drinks, the dancing, the sexy ladies but most of all, we are going to celebrate the music.”

This format of Sting will be held at 6 Cargill Avenue at the Whirlwind Entertainment Complex, there will be a stage for live performances by upcoming and past Sting performers, guest selectors and sounds systems that have played at Sting over the years, dancers, cabanas, ultra VIP room for high end patrons with Lobster tail and shrimp, and a whole lot more. “We are going to show the BIG MAN in Jamaica that the little man don’t need his money, we can support our own thing if we unite and defend our music and culture.“

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With a successful musical career, International dancehall and reggae star Bugle new singles are always highly anticipated by his fans. His latest release “Motivator” produced by renowned Johnny Wonder and created by Adde Instrumental for 21st Hapilos Digital Dancehall, is available on iTunes, Amazon and all other major online digital distributor in time for the holidays. “Motivator” comes to us courtesy of 21st Hapilos Digital.