Shaggy to Perform On VH1's Big Morning Buzz - Thanksgiving Special Episode

On Thursday, November 22nd , make sure to kick off your Thanksgiving Holiday with VH1’s Big Morning Buzz at 10AM where reggae artist Shaggy will perform his classic hit “It Wasn’t Me”!

Shaggy will be chatting with Big Morning Buzz host Carrie Keagan about his upcoming performance at the BioLife Sounds of Reggae Concert on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Barclays Center as well as Jamaica’s 50 years of independence during a special on-air Thanksgiving celebration.

VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live is the first dose of pop culture news, chat and entertainment in the morning. From the lobby of VH1's headquarters host Carrie Keagan, offers up-to-the-minute topical headlines, engaging celebrity interviews, and in-depth conversations with insiders, bloggers and experts in a variety of fields we all obsess over --from Music, Movies, TV, and everything in between.

Make sure to use hashtag #VH1Buzz and #soundsofreggae when watching!

Rick Ross Performs with Bahama Boyz in the Bahamas

The Bahama Boyz are getting ready for their next performance on October 27^th, 2012 alongside Jah Hem, Young Gunz and hip hop superstar Rick Ross.

The “Rich Forever” concert will be held at Club Rozay aka Mario’s Entertainment Complex in Nassau, Bahamas and will be hosted by popular reality star Joseline Hernandez of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta.”

Flow and HD of the Bahama Boyz have performed with many music heavyweights before such as Keyshia Cole, Buju Banton, Morgan Heritage, and Jah Cure and are ready now to take the stage before Rick Ross.

“As an artist you can appreciate an artist like Rick Ross, knowing how strong his work ethic is,” explains Flow “His music speaks for itself. It’s up to the time, refreshing, a new style he's on a roll with now.”

The Bahama Boyz will also bring their style to the concert. Patrons can expect an energetic performance featuring the latest Bahama Boyz single “Overcome” with Jamaican dancehall artist Bugle as well as other singles such as “It’s Like That,” “Dreams,” “Keep It Going” and “Get Dough.”

“Our fans can expect the best performance up to date!” says Flow, and adds “This will be our first time performing our new single ‘Overcome‘ to the public so we just want the fans to come out and show their full support because 'Bahama Boyz' will be there live in living colors to bring forth our music.”

Collie Buddz Music Featured on Basketball Wives!

Reggae music has achieved another milestone, and this time it’s thanks to Reggae star Collie Buddz.  On the May 7^th airing of VH1’s popular reality show, Basketball Wives, Collie’s song “I Feel So Good” was played, making it a first for the worlds’ popular genre! 

Produced by ZJ Sparks for Twelve 9 Records and Dan Grossman and Michael Gore for Dynasty Music, the upbeat track grooves listeners with its use of synthesized trumpets, and playful Xylophone while Collie sings the addictive punch line “I feel so good, I don’t know what’s come over me!”

Set at the show’s closing scene, personalities Susan and Keisha can be seen bouncing to the track while they play in the water with the Dolphins in Tahiti as the song plays in the background.  “I literally felt good when I got the news of the songs placement on the show” said Collie when reached by phone in Bermuda.  “It’s nice to see Reggae profiled in such a big way!”

In Jamaica, ZJ Sparks and the Twelve 9 Records team celebrated “this is the first time a Reggae song has been featured on Basketball Wives.  This is a first and a huge accomplishment,” said Sparks. 

Popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook came to life as fans got the pleasant surprise while watching their favourite show.  On ZJ Sparks’ timeline, fans tweeted to the producer “OMG!! Who else is super excited about Collie Buddz being featured on Basketball Wives tonight?!,” while fans on Collie’s timeline added “Hearing @CollieBuddz on Basketball wives was the best highlight for me tonight!”

Collie Buddz song, “I Feel So Good” is a part of the Kush Morning Riddim line up which also features Serani, Ikaya and Jah Vinci.  The riddim is available on iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/kush-morning/id499341564).