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Fireboy DML, Chris Brown, and Shenseea have been nominated for “Outstanding International Song” by the 54th NAACP Image Awards for the track “Diana“.

The Image Awards, curated by the NAACP, recognizes the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in several areas across film, music, and entertainment, with 80 competitive categories that cover film, television, streaming, music, literature, and podcasts.

In the Outstanding International Song category, “Diana” is competing with “Bad To Me” by Wizkid (RCA Records/Starboy/Sony Music International), “Last Last” by Burna Boy (Atlantic Records), “No Woman No Cry” by Tems (Def Jam Recordings), and “Stand Strong” by Davido featuring Sunday Service Choir (RCA Records/Sony Music UK).

The nominations for this year’s awards were televised, with Shenseea’s road manager Dizzy Cleanface sharing a congratulatory post to the artists and writers who created “Diana.”

“Congratulations! @shenseea was nominated for a 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding International Song! also congratulations to @thatboysp & @aleicia for writing this. We Good @fireboydml @chrisbrownofficial @teezio,” the manager said.

President and CEO of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, in a statement, said the nominees this year “have conveyed a wide range of authentic stories and diverse experiences that have resonated with many in our community, and we’re proud to recognize their outstanding achievements and performances.”

Fans can begin to vote for their favorite artists and will have until February 10, 2023. The Image Awards winners will be revealed during the two-hour live show on February 25, 2023. The award show is returning this year with in-person attendance for the first time since the pandemic started.

In the meantime, Shenseea was congratulated by many fans and colleagues in the entertainment industry, including Busta Rhymes and her former manager Romeich Major who left fire emojis under the post. Writer Aleicia also reacted by writing, “we gooood.”

The artist herself hasn’t reacted to the nomination, although she did re-post the NAACP announcement video from her manager. It seems that she also received some flowers for her latest accomplishment, which she shared with fans.

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Shenseea and Burna Boy are among the many artists set to make their Coachella debut this year.

Shenseea has been named as one of the performers for Coachella 2023. The event organizers revealed the official poster on Tuesday featuring more than 50 artists that will grace the stage over three weekends in April. The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival is a annual music festival held in April, and this would be the second staging of the event since the pandemic started in 2020.

Shenseea shared the official poster from Coachella confirming her attendance at the festival, which would be her debut. “@coachella 15 & 22,” she wrote on Instagram.

Along with Shenseea, there are two other reggae acts, American bands Stick Figure and Rebelution. For 2023, the festival will be headlined by superstar Bad Bunny, R&B sensation Frank Ocean, and K-pop girl group sensation BLACKPINK.

The event this year will be held at Emporio Polo Club in Indio, California, and will run off on the weekends of April 14-16 and April 21-23. Shenseea will be performing on the day headlined by BLACKPINK and other artists Rosalía, British singer Labrinth, the Kid Laroi, Boygenius, Yung Lean, Mura Masa, Kenny Beats, Rebelution, and many others.

Overall, the event also sees Burna Boy, K-pop star Jackson Wang and Idris Elba and Metro Boomin, Doechi, GloRilla, Klai Uchis, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Blaze, Willow, Rae Sremmurd, Pusha T, Suicideboys and others. Coachella usually adds more artists to the rundown as the time winds down.

Shenseea, who is no stranger to large festivals, having performed at several Rolling Loud Festivals across the country, received commendations from her Instagram followers. “We good on the way to the desert,” Shenseea’s American road manager Dizzy Cleanface wrote.

“Yesssss I can’t miss your set!” Love & Hip Hop cast member Bobby Lytes said. “Greatness,” rising artist Valiant wrote.

“You were a spectator last year and this year ur a performer, congratulations,” a fan reminded the artist who attended the festival last year with producer London On Da Track and Megan Thee Stallion.

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The Prosecution in Jah Cure’s stabbing case has appealed the court’s ruling that the Reggae artist be acquitted on the attempted murder charge, and a date has been set for a hearing.

Jah Cure was convicted on March 22 on the lesser charge of attempted manslaughter in a judges-only trial after several damning voice notes and text messages were entered into evidence by prosecutors. In the voice notes, Jah Cure had expressed that he would kill the promoter over money owed to him.

Jah Cure, real name Siccaturie Alcock, was sentenced to six years in prison for the attempted manslaughter charge, but the conviction was appealed by the country’s Public Prosecution Service, which wants Cure to be sentenced to eight years in jail for attempted murder.

On Tuesday, a pro forma hearing was set for January 24. The hearing, according to Jamaica Observer, will be to review the artist’s continued detention. The reggae singer has been in a European jail since his arrest in October 2021, for wounding a Jamaican born promoter in Amsterdam.

“The pro forma hearing is scheduled from 11:10 to 11:20 hrs. The decision usually follows the same day,” press officer of the public prosecution to the Court of Appeals, Tuscha Essed, told the Jamaican newspaper.

In the meantime, Jah Cure’s legal team has also appealed the sentence. His attorney filed an appeal last June to have the number of years reduced. The father of one had not addressed the stabbing incident until recently, when he issued an apology to his fans.

In an interview with the Jamaica Gleaner about his upcoming 11-track LP, Undeniable, the artist said, “my message to my fans is I apologize for this situation I get myself caught up in. I would like to give this album to you as a special gift from me to you.”

The upcoming LP would be his ninth studio album. Jah Cure is widely regarded as one of the greatest singers reggae music has ever seen, but his legal troubles since he was a teenager cast a cloud over his promising career.

If Dutch prosecutors have their way in court, the artist could spend close to a decade in prison.

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Gucci Mane continues to experience fallout from Big Scarr’s family members who are labeling serious accusations against him.

Keyshia Ka’oir responded to the family of late artist Big Scarr who bashed him and claimed that he reneged on a promise to pay for the artist’s death and then asked back for the chains the artist received along with his signing bonus.

Big Scarr died on December 22, 2022, reportedly from an accidental prescription drug overdose. Over the weekend, his family accused his label 1017 Global Music’s boss, Gucci Mane, of reneging on a promise to assist with the funeral expenses and even asking back for the chains the rapper was given on his signing.

According to the brother of Big Scarr, the artist promised to pay for the funeral expenses, but Gucci Mane blocked the family.

“You dead wrong, when pops and them called you, you the one who told them folks you gon pay for the funeral. You told them you gon pay for everything. The minute them folk called you you blocked them. It’s not real, you lying straight. Come on now cuz,” the man said on Instagram Live.

Big Scarr

The relative added that the artist also asked back for the chains, but they will not be handing it over.

“You only trying to act all real. You posted Scarr talking about some loan he had bruh …You ain’t getting them chains. It aint no way you getting them chains. Come on now fool you tripping. You thought we gon let that go?”

He added, “Bro when they text you and asked you about the funeral, you told them folks that Keyshia birthday coming up…You ain’t even text and check on the family but you texted about some chains.”

The family has been insistent that they will not hand over the chains. At the time of his death, Big Scarr, whose real name is Alexander Woods, had been recovering from a gunshot injury he received in 2020, which resulted in a bullet connecting with his hip and traveling up his spinal cord.

The artist had to get hip surgery and an appendectomy to remove the bullet.

On Sunday, his sister Alexandra Woods shared a photo of her wearing the rapper’s chains.

“Get it back in blood!! My brother earned TS #LLstank,” she wrote on Instagram, posing with the chains on her neck.

Meanwhile, Keyshia Ka’oir on Monday shared a receipt for $10,000 that was sent to a funeral home – N.J Ford & Sons Funeral on December 30.

“Payment directly to funeral home! Leave my husband alone!” she wrote on Instagram Stories.

“He did this out of the goodness of his heart!” she said, adding that Gucci had even sent flowers to the family but “not even a thank U.”

The family has not responded to Keyshia’s funeral receipt as yet.

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Popcaan reveals the release date and tracklist for his new album, Great Is He.

The Unruly Boss revealed the title of his forthcoming album in February last year, almost a year ago, with the intention to drop it off in 2022. After a few production setbacks and changes to the project, Popcaan is finally ready to deliver his next body of work.

Urban Islandz obtained the tracklist for the project showing nine tracks, including the recently released Drake-assisted single, “We Caa Done.” There is also the new single with Toni-Ann Singh, “Next To Me,” and the December released track, “Set It.” There is also a track titled “Badman” featuring rapper Lil Durk and the 2022 released single “Skeleton Cartier,” which was co-written by Dane Ray, The FaNatiX, and Popcaan. Among the other singles fans can expect on the album are “Appreciation,” “One Way,” and “Superior,” featuring Anju Blaxx.

There is one track on the album that’s not yet titled, but sources inside the Unruly camp told Urban Islandz on Saturday that the full tracklist will be completed in the coming days. We’re told that there some behind-the-scenes paperwork is being worked on for a potential big international collaboration for the project.

Great Is He album cover

Great Is He will be Popcaan’s fifth studio album and the follow-up to his 2020 project, Fixtape, which featured some big collaborations with Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Stylo G, Masicka, Tommy Lee Sparta, Jada Kingdom, and French Montana.

Popcaan released his debut album, Bay Badness, in 2012 and his sophomore, Where We Come From, in 2014. His third full-length body of work, Forever, which was produced by Dre Skull, arrived in July 2018. The dancehall deejay also has three mixtapes and two EPs under his belt, including his 2019 mixtape, Vanquish, and his Gyalentine’s EP, released in 2021.

Great Is He is set to be released on January 27, 2023, on OVO Sound.

After more than a decade in the game, Popcaan remains one of the most successful artists of this generation. The deejay rose to fame in 2010 under Vybz Kartel’s stewardship with hits like “Only Man She Want” and “Clarks” with Vybz Kartel and Vanessa Bling, which became a huge international hit. The Unruly artist signed a deal with Drake’s OVO Sound Records in 2019 after years of speculations that he had joined the label due to his close friendship with the Canadian rapper/singer.

His new song with Drake, “We Caa Done,” is the first released by OVO Sound this year, Great Is He, is set to be the first album by an artist on the label in 2023.

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