Quickies

Published: Friday | September 4, 2009



Charlie Chaplin - File

Reeewind!

Irish and Chin is bringing an unforgettable night of reggae dancehall and sound system entertainment, dubbed Reeewind, The Past Meets The Present, to New York on Saturday, October 3. Reeewind is a once-in-a-lifetime event featuring the legendary King Stur Gav sound, Mighty Crown and top artistes U-Roy, Charlie Chaplin, Brigadier Jerry, General Trees, Beenie Man, Capleton and Luciano. The event is slated to vividly highlight the era of yesteryear, showcasing the legendary and current artistes performing on the King Stur Gav and Mighty Crown sound systems, respectively.

Sean Paul 'Blazing'

Sean Paul's Imperial Blaze blazed a fire on the Billboard charts in the US, debuting at number one on the Billboard Rap Album charts, toppling the likes of Eminem, Fabolous and Twista. Sean Paul is also sitting comfortably atop the Billboard Reggae Album Charts ahead of a Bob Marley compilation, Ziggy Marley's Family Time, and VP Record's Reggae Gold. This is his first time atop the rap album charts, and his second time on the Billboard Rap Album charts, overall, as his third studio album, The Trinity, peaked at number three on the rap charts in 2005. It is also the first time a Jamaican artiste is topping that chart. Imperial Blaze is heading for international success, debuting at number one when it was released in the dancehall-hungry Asian nation of Japan last week, selling upwards of 50,000 copies in its first week. He topped the Oricon Weekly International Album Sales chart, the first time he has done so, and is holding his own on the Billboard Canadian Albums, France Albums and European Albums with positions number five, number eight and number 20, respectively. It is has also been certified gold in France.

Ms Triniti back in Jamaica

Ms Triniti is back in Jamaica to shoot yet another video, this time with Vybz Kartel for their collaboration Lock Down. Triniti is also here to debut the video for her single Mr DJ, which was shot the last time she was here. The single is popular in the dancehall and enjoying heavy rotation on almost all radio stations across the island. Ms Triniti feels "very privileged working with Kartel. He thinks of me as his peer and that's fascinating". Ms Triniti and Vybz Kartel met at a restaurant in Kingston on her first visit to Jamaica and both expressed their desire to work on a single then. She said, "My stuff is ragga-hop and more commercial and his is authentic dancehall so we blend." Ms Triniti recently visited Italy where she performed in three cities with headliner Collie Budz and, as a result, landed a record deal with an independent company called Get Up Records.

Lindsay Lohan bares it all

Lindsay Lohan is to pose nude for Playboy. The actress is reportedly considering an offer of $900,000 to bare all for the adult publication, after initially rejecting a previous offer of $500,000 from the magazine. A source told Australia's The Day newspaper: "Playboy has been asking her for years but it's only now she's excited about doing it." The 23-year-old star wants to take a break from acting to try her hand behind the camera. She said: "I've been creating a bunch of shows that I've written treatments for and that I'm going to be producing - and that's more interesting to me." However, Lindsay - who has previously had a guest role in US TV show Ugly Betty - does have her eye on an acting role that would see her reunite with Mean Girls actress and writer, Tina Fey.

Halle Berry pregnant again

Halle Berry is pregnant again. The 43-year-old actress is said to be three months along with her second child with her model partner, Gabriel Aubry, with whom she already has a 17-month-old daughter, Nahla. A source said: "Halle is overjoyed. She's just ecstatic to be pregnant again. She wasn't sure if she'd have another baby, so she's very happy!" Halle struggled to conceive Nahla - she took over 30 pregnancy tests before one confirmed she was to become a mother - and it is believed she underwent artificial insemination to get pregnant this time. The source added to Life and Style Weekly magazine: "The first time, she eventually conceived through in vitro fertilisation. This time, the baby was conceived through artificial insemination." When pregnant with Nahla, Halle admitted she and Gabriel were keen to have at least two children.