Caribbean Hoodcelebrityy ‘Catch It’
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Caribbean L 26 ife, JANUARY 14-20, 2022
Anthony Turner, Nick Creegan, Jerry McDonald and Kevin Riley. Blue & Bougie/Anthony
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Jamaican-born, singer-songwriter Hoodcelebrityy. James
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(CRS), a virtual outlet through
which artistes’ work can be
“seen and appreciated with the
hope of taking their careers to
the next level.”
Headline Entertainment said
in a statement that this initiative
is being developed by the
Caribbean Export Development
Agency (CEDA), the regional
trade and investment promotion
agency focused on building a
resilient Caribbean by providing
cutting-edge and high-impact
support to the private sector,
with funding from the European
Union (EU), under the 11th EDF
Regional Private Sector Development
Program.
According to S.H. Allyson
Francis, services specialist at
CEDA, the wider aim of CRS is
“to build out the creative economies
of the region so that they
can become greater contributors
to the gross domestic product of
the individual countries.”
“The execution of this Caribbean
Music Showcase is imperative
to the development and
exposure of our regional artists,”
she said. “As music exports
continue to grow internationally
year after year, the Caribbean
possesses the talent and creativity
to capitalize on the digital
music space.
“Caribbean Export supports
the need for this digital pivot,
as it is crucial to innovate with
our existing exports and identify
alternative avenues in the music
industry,” added Francis, stressing
that CEDA is committed to
providing sustainable development
support for regional talent.
“In addition to showcasing
our regional artistes, the business
to-business meetings with
buyers, promoters, production
and distribution companies,
publishers, major record labels
and music industry executives
within the European, United
States, Latin American, Asian
and African markets will help
our artistes gain business,
increase exports, create jobs,
and generate foreign exchange,”
Francis continued.
“At Caribbean Export, we
are committed to providing the
necessary support to help build
the capacity and showcase our
regional music practitioners,”
she said.
So, how exactly will the Caribbean
Rhythm Showcase work?
Headline Entertainment said
the organizers made “a regional
talent call to artistes throughout
the region whose genre of choice
is soca, reggae, dancehall, Caribbean
pop, rap, cadence-lypso
and zouk.
“Approximately 100 responses
were received, of which 25 selected
to participate in the showcase
are required to register on the
CRS website and submit a performance
video for assessment,”
it said. “The acts selected will be
featured in the showcase.”
Headline Entertainment said
it has been selected to execute
CRS.
Jerome Hamilton, managing
director of Headline Entertainment,
said he is “excited at the
opportunity to work with new
and emerging talent from the
region and assist with the development
of artistes and economies.
“Headline Entertainment
is honored to be afforded the
opportunity to produce this
showcase of regional talent by
Carib Expo,” he said. “In addition
to showcasing the talent,
we are, in turn, inviting buyers
from different countries to participate.
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portray the iconic villain “The
Joker” in Batwoman.
“It was an honor to join
Blue & Bougie executives
and the owners of Coffee Bay
Restaurant, to honor Nick
Creegan on all his accomplishments,”
Riley told Caribbean
Life. “Representation matters,
and it was a pleasure to help
celebrate another individual
of Jamaican descent who still
finds time to give back to his
community.”
Jamaican actor Zbek Nelson,
who attended the ceremony,
said, “I really enjoyed
the event.
“The moment was very
concise and precise, and
I’m pleased that the actor
(Creegan) was pleased with
the token of appreciation for
his contribution to the arts,”
Nelson said.
“Blue & Bougie executive
Jerry McDonald, as usual, did
an amazing job, always giving
back to his community and
acknowledging greatness,” he
added.
Turner said Creegan joined
the list of previous Blue &
Bougie Impact Awardees,
including Safaree (Lloyd Samuels):
Love & Hip Hop, NY
TV; DJ Bounty Killa; singer
Nadine Sutherland; Grammynominated
music producer
and music executive Cristy
Barber; and radio broadcaster
Kurt Riley.
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Jerome Hamilton, managing director of Headline Entertainment
which will execute the Caribbean Rhythm Showcase.
Headline Entertainment
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captivated everyone in such a
way that we didn’t have time
to take photos. We were too
busy on the dancefloor. That
is the vibe of ‘Catch It.’”
“A throwback to bashment
basement parties when
all people did was dance and
have a good time, Hoodcelebrityy
shares an authentic vibe
and highlights a very popular
dance in the Tri-State back in
2014, called ‘Bronx Wine’, created
by Carlos Almonte ‘BB
Bronx’”, Tomlinson said.
She said “Catch It” is “a
free-up song.”
“When listening to this
song, I want people to dance
and feel free, to go to a place
where you can be stress-free
for a few minutes and have
fun,” said Hoodcelebrityy,
who is also kicking off her
“Catch It” Tour, performing at
world renown Gramercy Theatre
in New York City on Jan.
23, 2022.
The concert, which is set to
have surprise guests and live
band accompanying Hoodcelebrityy,
is slated to be “a
memorable event, bringing
her party vibe to a city near
you,” Tomlinson said.
With close to 100 million in
worldwide audio streams and
over 75 million in video views,
Hoodcelebrityy “embodies
female empowerment through
her music with subjects that
reflect real life,” Tomlinson
said.
“From celebrating women
(‘Walking Trophy’) to sexy
party anthem (‘Boom Pon It’),
and inspirational affirmations
like ‘Champion’ Hoodcelebrityy’s
music creates an undeniable
mood for music lovers
worldwide,” she added.
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