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Last week was a hot week for entertainment news and Urban Islandz delivered it all to you lot. From Buju Banton trial to the latest in music awards and on the Dancehall Hero himself Vybz Kartel, you establish information technology all on Urban Islandz last calendar week.

Buju Banton trial began last week Monday in the Sam M Gibbons Federal court in Tampa Florida. The Grammy winning artist who underwent an intense session of grilling from prosecutor James Preston, is now awaiting his faith from the jury. Authorities informant Alexander Johnson testified and gave alien accounts about what took identify.

Beau reggae artists and friends of Buju Banton, Stephen Marley and Gramps Morgan both testified on behalf of the reggae star. At the end of the week the jury retired for deliberation which volition keep on Tuesday.

The Grammy

Likewise happened last week was the 53rd Grammy Awards with some major wins and big upsets. Jay-Z and Eminem was the overall winner of the most Grammy on the nighttime of February 13, 2011.

Jay-Z take domicile three awards, while the year improvement kid, Eminem, took home two of his 10 nominations. Rap mogul Jay-Z collected awards for all-time rap/sung collaboration and best rap song (for his duet with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Listen") and best rap operation by a duo or grouping (for "On to the Next One," with Swizz Beatz). Eminem whose anthology "Recovery" sold three.5 million and the solar day's pinnacle nominee, with ten nods – took best rap album, and in the early going equally "Not Afraid" pulled in best rap solo operation honors.

The top awards of the night went to a stone band and a state artist. Album Of The Twelvemonth was awarded to Canadian indie stone ring Arcade Fire for 'The Suburbs', and Vocal Of The Year was awarded to Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now'. The night biggest upset winner was Esperanza Spalding who cop the honor for best new artist, over hot favourites Justin Bieber and Drake.

Vybz Kartel

We could non close out the week without a hot new piece of news about dancehall disk Vybz Kartel. The Portmore Empire leader, who has been banned by some DJ fro February Black History month, release a new rails in response to critics who said he is running out of lyrics. In the new track called "Baddest Lyricist," Vybz Kartel let his haters know that he still got it by spitting killer rhymes over a catchy dancehall trounce.

Other news run downwardly

The list of nominees was announce for Jamaica Excellence in Music and Amusement Awards (EME). Mavado and Vybz Kartel lead the nominees with 6 nominations a piece.

Haitian built-in musician Wyclef Jean and actor Sean Penn fabricated peace, post-obit a bitter fallout during the Haitian presidential run in the summer of last twelvemonth. The two made peace later meeting at an event in New York.

At that place were much more news during the last week but this article is simply to give you a quick run down of the main news. Stay melody this week for much more Caribbean entertainment news from Urban Islandz.