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By Jairo Rodrigues Roger Hinds or as he is more popularly known, ‘Young Bill Rogers’ is not a peculiar name to most Guyanese calypso lovers.

(Billboard) Never mind Whitney or Dolly. Fans might mean it more when singing, ‘I will always love you.’

(Billboard) The Wanted’s “Glad You Came” blasts into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10, vaulting 23-5 with top Digital Gainer honours after the “Glee” cast covered the song on the February 21 episode of the Fox series.

LONDON  (Reuters) – Florence Welch won two prizes at the NME music awards in London on Wednesday, eclipsing chart champion and Grammy and BRITs queen Adele.

A few weeks after he copped the second runner-up position in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s (GT&T) first ever Bollywood segment of the Jingle and Song Competition, 23-year-old Joel Pharous dropped four hot tracks on the local market and is expected to release an album by May.

Theatre has always had its place in Guyana; though there have been times when it was at a low.

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Guyana’s number one annual satirical production, The Link Show, produced by The Theatre Company and GEMS Theatre Productions and sponsored by GT&T will play for three more nights next weekend at the National Culture Centre (NCC).

By Jairo Rodrigues Mosa Telford is an impeccable example of the potential of the dramatic arts in Guyana.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When the curtain rises on the Oscars tomorrow, nervous anticipation will, as usual, fill the theatre at the world’s top film awards, but this year movie fans can relax.

(NY Daily News) Jordin Sparks had the chance to work with Whitney Houston on the pop icon’s final movie, Sparkle, and paid tribute to her co-star Thursday.

One only has to listen to the jazzy performances of “Bounce It” or “Let’s Speak Latin” or the Beyonce hit “If I Were A Boy” by Derry Etkins’ students in the St George’s Muzik Lab to know that he is passionate both about music and about teaching it.

Nostalgic is the word that describes how I felt last Sunday evening when I made rare visit to the National Cultural Centre and listened to some lovely folk songs.

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(Billboard) Just as they did during the ‘80s and ‘90s, Whitney Houston and Madonna again share space in the Billboard Hot 100s top 10.

(Billboard) In the light of widespread reports that Rihanna and Chris Brown were teaming up on the remix of her “Birthday Cake” track, we decided to compose open letters to each the Barbadian pop singer and controversial R&B star.

(Billboard) Just one week after The Hollywood Reporter broke news that Whitney Houston was under consideration for a judge’s seat on the show, reports have surfaced that another pop icon is throwing her hat in the ring.

Coming from a musically-diverse family, Ngina Fayola has developed into an accomplished musician and is working towards furthering her career in music.

So Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and young couples and maybe some older ones are thinking about what gifts they will exchange come next Tuesday.

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