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Having already stamped its authority on local music, Kross Kolor Records has given Guyanese another choice for a Christmas gift in a CD that has ten Christmas songs performed by its artistes.

(BBC) LMFAO track “Party Rock Anthem” was the best-selling song on the UK version of iTunes this year.

A fun family activity for Christmas, which is being touted as the Circus of Dreams will be held next weekend – December 16, 17 and 18 at the National Stadium, Providence.

Roshini Kushi Boodhoo, who handed over her crown just weeks ago, said her 8-month reign as Miss India Guyana 2011 has definitely had an impact on her life.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hugo, Martin Scorsese’s 3D drama about an orphan boy in 1930s Paris, was named best film of 2011 on Thursday by the National Board of Review, which also named Scorsese best director.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Do you prefer to think of 2011’s top diva, Adele, as a lonely, wounded wallflower, brooding quietly, obsessively, and soulfully over her lost loves?

(Trinidad Guardian) – Ayoung-Chee designed, cut, sewed and charmed her way into the hearts of the judges and fans alike taking top honours for her “easy and effortless” Tobago-themed Fashion Week collection, sending a ten-piece collection down the runway that would forever change her life.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Kanye West led the field of Grammy contenders on Wednesday with seven nominations, including for his album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and his joint venture with Jay-Z “Watch The Throne”.

LONDON (Reuters) – She has been nominated for an Academy Award 16 times, a record for any performer, and won twice, but to Meryl Streep, the golden statuette still matters.

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – No one ever need organize a tribute concert for Beyonce, since she’s done such a good job staging her own self-homage with ‘Beyonce: Live at Roseland’, a concert DVD that also doubles as a self-directed episode of “This is Your Life.”

Though she did not set herself apart from her eight rivals by winning any special prizes, 24-year-old Alana Seebarran rose to the occasion and fluently answered her question in the intelligence segment of the Miss India Guyana 2012 Pageant and was later announced the new queen.

We might be laughing, but we are not amused. Not one bit.

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Crowd support for Brandon Harding, a finalist in the GT&T Jingle and Song Competition was overwhelming as he and ten other finalists sang with winning in mind at the National Cultural Centre on Wednesday evening last.

The Indian Cultural Centre invites all members of the public to see the film Gandhi My Father at the Indian Cultural Centre today from 5.30 pm.

(Jamaica Observer) Ariwa Records, the independent label of Guyana-born music producer Neil ‘Mad Professor’ Fraser, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in January with the Back To Africa Music Festival in The Gambia.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singer and rapper Nicki Minaj was named Billboard’s 2011 Rising Star on Wednesday, following her international success this year with her album, ‘Pink Friday’.

Guyanese model Amanda King leaves for Shanghai on Tuesday having placed among the top three at the Elite Caribbean model competition in Trinidad and Tobago on November 12.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tyler Perry has caught no small amount of flak for casting reality TV star Kim Kardashian in his upcoming movie The Marriage Counselor.