Watch the Knotty Trod!

Canada’s most awarded Reggae artist, Exco Levi is in Europe as he readies for his tour which covers 8 cities in a span of 2 weeks, and while on tour, his label, Penthouse Records releases his EP Words of the Wise on the VP Records imprint.

Continuing his fruitful relationship with Silly Walks Discotheque (producers of the songs “Storms of Life,” and “Strive” featuring Kabaka Pyramid which won the 2013 and 2014 Juno award for Best Reggae Recording), Exco and Silly Walks will perform several songs including material not yet released to the public.  About the tour, Exco says “I can’t wait to perform for the people.  They are the reason why I make the music, so performing for them is always special.  Europe here I come!”

In addition to Exco’s tour, the artist actively shared via social media his good news of a new EP called Words of the Wise which will be released to all major digital retail outlets on April 29^th, 2014.  The project was produced by Donovan Germaine and team at Penthouse Records via the VP Records Imprint.

The 7 track EP includes songs previously released “Bleaching Shop,” “Life in the Factory,” “Save the Music,” “Walk Wide a Mi,” “Ready Fih Revolute” and “Can’t Live Without God” as well as an exclusive, “Under My Sheets” which has not been previously released.  Donovan Germaine, CEO of Penthouse Music feels that Exco’s music “has been well received by music lovers who appreciate Reggae and want more from him.  We are pleased to give his fans this album and we are confident that they will not be disappointed!”

While on tour, Exco will be promoting his album.  Dates and cities of the tour are listed below.

Fans are invited to join Exco on his journey via Twitter >>> @Excolevi and Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/excolevi.turfjamaica?fref=ts

European Show Dates:

25.4. Munich / Backstage
26.4. Mannheim / Rude 7
30.4. Stuttgart / City Department
02.5. Bremen / Lightplanke
03.5. Memmingen / Grünes Haus
08.5. Hamburg / Grüner Jäger
09.5. Zürich / Stall 6
10.5. Muenster / Triptychon

LeBron James Acting and Entertainment Goes from CAA to WME!

The Miami Heat star, LeBron James, is on the move regarding his Entertainment projects which sees the athlete leave CAA, heading to WME and thanks to our friends at the Hollywood Reporter, we have the exclusive news! 

Represented by a five-member team, the split with CAA was finalized earlier this week and is amicable.  Some of the projects already in the works for CAA include the six episode Starz series called ‘Survivor’s Remorse.’

Upcoming for the star athlete is ‘Ballers’ with Kevin Hart for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.  Hart is writing the screenplay for the comedy in which he’ll star as James brother who has something of an inferiority complex when it comes to his on the court skills.

James will continue to be represented by Klutch Sports Group for on-court basketball deals and Fenway Sports Group and LRMR for off-court marketing.

Flying High with Ziggy Marley!

L3 Magazine closes the month of April, 2014 with the biggest highlights in Caribbean and Urban news and entertainment, and does so with the help of Ziggy Marley, Michele Henderson, Sophia Stewart and Vince Lozano!

Ziggy Marley is flying high with the release of his new album Fly Rasta which impacted the iTunes charts at #1.  Fans agree that the album is another great and classic, but what does Ziggy think, and how did he implement his Father, Bob Marley’s standards on the album?  Natasha Von Castle gets the answers!

Michele Henderson is from Dominica, and is recognized as one of the most famous flautists!  She has performed on several notable stages around the world, and is one of the few people who practices Scientology in her country.  Is that of any significance?!  Our journalist Ayeola George asks about this and more.

No one has impacted Sci-Fi on a global scale as much as Sophia Stewart has.  Creator of Terminator and the Matrix, Sophia is famous for both film franchises, as well as for the historic judgment she was awarded when her material was used without permission.  Jennifer Menster sits down with the living oracle to understand how the lawsuit came about, and where she is now.

Vince Lozano is a famous actor in Hollywood whose role as Jacoby in Pirates of the Caribbean and the television series Dads were most popular.  The actor’s newest film project, Acts of Desperation is receiving a lot of attention, and L3’s Song River gets the exclusive scoop.

In addition to feature interviews, this month offers Beauty Tips from Kay Cunningham, the art of Gerald McDermott, an inspirational word from Dr. Cheryl Hill, highlights from the Web Series Dear Jesus, model of the month and so much more!

All of this is available at www.L3Magazine.com!

Take a Tour of Tyler Perry’s Studio!

I just got off the phone with a great colleague of mine, Carla Morrison who tells me that her team at Sisters of Today and Tomorrow are up to some great things including, offering a tour of Tyler Perry’s studio’s!

As a fund raising initiative, the www.SistersOfTodayandTomorrow.org website is running a silent auction where bidders can bid on this exclusive opportunity.  Bidding closes on April 25^th, 2014 so you have a few days left to act.  The bid has now reached $1,900 and increases in increments of $100.  The lucky winner will take the tour in June, 2014!

Sisters of Today and Tomorrow is committed to building confidence, character and leadership in girls and young women so this is a very worthy cause!  Your support of this bid will also earn you a $50 gift certificate to Chow Baby!

Gwen Stefani May be Headed for NBC’s The Voice!

The No Doubt singer is rumored to be in talks with the NBC competition series to join the series for Season seven as a coach.  Our sources at The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the star would take over for Christina Aguilera who recently announced she’s expecting baby #2! 

Gwen Stefani

The Voice begins shooting in June and will see Pharrell Williams take over for Cee Lo Green who is developing his own show.  Coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are expected to return.  If Stefani joins the cast, she would be the latest big name to join and will add ratings to the already popular show.

Guest mentors for the show have included Miranda Lambert, Aloe Blacc, Jill Scott, the Band Perry and Chris Martin.

The series was created by John de Mol who serves as executive producer along with Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stiin Bakkers and Lee Metzger.  We give credit to TMZ who first reported this news!