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Introducing BET's Kelly Griffin - Top 7@7 finalist judge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Once ranked #2 on the Source magazine’s Power 30 list, Kelly Griffin aka Kelly G currently serves as Black Entertainment Television (BET’s) Senior Director of Music Programming.
Meet one of the judges for this year’s Top 7@7
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – From DJ to major record label executive to producer of one of the world’s largest house events, music is the story of Wayne Williams’ life.
Who’s Next? Top 7@7 kicks off final stage!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In launching the finals of the Top 7@7 Who’s Next event scheduled for March 8, 2014 President of the Follow The Movement (FTM) Group, Mr Craig Lake aka DJ Push Pop has urged finalists to bring their A-game and realise their true potential in a once in a lifetime opportunity.
BET producer grooms Top 7@7 finalists for March event
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Finalists of the Top 7 @ 7 were able to benefit this past weekend from the expertise of Producer/Music Manager with Black Entertainment Television (BET), Mr. Omar Grant when he visited the Territory in an advisory capacity.
UPDATE: ‘Pay attention to details’- Griffin tells ‘Who is Next?’ finalists
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “I would like them to take some of the feedback given tonight and truly incorporate that, from styling to paying attention to the details. Being a star is about paying attention to the details,” were the brief words but sound advice by Senior Programme Director at BET, Mr Kelly Griffin to the 7 finalists of the Follow the Movement (FTM) ‘Who is Next?’ talent show held on December 6, 2013.
US R&B star Melanie Fiona keen on inspiring young VI artistes
BEEF ISLAND, VI – US R&B star Melanie Fiona, the feature artiste to hit the stage of the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall tonight December 6, 2013, told Virgin Islands News Online in an exclusive interview on her arrival in the territory that she is more keen on being an inspiration to the young artistes in the Top 7@7 ‘Who is next?’ competition.
‘Who is Next’ expected to be fantastic showcase of VI talent- Dr Archer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One of the judges for Follow The Movement’s Top 7@7 ‘Who is Next’ event, Dr Allison Flax- Archer, has expressed immense satisfaction with the quality of performances so far in the elimination round and believes the second round will be a ‘fantastic showcase of Virgin Islands’ talent.
Top 7@7 elimination round to feature Melanie Fiona
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The final elimination round for the Top 7@7 ‘Who is Next’ was announced last evening, November 13, 2013 for the thirteen remaining contestants for the 2014 competition and is expected to feature US R&B star Melanie Fiona.
13 progress past Top 7@7 elimination round
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Thirteen entries made the transition this past Saturday, July 20, 2013 from being a grassroots singing talent to getting one step closer to being spotted by a record label based in the United States (US).
UPDATE: Talent needed for further success of Top 7@7 Awards Show- Lake
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - President of Follow the Movement (FTM) Craig Lake aka DJ Push Pop, in expanding on the reasons for the cancellation of the Top 7@7 Awards Show this year explained, “we were moving into the preparation of the signing of Mr Travis Walters and the signing took place late February so we did not have [time] to prepare for the awards show and we were under a lot of pressure from the guys in the states…”