It’s an old canard…”you must use local people in your ads.”

And sure, we’ve been criticised in one island for using actors and models from another; for example, Grenadians swear they can tell if we use Antiguan faces, and so on. The same goes for voices. We have come to assume it’s bad for the ad campaigns.

”Foreign TV ads and shows are hugely influential on consumer behaviour.”–Greg HoyosThe truth is, consumers don’t know what makes a good or bad ad; they only know what they like, and it’s often something superficial such as, “it made me laugh.” So, when asked to be experts, consumers often pick on peripheral things like the models’ faces. (By the way, liking or disliking an ad has very little impact on its effectiveness. But that’s a different issue.)

Read more: http://bit.ly/nbTah6 

By: CHETTA                                                                                                                                                                                                     Caribhype Satire Wire Writer                                                                                                                                                                       caribhype@gmail.com

Rihanna’s loud concert in Barbados created mass bacchanal in St Vincent and the Grenadines Friday, with its police saying residents were kept up all night until they fell asleep.

St Vincent police also added that residents became incensed “when that damned ‘Man Down’ song came on.” They said there were more reports of domestic violence against men Friday night than in the history of the Vincy police.

It is not known if the violence was related to Rihanna’s music or incessant drinking by Vincy women that particular night.

Promoters of Rihanna’s Loud concert told this media house that they simply wanted to give Vincy and Greny some entertainment since “not a ting is go on dere boy.”

When asked after the event if they thoughty it appropriate to make the ‘Loud’ concert so loud they replied: “Huh… What… talk up man.”

Vincy’s country leaders said they vow to get to the bottom of this nuisance caused by Barbados Friday night.

While not planning a bigger, better, louder concert, Vincy officials said they might just invite Rihanna over and give her a mild scolding over her behavior.

The ‘Loud’ promoters said of the threat: “We got paid so, ya mudda@$$!”

Surprise: http://bit.ly/naImw4

Entertainer David 'Mavado' Brooks (right) emerged from the Montego Freeport Police Station in St James after he was questioned, arrested and charged with malicious destruction of property and assault occasioning bodily harm. Mavado is followed by his attorney-at-law Martyn Thomas. - Photo by Sheena Gayle

International dancehall artiste Mavado is scheduled to appear in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate Court on August 8 to answer criminal charges laid against him, following an incident in which two men were assaulted.

Thirty-year-old Mavado – born David Brooks – whose address police listed as West Armour Heights, Kingston 8, was arrested and charged yesterday for assault occasioning bodily harm and malicious destruction of property.

He was also given station bail in connection with the incident.

Read more: http://bit.ly/o1vlYP 

Photographer David LaChapelle can continue to develop his million-dollar copyright claim against pop star Rihanna after a New York judge green-lit the motion, the New York Post reported Friday.

Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin said the surrealist fashion photographer “successfully alleges” that the songstress, her record label and video director may have copied his provocative images for Rihanna’s “S&M” video.
Read more: http://fxn.ws/nmm1ev 

The Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) should say if it has a “confidentiality agreement” which shields details of Rihanna’s August 5 Loud concert and three-year promotional contract.

The call was made by Dale Marshall, Deputy Leader of the Opposition,  on Sunday at a meeting of the Barbados Labour Party’s St George South branch at the Drax Hall Resource Centre.

Marshall said it was “wonderful” when a country like Barbados could proclaim its stars but his query was not about Rihanna as a performer.

He said it was in the interest of transparency, accountability and legality and in keeping with the public’s right to know. (TS)

Source: http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/marshall-questions-rihannas-contract/

THE RIHANNA LOUD concert scheduled for Barbados on August 5 is coming at the wrong time, says veteran bandleader Mackie Holder.

The show should have been slated for September or October “when Barbados is dead”, Holder said.

His concern is that Rihanna Loud is competing with the Crop Over Festival season.

He said that the show was forcing festival patrons to refrain from spending money during the festival “because they got to be ready to go see Rihanna”.

“There is only so much money to go round and there are people who say they are saving their money to go to Rihanna.”

Read more: http://bit.ly/qLt0P5 

THE $500 PRICE TAG did not stop Barbadians from all walks of life from grabbing up Luxury VIP tickets for the Rihanna LOUD Concert.

Tickets for the August 5 show at Kensington Oval went on sale  yesterday at several box offices across the island and were mostly sold out by midday, with only the $125 tickets for the General Grounds still available.

In a matter of hours, the $75 tickets were gone.

At each location the MIDWEEK NATION team visited there were reports of sizeable lines outside the box offices awaiting the opening. (DG)

Source: http://www.nationnews.com/index.php/articles/view/500-vip-tickets-fly

Newly-crowned Miss Jamaica Universe 2011, Shakira Martin, is flanked by her runners-up Kadyan Salmon (left) and Chantal Zacky, at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston early Sunday morning. Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Poor-production--late-start-mar-Miss-Jamaica-Universe-show_9192408#ixzz1RwCBZb5h

At near 3:30 am on Sunday morning a weary audience inside Kingston’s National Indoor Sports Centre applauded the newly-crowned beauty queen, Shakira Martin as she made her first walk as Miss Jamaica Universe 2011.

For Martin, as well as the small audience scattered across the sprawling sea of hundreds of white plastic chairs inside the venue, this marked the end of an ordeal, which for some audience members lasted as long as seven hours.

Read more: http://bit.ly/nBDOEK