Wow! Melanie Amaro has just won THE X FACTOR! We caught up with Melanie moments after the announcement was made, and she was in one word – ecstatic. She has beat out thousands of hopefuls to be crowned the artist with the X factor and we couldn’t be happier for her.

What was going through her head when she was waiting for Steve Jones to announce the winner’s name? “The entire time I was thinking to myself, he’s going to say Josh Krajcik,” she says. “Prepare yourself for Josh Krajcik. So when he said my name, it was just like, he said my name!”

Melanie couldn’t believe her ears and said she felt amazing. Did she ever think she would win this competition? “No, I honestly didn’t,” she says. “I didn’t think I would be in this position right now.”

And what about her mentor Simon Cowell? That’s another notch for him on his belt. How did he feel about Melanie’s win? “There’s nothing like winning,” he says. “I’m not going to lie, it is the best feeling in the world. I felt like a part of it up there.”

Hey Everyone!

Alison made an appearance on The Today Show this morning with host Matt Lauer in Barbados! She represented her home proudly and I know she was super excited to be on and wanted everyone to watch. So for those who were unable too or you just want to watch it again and share with friends you can catch the interview online :http://allday.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/11/8751752-matt-basks-in...
Thanks to all of Alison's fans who who continue to support her and her music!
~TeamAlison

Vybz Kartel, one of Jamaica’s most popular DJs is facing yet another murder charge according to the Washington Post.

Kingston police allege that the 35-year-p old DJ took part in the August slaying of a Jamaican man who used the moniker “Lizard.”

Assistant Police Commissioner Ealan Powell told the Jamaican Gleaner that Kartel is being investigated in “connection with a number of murders, shootings and gunrunning.”