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V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning named Tune of the Decade

by Chrislyn Lashington

V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning has been declared Pan Tune of the Decade by When Steel Talks. The melodic tune has been played in panorama competitions in Grenada, the United Kingdom, New York and so far at least 11 steel orchestras have chosen it as their tune for the 2020 Trinidad & Tobago National Panorama.

When Steel Talks mentioned that Trouble in the Morning has struck a musical chord within the steel band movement and has contributed to the shift of using popular songs within Panorama. 

Band from Space by Amrit Samaroo and Edwin Crazy Ayoung was the best pan tune of the previous decade ending 2009.

V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning landed him third place at the 2019 International Soca Monarch competition in Trinidad and he is the reigning Groovy Soca Monarch of Grenada, after tying with 4-time winner Dash.

Mr. Killa is the 2019 International Soca Monarch

Mr. Killa made International Soca Monarch history on the weekend! After several years of entering the competition in Trinidad, he finally won over the weekend with his hit song “Run Wid It.” The song which was released less than 2 months before the final leg of the competition gained instant popularity in Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, and within the Caribbean Diaspora.

Killa’s performance included a stage full of golden warriors, biting freestyles, and an epic close with him sailing on top of the crowd in a boat. It was a clear victory when he finished as the crowd cheered his name over and over.

While Mr. Killa topped the power soca category, he is dubbed the International Soca Monarch 2019 and won 1 million TT dollars. Iwer from Trinidad placed second and Mr. Legz from Grenada placed third.

In the Groovy category, Trinidadian Swappi placed first, St. Lucian Teddyson John second with Vent, and Grenadian V’ghn placed third with Trouble in the Morning.

Lil Natty & Thunda also competed in the Power category and Mandella Linkz in the Groovy. They all represented their tri-island state well.

See Msy.Chrissy’s FULL REVIEW of the International Soca Monarch Competition 2019

V’ghn’s Trouble in the Morning tops Apple Music charts

Grenadian Soca music has been making waves in the Caribbean Diaspora and around the world with Soca enthusiasts. This week (23 August), V’ghn’s hit song Trouble in the Morning has been listed on Apple Music’s Top Songs in all genres for the Caribbean region.

This either means that a large number of persons are streaming and/or purchasing his song on iTunes in the region.

Trouble in the Morning shares the top charts with the likes of Nicki Minaj, Popcaan, Drake, Travis Scott, Ella Mai and Ariana Grande.

V’ghn was elated haven posted the progress of the charts on his Instagram profile saying “Much love to everyone streaming Trouble in the morning. Thank you for all your support, keep streaming.”