Shade's latest single, Hot Boys, featured Junior Reid and was released in Jamaica in January. Her previous single, Moving High, was release in the US in September. Since then, it has been in rotation on radio stations throughout the US and Europe. Her upcoming album, Life in the SHADE, is scheduled for release on April 11. Coproduced by Karl Pitterson, it will feature these singles and more. It will be released on the artist's own label in association with Fredericks Entertainment.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica , beautiful Simone "Shade" Henry tapped into her family tradition when she decided to pursue a musical career. Shade's father, Dudley Henry, was a singer and songwriter and now serves as her inspiration. Shade recorded her first song "Big Ninja Bike" in 1998 at Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, with production from Bunny Lee .

Shade has been in the entertainment business as a fashion model and spokesperson for almost 10 years. Shade explains that "I've been around the block and I still think there is a lot more for me to achieve". Her modeling career began in 1994 and she became an international presence when she landed the position as Digita, the blue-haired spokesperson for Cable and Wireless Mobile. As Digita, Shade appeared at numerous carnivals across the Caribbean and United States, including events at Marketplace, Constant Spring Road, and Kingston Road Parade Floats, winning numerous advertising awards in the process. During the same period, she also took third place in the 2001 Miss Jamaica modeling competition.

You can see more pictures of Shade at www.shade2fa ce.com or on her MySpace page at http: //www.myspace.com/shadeface .