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- ↑ "The Reggae Story Mikey Bennett", Jamaican Information Service (JIS), aired: 16/2/2019
- ↑ Walters, Maxine (Ed),"Serious T'ings a Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dance Hall Signs", Hat & Berd Press, Dec 2016
- ↑ Thomas, Polly, "The Rough Guide to Jamaica", Rough Guide Ltd, Aug,2010, p330,304
- ↑ "Music Producer Mikey Bennett Discusses His Career & Accomplishments", Jamaica Information Service (JIS), 20 Feb 2018.
- ↑ "Mikey Bennett 'Pencils Out' Songwriting Career", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 10 December 2010
- ↑ "Appleton Serves The Heart Of Jamaica", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 7 November 2018.
- ↑ Gardner, Sade, "All set for JaRIA awards", Jamaica Observer newspaper, 25 February 2017
- ↑ "5 Questions With Mikey Bennett", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 21 June 2019
- ↑ "British High Commission Stages Song Competition", The Gleaner newspaper (Jamaica), 18 January 2019.