When he attended the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Tim Badejo stepped out looking like African royalty. The Nigerian promoter, who used to be based in Sweden, but now...
Thousands of fans, friends, and peers of reggae-dancehall entertainer Sizzla Kalonji settled into Sabina Park on Sunday for an intense celebration of his 30-year journey in the music business. The man affectionately called ‘Dada’ was in his element...
More than 30 years after his death, reggae singer Garnett Silk was posthumously honoured by the Jamaican Government with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer for his outstanding contribution to reggae music. On Monday, National Heroes...
Some words, like ‘legend’, have been so overused that they have lost their true meaning. Yet, in his original form, dub-mixer, sound system and studio owner, and record producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James can accurately be described as a legend. Born...
If ever there was a poster child for ‘gospel royalty’, then radio personality, singer, worship leader, actress, author, poet, emcee, speaker and “lover of Christ Jesus” Nadine Blair would be it. The daughter of the late Bishop Reverend Dr Ronald...
“ Don’t want no ice-cream love it’s too cold for me,” Sparrow Martin belted out as he dropped a “wicked” freestyle at a presentation workshop by Swedish design and technology collective Teenage Engineering at Alpha Boys School in Kingston on Monday...
First-round voting to choose the nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards comes to an end on Wednesday, October 15. A total of 73 albums are under consideration in the Best Reggae Album category. After tomorrow, that number will be whittled down to the...
Last Saturday night, a smiling Johnmark Wiggan happily made his way to centre stage when his name was called to accept the award for Collaboration of the Year. The odds of him winning that particular category were definitely in his favour. He had...
The thanksgiving celebration for the life of football legend Allan Aloysius ‘Skill’ Cole will be held at the National Arena in Kingston on Saturday, October 11, three days before what would have been his 75th birthday. Funeral directors Perry’s...
In the not-too-distant past, there was one sentence scrawled under bridges, across walls, and in some unusual places that was certain to cause a lot of emotion: “LA Lewis is a big DJ”. It made some people annoyed, others shook their heads in...
Gospel music had its big night out last Saturday when the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, in Portmore, St Catherine, came alive with the sweet sound of music interspersed with cheers of approval as the winners of the Sterling awards were announced. Red...
Talent was the defining hallmark of singer, songwriter, producer, actor and dancer, Keith ‘Bob Andy’ Anderson, a visionary who has left behind a rich and enduring legacy. In honour of what would have been his 81st birthday, on Tuesday, October 28,...
When the list of albums accepted for consideration in the Best Reggae Album category of the Grammy Awards is revealed today, an AI-assisted album could very well make the list. The album is titled Dem Can’t Stop My Joy (Rastafari Forever) by Adrian...
For all those who made the August 30 submissions deadline for the 2026 Grammy Awards, the next big date in the journey is the first round of voting, which opens in a few days time. Starting Friday, all who are eligible will cast their votes for the...
The Miss Universe Jamaica (MUJ) organisation has expressed deep sorrow at the untimely passing of Tyra Spaulding. The 26-year-old accountant was a “beloved finalist” in the 2023 Miss Universe Jamaica competition and already there are plans to...
Representatives from the parishes of St Ann and St Andrew were on their A-game as they faced off for the nail-biting finals of the 2025 National Seniors Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday evening. The Legacy Suite of The Jamaica Pegasus in New...
In 2024, Ras-I, the singer who makes music to uplift and enlighten, won Best New Reggae Artist at the Caribbean Music Awards. One year later, he was nominated for the prestigious Reggae Impact Award by the same organisation, in acknowledgement of...
The nine-night ceremony for Allan ‘Skill’ Cole, legendary Jamaican football star and tour manager for Bob Marley and the Wailers, will be held tonight at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road, St Andrew. Cole, who had been ailing,...
It was Under the Plane Wing that foundation singer, Papa Biggy, announced his musical arrival in the ‘80s on a riddim dubbed Heavenless on the Taxi label, produced by the legendary duo, Sly and Robbie. An in-your-face, weed tune, the smoky...
Award-winning playwright David Tulloch took just one week to complete a script about National Hero Sam Sharpe, a project which he found particularly fulfilling. The production will have its triumphant unveiling next month at the weekly Yaadbridge...
Whether he is wearing his ‘Universe Boss’ branded clothing, dressed like royalty at Ascot while puffing on a cigar, or meeting Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Chris Gayle traverses the globe with style, panache and a swag that is unmatched...
Today marks five years since the passing of legendary ska and reggae singer, Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the lead singer of Toots and the Maytals. Toots passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies in 2020. He was 77. Cabel ‘...
Independent film-maker Lennie Little-White recently “gave birth”, as he calls it, and he is as excited as any new mother. On Sunday morning, an intimate group of mainly longtime friends heeded the call to be marked present at the S Hotel Kingston...
Internationally acclaimed reggae singer Mortimer didn’t sing at the celebration of life service for his mother – he spoke and he cried. Inside the packed Meadowvale Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, where his mother, Denise McPherson, was...
Australia is calling again and foundation singer, Stranger Cole, is ready to pack his bags and go. On December 5, the ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer will kick off the first in a series of six concerts which will see him performing at venues in...
