“Your father would have been proud,” Jerome Hamilton of Headline Entertainment whispered to Kareem ‘Remus’ Burrell as he embraced him after the XTM. Nation producer paid glowing tribute to Cocoa Tea at the thanksgiving service on Sunday at The...
From the hardcover booklet, filled with information on high-quality paper, to the shiny, sleek Corvette — branded with the name ‘Cocoa Tea’ — parked on the grounds, to the red-carpeted walkway, a big screen showing scenes from his life and the...
It is not often that parents of entertainers are marked present at the launch of their albums, but last Wednesday night at Janga’s Soundbar on Belmont Road, Jay Edge The Jamaican Singer had both his mother and father waiting to embrace him as he...
Hundreds of fans and well-wishers are expected to make their way to The Verandah, Lot 1, Clarendon Park, Clarendon, on Sunday to join in the celebration for the life of legendary reggae singer, Colvin ‘Cocoa Tea’ Scott. Cocoa Tea died on March 11...
Filmmaker and producer, Lennie Little-White, has hailed celebrated actor Munair Zacca as “unique and special” while acknowledging that his passing signifies the end of an era. The two worked together for more than 20 years on the made-for-...
In February, Jamaican-American rapper Sean Kingston was celebrating his first Grammy win. He was one of the writers on Sensational, the hit song on 11:11, Chris Brown’s Grammy Award-winning Best RnB album. The song, which Billboard described as...
Reggae legend Colvin 'Cocoa Tea' Scott has died. His wife, Malvia Scott, confirmed to The Gleaner that the veteran singer passed away at 4:46 this morning at a hospital in Broward, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, following a cardiac arrest. He was 65...
February has been a busy month for Rastafarian reggae singer, Marlon Brown, who was once labelled “one of the greatest hidden talents in Jamaica”. Determined to no longer remain hidden, Brown and his management mapped out an in-your-face programme...
Senior Director of the International Marketing Department at Audiomack, Tanya Lawson, was one of the executives who shared her extensive knowledge of the music business at the recently concluded Island Music Conference (IMC) held from February 19...
Apparently a bunch of things caused hiccups at One Drop, the first Coveside Concerts show for their 2025 season, held last Saturday at Plantation Cove, St Ann. But, despite that, it was still a night to remember, as Gramps Morgan had boldly...
When US-based soca artiste Rodney Julius released the song What’s Your Name in 2019, it was instantly labelled “a patriotic soca anthem”. Julius The Artiste, as he calls himself professionally, was pleased because it meant that the message in the...
Physically fit and exhibiting an agility that would put younger artistes to shame, dancehall icon Yellowman made his exciting début at ‘Jam in France, A Reggae Night’ last Thursday at the French Embassy in St Andrew. Yellowman was the headliner at...
The news of reggae singer Determine’s passing on Thursday came as a shock to many, partly because hardly any one knew that he had been ailing. Born Rohan Bennett in March 1972, Determine was less than one month shy of celebrating his 53rd birthday...
This week, 5 Questions With ... takes the camera to Jamaica’s most popular contemporary screen and stage actor, Paul Campbell. He has enjoyed defining leading roles in films such as Dancehall Queen, The Lunatic, Third World Cop, Shottas and Out the...
“Super privileged” is how Mexican reggae band Antidoping described the feeling of being in Jamaica to perform on the Bob Marley 80th birthday tribute at Emancipation Park last Thursday. It was the first visit for the band which does “reggae mixed...
In what seems like another lifetime, Jeremy Meeks was usually identified as a gangster and a convict. Then, in 2014, when his mugshot went viral, he became the “hot felon”, and after leaving prison, a whole new world opened up to embrace him. Soon...
A triumphant celebration of the life and times of reggae’s beloved Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, unfolded seamlessly last Saturday at the amphitheatre at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. It was a last-...
Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — Various Artistes was the non-surprising winner in the Best Reggae Album category at the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening. The 10-track album contains songs from Bob...
January has come and gone and it was certainly no boring month. Where to start? Okay, so Dancehall Queen Spice planned a school tour, but harsh criticisms from the National Parent-Teachers Association Jamaica (NPTAJ) and some church people caused...
Last Tuesday night was one of those defining moments in the career of singer Auraiya Hope. It was the moment of her EP launch, Chronicles of Love Vol. 2, at Footprints Café on Belmont Road, and she delivered the goods. From whispers of “Mi nah...
It’s Grammy season, but this year the wildfires in Los Angeles have made a difference, as there will be no pre-Grammy parties from the major labels, and the focus is on “raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honouring the...
When mega producer Donovan Germain attends the second annual Reggae Genealogy Music Festival in South Florida next Sunday, he will not only be a guest; he will be an honoree. The veteran producer is among three Jamaican music icons who will be the...
Last Wednesday, Coveside Concerts lifted the veil on its four-month-long 2025 season, which, by all indications, has the right ingredients for a successful staging. Between February and May, the Plantation Cove venue in Priory, St Ann, will play...
On the morning of January 22, about 10:55, Professor Kwame Dawes, was properly pinned and sashed by acting Governor General Steadman Fuller, at a ceremony of investiture at King’s House. Dawes, Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, started...
For close to 12 hours – from 7 p.m. on Saturday evening to 6:44 on Sunday morning – the 31st edition of Rebel Salute, unfolded at Plantation Cove in St Ann, featuring 23 acts, not including the few who got a brief ‘call-up’ from friends. This...
