Rastafarian reggae artiste Warrior King continues to be moved by the warmth and camaraderie of the Japanese people. During his recent Positive Energy Asia tour, the Virtuous Woman singer experienced firsthand the deep-rooted kindness and politeness...
Recalling the days when sound clashes reigned supreme in dancehall, Michael Dawson, owner of Kingston nightclub, MECA, has decided to resurrect what he labels “a dying culture” through a new sound clash series dubbed Soundkilla. Last weekend’s...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP): US singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of slaves. The Grammy-winning performer’s acquisition of...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — US singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of slaves. The Grammy-winning performer's acquisition...
AP: “Who they came to see?” Beyoncé asks as she performs her 2023 single My House during the Cowboy Carter tour. For many, the answer has been Blue Ivy. Blue Ivy Carter, the Grammy-winning artiste’s 13-year-old daughter, is more present than ever...
New York: The Official People’s Ball in New York City was created to celebrate Jamaica’s independence. This year the event commemorates Jamaica’s 63rd anniversary with a grand black-tie gala at the elegant Terrace On The Park in Queens on Saturday...
US-based content creator Mello Vibes is looking forward to his annual back-to-school give-away which will be held at the Port Antonio Library in Portland on August 20. The event, which typically attracts hundreds of school children, is slated to...
Grammy Award-winning artiste, Mojo Morgan, is making a major summer push with his new single Dreams, a cheeky club banger that offers a perfect example of how to grab the brass ring of music success in 2025. “’ Dreams is for every hustler, every...
Last Wednesday was a special day for Kareem Burrell, the son of late Xterminator label CEO Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell. It would have been his father’s 71st birthday and Remus, as he is known, took some time to reflect. “I visited his grave and spent...
Last Tuesday, over at the Price Rite area off Red Hills Road, the Meadowvale Seventh-day Adventist Church was conducting its Drama of the Ages Countdown crusade, complete with a Hummer parked outside with its sound system blaring lots of really...
The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), in collaboration with the International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC), recently hosted the Art of Reggae Exhibition Auction, marking the official close of the exhibition. The auction raised approximately $852,...
Social worker and author, Marie Dunn, describes herself as deeply influenced by motivational speaker and ultra marathon runner David Goggins, a retired United States Navy SEAL, and a New York Times bestselling author who was inducted into the...
Reggae star Glen Washington was hospitalised for two days at the Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, after experiencing exhaustion and dehydration. The Kindness for Weakness singer had just completed back-to-back shows in Boston and...
AP: Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, voluntarily turned...
Ten finalists will compete for the winning title of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition and more than $3 million in cash and prizes at the grand finale on Saturday at Emancipation Park in Kingston, starting at 8:30 p.m. The competition, organised...
On Festival Night Two of Reggae Sumfest, Jamaican singer-songwriter Annáe made an impressive début, captivating the audience with a seamless blend of soulful originals and classic dancehall flair. From the opening chords of Don’t Let Me Down to the...
Fresh from his performance at Reggae Sumfest Blitz All Black at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay last week, Valiant is ready to thrill Kingston fans on Saturday when he headlines Coca-Cola’s Bites...
The trappings of the sports movies are the whole reason they’re enjoyable. We love to see an underdog beating the odds, inspiring each of us to be better than anyone thought we could be, even ourselves. These stories are admittedly touching, and I’...
Six years ago, Lila Iké made her first appearance on the Reggae Sumfest stage as a guest of Protoje during his set. Now in 2025, the soulful songstress has claimed her own spotlight at Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay, delivering...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: A total of 88 films from 20 countries have been accepted into the 2025 Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF), reflecting a rich and diverse tapestry of Caribbean and diasporic storytelling. This year saw a record-breaking...
“What do you think of the new NDTC?” The question came from another patron on Friday night during the opening concert of the National Dance Theatre Company’s 2025 Season of Dance at The Little Theatre on Tom Redcam Drive. My answer was noncommittal...
The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, who died on Tuesday at the age of 76. Best known as the frontman of Black Sabbath, Osbourne was hailed as a pioneer of rock and metal, as tributes poured in from...
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the UN cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the US further retreating from international organisations. The decision to pull US...
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. "...
