In December 2021, Jah Cure posted a video of his young daughter singing a cover of Bruno Mars’ Talking to the Moon and fans immediately jumped in the chat to offer words of praise and encouragement. Anje_ja declared “Wow! She’s awesome... Please @...
With three plays opening last month, Lenny Salmon, a senior director of Jambiz International, believes that live theatre is definitely on its way back. It is no secret that the sector was hard hit by the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown...
When it comes to Sting, Ninjaman is the real OG. The Don Gorgon, who has dominated many a Sting stageshow over the years, may be behind bars, but he was very much present at Sting 2022 - The Return. Singer Ras Ghandi came to Sting proclaiming that...
Looking regal and resplendent in the more traditional of her two famous wedding gowns, Queenie Ladi Gangsta held court backstage at Sting 2022 at Priory in St Ann, prior to taking the stage where she was billed for a highly anticipated clash with A...
Sting is the stage show which set the stage for what is now referred to as “trending”. Way before trending was a thing on social media, Sting was sure to trend. Post-event, Sting can always be counted on to be the talk of the town, whether uptown...
The family of Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley is mourning the sudden death of the reggae artiste who passed away on Tuesday. Joe Mersa, the first child of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob and Rita Marley, was also the nephew of Dancehall Queen Carlene....
Last Saturday night, an extra special cake designed with sound system boxes, turntables and cassette was presented to Winston ‘Wee Pow’ Powell while Minister Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange led in the singing of Happy Birthday at Stone Love’s 50th...
Stephen 'Cat' Coore, founding member of the Reggae Ambassadors, Third World, is back in hospital, having had a "cardiac situation" following recent oesophageal surgery at The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). A text message making...
Transparency was the name of the game last Friday as the organisers of a highly anticipated gospel concert, featuring Maverick City’s Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, explained that the late payment of fees was the reason why the headliners...
University of the West Indies medical student Shanique Singh, having won two of the Miss Jamaica World all-important fast-track events – the Serengeti Talent Fast Track Event, which she won with a traditional Indian dance and the Fort Clarence...
The fourth staging of Island Child Star, which unfolded last Saturday at the Historic Naval Dockyard in Port Royal, has been attracting quite a bit of kudos, especially on social media, where the comments are clothed in words such as ‘epic’, ‘...
Khalif Lawrence, the nine-year-old son of deejay, Sheldon ‘Aidonia’ Lawrence and his wife Kimberley, died in hospital last Saturday following a three-year battle with cancer. The family is appreciative of the tributes that have been pouring in;...
Shoutout to Big Ship Captain Freddie McGregor, who is recuperating in hospital in Florida, following a reported stroke last Sunday. Several people have confirmed off the record that the Push Come to Shove singer is alert following the emergency...
Foundation reggae singer, producer and ordained gospel minister, Tommy Cowan, in paying tribute to former Wailer Tyrone Downie at the thanksgiving service for the musical prodigy last Saturday, emphasised that reggae music is from Jamaica and...
When an icon like Beres Hammond has an event as one of his “must attend”, then clearly something is very right. Hammond was numbered among the fans who were present at last Saturday night’s staging of Stars ‘R’ Us at the Ranny Williams Centre on...
The family of late keyboard genius, Tyrone Downie, is requesting that all who attend his thanksgiving service today at the Chapel of St Augustine of Hippo at Kingston College, 2a North Street, dress in cheerful colours. Downie, a past student of...
Family, extended family and well-wishers gathered at St Margaret’s Church in Liguanea on Thursday for a royal send-off for Leonie Evadne Forbes, a woman who was honoured as “first and foremost a queen … full stop”. There seemed to be hardly enough...
Reggae artiste Blvk H3ro is looking forward to making the most of the Grammy red carpet when he arrives at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles – with his Jamaica flag – on February 5 next year. It is actually something he sang about in one of his...
With the announcement on Tuesday afternoon that albums by Shaggy, Sean Paul, Koffee, Protoje and Kabaka Pyramid all received Grammy nominations, Grammy-nominated producer and music executive Cristy Barber is shouting loud and proud. The five reggae...
Grammy season gets into high gear today with the announcement of the nominees at noon eastern time on Live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s social channels. Grammy watchers locally are focused on the Best Reggae Album category, in which 67...
God-fearing is perhaps not the first, nor the second, nor even the third adjective of choice which onlookers would use to describe Isaiah Laing, the ex-policeman and the promoter of ‘the greatest one-night reggae and dancehall show on Earth, Sting...
Tribute are pouring in for veteran Jamaican keyboardist Tyrone Downie, who rose to prominence as a member of Bob Marley and The Wailers. Downie, who was reportedly ailing, passed away last Saturday at hospital in Jamaica, his partner, Bernadine...
Founding member of Third World band, Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, has memories of theatre icon and pioneering broadcaster Leonie Forbes visiting his house when he was a child because she was friends with his mother, musician and broadcaster Rita Coore....
Reggae singer Sevana this morning pleaded guilty to a charge of death by dangerous driving and will be sentenced on November 17. Sevana, whose real name is Anna Blake, appeared before Justice Courtney Daye at the Westmoreland Circuit Court for the...
Reggae and hip hop artiste, Kali Ranks, is brimming with enthusiasm at the upcoming release of the album Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica: The Asian Edition. When the A-list heavy Contractor Music Group and Triple Century Records production...
