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RENOWNED ACTRESS and international film-maker Kerry Washington’s recent visit to Kingston Creative’s Art Walk on Water Lane, downtown Kingston, coincided with the island’s capital being named the fastest-growing individual destination in the...

Dancehall artiste and music producer General Degree, while lamenting the “darkness” of the current trap-dancehall sub genre, is releasing his own counteroffensive through an EP titled Island Hopping, which he says “is all happiness”. “The title...

WESTERN BUREAU: Having built itself into a national treasure, Reggae Sumfest is not about the line-up anymore, the festival is now a drawing card that attracts people from all walks of life, says a man who has been with the event for 30 years. “...

Dancehall artiste Ijahmar is concerned about the way crime and violence has permeated social media in recent years and created a situation where it is impossible to escape ‘negative news’, hence the name of his latest song, Sad Story. “Everywhere...

Campion College Dance Society will take its critically acclaimed production ROOTS to South Florida and New York from August 1-16. The production is endorsed by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport as one of the official events...

Rapidly rising Jamaican artiste Projexx, despite his still-emerging status in the industry, has already been making tsunami-level waves. As the son of producer Lloyd ‘John John’ James and the grandson of legendary dub producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’...

On his social media pages, Rastafarian singer, Anthony B, describes himself as ‘The Most Controversial Reggae Artiste Ever’ and with good reason. From the early days of his career with the release of the controversial Fire Pon Rome to his...

LOS ANGELES (AP): It might have taken Killer Mike a decade to offer a solo music project, but the rapper hailing from Atlanta has certainly kept his amplified voice active. As a member of Run the Jewels, Killer Mike, along with producer El-P,...

Roots reggae singer Owen Knibbs’ story is a classic example of what one song can do. It was in 1987 that the then 19-year-old recorded his first single, Juggler, which was produced by his friend Leon Virgo. The producer gave the song to a...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP): Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular Barbie movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. The newspaper...

LOS ANGELES (AP): Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine...

In Insidious: The Red Door, the horror franchise’s original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins)...