Jamaica-born producer JLL has gained production credits on Run Away, a song featured on reggae sensation Koffee’s just-released debut album, Gifted. Run Away, a rhythmic dancehall track, was recorded in Jamaica in early 2020 at the height of the...
New York-based dancehall artiste Skip Da Line is celebrating a breakthrough into the African market with his Afro-infused track, Wine So. Upon release, the track immediately resonated with music...
Jamaican rapper Bakersteez is encouraging a winning mindset in his latest release, Neva Gon Lose. The track, which features Spanish Town artiste Roshawny BadG, stays true to his rap and hip-hop signature, with grimy lyrics about the fast life and...
Despite the Disaster Risk Management Act measures being lifted, this year’s staging of the annual Earth Hour acoustic concert remained virtual. The showcase, which aids in spreading awareness about preserving nature, while spearheading...
LOS ANGELES ( AP ): A 94th Academy Awards that steadily maintained a buoyant spirit was rocked by an unbelievable exchange after Will Smith took offence to a joke made by Chris Rock about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. After Rock joked to Smith...
Chris Rock made a joke. Will Smith took immediate offence. And the Oscars suddenly had a scene like none other. Smith — not long before he won best actor honours for his portrayal of tennis dad Richard Williams in “King Richard...
Tonight is the 94th Oscars. It’s a momentous occasion for several reasons. After two years of lockdowns and empty cinemas, movies and movie lovers have returned to theatres. Last year’s Oscars were hampered by COVID-19 restrictions. As the Academy...
It has taken Bianca Anderson two years to arrive at a place where she can feel comfortable talking about her father, veteran reggae singer and prolific songwriter Keith ‘Bob Andy’ Anderson. A ‘Daddy’s girl’, who has cherished memories of her lunch...
Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac with the word ‘Legend’ and the letters’ DM’ boldly inscribed on the gate is the house where pioneering ska and rocksteady star, Derrick Morgan, resides in Clarendon. By design, the road is named Derrick Morgan Close....
California-based musician, disc jockey, and actor Lennox Brown, known simply as Lennox B, knows how to get into character. With over a decade of experience, working as a stand-in for actors such as Blade superstar Wesley Snipes, two-time Golden...
NEW YORK: In the late 1980s, long before social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok were widespread, Jamaican born music executive and talent advocate Karen Mason proved she was a branding prodigy, creating successful marketing...
The sounds of the talented siren Sevana singing the words “all for me, do it all for me” over a sultry, jazz-infused rhythm in her latest single, Brand New, could have been an indicator of the next step she was planning to take. Sevana, whose given...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Hit-Boy won top Grammy rap honours with some of hip hop’s biggest heavyweights – Jay-Z, Kanye West, known as Ye, and Nas – and now he is ascending into a new musical-weight class as a producer. The southern California native is...
NEW YORK (AP): Tiffany Haddish’s next book will be in part a story of laughing through the tears. Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Friday that Haddish’s essay collection I Curse You With Joy is scheduled for November 29...
LOS ANGELES (AP): James Bond didn’t get an Oscar nomination this year, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t be part of the ceremony. It’s the 60th anniversary of the first 007 movie, after all, and the 50th anniversary of The Godfather and those...
An 11-day trial over the copyright of Ed Sheeran’s hit song Shape of You concluded in London on Tuesday, with the judge saying he would take some time to consider his ruling. The British pop star and his co-writers, Snow Patrol’s John McDaid and...
The movies have no shortage of unsung heroes who’ve fallen on hard times. In Ambulance, that position falls to Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Will Sharp. Sharp is a father, decorated soldier, devoted husband, who can’t seem to get his wife an expensive...
Blogging and vlogging are activities that are usually associated with millennials, but increasingly they are becoming that pastime for the young at heart. Just ask Monte Blake. The charismatic owner of the legendary sound system Merritone, Blake,...
Since the release of his first studio album, Stage One, in 2000, reggae-dancehall recording artiste Sean Paul hasn’t slowed down. Last year, he dropped the Grammy-nominated Live N Livin. Now, he is gearing up to release his eighth studio album,...
Usain Bolt dominated track and field, and he’s hoping to do the same with music. Speaking to sportscaster, author, and sports historian Jim Gray in a Twitter Space for non-fungible token (NFT) platform, Autograph, ahead of his NFT release today,...
The lawyer for reggae singer Jah Cure, who was ordered to serve six years behind bars, will have a discussion with the artiste on the merits of an appeal. On Tuesday, a panel of three judges in the Netherlands handed down a guilty verdict on the...
Koffee says she is feeling grateful, excited and ready ahead of the release of her debut album, Gifted. “I feel that the timing feels most perfect, working on lockdown for a minute. So I feel very refreshed and ready to just go back out into the...
The Contractor Good intentions gone bad After being involuntarily discharged from the US Special Forces, James Harper (Chris Pine) decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organisation alongside his best friend (Ben Foster...
Everything is sound for Serbian producer Vladimir Krkljush. He was making melodies from pots and furniture as a toddler and was enrolled in music school at age five. It was during these early years that he first heard reggae music. “Back then, our...
The Carnival Stakeholders Committee held its first meeting yesterday to discuss possible dates for Carnival in Jamaica 2022. With the events sector seeing some signs of returning to normality, several submissions have been tabled by the directors...
