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B elfast and West Side Story have dominated the nominations for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards, each receiving 11 nods. The Sir Kenneth Branagh comedy-drama, set in 1960s Northern Ireland during the troubles, and the Steven Spielberg remake...

Some know her as Sasha or Sista Sasha, but if you’ve been following her on social media recently, you’ll also be familiar with her new alias, Sashamani. The gospel singer calls it a rebranding that was partly inspired by the virtual times of the...

Daena Soares was not named among the top 16 at the 70th Miss Universe pageant held at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel tonight, but "she represented very well", said Mark McDermoth, co-director of the Miss Universe Jamaica Organisation. "Daena...

Following a dispute, the estate of the late Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert has settled with the members of his former backing band, the Maytals, over the use of the name, and the band is now using a new name — O’Bessa. A press release with the headline...

Miss Universe Jamaica 2021 Daena Soares' excitement is palpable, so much so that the 22-year-old says she feels "breathless". Speaking with a burst of energy, Soares shared that "although everyone else gets breathless out of feeling nervousness, I...

Wednesday, December 8, 2021, closed the chapter on an era in reggae music brought to life by the wickedest drum-and-bass duo in history – Sly and Robbie. On that day, Robbie Shakespeare, one half of the dynamic duo, took his final breath, and as a...

The final round of voting, which will determine the recipients of the annual Grammy Awards, opened on December 6, and Grammy-nominated producer Cristy Barber is ready to go. “There is no better art to have in your home than a Grammy,” she tells The...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Superstar Alicia Keys on Friday debuted her new album live in front of a packed crowd at the world’s fair in Dubai – a lively pop performance full of soaring vocals and piano solos. “We can live on the air,” she...

CHICAGO (AP): The jury in Jussie Smollett’s trial reached a verdict Thursday afternoon on charges that the former Empire actor orchestrated a fake attack on himself then lied to Chicago police about it, courthouse staff said. It was expected to...

Rocking a huge Afro, Sharon King oozes a personality that’s as big as her ‘fro. The daughter of Herman ‘Woody’ King, the man known as Jamaica’s “first uptown Rasta”, King certainly does not stand on ceremony. Perhaps it’s the actress in her. She...

Reggae icon Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert would have celebrated his 79th birthday on Wednesday, December 8. In celebration of this event, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport...

The passing on Wednesday of Robbie Shakespeare, one half of Jamaica’s internationally famous Riddim Twins, Sly and Robbie, has left the music industry in a sombre mood. The 68-year-old legendary bass player had been ailing from kidney-related...