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The proliferation of publicists in the music industry initially produced good results for artistes who were learning for the first time about the business of marketing.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Guild Cultural Entertainment Affairs Chairperson (CEAC) Miguel Reid is taking the annual Miss UWI pageant to the screens this year, making it into a reality show for the first time. According to Reid, the pageant appeals to the Caribbean and not just to the UWI.

Forbidden love, betrayal, and murder are some of the themes explored in Giuseppe Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) as the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series continues to unravel before viewers at Palace Amusement cinemas.

'A Starry Night' lured an impressive crowd out on Friday night for its fifth staging. The biennial soirée which is put on by the Lay Persons Initiative of the United Church in Jamaica and Cayman Islands, treated patrons to an out of this world experience while raising funds for the Mount Olivet Boys Home and the Pringle Home.

A row is developing between artistes and Internet radio entity, Pandora Media.

Back in 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, a phrase was coined that became the biggest pop music genre in the world - the words rock and roll.

The excerpt from Jean Lowrie-Chin's Souldance: Poems & Writings captures the spirit of this much-loved season and will be among the features to be shared by the author at two readings this month.

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) is all set to launch Jamaica Journal Vol. 34 nos. 1-2 Usain Bolt: Jamaica Gone Abroad. The issue, a collaborative effort between the IOJ and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, is in celebration of Jamaica's 50th year of Independence and 50 years of foreign service.

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) wowed the audience at its premiere musical showcase, Feast of Lights, last Saturday.

Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Michael Bolton are to perform at the the 17th staging of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, set for January 24 - 26, 2013. The organisers of the event have also confirmed a novel non-traditional Thursday night...

Un Ballo in Maschera, Verdi's vivid drama of jealousy and vengeance, will be seen in a new production by acclaimed opera director David Alden, returning to the Met for the first time in more than 20 years...