Jeffrey Cobham, a Barbadian by birth and a distinguished banker in Jamaica for several decades, will be remembered not only for his contributions to finance but for his profound impact on the arts. The music and dance communities mourn the loss of...
Bad Bunny didn’t include the US in his upcoming tour because he was “very concerned” about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents targeting his shows. The 31-year-old rapper and singer-songwriter, who was born in Puerto Rico, insisted...
Whether he is wearing his ‘Universe Boss’ branded clothing, dressed like royalty at Ascot while puffing on a cigar, or meeting Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Chris Gayle traverses the globe with style, panache and a swag that is unmatched...
Today marks five years since the passing of legendary ska and reggae singer, Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert, the lead singer of Toots and the Maytals. Toots passed away at the University Hospital of the West Indies in 2020. He was 77. Cabel ‘...
Published:Thursday | September 11, 2025 | 12:08 AM
Reggae music ambassador and Grammy Award-winning reggae artiste, Kabaka Pyramid, continues his 2025 world tour with historic performances in Asia. On August 3, Kabaka delivered a powerful set at the ACC X Music Festival in Gwangju, South Korea,...
Published:Wednesday | September 10, 2025 | 12:11 AM
Munga Honorable has earned a reputation for carving his own lane in the dancehall space. From his breakout hit Bad From Mi Born, to being self-branded the ‘Gangsta Ras’ of the lot, to now, he continues to embrace reinvention while holding onto...
Published:Wednesday | September 10, 2025 | 12:11 AM
AP: Hundreds of prominent Hollywood industry figures have signed onto a pledge to boycott some Israeli film institutions — including festivals, broadcasters and production companies — that are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the...
Independent film-maker Lennie Little-White recently “gave birth”, as he calls it, and he is as excited as any new mother. On Sunday morning, an intimate group of mainly longtime friends heeded the call to be marked present at the S Hotel Kingston...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Kendrick Lamar won his second career Emmy on Sunday night, while the 50th season of Saturday Night Live was the biggest winner with 11 on the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Lamar and Tony Russell won for the music...
Internationally acclaimed reggae singer Mortimer didn’t sing at the celebration of life service for his mother – he spoke and he cried. Inside the packed Meadowvale Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, where his mother, Denise McPherson, was...
When reggae singers Naomi Cowan and Jesse Royal touched down in Japan in the summer, they carried more than music, they brought the very heartbeat of Jamaican culture to Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai. Their vibrant performances at the National Day...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Julie Andrews won her third Emmy Award at age 89 Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, while The Studio will take nine trophies and The Penguin will take eight into next weekend’s main Emmys ceremony. Andrews won for best...
DJ Ras Tariq, a well-known selector from Amsterdam, is excited about the cultural possibilities of the Jah Mission Sound Africa Tour which kicked off in the Gambia, West Africa. “We have been touring and meeting with ones and ones. They love...
Sometimes all you have got to do is ask. Dancehall star Don Yute found out that universal rule of life when he landed a collaboration with reggae legend Half Pint this year, and all he had to do was simply ask the Greetings legend for a hook during...
Blessed with musical genes in his DNA, Isat Buchanan produced an album before becoming a lawyer. He once fancied himself becoming a big entertainer, following in the footsteps of his father, the legendary Manley ‘Big Youth’ Buchanan. But after...
NEW YORK (AP): Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows. “I spent a lot of Saturday mornings in front of the TV,” he says. “I was one of those kids who waited with bated breath because going...
NEW YORK (AP): In July, Justin Bieber surprised fans by releasing his seventh studio album, Swag, hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts. It turns out, he wasn’t done yet. On Thursday morning, Bieber shared that Swag II...
‘I won’t let you go ’til you bless me.’ That declaration from the biblical story of Jacob is the heartbeat of Kevin Downswell’s new Afro-gospel single, Bless Me, which has already struck a chord with listeners since its official release on Monday...
TORONTO (AP): “I wish I had more bad things to say about him,” Bill Murray says in the opening moments of the documentary John Candy: I Like Me. It has always been hard to find a negative word about Candy. The great Canadian comedian and actor not...
One thing that will be remembered from Giomar Mitchell’s performance at the PAN 2025 Finals on Sunday, is that he never leaves his camp behind. Upcoming artiste Umar ‘Soun Bwoii’ Dixon, who was celebrating his birthday, was among the studio...
Romance films will often be unabashedly romantic about love, and realism doesn’t really factor into the equation. In The Roses, for the couple Theo and Ivy, it was love at first sight. They found in each other a kinship that was explosive, burning...
Lloyd ‘Reggaeology’ Laing is no stranger to Jamaica’s cultural and creative landscape. Raised in the breadbasket parish and educated in the “city on the hill”, his formative years were guided by grandparents who were educators in Cornwall County...
