The nine-night ceremony for Allan ‘Skill’ Cole, legendary Jamaican football star and tour manager for Bob Marley and the Wailers, will be held tonight at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road, St Andrew. Cole, who had been ailing,...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM
After four electrifying stagings, the Appleton Estate-poured Livewire returns on Thursday, October 2, for its fifth edition, promising another unforgettable night of dancehall artistry and live music. The signature bimonthly event, staged inside...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM
AP: Fashion-forward Jaden Smith has been hired as men’s creative director by Christian Louboutin and is moving to Paris, according to a report. In a lengthy story with Louboutin and Smith confirming the news, Women’s Wear Daily said the founder of...
Published:Thursday | September 18, 2025 | 12:08 AM
For the period 2020-2024, approximately 168 Jamaican children were murdered; from 2019 – 2023, 619 women were killed. Statistics from 2023 show that more than 80 per cent of Jamaica’s murder victims were men. For singer, Aaron Silk, enough is...
Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 11:59 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B is pregnant with her fourth child. It will be her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, the New England Patriots' wide receiver. The Grammy Award-winning rapper revealed the news Wednesday in an interview with Gayle King on...
Published:Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | 12:12 AM
AP: Hollywood figures and fans of the movies mourned the death of Robert Redford, expressing affection and admiration for the actor, Oscar-winning director and Sundance Film Festival founder. Actor Colman Domingo said Redford had an “everlasting...
Multiple Grammy-certified keyboardist and arranger, Paul ‘Wrong Move’ Crossdale, was almost moved to tears after sharing his excitement on being finally recognised as one of the pioneer keyboardists, whose precision and creativity have been central...
It was Under the Plane Wing that foundation singer, Papa Biggy, announced his musical arrival in the ‘80s on a riddim dubbed Heavenless on the Taxi label, produced by the legendary duo, Sly and Robbie. An in-your-face, weed tune, the smoky...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Tramell Tillman is the first black man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Severance. Tillman spoke backstage Sunday about the “beautiful work” that scores of black actors have done...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle carved out a place in box office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 – outpacing the horror sequel The Conjuring: Last Rites. The Sony-owned...
Jamaican creatives, filmmakers, musicians and music industry professionals are eyeing an upcoming event, the Echoes of the Renaissance Summit and One Love Xperience, which will convene in Accra, Ghana, February 19 to 21, 2026. The event will...
Award-winning playwright David Tulloch took just one week to complete a script about National Hero Sam Sharpe, a project which he found particularly fulfilling. The production will have its triumphant unveiling next month at the weekly Yaadbridge...
The Sterling Gospel Music Awards (SGMA), which has become known as “the Caribbean’s premier gospel music awards show”, recently unveiled the official nominees for its ninth staging, set to take place on October 4 at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church,...
When the extraordinarily talented organist and choir director Audley Davidson walks into the sanctuary and sits at the pipe organ console at the St Andrew Parish Church, his commanding presence is pretty hard to miss. His persona looms large across...
NEW YORK (AP): It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic...
Published:Saturday | September 13, 2025 | 12:08 AM
On Tuesday, the Vincent and Patricia VP Foundation, in partnership with the Institute of Caribbean Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona, officially launched the Vincent and Patricia VP Foundation...
Published:Saturday | September 13, 2025 | 12:07 AM
The cultural synergy between dancehall music and football is undeniable, intertwined through shared origins in black culture, fashion and lifestyle. Football has always been a sport providing cultural references and inspiration for dancehall music...
Published:Saturday | September 13, 2025 | 12:07 AM
NEW YORK (AP): Ed Sheeran has long sought to bring people together with his music, whether it be his emotionally resonant acoustic ballads or unproblematic, danceable pop hits. Play, his eighth studio album out Friday, stays in that familiar lane...
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...