PARK CITY, Utah (AP): At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That was all it took to get him hooked on sliding. Meet the newest fan of the US bobsled and skeleton programme: a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, a founding member of Public Enemy, a...
The Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance of Jamaica (CCIAJ) — a grouping of industry associations, including Kingston Creative, BIAJ, JAFTA, WIFT, JaRIA, Dream Entertainment, Montego Bay Creative Arts Network, and others — officially...
LONDON (AP): Bon Jovi will embark on their first tour in four years in 2026 – and it’s more than just a victory lap. In 2022, singer Jon Bon Jovi saw a doctor who said one of his vocal cords was atrophying. He had major surgery and has been in...
MIAMI (AP): His presence had remained a mystery, but Bad Bunny was there in person Thursday night to receive all the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards that were given to him, including the special Billboard Top Latin Artiste of the 21st Century...
Chief executive officer of Jam Rock Events, Eton Pearcy, always had a dream to give back to his alma mater, Windward Road Primary School. Pearcy, who benefited from meals provided by the school, says that the time has come to return the favour....
Barbados is about to be ignited with music and uplifting energy as RISE Reggae returns this November. Following the success of the inaugural RISE Reggae Festival in Montreal and the vibrant soca-powered RISE Wednesday in Barbados and St Vincent and...
Following an intimate funeral service in Florence, Italy, Starr Brewster, widower of late theatre icon Yvonne Brewster, says he hopes to honour her life and work at two upcoming ceremonies: one in the United Kingdom (UK) and another in Jamaica....
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (AP): A lawsuit by actor Alec Baldwin alleging malicious prosecution in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust has been reinstated and moved to federal court by the defendants....
Horror sequels are hardly ever worth anyone’s time. The novelty of the initial scary thing fades away the more you see it, and the situations are usually a pale imitation of the original. Yet, still, with Black Phone 2, director Scott Derickson and...
Reggae artistes Christopher Martin and Romain Virgo are confident of carrying on the musical torch with the impact, influence and strong inspirations garnered from legend, Sizzla. Just after his rootsy performance tailored for Sizzla’s Rise To The...
NEW YORK (AP): The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labour agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals. The American...
NEW YORK (AP): Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne are among the list of nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class, an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, folk and rock innovators. Also...
I’ve never been the world’s biggest Tron fan. I’ve never found the Grid a particularly interesting world to visit, and although I love a good light cycle race as much as the next man, it’s never been a series I’m excited to revisit. That said, I...
When he attended the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Tim Badejo stepped out looking like African royalty. The Nigerian promoter, who used to be based in Sweden, but now...
NEW YORK (AP): MusiCares, an organisation that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honour Mariah Carey as its 2026 Person of the Year. The organisation announced Tuesday that it will honour the five-...
Thousands of fans, friends, and peers of reggae-dancehall entertainer Sizzla Kalonji settled into Sabina Park on Sunday for an intense celebration of his 30-year journey in the music business. The man affectionately called ‘Dada’ was in his element...
Monique Blake is feeling especially grateful to carry on the Merritone Music legacy. The sound system and music movement marks its 75th anniversary this month with a line-up of activities and the global commemoration of World Merri Music Day on...
More than 30 years after his death, reggae singer Garnett Silk was posthumously honoured by the Jamaican Government with the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer for his outstanding contribution to reggae music. On Monday, National Heroes...
When dancehall-reggae artiste, Short Ghad, was based in Sweden a few years ago, he experienced a stark betrayal at the hands of his close friends — a stinging act of treachery that almost cost him his own life. He chronicles that eye-opening...
Umbrellas decorated Emancipation Park last Thursday as gospel lovers decided that, even in the rain, they would head to the venue to enjoy showers of blessings and being soaked in the latter rain. The event was Praise in the Park 3.0, hosted by the...
As early as 4 a.m., the streets of downtown Kingston were buzzing with life as patrons excitedly made their way to Port Spectrum for the first staging of the Xodus Wet Music Festival two Saturdays ago. The jouvert-esque event made an explosive...
AP: Britain’s Prince Andrew was forced to relinquish use of his remaining royal titles after the latest revelations about his relationship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein proved one scandal too many for his brother, King Charles III....
Rise to the Occasion, Sizzla’s 18th studio album, was released on September 30, 2003. Twenty-two years later, Rise to the Occasion is the theme of the reggae and dancehall legend’s 30 years in music celebration event. Today, Sizzla Kalonji and...
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul is continuing his Asian sojourn, which began in Singapore earlier this year and now takes him to exotic destinations such as Malaysia, Bali, and Thailand this month. However, as he traverses the globe, Sean Paul, who...
Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo’s legacy is largely tied up with music that emerged in the mid- to late ‘90s that would be marketed as ‘neo soul’. His 1995 Grammy-nominated debut album, Brown Sugar – which he wrote and...
