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The music world is mourning the loss of highly regarded international entertainment and intellectual property rights attorney, Kendall Minter, who died on December 6 in Atlanta. He was 71. Reports are that Minter, a member of Greenspoon Marder LLP’...
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Dancehall star Aidonia has hit the ground running with some exciting news. After months of teasing the hashtag “#occupiedmind”, the 4th Genna head honcho finally revealed the cryptic message’s significance. One week ago, he unveiled a new 23-track...
Though once known as the soulful Chevaughn, Qyor is shedding his child-star skin while maintaining just that flavour that had Jamaicans falling in love with his melodic perspectives. Catching the eye of reggae legends like Tony Rebel and Jimmy...
LONDON (AP): Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet and political activist who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots – a Jamaican mother and a Barbadian father – has died. He was 65. Zephaniah died Thursday after being diagnosed with a brain...
The Face of Us, a showcase of 50 artworks produced by 39 Jamaican artists based locally and internationally, will be launched on December 10 at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ). Formalities are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m., featuring...
Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced that he is retiring from the reggaeton genre to serve Jesus Christ. The Puerto Rican artiste, born Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, is one of more than 150 defendants named in producer Cleveland ‘Clevie’...
The second annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Festival, titled Big Up Miss Lou, unfolds on Saturday, December 8, at the Karl Kendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, from 5 to 8 p.m. Big Up Miss Lou brings together a wealth of talent in poetry, song,...
NEW YORK (AP): A woman sued hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn’t disclosed in the court filing, is...
NEW YORK (AP): Is the year of Taylor Swift over now? Not yet. Time magazine named Swift its person of the year on Wednesday, a week after Spotify announced she was the most-played artiste on the streaming platform. Swift was picked from a group...
“Is that it!” exclaimed broadcaster Tony Patel. “It’s finished already?” It was 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, and we were in the St Luke’s Church, Cross Roads. The applause for the annual Advent concert presented by the Diocesan Festival Choir and Chamber...
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is known for being an icon in several ways. As a dancer, a singer, and a performer, she’s largely unmatched. She’s a beloved artiste with over two decades worth of music, the oldest of which is yet to go out of style,...
From the director of Paddington and the producer of Harry Potter, comes Wonka, a spectacular adventure — based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of the best-selling children’s books of all time....
This holiday season, Anthony Fairclough aka Papa Michigan, has released a main version plus a bilingual Spanish remix of the classic The Christmas Song. The main single is entirely in English while the remix is in Spanish and English....
LOS ANGELES (AP): Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman. It was a blockbuster year across genres, but only a few could make AP’s list. Instead of embracing the antiquated practice of ranking...
The fans who came out to witness Dexta Daps live in concert at his Trilogy Tour last Friday at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre had zero patience for the truckload of newbies who the superstar entertainer brought along. And they were...
Eclectic reggae ban Dukes of Roots last Friday released a remix of their single, Feel the Love, via ONErpm, and featuring Grammy Award-winning reggae artiste Kabaka Pyramid. Feel the Love has already garnered international success since its...
