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Radcliffe ‘Dougie’ Bryan with his guitar at the 2024 Grammy Certificate Ceremony, Florida, last July.
December 9, 2025

Guitarist Radcliffe 'Dougie' Bryan dies at 78

Renowned guitarist Radcliffe ‘Dougie’ Bryan, known for his work on many hit tracks by Toots and the Maytals, has died. He was 78. His family confirmed in a statement that Bryan passed away in his…
From left: Nadine Blair; her mother Rev Evon Blair, and Paula Blair at the Sterling Gospel Music Awards held on October 4 at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, Braeton Parkway, Portmore, St Catherine.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Nadine Blair ‘surprised’ by honour from City of Tamarac in Florida

If ever there was a poster child for ‘gospel royalty’, then radio personality, singer, worship leader, actress, author, poet, emcee, speaker and “lover of Christ Jesus” Nadine Blair would be it. The…
Dancehall artiste Movado.
December 9, 2025

Talks of Mavado concert

Dancehall artiste David ‘Mavado’ Brooks has returned to Jamaica for the first time in several years, following the vacating of a 2018 warrant that had been issued for his arrest. Superintendent Randy…
Marcus Price (centre) explains how to use the EP-40 drum machine to the attendees at Teenage Engineering presentation at Alpha Boys’ School on Monday. At right is singer Etana, and beside her, seated, is veteran producer and sound system man, King Jammy.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Technology helps to uplift the music, says King Jammy

“ Don’t want no ice-cream love it’s too cold for me,” Sparrow Martin belted out as he dropped a “wicked” freestyle at a presentation workshop by Swedish design and technology collective Teenage…
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Marlon Wayans (left) and Tyriq Withers in a scene from ‘Him’.
December 9, 2025 by Damian Levy

‘Him’– Football film fumbles

If the name Jordan Peele means anything to you, you’ve likely had some vague interest in the movie Him. Every bit of marketing has featured the horror mastermind’s name as producer. While not at the…
D’Angelo performs at the ‘Made In America’ music festival in Philadelphia on September 1, 2012.
December 9, 2025

D’Angelo’s career-spanning playlist

LOS ANGELES (AP): Few artistes of his era blurred the lines between sacred and sensual quite like D’Angelo, who died Tuesday at 51. With his unmistakable voice, deep-rooted musicianship and devotion…
D'Angelo
December 9, 2025

Grammy-winning R&B singer D’Angelo dies at 51

LOS ANGELES (AP): D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognised by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless Untitled (How Does It Feel) music…
Jason Henzell (left) and Josef Bogdanovich receive their citations from Tiffany Raspberry, deputy mayor for intergovernmental affairs in New York.
December 9, 2025

Joe Bogdanovich receives AFJ International Achievement Award in New York

It was a night of Jamaican pride and international prestige as Josef ‘Joe’ Bogdanovich, chief executive officer of DownSound Entertainment, producers of Reggae Sumfest, received the International…
D’Angelo
December 9, 2025

R&B icon D’Angelo dies at 51 after cancer battle

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognised by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless Untitled (How Does It Feel) music video, has died. He was…