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It was an encore-worthy performance from Capleton at Encore Live on Sunday.
Updated 17 hours ago

Fiery performance from Capleton at Encore Live

Capleton reminded patrons at Encore Live on Sunday why his name has remained synonymous with commanding performances, delivering a fiery set that brought culture, consciousness and dancehall history to Plantation Cove in St Ann.

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Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis sits at the defence table during a break in closing arguments during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Monday.
Published 17 hours ago

Jurors urged to convict ‘Keffe D’ at Tupac’s murder trial

LAS VEGAS (AP): A prosecutor urged jurors Monday to convict Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, arguing that Davis’ own words and a case “drenched in…
Entertainer Future Fambo and up-and-coming singer, Robbyn Goode.
August 31, 2026

Robbyn Goode talks ‘Mic Check’ and that Fambo photo

Hell hath no fury like a singer with a microphone – and Robbyn Goode is making sure her ex hears every word. The emerging Jamaican artiste is turning the wreckage of a bruising breakup into musical…
Producer Blaqk Sheep
August 31, 2026

Blaqk Sheep and Black Coco team up for ‘Back It Up’

Producer Blaqk Sheep has made the link with Cameroonian recording artiste, Black Coco, for a single titled Back It Up. Described as “a vibrant collaboration that blends the pulse of dancehall with…
Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood’s Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., March 8, 2024.
August 31, 2026

Dolly Parton now the most streamed artiste globally

NEW YORK (AP): Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centred acceptance in her personal theology and so much more.…
Dancehall artiste, Grimy Don used music as therapy and wrote the song Greatness.
August 31, 2026

Singjay pours his pain into ‘Greatness’

When rising dancehall artiste Grimy Don’s friend succumbed to his injuries following a car accident last year, he used music as therapy and penned a single titled Greatness. The song, he said,…
Ras Ajai.
Updated 16 hours ago by Yasmine Peru

Thanksgiving service for Ras Ajai September 26

The thanksgiving service for reggae artiste and actor Ras Ajai – who was killed in Portmore, St Catherine on August 1 – will be held on September 26 at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St Andrew. The…
Duane Davis stands during a break in closing arguments during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Steve Marcus/Pool Photo
Published 22 hours ago

Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades. The…
Music producer and music video director Dameon Gayle told ‘The Sunday Gleaner’: “What dawned on me going through the situation is that if I don’t take care of stuff now, who is going to take care of it when I am gone.”
August 30, 2026 by Omar Tomlinson

Producer and director Dameon Gayle making documentary about experiences in the music business

Having learnt various lessons in the music industry, Dameon Gayle wants to give a voice to colleagues facing challenges. The music producer and recording artiste, who is currently disputing the…
Dolly Parton appears at Dollywood’s Season Passholder and Media Day in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., March 8, 2024.
August 30, 2026

Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs

NEW YORK (AP): There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist,…