Reggae artiste Jesse Royal is enthused about his first Grammy nomination for the album, ‘Royal’. “This nomination means a lot to me. It has been a lot of hard work, for a lot of years, and who knows me knows I have really given my all to this thing called music in a ‘livicated’ fashion, […]

Last month, veteran dancehall artiste Mr Lexx criticised DJ Khaled for using ‘di same set a artiste dem’ on his reggae and dancehall tracks and opined that the songs were not hits.  But some persons feel Mr Lexx spoke too early as DJ Khaled’s recent project, Where You Come From, featuring four of Jamaica’s biggest musical […]

THERE was no empty chair in sight as patrons flocked to Oceans 11 in Ocho Rios, St Ann, last Thursday to be treated to a delightful performance from singer Freddie McGregor. And they were not disappointed. Backed by the Big Ship Band, McGregor opened his set with See It In You. He was greeted with cheers as […]

Don Was has been tapped as musical director for the event which will take place on November 1 at Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The initial line-up also features Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Tom Morello, Gary Clark Jr, Jim James, Citizen Cope, Aloe Blacc, Cyril Neville and Terence Higgins. The organisers note that additional artistes […]

Newly signed Epic Records act Hood Celebrityy will be making her first appearance as a performer in Jamaica at a show dubbed ‘Tease’ on June 24. The event is set for Sugarman’s Beach in Portmore. Event promoter and artiste manager Michael Wilson said that Hood Celebrityy is one of the hottest dancehall artistes in the US. […]

Last weekend, in a most riveting Instagram Live update, dancehall star Spice brought quite a few entertainment industry players under fire for various transgressions. She expressed regret at collaborating with D’Angel and claimed to know some intimate details of broadcaster Nikki Z’s personal life. The Black Hypocrisy singer also levelled serious allegations against dancehall selector Andrew ‘MC […]

UP to press time last night, dancehall artiste Ninjaman was still behind bars at Central Police Station in Kingston. The embattled entertainer was remanded after High Court judge, Justice Martin Gayle, ordered that the murder trial involving the popular entertainer commence. The order was made yesterday following an application by the entertainer’s attorney Valerie Neita-Robertson […]