SINCE reggae gained Grammy recognition 37 years ago, six women have been nominated in the Best Reggae Album category. Only one, Koffee, has won. Two women, Etana for Pamoja and Spice with Ten, are in the running for the 2022 award. Sean Paul (Live N Livin), Gramps Morgan (Positive Vibration), Royal (Jesse Royal) , and […]

Grammy winner, multiple Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping artiste and international reggae icon, Buju Banton, on Friday releases “Blessed” off his much-anticipated album, “Upside Down 2020,” his first full-length studio album in a decade. The Dave Kelly-produced “Blessed” is coming along with the long-awaited album release date announcement. “Upside Down 2020” will be available everywhere on June 26. The album […]

VETERAN singer Leroy Gibbons said he is counting his blessings after surviving a shooting incident on Monday morning. The entertainer was shot in the buttocks as he walked with a friend along the Port Henderson main road in Portmore, St Catherine. “I ran off but realised something was wrong when I couldn’t move the way […]

Audiomack is inviting Caribbean artistes from genres to join their platform. The American streaming music platform boasts of being at the forefront of the groundbreaking movement for Gen Z music fans, musicians, and industry professionals with easy to access uploading, amazing events, friendly customer service. With the absence of many popular international streaming platforms in […]

Dance Jamaica Academy’s Latonya Style says a lack of opportunites for up-and-coming talent has inspired a new venture called Premiere Wednesdays. The dancer has joined forces with professionals in the entertainment industry, including recording artiste R-Tadax, who has taken on the role as the executive producer for the event under his brand Talent Promotion and […]

Capleton hit the headlines in 2018 and, for the most part, it was not about his music. The St Mary-born, 51-year-old artiste, whose given name is Clifton Bailey, was arrested and charged with rape in May. According to the Corporate Communications Unit, the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s information arm, Capleton hired a hairdresser to groom his […]

AMAICAN-BORN entrepreneur and musician Levi Roots is the headliner of Music & Food For Friends scheduled for Redbones Blues Cafe in New Kingston on Friday. Enola Williams, manager of the popular eatery and live entertainment venue, said the occasion is a unique opportunity for patrons to see both sides of the British-based entertainer. “It’s a […]