WITH his two-year court case behind him, George Nooks says he will be able to pay greater attention to music. The singer was found not guilty on drug-related charges yesterday when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree. Nooks, who appeared before Judge Jacqueline Wilcott, was represented by Queen’s Counsel […]

Lindo died at a London hospital on September 4 at age 64, from acute cardiac failure and arrhythmia. A press release from The Wailers said the service will be held at Ruach City Curch in Brixton Hill. Interment follows at Lambeth Cemetery in Brixton. Lindo started as a session musician while still a student at […]

A St Mary-based dancehall artiste, Glamma Don, was stabbed to death during a reported dispute with another man in Tremolesworth in the parish on Monday. Don, whose real name is Henry Wynter, was a resident of Highgate in St Mary. The details of the incident are sketchy, but it is understood that sometime after 1pm, […]

The public service broadcaster is selling off its catalogue in June. Radio France has revealed details of over 8,000 vinyl records set to be sold at a public auction. The records are all double copies of music from the station’s 1.6 million-strong collection. Organised across 10 categories, the records span French pop from Serge Gainsbourg, […]

Dancehall Queen Spice has been revelling in the success of her latest track, Go Down Deh, which features Grammy-winning colleagues Shaggy and Sean Paul.  In less than 24 hours after its premiere on YouTube on the weekend, it was the number one streamed song and has held firm in that position for four straight days. Spice […]

Spice’s lawyer set for legal showdown Ayisha Robb, attorney-at-law representing Spice, says her legal team is ready to defend the Grammy-nominated dancehall act in court against any allegations by the Chug It team. “If they’re suing, they just have to do what they have to do. We can’t do anything about that. We’ll just defend […]

Music legend Nile Rodgers will reportedly sit in for X Factor UK judge Robbie Williams as this season’s live shows hit the airwaves this weekend. According to reports, Williams was unable to get out of contractual obligations and will be performing in South America when the results show airs on Sunday. He will however be […]