ay-Z is a big star with a big heart… During a stop on 4:44 tour, the music man halted his show at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday night to bring up superfan Christina Cruz, who got some attention in the crowd when she held up a sign that stated she’d beaten cancer not once, but twice. Beyoncé’s […]

Mavado has spoken out about a reported shooting involving the artiste at his Cassava Piece hometown in St Andrew on Saturday. In an Instagram post yesterday morning, the deejay insinuated that the reports are rumours that are being perpetuated in the media, but he did not give specifics. “I’m just saying f*** the rumours. I wonder how much […]

It’s kudos and commendations all round from organisers and participants in the Calabash Literary Festival, which was held in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, on the weekend. The three-day event — which was founded in 2001 — has seen a raft of noted acts perform on the seaside stage at Jakes Boutique Hotel in the quaint, […]

Citing “security concerns”, the management team of dancehall artiste Rygin King has transferred the deejay from Falmouth Hospital to another medical facility in another parish to ensure his safety, and facilitate his continued recovery after he was critically injured by gunmen earlier this week.  The deejay was airlifted yesterday from the Falmouth Hospital and moved to another […]

He has been dead for nearly four decades, but the music of reggae icon Bob Marley shows no sign of dying. The musical legacy of the man born Robert Nesta Marley of modest means in Nine Miles, St Ann continues to be a force on global music charts. Marley, who died in 1981, continues to […]

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 […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran Dancehall deejay Ninjaman was a short while ago given a life sentence in the Home Circuit Court for the March 2009 murder of Ricardo Johnson. He is to serve 25 years before being eligible for parole. He was given 20 years for shooting with intent and life imprisonment for murder. The […]