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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 […]

The promoters of the popular Dream Weekend event has announced that this year’s staging will be postponed, and instead will now take place August 5 to 9, 2021.  In a statement on their Instagram page, the promoters announced that after numerous meetings and continuous dialogue with the various Ministries of Government that govern entertainment in Jamaica, they […]

The undeniable influence of Jamaica and it’s culture was plain to see last Friday during the latest staging of the online musical battle, Verzuz , which was between accomplished musicians and recording artistes Alicia Keys and John Legend. Co-owner of the Verzuz brand , American producer Swizz Beats, has been clear about the Jamaican influence even in the […]

TODAY, fathers across the world will be recognised for their contributions to their families. Reggae singer Warrior King feels the celebration of dads shouldn’t be reserved for only a day. “I love my father very much not only on Father’s Day but all-year-round. He is a very special person in my life,” he told the Jamaica […]

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 […]

Carlene Davis, whose 40-year career has covered various genres, ventures into new territory with her upcoming EP, The Assignment Remixes. Scheduled for release in June, it contains five songs. Three of those are remixes of songs from The Assignment, her previous album which was released last November by VP Records. The Queens, New York independent company […]

La-Marko Cobban from Highgate Primary School in St Mary is already creating waves at six years old. He is the recent recipient of two individual gold medals and one silver medal in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) music and speech parish finals.  La-Marko also copped a group gold medal for music in the parish […]

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange has said that Buju Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom concert, held on Saturday, has proven that reggae music is still one of Jamaica’s main attractions. Speaking with The Gleaner minutes before the Gargamel’s first performance on the island in over eight years, Minister Grange expressed joy at […]

What started out as a song dedicated to his wife after seeing her disappointment when Donald Trump won the United States (US) election in October 2016 has morphed into an entire album, and now, singer Aaron Nigel Smith is celebrating the project’s No. 1 debut on the Billboard Reggae Album chart for the week dated […]

For those who missed Buju Banton’s performance at the National Stadium last Saturday, the chance to see the Gargamel in his element will roll around again this summer at Reggae Sumfest 2019. The Sumfest team made the revelation on Sunday morning after the Long Walk to Freedom concert wrapped up inside the National Stadium. ‘Sumfest […]