prison. An officer at the McRae Correctional institution, where Buju spent the last eight years, said the entertainer was let out on Friday. The United States embassy in Kingston is tight-lipped about when reggae superstar Buju Banton will be returned to the country. Buju, 45,was arrested in December 2009, months after he was met by […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have gone with a different surrogate to deliver their new baby — but it ain’t because they didn’t like the last one … she was simply unavailable. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ … Kim and Kanye hired a new woman to carry their fourth child, a boy … not the 20-something-year-old […]

Italian reggae artiste Alborosie debuts at 13 on the sales-driven US Current Reggae Albums chart with his latest effort Back a Yard Dub . Released April 23 via VP Records, Back a Yard Dub has eight songs. It is the first charting title for Alborosie since 2018’s Unbreakable: Alborosie Meets the Wailers United peaked at six. To date, Alborosie has charted eight […]