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It’s Grammy season and as the Recording Academy gets ready to roll out the nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards on November 8, the first round of voting kicked off on October 4 and will continue through to October 15. This year, some 75 albums/compilations have been submitted for consideration in the Best Reggae […]

Negril TV, the premier online television station serving the wider Negril area and Jamaica, officially relaunched under new ownership at the fifth annual Skylark Film Festival held last weekend at Skylark Negril Beach Resort. The re-launch marks a new era for the online station, promising enhanced local programming, innovative storytelling, and a renewed commitment to […]

The organisers of Live and Direc are promising non-stop entertainment and a wholesome family show when its second staging unfolds on Saturday, October 26 at the UWI Mona Bowl. Live and Direc debuted last year and according to singer Bryan Art, a member of the organising committee, they decided to increase the stakes for this […]

Last month, a man from North Carolina, USA, was arrested in a scheme federal authorities are labelling “brazen fraud”. The man allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to create hundreds of thousands of songs, then continuously streamed them using bot accounts to generate unlawful royalty payments totalling more than US$10 million ($1.5 billion). The man, Michael […]

After less than five months, American-Jamaican actress Sundra Oakley has returned with her workshop dubbed ‘Inside Hollywood: The Business of Being an Actor’ starting today through Sunday. The workshop, which will be held at the AC Hotel Kingston, will feature Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and three-time Emmy-winning actor Sterling K Brown and his wife, acclaimed actress […]

New York, United States (AFP) ­— Pras Michel sued bandmate Lauryn Hill, with claims including fraud and breach of contract over their cancelled Fugees reunion tour. In his complaint, filed in Manhattan’s Southern District, Michel says Hill mismanaged the band’s finances and tried to “usurp control” of its business and trademark. Among his allegations is […]

When he started out doing rap music a while back, Rohan Da Great felt he wanted to delve more into his Jamaican roots. Afterall, his father, sound system selector Curry Don, was who inspired him to embark on his musical journey. “My musical journey began at a really young age and under the tutelage of […]

Even though he migrated to Canada over three decades ago, reggae artiste Tony Anthony has always had a desire to see music from Jamaica being rewarded for its impact on the world stage. Last Sunday, the artiste, who is originally from Grove Farm in St Catherine, staged the first in what is to become an […]

The soundtracks to The Harder They Come and Rockers have made Rolling Stone magazine’s 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time, which was released on September 24. The Harder They Come soundtrack was released in 1973, one year after the sensational movie of the same name. It ranks at #3 behind Purple Rain and Help by […]

LILLE, France (AFP)— Mourners paid their respects on Sunday to the latest four victims of the deadly Channel crossing, as London said a record 973 made the journey the same day they perished. In the French Channel port of Calais, around 150 people gathered Sunday evening to commemorate the two-year-old toddler, the woman and two men who […]