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Two Florida men, including a former Jamaican cop and music producer Omar ‘Miller 9’ Miller, who carried out a violent 2019 fatal home invasion at a residence tied to a large-scale marijuana operation in Irvine, California, have been hit with life sentences.
Reggae star Christopher Martin has begun to cancel upcoming gigs like the recent Food, Rum and Reggae benefit festival after experiencing lingering pain after taking a sudden fall during his performance at the One Nation Reggae Festival on Friday in Sierra Leone a few weeks ago.
Reggae artiste Andrew Mystic has released a fiery groundbreaking album that fuses reggae, dancehall, and gospel into a compelling narrative of life’s triumphs and trials.
The ‘Rise Up Jamaica’ concert, a benefit concert organized by the Summerjam Festival, has netted over 45,000 euros to support communities in Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa, with a special focus on the parish of St.
A galaxy of stars will help to bid farewell to reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, scheduled for this Wednesday at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
Well-known entertainment consultant Maxine Stowe is determined to reposition the brand of businessman Kenneth ‘Skeng Don’ Black in this new dancehall era.
At a time when several major entertainment events have been postponed or nixed from the entertainment calendar , reggae star Jah Bouks is unperturbed.
Popular New York-based disc jock Dexter ‘DJ Linkage’ Blake is mourning the death of his mother, Mary Hinds, who passed away at the age of 87 after battling dementia.
Dutch concert promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake says he has “forgiven Jah Cure” following the October 2021 incident in which the Reggae singer stabbed him over a disputed performance fee.
Party promotion company Sybaritic Weekend Party Series has pledged $20 million toward relief efforts for rural Jamaica following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
International reggae icon Jimmy Cliff passed away after a battle with pneumonia which followed a seizure.
Jamaican producer Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor, who is the head of Billboard King Records, partnered with the University of Technology, (UTECH) Jamaica to donate approximately 5000 care packages across southwest Jamaica inclusive of: air mattresses, Starlink, over 50 cooking gas-powered generators, tents, and other essentials .
Reynolds Entertainment Agency, one of the principal organisers of Cayman Fiesta in the Cayman Islands, has refuted allegations of ‘unprofessionalism and disrespect’ made by soca star Alison Hinds in the wake of the three-day party weekend.
Music personality Errol ‘Joe Lickshot’ Dacres died earlier this week. The well-known figure in the reggae and dancehall music, had reportedly been battling prostate cancer.
A major brouhaha that developed between Grammy-winning deejay Buju Banton and Transport Minister Daryl Vaz over relief supplies has begun to take on disturbing political overtones.
Grammy-nominated Reggae singer Alecia ‘Lila Iké’ Gray and her co-accused Shennelle Moore will face the music on disorderly conduct charges on February 12, 2026, in the St Catherine Parish Court.
Lila Iké’s Treasure Self Love, Vybz Kartel’s Heart & Soul, Keznamdi’s BLXXD & FYAH, Mortimer’s From Within, and Jesse Royal’s No Place Like Home are the albums nominated for ‘Best Reggae Album’ at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Iconic radio broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, the man who helped to kickstart King Yellowman and Beenie Man’s careers, died at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland on October 29.
Reggae singer Jah Cure will have to spend even more time behind prison walls after Dutch prosecutors successfully overturned his earlier manslaughter conviction and secured a harsher ruling for attempted murder.
Mavado’s son, Dantay Brooks, has been arrested again in Jamaica, just months after his murder conviction was overturned, and just a week after his superstar father arrived on the island.