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AKA’s Manager Tells Durban Court a Substitute Bodyguard Was Assigned the Night the Rapper Was Killed
The man who usually guarded AKA in Durban was not the one on duty the night the rapper was shot.…
AKA Murder Trial: Retired Officer Testifies He Recovered Gun From Accused Siyanda Myeza
Was the gun on his waist or under a sofa? That question sat at the centre of Monday's session in…
Protoje Campaigns for Grammy Nods for ‘The Art Of Acceptance’ and ‘At We Feet’
Protoje wants the Recording Academy's attention, but he's also making it clear he doesn't need its approval. In a new…
Capleton Puts ‘Heights Of Fire’ Forward for Grammy Consideration
Capleton wants the Recording Academy to feel the fire. The veteran dancehall and reggae chanter has launched a "For Your…
Popcaan Secures First U.S. Visa, Touches Down in Miami
For years, Popcaan's music has reached American clubs, playlists and car stereos without him. That changed this week when the…
Burna Boy to Headline Halftime Show at NFL’s Paris Game
Burna Boy is heading back to Stade de France, and this time he's sharing the night with the Pittsburgh Steelers…
Popcaan’s Sister Unruly Squid Reacts to Reported U.S. Visa Breakthrough
For years, American dancehall fans have streamed Popcaan, shared his clips and watched him perform everywhere but here. That could…
Keefe D Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for His Role in Tupac Shakur’s Murder
Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, the man prosecutors tied to the killing finally…
‘The Shoreline Belongs to the People’: Bounty Killer Hails Win for Public Access to Little Dunn’s River
Bounty Killer has never been shy about picking a side, and this time he's backing the beachgoers. The dancehall veteran took to social media to applaud beach-rights advocate JaBBEM and…
Wizkid Confirms December Headline Shows in Abuja and Lagos for Detty December
Wizkid is heading to Abuja first. The Afrobeats star will headline the Live Out Loud Music Festival at Eagle Square on Sunday, December 13, 2026, five days before he touches…
Tyla Puts Vybz Kartel Collab and APOP Up for More Than 10 Categories at the 2027 Grammys
Tyla, Travis Scott and Vybz Kartel on one track is already a strange and exciting sentence. Now that song, "PBT," is reportedly in the Grammy conversation, submitted for Best Music…
Tems Says Her Second Album Is ‘More R&B Leaning’ and ‘Melancholic’
One of the UK's recent No. 1 singles started as a 30-minute voice memo. Tems revealed in her EE72 cover interview that "Raindance," her collaboration with Dave, came from a…
BZR WKND moves to December after Cardi B withdrawal
BZR WKND Jamaica has traded October anticipation for a December promise, postponing its October 18 event to December 20 after headliner Cardi B became unavailable to perform. Organisers announced the…
Diddy Taken to Hospital From FCI Fort Dix After Head Injury, Reports Say
An ambulance pulled away from FCI Fort Dix around 1 in the morning on Saturday. By later that same morning, Sean "Diddy" Combs was reportedly back inside. According to TMZ,…
Funeral Service for Lt. Stitchie Set for November 14 in Kingston
Lt. Stitchie's family wants the send-off to be open to everyone. The announcement posted to his Instagram doesn't stop at relatives and close friends. It names fans, the entertainment fraternity,…
Etana Books Two Nights at Soul Mama in Islington, With a Different Set Each Night
Etana isn't running the same show twice. The Jamaican singer has confirmed she'll play Soul Mama in Islington on October 17 and October 18, with two different sets across the…
