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Ragga soca star Oscar B is dead
The Caribbean music fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved entertainers. Celebrated Tobagonian soca icon Oscar…
Capleton’s Long-Awaited Canada Return Postponed as SoulFoodFestival416 Moves to Bigger Venue
The wait for Capleton's long-anticipated return to Canada will be a little longer. Organizers of SoulFoodFestival416 have announced that the…
Malie Donn Announces Debut Album ‘The Golden Child’ for July 26
The cover art alone tells you something about where Malie Donn's head is at right now — the young dancehall…
Scorpion Kings Drop 5,000 More Tickets After FNB Stadium Show Sells Out
The demand clearly caught someone off guard. DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small have been forced to release an additional…
Drake Just Claimed the Top Spot on Apple Music’s All-Time Streaming Chart
Of all the milestones to drop during a beef-heavy era of his career, this one lands differently for Drake. Apple…
Runkus’ Album ‘SUPERNOVA’ Named One of Billboard’s Albums of the Year
The global music landscape is shifting on its axis, and Portmore, Jamaica is sitting right at the center of the…
Shaneil Muir Announces St. Kitts Music Festival Date for June 2026
While many festival announcements focus strictly on the headliners, Shaneil Muir has hijacked the conversation around the St. Kitts Music Festival by…
Skillibeng Brings ‘Bad Man She Love Tour’ to Oakland on June 24 with Moliy
Skillibeng just announced the Oakland stop of his Bad Man She Love Tour, and he's bringing Moliy along for what…
Alborosie & Shengen Clan Announce Nine Mile European Summer Tour 2026
Alborosie just put Europe on notice. The Sicilian-born reggae veteran and his Shengen Clan crew have officially announced the Nine Mile European Summer Tour 2026, and the rollout started exactly…
Dream Weekend 2026 Moves to Montego Bay for 17th Staging
Sixteen years in Negril, and just like that, Dream Weekend is packing up and heading east. The festival's 17th staging will run July 30 through August 3 in Montego Bay…
Sumfest Organisers Promise No Traffic Congestion for ‘A Taste of Sumfest’ on July 18
The last time Vybz Kartel and Mavado shared a stage was 2008, and the fact that 'A Taste of Sumfest' is bringing them back together on July 18 at Plantation…
Rupert Bent II, Jamaican Musician Who Played on Dennis Brown’s First Hit, Dead at 83
Here's a detail that puts Rupert Bent II's career in immediate perspective: in 1967, he was the guitarist on "Lips of Wine," the debut single from a 10-year-old Dennis Brown,…
Asake Performs ‘M$NEY’ Live for First Time at Intimate London Spotify Concert
Asake saved one of his most-talked-about tracks for a room small enough that you could actually see his face when he did it. The Nigerian Afrobeats star performed 'M$NEY' live…
Sold-Out ‘Journey to Kingston’ Brings Spragga Benz, Wayne Wonder & Agent Sasco to Miramar
Spragga Benz walked away from the inaugural Journey to Kingston concert with more than a birthday celebration — he received the Key to the City of Miramar. Agent Sasco was…
Davido Announces New Single ‘I Know Who I Be’ With South Africa’s Jazzwrld and GL Ceejay
Davido didn't just drop a release date — he dropped a declaration. His announcement for the new single "I Know Who I Be," due June 26, 2026, came with the…
Witness Testifies She Saw Munga Honorable Shoot Cleveland Smith as Murder Trial Begins
Nearly eight years after Cleveland Smith was fatally shot in Ackee Walk, St Andrew, the murder trial of Dancehall entertainer Munga Honorable and his co-accused Sheridan Gordon finally kicked off…
