Jamaican artist Pamputtae made an Instagram petition for her U.S. visa and work permit this week, boasting an outfit inspired by the country’s national flag and declaring that it was time immigration officials got onboard because her fans abroad “want to see Pamputtae.”
Attorney-at-law Maxine Stowe has taken issue with some of the content from Chris Blackwell’s upcoming memoir, maintaining that what the Islands Records co-founder described as an ‘unfounded perception of favoritism towards Bob Marley’, was real, and was, according to her, “pre-meditated false marketing” aimed at ‘black erasure’ of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.
West Indies cricketer turned artist Chris ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle is enthusiastic about being a featured act on The Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica: The Asian Edition album, set for release on June 24.
Radio disc jockey and 12 Nine Records music producer ZJ Sparks has come to the defence of Skeng, who became the subject of memes about being under the influence of Molly, after he, fully clad, jumped wildly into a swimming pool during a performance in Trinidad.
The use of the drug ‘Molly’, which is being glamorized in song by some Jamaican Trap artists, and which has been under the radar of the National Council for Drug Abuse for some time, is again becoming cause for concern, as, among other things, it is being used to initiate the sexual ‘battery’ of unsuspecting women, at parties, according to reports.
Sean Paul is continuing his climate change awareness advocacy to ensure that the Earth maintains the “right temperature”.
Founder of Island Records Chris Blackwell has denied long-held assertions that he sidelined Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh in favor of Bob Marley because the Gong was half-white.
Dancehall entertainer Mavado has called out the Jamaican justice system over what he describes as a double standard in convicting accused wrongdoers.
After 23 years as a Dancehall dance innovator, Shelly Belly was crowned Dancing King at an event held on Lyndhurst Road titled Yard and Abroad A Knock E Ball, on Saturday, May 28.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Shaggy, with his rumbling baritone-range singing voice, covering 10 tracks from Frank Sinatra, one of the biggest names in the history of American music, was a very ambitious task, and one executed with finesse, for his Come Fly Wid Mi album.
Black Chiney producer and songwriter Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin-Quee is relishing his musical accomplishments across multiple genres.
Shaneil Muir is tired of dealing with body shaming trolls on Instagram. The Yamabella singer insists her photos are there to stay—so critics, who are unhappy with the way she looks, should simply unfollow her on the platform.
Having faced a dramatic week—during which he was pepper-sprayed and arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport, and then had his Guyanese show marred by gunshots—Skeng has something to smile about courtesy of the darling of Jamaican track, and one of the greatest sprinters of all time, Shelly-ann Fraser-Pryce.
In the aftermath of the mass killing carried out by 18-year-old Salvador Rolando Ramos at a Texas elementary school, Ziggy Marley, has, among other things, called for US gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association to pay for the provision of security services at all schools in the country and more judicious gun laws.
Reggae/Dancehall superstar Chronixx says the upcoming free Algorithm Coding Camp which is to be held at the University of the West Indies this summer, under the JamCoders programme which he conceptualised, is just the beginning of good things to come.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy was not only conferred with his honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University today, but also put on a mini Reggae/Dancehall show to huge cheers from excited students and academic staff, during the institution’s Undergraduate Class of 2020 Commencement Ceremony.
Fast-rising Dancehall star Skeng was visibly annoyed after he was mistaken for Skillibeng during a radio interview on Hits and Jams 94.1 Boom FM in Guyana on Friday, May 27, 2022.
Dancehall artist Skeng had to end his set abruptly as he performed at the ‘Baderation’ Dancehall concert at the National Park in Guyana on Friday, May 27, 2022, after overzealous patrons began recklessly firing gunshots in the air and throwing bottles.
Jamaican singer Chronixx is still basking in fatherhood. The Spanish Town native, who still has his fans on edge for the release of a sophomore album, shared a very cute father-daughter moment with his Instagram followers on Thursday, which would leave just about anybody saying “awww.”
After teasing a diss track aimed at her ex Burna Boy, Stefflon Don has instead told the excited masses to “mind your business.”