Music

From lifting sound system boxes to producing songs by marquee acts like Gregory Isaacs, Leroy Scarlett has covered a lot of ground in the music business.Scarlett is the driving force behind the Reggae Powerhouse Band, a southern California unit that recently released Reggae Powerhouse Band And Friends Series 1, their first album.

Kartel is the streaming king – Deejay tops local numbers with arch-rival Alkaline trailing Alkaline may have fired subliminal shots at incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel in his latest track, ‘ Nah Fi Like’, but instead of releasing a diss track of his own, the ‘Worl’ Boss’ has been opting to let his catalogue speak for […]

ArRise is rising to the occasion Give Arrise a microphone and he says he will rise to the occasion. The 29-year-old can transition from singing to deejaying in a matter of seconds and make the listener wonder if it’s the same person performing. He has been exploring the art of…

Flames of love from Anthony B Hard-hitting reggae singer Anthony B is feeling good and feeling irie. In fact, that’s the opening line of his newest banger, Chill Out, which he dropped right in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rastafarian entertainer, who came to…

Promoters ‘roll out’ to assist Marie Atkins Night Shelter The constant cry from undeserved members of society during the COVID-19 pandemic has been heard by members of the entertainment industry. Level Up Entertainment, a team of promoters known for their ‘Roll Out’ event series, last week donated…

Dillgin says ‘My Life’ will open new audiences Reggae artiste Dillgin said that he believes his latest track, ‘ My Life’, will be the song that opens him up to new audiences in the entertainment industry. In an interview with THE STAR, the artiste said that although the song was released late…

M1llionz brings UK drill to Ja with ‘Y Pree’ Jamaicans should be accustomed to hearing UK residents wrap local slang into their own. As interwoven as their idioms have become, there are still differences. This allows recording artiste M1llionz to build the hook of his brand new single Y…

As 44-year-old vendor Eletia Brown hurriedly pushed her cart filled with sweets and other goods on to the B…

Police are being called on COVID-positive patients by neighbours, fuelling serious concern about heightened discrimination associated with the pandemic. Yesterday, an individual who showed no symptoms of having COVID-19 told Health Minister Dr…

Former national long jumper Nolle Graham has enlisted as a foot soldier in the battle against COVID-19 in New York, armed with scrubs, mask, and lots of heart in curtail the alarming outbreak of the new coronavirus. Graham opted to pursue a career…