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Lila Iké’s latest single, ‘ I Spy’, is flirty and playful with a sultry tone. It’s the kind of song record labels in decades past would compulsorily conflate with bubblegum pop princess images of lollipops, pigtails, ribbons, and skirts with…

Since it was announced on Monday that the 2020 staging of Reggae Sumfest had been cancelled, fans of the annual music festival have been requesting an online staging of the event. Pointing out that they would be willing to spend ticket money on pay…

He is not called the ‘Armagideon Man’ and ‘Messenger Man’ of reggae, roots, and culture music for no reason. Jamaica-born Willie Williams answered his calling in the 1960s to be a voice of reckoning in music. Some of his successful tracks include…

AT least one local performing arts group is offering a measure of hope to its followers and supporters that it could stage its annual season of performances later this year.The 53-year-old Jamaican Folk Singers is optimistic that come later this year it could deliver the annual set of performances for its patrons despite the current […]

The Actor Boy Awards, which recognises excellence in local theatre, will be handed out this Saturday, May 9.The event, which has been postponed due to restrictions imposed to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, will be staged utilising Zoom, the online conferencing application which has become extremely popular in wake of COVID-19.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Rowland says her new single Coffee and its accompanying music video is her “ode to the beauty of black women”.Rowland debuted the breezy R&B track and video featuring black women across a spectrum of shades and colors two weeks ago.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey keeps updated with the coronavirus news, but she has often focused her attention more on the positive “acts of valour” while being on lockdown during the pandemic.

In 2010, an aspiring, young playwright with lofty ambitions decided to take what could have been considered a negative situation, pressed forward and today he is reaping the rewards.

Jamaica has now recorded 463 confirmed cases of the coronavirus after 31 new ones were reported today. Seven of the new cases are Alorica employees and five are contacts of employees. Another 19 patients are under investigation. The Health…

Candy needs a ‘wow’ In July 2019, she burst on to the entertainment scene with a slang that captivated the entire Jamaica. At the time, it was near impossible to scroll through social media or walk the streets without someone using the ‘Can I get a wow’ phrase, which…