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Singer Jerone, who fans of the Digicel Rising Star contest will remember from the 2017 season, continues his quest for breakthrough hit with two new songs.He does lovers’ rock with Give me A Minute, while Brother’s Keeper calls for a sense of community as the world grapples with the challenging coronavirus outbreak which has resulted […]

Over the past three years, six Jamaican artistes have signed deals with major labels. Producer Rvssian and singer Shenseea with Interscope, Buju Banton signed with Roc Nation, Skip Marley linked with Island Records, Stalk Ashley is with Atlantic Records UK, while Koffee is with Columbia Records UK.

Broadcaster Gil Bailey, a pioneer of Caribbean radio in New York, died yesterday at age 84. His daughter, Jacqueline Bailey-Faulks, told the Jamaica Observer that he died from cardiac arrest resulting from the novel coronavirus disease, at Long island Jewish Hospital.

DANCEHALL selector Oneil “Foota Hype” Thomas is celebrating after being released from Krome Detention Center in Florida where he was held since December.“I am very ecstatic, very excited…I can actually call my children when I want to. When I was locked up, I could only talk to a limited amount of people,” he told the […]

Sikka Rhymes takes aim at Intence for ‘dissing’ Kartel Sikka Rhymes has sounded a warning to fellow artiste Intence on his new track. The song titled Dem Nuh Bad is aimed at the Go Hard deejay who Rhymes believes passed his place in responding to a post made by the account of incarcerated deejay Vybz…

Jamaican culture strong on Diddy danceathon United States rapper and businessman, Diddy, on Sunday hosted one of the biggest live-streaming shows the globe has seen since the COVID-19 lockdown. Diddy’s Danceathon, as it was dubbed, was held to raise funds for healthcare workers across…

Telethon Jamaica rebroadcast planned As a team works to convert currencies and collate the pledges that are still coming in from Sunday’s staging of Telethon Jamaica, Together We Stand, plans are being put in place for a rebroadcast of the six-hour concert. The event saw a long…

‘Staying inside not easy’ – Laalee says inner-city realities make it hard to observe COVID rules Numerous videos showing residents of inner-city communities across the Corporate Area blatantly violating the curfew order imposed by the Government have gone viral over the past few weeks. People in these communities have been subjected to…

New York-based Jamaican dancer Spinal making waves Jamaican dance culture, for many decades, has captured the attention of the world, and while the iconic moves have been popular, influencing other genres, it has also been controversial and deadly at times. Humphrey Phillips Jr, known as Spinal,…

Sekuence motivated to do more crossover songs – Urges upcoming artistes not to limit themselves to one genre US-based Jamaican recording artiste Sekuence is still celebrating his contribution to the success of the single Tu Pum Pum that features veteran reggae-dancehall entertainer Shaggy and newest Latin sensation Karol G. He says that before his…