THE look on the face of entertainer Vybz Kartel when his guilty verdict was handed down yesterday said it all.

The deejay, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, appeared drained and forlorn as he seemed to try to come to grips with the fact that he could be spending more than two decades behind bars for the murder…

KINGSTON, Jamaica:

Jurors who are expected to deliberate on Vybz Karel’s fate soon have been told the entertainer and his co-accused may have been reluctant to have their defence questioned by prosecutors.

High court judge Lennox Campbell made the comment as he instructed…

JUSTICE Lennox Campbell yesterday drew the ire of defence attorneys when he told jurors that the author of a damning BlackBerry message which told of Clive 'Lizard' Williams being chopped up 'fine fine' and that his remains would never be found, must have known that he would not be seen again.

Justice Campbell,…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — International dancehall superstar Sean Paul is in the process of creating chart history, according to management company Headline Entertainment, as he received his fifth # 1 Reggae album debut on the Billboard Reggae charts for his sixth studio album, 'Full Frequency'.

On Tuesday, February…

DANCEHALL artiste Tommy Lee Sparta had his travel documents seized and a stop order placed on him at all ports when he appeared at the Half-Way-Tree Rsident Magistrate's Court in St Andrew last Tuesday.

Tommy Lee Sparta, whose real name is Leroy Russell, was appearing in court for the first time since being…

AS the Vybz Kartel murder trial winds down, the distributor of a multi-song album containing some of the deejay's biggest hit songs, says interest in his music continues to grow.

Tad Dawkins, owner of Tad's Record, told the Jamaica Observer that Kartel Forever: Trilogy, the 60-track album released by the…

JUSTICE Lennox Campbell yesterday instructed jurors to examine the evidence in the murder trial against entertainer Vybz Kartel and his four co-accused separately so as not to summarily convict or acquit the men.

With more than 60 days of the trial gone, the 11-member panel of jurors seemed at times jaded…

The first video for his single Party Tun Up received tremendous backlash from members of the public who felt Mr Vegas had used too many white girls in the video.

Now, with the remix doing really well in local and international spheres, expectation mounts surrounding the release of its official music video which…

Only last year there were talks of wedding bells for dancehall couple Ishawna and Foota Hype, but now the singer says their relationship has ended.

In April last year, congratulatory words flowed their way when it was announced that the two would be getting married after nearly a decade…

Local sources have reported that the judge in the Vybz Kartel murder trial has told jurors that they should not find the entertainer guilty because of the contents of his lyrics.

High Court judge gave the instruction to the 11-member panel of jurors as he started his summation of the case in the Home Circuit…

Global rap and hip-hop star Busta Rhymes attended today's start of the final leg in the murder trial of Vybz Kartel and his four coaccused. Busta Rhymes who has Jamaican roots, stated that he was at today's trial to show support for his embattled counterpart Vybz Kartel who is accused of the August 2011, murder of Clive "Lizard"…

Fresh from their recent performance on the top-rated Arsenio Hall show on WPIX, Konshens and Sean Paul are making moves on the Billboard Digital Reggae Singles chart.

Their collaborative effort, Want Dem All, jumps from number 25 to land at number 15 on this week's Billboard chart. Since its…

Following the release of his sophomore album My Journey on Tuesday, dancehall artiste I-Octane is set to give fans an unforgettable music experience at an official album-launch party tonight.

The launch party is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., at the Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston. Sponsored by…

His uncanny ability to create popular songs and catch phrases has certainly paid off for dancehall artiste Chi Ching Ching, who was recently contacted by international rap star Lil Jon to do an official remix.

Ironically, it was Lil Jon who first released his song Turn Down For What, which was later remixed by…

Sharon Samuels, widow of platinum-selling record producer Patrick 'Roach' Samuels, has launched a record label called Patron House Production, in honour of her late husband.

According to Samuels, the label was Roach's idea before he was brutally killed in 2013.

The widow…

Freaky dancehall singjay J Amsterdam says local DJs are refusing to play his music because they are afraid of the stigma.

According to the Wine Inna Mi Face singer, Jamaica's music industry is not prepared for his level of 'freakishness'.

"I think they don't want to play…