He flew from Jamaica yesterday, en route to London, where he will perform at Alexandra Palace, representing Jamaica, along with mento…

Mavado - File

Dancehall superstar Mavado has joined the efforts of Stop The Bleeding, a non-profit organisation, to lead an anti-gun and non-violence campaign in the US Virgin Islands.

Mavado will headline a huge peace concert on the island of St Croix on December 30 dubbed the One Love Music Festival.

"I am very happy…

Gospel entertainer Papa San is back on the local gospel scene with a new CD dubbed MY STORY after an extended break.

The veteran entertainer gives Music News the 411 on what contributed to his absence from the Jamaican music industry.

Papa San will launch MY STORY, his 5^th gospel album…

I-Octane -Contributed

Singjay I-Octane is gearing up to release his EP titled 'Straight From The Heart' digitally on December 6.

Coming from a successful performance in Barbados this past weekend, Octane has now turned his attention to this very special project which comprise seven carefully chosen tracks for which he…

Deablo - Contributed 

Roach and Justus. - Curtis Campbell

Dancehall producer Justus Arison is riding high on the success of his Overproof rhythm. The producer already sees the possibility of copping the Rhythm of the Year award, and boasts the strength of international R&B…

 HEAVY D, the Jamaica-born rapper who had huge chart-topping success with his group the Boyz, is dead.

According to United States media reports, the 44-year-old was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital and pronounced dead at 1:00 pm yesterday. No cause was given for his death and no foul play was suspected.

 In the 1990s, Heavy D…

 JAMAICANS have begun weighing in on the guilty verdict handed down yesterday against Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, who is to be sentenced for the pop singer's death.

The Grenada-born Murray, 58, could face up to four years in prison as well as losing his medical licence, when the sentence is handed down on November 29.…

Crystal Harrison, Star Writer

Portmore Empire artiste Gaza Slim, aka Vanessa Bling, has reported to the St Andrew North police that she was recently robbed and gunbutted by a man who claimed to be Clive Williams, the deceased man that Vybz Kartel has been accused of murdering.

Williams, otherwise called 'Lizard', was reportedly…

Entertainer Flexx who is currently on tour in the US is yet to surrender to police after being named a person of interest.

Flexx along 13 others were named as persons of interest by the St Andrew North Police.

All 14 should immediately turn themselves in to the Constant Spring police, or the nearest police station.

Flexx who was born Omar Henry is…

The lawyer who represented veteran entertainer Ninja Man is claiming she’s the new legal representation for jailed deejay Vybz Kartel.

According to Hannah Barrington-Harris she has received two letters from the self-proclaimed “World Boss” authorizing her to be his attorney.

So does this mean the Finson’s are…

A 60-year-old pastor who was accused of being held with a ganja spliff in his shoe was granted $10,000 bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

The accused man is an American real estate broker, the court was told.

The accused is to surrender his travel documents and return to court on December 13, when the matter will be…

Don Corleon - Contributed

Dancehall music producer Patrick Roach took to…

  David Heron, the award-winning, Jamaican-born playwright and producer has landed the lead role in the new Xoom.com TV ad for its new mobile site, which rolls out on Wednesday

Heron, who flew to Los Angles for the shoot, was extremely elated about the role. "I'm really happy to be associated with this great product, which enables our Jamaicans…

Vybz Kartel has reportedly gotten a new legal team according to Hannah Harris Barrington.

So what happened to the Finson’s? And who is the deejay’s new lawyer? Well, Ninja Man’s attorney Hannah Harris Barrington gives Music News the…

 It's so nice I had to name it twice

I call it Reggae Reggae Sauce,

hot Reggae Reggae Sauce.

So nice with your friend chicken,

make burgers finger-licking,

in your rice and peas or fish,

just put Reggae Reggae Sauce on your lips.

So nice…

 This was the moot question on a radio interview in which I participated last Thursday morning.

Ironically, the public discussion occurred during a week in which we were honouring the tremendous song-writing accomplishments of Keith 'Bob Andy' Anderson. Also I'd been spending time at the Harry J Recording Studio observing the sheer…

 A few years ago, Connecticut-based reggae producer Mike Jones made a splash with a reggae version of the R&B hit song Shower Me With Your Love by US singer Bernard Jackson.

The song charted in Jamaica and enjoyed rotation on various radio programmes in the tri-state area. Jones, whose Wagon Music Works recently merged with Pure and Clean…

 SINCE its original release more than 30 years ago, Bob Marley's song One Love has been a source of joy, pride, and inspiration for millions people worldwide. Now, Marley's daughter Cedella brings One Love to a new generation in the form of a children's book.

Adapted by Cedella and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, One Love depicts one…