Downsound Records (DSR) has made two major announcements intended to spice up the Jamaican Christmas season this year, musically.

Joseph Bagdonavich, the label's CEO, announced recently on entertainment programs ER and E Prime a $3-million winner-takes-all lyrical clash at Sting, which is celebrating its…

LA Lewis is not taking his defeat to Tanto Blacks during the Magnum All-Star Celebrity $1,000,000 Face-Off last Thursday night lightly.

Turning his anger towards Mad Cobra and Bounty Killer, yesterday, in a telephone call to The STAR, the self-proclaimed Seven-Star General all but declared…

BET has selected Samantha J to kick off their Young Starz Week on 106 & Park today.

Blending the sounds of dancehall, reggae and pop, Samantha J will be performing her infectious single, Tight Skirt, live at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. locally) on BET.

Tight Skirt is already being…

Tanto Blacks (third left) speaks with MC Nuffy (centre) at the end of his clash with LA Lewis (second right) at The Famous Nightclub last Thursday night. - Anthony Minott

Tanto Blacks is known for performing standing on one leg, the other extended towards the crowd with a coloured shoe shaking as if in contact…

At today’s session of the Vybz Kartel murder trial members of the media and the public were barred from the proceedings due to the sensitive nature of evidence to be given. Detective Sergeant Patrick Linton was to take the stand however the Prosecution explained to the Judge that due to “National Security” issues the session should be held without…

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government forensic scientist Sharon Bryson testified in the Kartel murder trial Wednesday that blood taken from the entertainer’s house was in fact human and that it belonged to a male.

However, she said that she was unable to say that the blood belonged to Clive…

The unavailability of witnesses today, led to the early adjournment of the Vybz Kartel murder trial. At the beginning of this morning’s session, Tom Tavares-Finson the attorney for Vybz Kartel, informed the Judge that the defence team was scheduled to meet with expert witnesses and to conduct an interview with them. He stated that a time, date and…