Walk good, Lieutenant Stitchie. 🇯🇲🕊️ Jamaica said farewell today to Dr. Cleveland Aman Laing, the gifted lyricist and cultural ambassador whose music carried Jamaican wordplay to audiences around the world. Relatives, friends, fellow artistes, members of the clergy and political leaders gathered at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in […]
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Jozee brings Diwali riddim to gospel praise at Vintage Sonfest
By the time the Diwali riddim dropped, young and old were on their feet at Vintage Sonfest in Barbados. Gospel reggae artiste Jozee was closing with ‘Oh Me Oh My’, her keyboardist weaving Middle Eastern-style string lines through the riddim as hands went up across the packed UWI Graduation Tent. “Everybody was up dancing with […]
Read MoreFireman meets Singy Singy as Capleton and Tarrus Riley headline Reggae Giants Live
New Jersey is getting a double dose of Jamaican music this Thanksgiving weekend. Capleton will bring the fire and Tarrus Riley will bring the melodies when the two headline Reggae Giants Live at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark on Friday, November 27, 2026. Presented by RoadBlock Radio and CCB INT’L, the […]
Read MoreThe Wailers Trio Bridges Reggae’s Foundation and Future with ‘Rastaman 50’ album
Reggae’s foundation meets its future with RASTAMAN 50, a new album celebrating the musical legacy of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Led by Maxine Stowe, CEO & Executive Producer, Black Atlantic Sounds (BASS), the project brings together Jamaican recording artists Blvk H3ro, J Written and Dahvid Slur as The Wailers Trio, fulfilling a […]
Read MoreShanice “Combo Boss” Wilson, Jamaican Viral Sensation, Reportedly Dies
Shanice “Combo Boss” Wilson went from promoting a party in Portmore to making a dancehall record in the same month. The Jamaican social media personality, whose “sex combo” party promo went viral in December 2021, reportedly died this week. Her death and the reported cause, natural causes, could not be independently confirmed. Wilson and her […]
Read MoreLynx Unruly Takes ‘Dat Bad’ Complaint to Distributors – accuses Byron Messia and associates of copyright infringement
Lynx Unruly wants credit where he believes it is overdue—and says he is prepared to pursue a copyright complaint to get it. The Brooklyn-based dancehall entertainer has lodged a complaint with distributors, alleging that Byron Messia’s “Dat Bad” uses material from his own 2021 recording of the same name without permission. Lynx, whose given name […]
Read MoreMalie Donn turns ‘Van Cleef’ into a streaming triple threat
Malie Donn has a hit on repeat—and now it comes in three parts. The dancehall artist’s “Van Cleef” series has surpassed 8.7 million Spotify streams, according to figures supplied for this report, with more than 30 million streams reported across digital platforms. And with “Van Cleef Pt 3” joining its predecessors at the top of […]
Read MoreBuju Banton Backs Beenie Man, Fires Back at Jamaica’s Prime Minister: ‘We Are the Brand Jamaica’
Buju Banton has a message for Jamaica’s prime minister: filling arenas takes more than waving a flag. The reggae heavyweight jumped to Beenie Man’s defence after Prime Minister Andrew Holness accused entertainers of benefiting from Jamaica’s global appeal while tearing down the country through criticism overseas. Buju’s response? Jamaican artists have spent decades building the […]
Read MorePrettii Don Says She Was Deported—and Has Plenty to Say to the Critics
The windows started the gossip. Prettii Don supplied the comeback. The Jamaican social media personality has confirmed she was deported from the United States, answering speculation about her whereabouts with a defiant livestream from back home. Her message to the online peanut gallery? She’s in Portmore, she has a home—and she isn’t going quiet. The […]
Read MoreWhen Coming Home ends in Tragedy: Killings stir fears among Jamaica’s diaspora
For Jamaicans living overseas, coming home can mean a reunion, a retirement dream or a final farewell to a loved one. When those journeys end in violence, the grief reaches far beyond the island. The reported killing of 30-year-old US resident Brittania Reid, known as “Britney,” at her father’s wake in Fern Grove, Ocho Rios, […]
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