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Patra, Tessanne, Agent Sasco, TOK, and Browne.
Updated 2 hours ago

‘J-House Vol. 1’ poised to tap into billion-dollar industry

A line-up that includes dancehall icon Patra, dancehall heavyweight Beenie Man, hitmaker Busy Signal, high-energy entertainer Ding Dong, internationally acclaimed singer and The Voice winner Tessanne Chin, legendary Jamaican group T.O.K., reggae veteran Richie Stephens, dancehall lyricist Agent Sasco, J’Calm, and AcYn has been packaged into a set titled J-House Volume 1.

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Fashion is a huge part of lecturer Denise Brown’s life.
Updated 3 hours ago by Nicola Cunningham

Denise Brown’s inspiring pageant story

What started as a simple enough error when she did not stop to read, ended with a poised and confident 56-year-old strutting across the stage as a Miss Universe Jamaica St Ann and St Mary contestant…
Macklemore performs at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater during the South by Southwest Music Festival, March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
Published 7 hours ago

Rapper Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour

NEW YORK (AP): Macklemore said Monday that he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over pro-Palestinian comments made by the Grammy-winning rapper earlier this month onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife…
Portlanders came out in their national colours last Friday to cheer on newly-crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall.
September 14, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Portland celebrates Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall

It was a day of celebrating the achievements of one of their own, so Portlanders went at it with full gusto as they revelled in the fact that it was the first time in Miss Universe Jamaica pageant…
Chi Ching Ching and dancers performing at the Kingston Creative Artwalk.
September 14, 2026

Feel the pulse at Kingston Int’l Festival December 6-13

From December 6 to 13, Kingston will trade its everyday rhythm for eight days of art, sound and colour that run through the city like a heartbeat. Kingston International Festival (KIF) 2026 will…
Mariska Hargitay arrives at the 78th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday. Hargitay, the longtime ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ star and a three-time Emmy winner, will host the show on NBC, which has rolled out a peacock bl
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'The Pitt' looks to repeat and 'Widow's Bay' could bring an epic wave as Emmy Awards arrive

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The 78th Emmy Awards are here. ‘The Pitt’ will look to find its place in the television pantheon and ‘Widow's Bay’ will ride a storm of buzz into the ceremony on Monday night…
Brian and Tony Gold at last year’s ceremony.
September 14, 2026

Excellence in Music Ceremony Tuesday

Robert Livingston, Glen Washington, Dalton Browne, Gregory Isaacs, Dean Fraser, Clevie Browne, Agent Sasco, Chevelle Franklyn, Richie Stephens, Christopher Birch, Gitsy Willis, Noel Davey, J Capri…
Gospel singer JoZee.
September 14, 2026

JoZee finds her reggae revelation with ‘Who God Says I Am’

Italian-American singer, JoZee, may have grown up in Chicago with Sicily in her blood, but reggae has been beating in her heart since she was a little girl. Her musical journey has taken her from…
Celine Dion performs during the opening concert of her residency at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, France, outside Paris, on Saturday.
September 14, 2026

Celine Dion a hit at first full concert in six years

NANTERRE, France (AP): She hit the high F, held it, then blew out a breath and turned to look back at the band — a quick, disbelieving glance toward her musical director. Some 30,000 people read it…
Gareth Cobran, founder of the Skylark Film Festival, recently renamed the Negril Universal Film Festival (NUFF).
September 13, 2026 by Omar Tomlinson

It’s now the Negril Universal Film Festival - Skylark Film Festival founder Gareth Cobran talks new name, what’s on screen this year

In Gareth Cobran’s world, change is essential to creative growth. That philosophy is reflected in his decision to rechristen the annual cultural event he founded, the Skylark Film Festival, as the…