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Grammy-nominated artiste Mortimer enthrals the audience at the Artwalk Festival Gran’ Market on Sunday.
December 24, 2025

Mortimer and Jonkunnu featured at the ArtWalk Festival

Downtown Kingston came alive with music, movement, visual art, and community pride on Sunday as the ArtWalk Festival transformed the city into an open-air celebration of Jamaica’s cultural heritage.…
Evad Campbell on piano.
December 24, 2025 by Nicola Cunningham

Jazz classics, carols blend at Jamaica Pegasus

It was an evening filled with smooth syncopated rhythms and clear improvisations as the Blend Bar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel hosted a gathering of jazz enthusiasts who turned out to enjoy Thursday…
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, May 15, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
December 24, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs urged a federal appeals court in New York late Tuesday to order his immediate release from prison and reverse his conviction on…
A proud moment for the members of the First Dance Studios Gymnastics team from Montego Bay.
December 23, 2025

MoBay dance studio triumphs despite hurricane setbacks

Weeks after Hurricane Melissa damaged its western Jamaica facility in Montego Bay, St James, and wiped out nearly a month of training, First Dance Studios has successfully defended its national…
Raehann Bryce-Davis in one of her dramatic performances.
December 23, 2025

Raehann Bryce-Davis to headline Music Unites concert

Lovers of classical music are in for a treat as world-renowned Jamaican-American mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis takes the stage in Kingston for a special fundraising concert on Sunday, February 1,…
Beyoncé accepts the award for Album of the Year for ‘Cowboy Carter’ during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 2, in Los Angeles.
December 23, 2025

The Grammys Country Album category split might be great

NEW YORK (AP): Flashback to February. It’s the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first Black…
In this scene from ‘Boopsie’s Homecoming’, Petal (Renae Williams) pleads for the understanding of Boopsie (Glen Campbell, left) as she tries to find excuses for her decision to “invest” his money saved up to build his dream house, in an unregulat
December 22, 2025

Patrick Brown takes aim at Ponzi schemes in ‘Boopsie’s Homecoming’

Prolific playwright Patrick Brown takes viewers on a hilarious romp to witness how Boopsie’s homecoming unfolds as much as it unravels in his latest stage comedy of the same name. Boopsie’s…
Sean Paul and Marsha Burrell-Rose, marketing, PR and missions manager at Food For The Poor (FFTP) Jamaica keep up the positive energy as the teams worked together to put together relief packages. VP Music Group has now partnered with FFTP to help rebuild J
December 22, 2025

VP Music Group partners with Food For The Poor

VP Music Group has partnered with Food For The Poor to support ongoing recovery efforts following the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, which displaced thousands of families and left many…
Emerging fusion reggae artiste Complex Ricki speaks honestly about living with bipolar disorder.
December 22, 2025

Singer Complex Ricki talks mental health

With a stage name like Complex Ricki, one would think that this young emerging fusion reggae artiste battling a bipolar disorder would be more rambunctious, full of impish mischief and volcanic…