Jamaican Reggae Artist Qyor Launches “Cool Runnings”

Jamaican Reggae Artist Qyor Launches “Cool Runnings”

Photo credit: Noel of @Urbanehue By Lyndon Taylor Listen to the interview with Jamaican artist, Qyor, here: Jamaican artist Qyor has launched his latest single “Cool Runnings,” bringing a fresh take on reggae music to listeners worldwide. The project, conceived at the beginning of 2023, emerged from a collaborative session with producer Rayon “Slyda Di […]

From Rebel to Retail − Inside Bob Marley’s Posthumous Musical and Merchandising Empire

From Rebel to Retail − Inside Bob Marley’s Posthumous Musical and Merchandising Empire

Editorial credit: spatuletail / Shutterstock.com By Mike Alleyne | February 5, 2024 | The Conversation Listen to Music Scholar, Dr. Mike Alleyne, here: The long-awaited Bob Marley biopic “One Love” will highlight important moments in the musician’s life – his adolescence in Trench Town, his spiritual growth, the attempt on his life. But as a music industry scholar, I […]

Antigua Celebrates its Attributes through Music

Antigua Celebrates its Attributes through Music

Elite Island Resorts, the premier name in Caribbean hospitality, celebrates the grand reopening of The Verandah Antigua with the video premiere of Caribbean Vacation, a spirited musical collaboration with Antigua’s Reggae Ambassador Causion featuring Caribbean reggae artist Red Fox. This new melodic celebration is an invitation for all to dive into the rhythmic allure of […]

Barbadian steel drummer brings Caribbean melodies to Queens

Barbadian steel drummer brings Caribbean melodies to Queens

Photo courtesy: David Powell (Flushing, N.Y.)— Flushing Town Hall’s Mini-Global Mashup series continues with its upcoming performance on November 17 at 7 p.m. of “Barbados Meets USA African American Spirituals,” featuring Barbadian steel drummer Adrian Clarke accompanied by keyboardist Richard Henry, and American jazz bassist Hilliard Greene. Curated by acclaimed trumpeter and composer Frank London of […]

Burna Boy Announced for Dominica Creole Music Festival

Burna Boy Announced for Dominica Creole Music Festival

14 April 2022. Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Concert of Burna Boy (Shutterstock) Dominica’s Minister for Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives, Denise Charles, announced two new artistes to perform at Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival carded for October 28 – 30, 2022 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium. Grammy award winning Nigerian afrobeat sensation […]

Rihanna is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky

The singer debuted her baby bump while out in New York City over the weekend with her rapper boyfriend.

Rihanna is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky attend the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. – London, United Kingdom- December 2, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Benjamin VanHoose and Georgia Slater, People Rihanna has babies on the brain! The “Diamonds” singer and fashion mogul, 33, is pregnant, expecting her first baby with rapper A$AP Rocky. The couple […]

Sophia Brown Takes a Bold Approach in her Newest Single “Bad For Me”

Sophia Brown Takes a Bold Approach in her Newest Single “Bad For Me”

Jamaican songstress Sophia Brown takes a bold approach with her newest single, “Bad For Me.” Produced under her own label MusicMecka Records, the track will make its official debut on the airwaves on January 28, 2022. Click Here for Smartlink “This song is about a woman who’s with another woman’s man but she is in love and can’t get enough. […]

Alicia Keys on Making a ‘Beautiful Circle’ Back to Her Origins With New Double Album, ‘Keys’

The singer talks about the two parts of her just-released "Keys," her collaborations with Brandi Carlile and producer Mike Will Made-It, and circling back to "Songs in A Minor" in her new work.

Alicia Keys on Making a ‘Beautiful Circle’ Back to Her Origins With New Double Album, ‘Keys’

Alicia Keys arrives to the 2013 Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013 in Hollywood, CA. (Shutterstock) By A.D. Amorosi, Variety Twenty years into her career as R&B’s most sophisticated and anthemic singer, songwriter and pianist Alicia Keys can still shock and awe. Her biggest surprise, however, after the space-soul-inflected “Alicia” album of 2020, is what she has […]

Jamaica’s Shenseea Nominated for Multiple Grammys as Recording Academy Rules Change

Jamaica’s Shenseea Nominated for Multiple Grammys as Recording Academy Rules Change

By Stephanie Korney, Jamaicans Due to a change in the rules that govern the Grammy Awards, Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea, 25, has been nominated for Grammy awards for songwriting and performing vocals on the songs “OK OK Part 2” and “Pure Souls,” which are included on Kanye West’s album, “Donda.” West’s album has been nominated […]