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Entertainment
NO BIZ FOR SHOW BIZ
WITH Prime Minister Andrew Holness's announcement on Monday that bars, nightclubs, pubs, and other related facilities be closed due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jamaica, media consultant Clyde McKenzie says players in the entertainment industry, will suffer a... Read More
Coronavirus derails James Bond
SUPER spy James Bond is the latest casualty of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The latest instalment, No Time to Die — slated for release on April 2 and April 10 in the United States — has been postponed until November. Read More
Cosy debut for California's Treehouse
Treehouse, a four-member band from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, debuts at number five this week on the Current Reggae Albums Chart, with Full Immersion. Read More
Damage to get 'High'
Record producer Damage, principal of Damage Musiq, is hoping to break on the international music scene. He is hoping to achieve this break by going against the grain. Read More
Sumfest on course
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor -- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Wednesday, March, 18 2020
IT'S all systems go for Reggae Sumfest, according to festival boss Josef Bogdanovich. Read More
Actor Boy Awards revamped
REPERCUSSIONS of the spiralling COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect the local entertainment scene. Among the latest events to be affected by the disease caused by the coronavirus is the Actor Boy Awards. Read More
A'mari makes 'net case for children
Singjay/social media blogger A'mari, aka DJ Mona Lisa, is calling on Internet providers to give children, who are home for the next two weeks, free service so they can continue learning. Read More
Isiah Mentor introduces new sound
Reggae singer Isiah Mentor knows the importance of being unique in the highly competitive music industry. Read More
Barry Brown sings for the chalice
No dance, it seems, is complete without Far East, singer Barry Brown's loping 1982 classic from Channel One. Lighters flicker and 'gunshot buss' whenever it is played, but little is known about the artiste who helped shape modern dancehall. Read More
An idol in the making
The support Zandriann Maye gave her daughter Jahzan McLaughlin during Sunday night's audition round of American Idol, was the perfect boost for the 18-year-old Jamaican singer. Read More
Rygin King cuts tour
Dancehall artiste Rygin King and his management team will be cutting their European tour short, and attempting to leave the Netherlands to return home. Read More
Yasus Afari gets in your face
As a leader of roots-reggae's second coming during the 1990s, Yasus Afari is familiar with reviving cultural awareness. Read More
Notorious JA brings it home
Love was in the air on Valentine's Day — February 14 and one of the people feeling the romantic vibe was deejay Notorious JA, who released his latest song, Take me to A Dream , on that day. Read More
Chris Malachi cries out
While attending Wolmer's Boys' High School, singer Chris Malachi became aware of issues and struggles faced by his peers. Now in his mid-20s, he has delivered the thought-provoking song Bawl which was released by Delicious Vinyl... Read More
The fallout continues
With increased numbers of local cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the fallout in the arts and entertainment industry becomes more apparent. Read More
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