October 30, 2012
Terry Callier, US soul jazz singer, dies at 67
Chicago-born singer-songwriter Terry Callier, who collaborated with Massive Attack and Beth Orton, has died at the age of 67. Callier, who began his career at 17 when he signed to Chess records, recorded his final album in 2009. Hidden Conversations…
October 30, 2012
Glen Washington Earns A Second Grammy Nomination
Veteran reggae artiste Glen Washington is celebrating his second Grammy nomination. The artiste was last nominated in 2004 for his studio effort called Wanna Be Loved and now for his latest album Glen Washington Masterpiece. "I wanted to do an album…
October 30, 2012
Buju for court today
IMPRISONED Jamaican entertainer Buju Banton will know today if he will be slapped with an additional five years in prison when he appears in the US District Court in Tampa, Florida. Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was ordered re-sentenced…
October 28, 2012
Taylor Swift on track to set record amid breakup rumors
Taylor Swift is on track to join the very short list of artists and groups who’ve had back-to-back albums sell a million units in a week. In the Nielsen SoundScan era, which dates back to 1991, just the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync and Eminem have…
October 27, 2012
Chris Brown’s forthcoming Guyana concert sparks controversy
Domestic violence activists and women’s rights groups in Guyana have come out slugging against American R&B singer Chris Brown’s “Unforgettable 2” concert scheduled to be held in that country on December 26. The vehement objectors have also…
October 27, 2012
Jessica Biel becomes JT: ‘I really won the jackpot of names’
There are now two JTs in showbiz. “Yes, I'm changing my name,” Jessica Biel told People Magazine. The 30-year-old “Total Recall” star, who wed Justin Timberlake, 31, on October 19 in a custom pink Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gown, told the…
October 27, 2012
The Rolling Stones play impromptu gig
The Rolling Stones performed an impromptu, warm-up gig at a small Paris club on Thursday night. The band tweeted about the secret show just hours before they took the stage at La Trabendo, writing that 350 tickets were up for grabs at €15 a pop.…
October 27, 2012
Michael Jackson no longer highest paid dead celebrity
Michael Jackson is no longer the world's highest earning dead celebrity, according to Forbes. Actress Elizabeth Taylor has overtaken the star pulling in $210 million (£130m), much of it from the auction of her jewels. It means Jackson's earnings are…
October 27, 2012
Century of calypso recording
A constellation of calypso stars shone brilliantly on Wednesday night when icons of the art form attended the gala, Celebrating 100 Years of Calypso Recording, at the Lord Kitchener Auditorium of the National Academy for the Performing (NAPA), in…
October 27, 2012
Minshall’s work mesmerizes
Yasmin Hadeed and Richard Ashraph Ramsaran can take a bow. The duo had the honour of combing through the enormous and no doubt mesmerizing body of work laid down by legendary masman Peter Minshall and came up with select pieces for the wondrous…