New York City police said that no arrests had been made.Oct. 12, 2019, 8:19 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 12, 2019, 8:37 AM EDTBy Max Burman, Michelle Acevedo and Kimberly Flores Gaynor Four people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting in Brooklyn, New York City police said early Saturday. The incident took place on Utica Avenue in the Crown Heights area of the borough, an NYPD spokesperson told NBC News. Those wounded were taken to local hospitals, the NYPD said. No … Read entire article »

Trojan Jamaica, the new record label co-founded by musician-producers Zak Starkey and Sharna “Sshh” Liguz, is proud to announce the signing of legendary Jamaican music act Toots & The Maytals.Earlier this year, Trojan Jamaica released its triumphant debut offering, the acclaimed compilation album Red, Gold, Green & Blue, which features Toots & The Maytals on a spirited cover version of Fleetwood Mac‘s hit song “Man Of The World.” The label is planning to drop brand new music from Toots and the Maytals … Read entire article »

BY KEVIN JACKSON—Observer writer—- Richie Stephens— BEING the first Jamaican artiste signed to the legendary Motown Records, is a distinction Richie Stephens will always treasure. He said the association was a great benefit to his career. “Being the first Jamaican artiste that the label signed, it wasn’t difficult for Motown to market me to the American audience. My first single for the label was a R&B ballad titled Every Time You’re There which did pretty well for me”, … Read entire article »

(CNN) — In an interview with Vogue magazine, Rihanna set the record straight about the Super Bowl — and revealed that she has a new album up her sleeve. The 31-year-old singer hasn’t released an album in over 3 years. Her fan base went wild when she first teased the new reggae-style album, “R9,” over a year ago on Instagram. Ever since, she has been fending off fans who keep asking when it’s dropping. On Wednesday, Rihanna confirmed to Vogue … Read entire article »

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police are reporting that a number of people were arrested in this morning’s joint operations to facilitate a probe into allegations of corruption, fraud and misappropriation of public funds involving the Ministry of Education and the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). The operations, carried out by the Financial Investigation Division (FID), Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the Constabulary Financial Unit of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Division (CTOC), took … Read entire article »

BY KEVIN JACKSON—Observer Writer— Spragga Benz— At 50 years old, deejay Spragga Benz is the oldest dancehall artiste to top the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart. He does so this week with Chiliagon , his seventh album. Released on September 27 by Easy Star Records, Chiliagon has 15 songs. There are a number of collaborations, with Hype and Fever, Rebel ACA, Tanika, Rodney P, Killa P, Harry Shotta, and Anna Blue. There is also a remix of Differ which features Sean Paul, Chi Ching Ching, and … Read entire article »

“I am always in the Master’s class learning and seeking His wisdom” – Lt StitchieThe reggae and dancehall music landscape is filled with various topics from social commentaries, and painful truths, to uplifting inspirational topics, and light-hearted subjects, all stemming from everyday life’s occurrences that Lt.Stitchie’s impressive discography can be best described as the “soundtrack of our lives”.From one of the first dancehall artist to sign with a major (Atlantic Records), to a GOLD selling … Read entire article »