Reggae icon Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, Bob Marley’s bassist, dies
Aston Barrett, the bassist of the legendary reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, has died at the age of 77. "Family Man", as he was known, was born in 1946 and grew up in the Jamaican capital, Kingston.
Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify...
Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
Grammys creates category for African musicians
The Recording Academy will showcase three new categories for this year’s awards, including “Best African Music Performance” — featuring some of Afrobeats’ global superstars.
St Kitts & Nevis bans Kman-6ixx over security risk, concert cancelled
Trinidadian artiste Kman-6ixx has been banned from entering St Kitts and Nevis after he was flagged as being “a security risk”, according to the promoter of his scheduled performance on the twin island nation.
X restores searches for Taylor Swift after temporary block
Elon Musk's social media platform X has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking users from seeing some results as pornographic deepfake images of the singer circulated online.
X pauses some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images spread
Elon Musk's social media platform X has blocked some searches for Taylor Swift as pornographic deepfake images of the singer have circulated online.
Grenada at 50: Scholar crowned Independence calypso monarch
Finley Jeffrey “Scholar” also known as "King Scholar" has won Grenada’s 50th Independence calypso finals competition 2024.
Order of appearance for Grenada’s 50th Independence calypso finals
Ten calypsonians will compete in Grenada tonight to become the Independence calypso monarch for this year’s 50th anniversary.
Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media
Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift are circulating online, making the singer the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix.
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ tops all Oscar nominees with 13
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Universal Pictures via AP)