By Shereita Grizzle/Observer writer— Jamaican dancehall star Sean Paul will join television show ‘The Voice’ as the celebrity advisor to coach Gwen Stefani when the talent competition returns this September for its 22nd season. The announcement was made on Wednesday with both entertainers sharing the news via social media. Sean Paul in a post to his Instagram page said he was excited to be joining the cast of the Voice. “So excited 2 b joinin #TeamGwen as her #BattleAdvisor … Read entire article »

By Ainsworth Morris/Gleaner Staff Reporter– Photo by Ainsworth Morris—The structure which once served as a temple in the Pinnacle commune during better days. Rastafarian faithful have hailed the posthumous national honor to be bestowed on the religion’s founder, Leonard Percival Howell, as an atonement of sorts and a tectonic shift from the bitter days that characterized the movement’s infancy and its early relationship with the State decades ago. Howell, who died 41 years ago, will this October be … Read entire article »

NEW YORK –  Two-time Grammy Award winning artist, Shaggy releases a new music video for “Luck Be a Lady,” a track off his latest album, Com Fly Wid Mi. Following the Grammy Award for their collaborative album, 44/876, rock icon Sting and Shaggy joined forces again for this new collection, which finds the reggae/dancehall icon singing the Sinatra songbook in a reggae style, produced by Sting. Captured at Shaggy’s album release party, hosted by Sting, at the Blue Note Jazz Club in … Read entire article »

‘I had reached my peak’ By Yasmine Peru – Senior Gleaner Writer— Papa San– Twenty-five years ago, Papa San shocked the reggae and dancehall-loving world when, at the height of his secular glory, he calmly announced that he was ditching the glitz and glamour of a deejay’s lifestyle and fully embracing a Christian walk with God. A quarter of a century later, a youthful-looking Tyrone ‘Papa San’ Thompson only gets weary when he starts to count his endless blessings. … Read entire article »

Bob Marley Bob Marley’s successful Legend album has been certified 14x platinum in the United Kingdom. The certification, for sales commemorating 4.2 million copies by the British Phonographic Industry, was issued on Friday. Legend is a hits collection released by Island Records in 1984. It is currently number one on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart for a record-breaking 135 weeks. On the Billboard 200 where it peaked at number five, Legend is currently 82 after spending 742 non-consecutive weeks on the chart. Meanwhile, in the United Kingdom, Legend rises from 24 to … Read entire article »

Seven weeks @ No.1 … Read entire article »