By SADE GARDNER – Staff Reporter— Bobby Konders— Producer and HOT 97 DJ Bobby Konders has challenged the new generation of dancehall entertainers to embrace a more globally appealing sound. “I don’t care how people want to create the illusion of how popular they are cause you can buy streams, views and likes, but you’re gonna have to make music that is globally appealing,” the highly rated DJ, who also goes by the name Massive B, told THE STAR. The … Read entire article »

BY KEDIESHA PERRY—Observer writer—- The ex-boyfriend of late dancehall deejay Keshan has been charged with murder. The man has been identified as 32- year-old Toni Martin, who was arrested after two years of investigations by police in the St Catherine South Police Division. His arrest was made at the Hundred Man Police Station in Portmore, St Catherine, after a question and answer session in the presence of his attorney. A court date has yet to be determined. Police reports indicate … Read entire article »

By Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer— Garfield ‘Bad Boy Trevor’ Reid (right) and Stede ‘Jookie Jam’ Flash recently donated tablets to the Maxfield Park Primary School through their Brothers for Life Foundation.— Popular actor and director Garfield ‘Bad Boy Trevor’ Reid and Stede ‘Jookie Jam’ Flash, who made his name in the Shebada plays, have brought more than their fair share of drama and laughter to the theatre scene. But, it’s not all fun and games for the … Read entire article »

Simon became an ordained minister after walking away from secular music.— By Steve Knopper /Billboard Joe Simon Courtesy of David Simon— Joe Simon, a Grammy-winning R&B singer whose hits included 1969’s “The Chokin’ Kind” and 1972’s “Power of Love” and was sampled in OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” and other hip-hop classics, died Monday (Dec. 13) in his longtime hometown near Chicago. He was 85. Born in Simmesport, La., Simon hated picking cotton and moved to Los Angeles to make it … Read entire article »