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By Stephanie Lyew— Mikey Bennett— When renowned producer and songwriter Mikey Bennett was 35 years old, he resigned from an executive position at the Jamaica Commodity Trading Company and took on the challenge of making a name in the music industry. “It was required of me to take a period of leave, and after I got it, I realiszed I could not go back to work three weeks later,” Bennett told The Sunday Gleaner. The love of music had always been … Read entire article »

DJ Khaled DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for “failing to disclose payments they received for promoting investments in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).” The charges stem from promotional posts the two made about the cryptocurrency started by Centra Tech Inc. after receiving money to promote them—Mayweather failed to disclose a $100,000 payment, while Khaled failed to disclose a $50,000 payment. Both Khaled and Mayweather have agreed to pay disgorgement, penalties, and … Read entire article »

Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, says the admission of reggae music to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity is a tribute to the Jamaican people and to all those who have been exponents of the different genres that have emerged from the roots of reggae. The minister’s comment followed news of the inscription of reggae at the 13th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding … Read entire article »

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter—   This weekend is very important for music producer Donovan Germain. Today, Kingston College, his alma mater, goes up against North Street rivals St George’s College in the final of the Manning Cup. Tomorrow, Germain’s protégé, singer Dalton Harris, contests the finals of the X Factor UK talent contest in London. Germain, whose credits as a producer include songs by Nadine Sutherland, Marcia Griffiths, Agent Sasco, Buju Banton, Wayne Wonder and Beres Hammond, is confident … Read entire article »

© Eddie Mallin, Flickr | Bob Marley performing at Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland, on 6 July 1980. Reggae music has found its groove on the United Nations’ list of global cultural treasures. UNESCO, the world body’s cultural and scientific agency, added the music genre to its collection of “intangible cultural heritage” deemed worthy of protection and promotion on Thursday. Reggae music’s “contribution to international discourse on issues of injustice, resistance, love and humanity underscores the dynamics of the … Read entire article »