Jamaican dancehall artiste 450 is set to make his debut performance at the Caribbean Music Awards later this month.
The fourth annual awards will be held on September 19 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 450 is also nominated for Album of the Year.
Other performers include Grenada's V'ghn, Freetown Collective, Jah Mason, 1T1 and Theomaa, representing a mix of soca, reggae, dancehall and other Caribbean sounds.
This will be the first time the Caribbean Music Awards are staged in the region, following three years in New York City.
Mahalia's Corner has returned to Barbados, opening its latest season with an intimate night of R&B, soul and soca at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
Under the theme "Date Night – Love Vibes," Mahalia and her band 2 Mile Hill treated the audience to a mix of originals and classics from artistes including Alicia Keys, Teddy Pendergrass, Whitney Houston and Olivia Dean.
The show later shifted gears when soca veteran Lil Rick took the stage. Celebrating 30 years in soca, he began with a smoother side before turning up the energy with favourites including Bumpa Inspector, Glamour Girls, Jones and Wuk Up and Best Ting.
The evening also featured an open-mic segment and a brief......
Kendrick Lamar's anticipated film project with the creators of South Park has been put on hold indefinitely.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone confirmed that the musical comedy, titled Whitney Springs, will no longer move forward on its planned release schedule, citing commitments to South Park and other circumstances. The pair apologised to Kendrick's pgLang company and Paramount for the delay but said they still believe in the project.
The film, which reportedly carries a budget of more than 100 million dollars, centres on the subject of slavery reparations. Kendrick and his pgLang partner Dave Free are among its producers, with the rapper also contributing previously unreleased music to the......
FIFA says a decision on whether Morocco or Spain will host the 2030 World Cup final has not yet been made, despite competing claims from football officials in both countries.
Moroccan Football Federation President Fouzi Lakjaa says the final will be played at the new 115-thousand-seat Hassan II Stadium being built near Casablanca. However, FIFA says the host venue will be decided "in due course."
Spanish football officials are also pushing to host the final, arguing that Spain's status as reigning men's and women's world champions strengthens its case. Potential venues include Barcelona's renovated Camp Nou and Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
The 2030 World Cup will be......
As the 2026-27 NBA season approaches, several key players are preparing to return to the floor following extended periods of injury.
After missing all of last season with a Achilles injury, Tyrese Haliburton is set to rejoin the Indiana Pacers as they look to bounce back from a tough campaign. Meanwhile, 34-year-old Kyrie Irving makes his return to the Dallas Mavericks, aiming to team up with star Cooper Flagg and propel the franchise back into playoff contention.
Other marquee players face a more uncertain timeline for their season debuts. Notably, Golden State Warriors Jimmy Butler III enters his 16th year in the NBA -- and the......
Jalen Brunson, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, is set to host the season premiere of NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' on Saturday, September 26. The New York Knicks guard will make his hosting debut as the iconic sketch comedy show kicks off its 52nd season. Brunson joins a prestigious list of athletes who have hosted the show, including Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James.
The episode will also feature the debut of musical guest Katseye, a band currently on their Wildworld tour. Brunson's appearance on 'SNL' follows his remarkable performance in leading the Knicks to their first championship in over 50 years, a feat that has made him a celebrated figure in New York....
Coco Gauff saved two match points in rallying to defeat reigning French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 in a US Open quarter-final on Wednesday.
Fourth-ranked Gauff, a 22-year-old American and two-time Grand Slam winner, advanced to Thursday's semi-finals, where she will face Kazakh star Elena Rybakina.
Rybakina will jump to world number one in next week's rankings after beating Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4....
Jamaican producer Skatta Burrell is celebrating another major international success, with his iconic Coolie Dance Riddim forming the foundation of the new global number-one hit, BbY WOW.
The track, by Karol G, Judeline and rusowsky, has climbed to number one on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excluding U.S. charts.
According to Billboard figures, BbY WOW generated 42.3 million streams worldwide between August 28 and September 3, including more than 30 million streams outside the United States.
The song has also exploded on TikTok, with its official audio reportedly used in more than one million videos.
The achievement gives new life to Burrell's Coolie Dance Riddim,......
Apple is giving a new twist to its flagship smartphone line: The company unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone.
The company’s iPhone Duo foldable has an internal dual-display panel that provides the largest, most immersive screen size ever at 7.6 inches diagonally — and it’s also the thinnest iPhone ever, according to Apple. (When unfolded, it looks like a small iPad tablet.) There’s also a screen on the outside of the device.
The iPhone Duo is priced starting at $1,999 with 256 gigabytes of storage, ranging up to $3,199 for a model with 2 terabytes. Preorders start Oct. 16 and the device will begin shipping Oct. 23.......
Megan Thee Stallion is opening up about her breakup with NBA star Klay Thompson, admitting the experience has been difficult.
In a new interview with InStyle, the Grammy-winning rapper described the breakup as "very rough" and said she is doing her best to move forward.
Megan suggested she had been trying to make a relationship work that was no longer right for her, saying she eventually realised she was beginning to lose herself in the process.
The rapper says she is now focused on rediscovering herself and believes that when something constantly leaves you uncomfortable or on edge, it may be a sign that it is not meant for you.
