Watch Vybz Kartel’s latest performance, which took place in Atlantic City, NJ, United States over the weekend. The show featured performances from Spice, Blak Ryno and many others. Vybz Kartel performed for over an hour, reeling off countless hit songs. Check out Vybz Kartel’s performance below: »
Marion Hall, the Jamaican-born artiste formerly known as Lady Saw, continues to chart a transformative course in both her personal and professional life since her dramatic shift from Queen of Dancehall to daughter of God, an ordained minister. After being baptized in December 2015, Hall made a decision to leave Jamaica and relocate to the United States. She moved to Florida in early 2016, shortly after performing at a gospel concert in Lauderdale Lakes. Since then, she has remained stateside, dedicating her life to ministry and gospel music. While she once dominated the global Dancehall scene with raw, unapologetic lyrics, Hall’s reinvention as Minister Marion Hall has been just as commandin... »
Derrick Francis, the man convicted of murdering Brianna Destiny McKoy, daughter of popular Jamaican sound system selector Ricky Trooper, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison, per reports. The sentencing was handed down in Bridgeport, Connecticut, nearly two years after Brianna was found lifeless on April 6, 2023. Francis, now 43, was found guilty in April 2025 of fatally shooting McKoy, who was just 23 years old at the time. According to court reports, the fatal argument occurred after Francis returned with their 18-month-old son to a condo on Vincelette Street. During the altercation, Francis shot McKoy four times in a bedroom using a 9mm semiautomatic pistol. Their toddler was in a pla... »
The Trinidad promoter behind the failed Vybz Kartel concert is now claiming that his life is in danger. There has been a big uproar among concertgoers in Trinidad who feel fleeced after buying tickets to see Vybz Karel headline the One Caribbean Music Festival concert last weekend on the Caribbean island. Promoter Odane Anderson, head of Jacho Entertainment, has come under fire from the dancehall legend and the Trinidad government over the failed show as concertgoers demand a refund. Earlier this week, Vybz Kartel shared a video response explaining his no-show, citing a breach of contractual agreement. Other artists like Sizzla Kalonji’s camp have also echoed similar sentiments. Odane Anders... »
Early Sunday morning, shortly after midnight, Vybz Kartel uploaded a video on social media in which he formally apologised to the ‘Trinidad People’ and details the multiple issues he had with the promoter of the One Caribbean Music Festival (OCMF), leading up to the show date on Saturday. “Promoter fi the Trinidad show memba a years mi know yo, memba when you forward initially for the show, my manager was there my lawyer was there, remember the signing was recorded… you miss deadline after deadline, me beg fi yo, seh yo TJ gi him a bly… you bring mi now into logger-heads with the government… suh now yuh did wah bring mi at logger-heads with the culture,” said Kartel. As a result of his absen... »
