A pirate is usually expected to be a person who has swords, a big hat and a fast ship, but there is many a treasure to be found on land that a person who is willing to break the rules can get with minimum effort.

The gay community's rage against Jamaican dancehall artistes intensified on the weekend with a stinging accusation that some of our entertainers who profile an anti-gay stance are actually gay.

How do you take a big bad street dance into a night club? Ask Firelinks, because he has done it with his flagship dance Hot Mondays.

Steady stars, a full moon, clear skies and even the streetlights along Skyline Drive, Jacks Hill, co-operated to help make last Thursday's International Reggae Day (IRD) Festival Media & Awards an outstanding affair.

Over a dozen dancehall sound systems are scheduled to participate in the Goodyear Sounds Festival, Jamaica's first ever festival of sound systems slated for Independence Day (August 6) at the Goodyear Oval in St Thomas.

Legal tangles may prevent lover's rock king Beres Hammond from performing at the Guinness Bs Explosion stage show.

Musical artists are using reggae music to reach the Rastafari community, a formless movement that makes it such a major challenge to the church, observers say. The late reggae star Bob Marley is the single most influential figure in seeing the spread of Rastafari from a small, island religion of Jamaica to a global movement influencing millions.

Come July 10, Bounty Killer and Baby Cham will share the same stage at the Guinness B's Explosion stage show. Even though there has been bitter blood between them for quite a while now, don't expect to see them taking it to the stage.

No clash, no problem. Bloodthirsty fans of Vybz Kartel and Assassin had to swallow their anticipation on Saturday night as both deejays steered clear of any on stage clash at the 'Camouflage' stage show held at Fort Charles, Port Royal.

LOS ANGELES, L.A., Mon. June 28: Despite the successes of Jamaican-born reggae singer Sean Paul on the music this past year, he has not been nominated for a BET award.