Many say it was long overdue. Veteran musician Roy Cape, still basking in the glow of being awarded the Humming Bird Gold for loyal and devoted service in the sphere of culture, says one should not rush for such accolades.

As the Notting Hill Carnival enters its final day, police say they are pleased with how it has gone so far.

Soca music has finally been given its own category in the Grammy Awards. This was announced on Friday at a gala cocktail reception for the International Soca Awards at the Trinidad and Tobago Consulate in New York.

Radio disc jockey Jason Alleyne aka Jus Jase is due to be the guest of Black Entertainment Television?s (BET) video jockey Tigger on the network?s popular Rap City Da Bassment show.

Although Atlantic Records initially sought out soca singers from Trinidad and Tobago, birthplace of the genre, when those deals failed to deliver expected product, the music industry giant turned its attention to other Caribbean territories.

Bridgetown - The National Cultural Foundation (NCF) in Barbados says it plans to work with musicians and entertainers to find solutions for stemming piracy of their material.

The calypso fraternity has been plunged into mourning with the passing of Carlyle ?Jazzy? Pantin, owner and manager of the Calypso Revue tent.

Celebrated local steelband BP Renegades Steel Orchestra has won rave reviews from the Barbados press for its dynamic performance at last weekend?s ?Sixth Barbados Pan Festival.?

Basking in the phenomenal success of his monster hit, Turn Me On, Kevin Lyttle is looking to conquer new horizons.

The word on the street is that the three sons of Sangre Grande are back in Trinidad for a couple weeks. That?s right, ?the bad boys of Ragga Soca", Damian ?Ace? Oliverie, Sherwin ?Menace? Jeremiah and Olufemi ?Crym? Williams have returned after promoting their new album, Word On The Street, at various locations in New York over the last two months.