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Neesha feels So Amazing with another award

Celebrated Barbadian gospel artiste Neesha Woodz didn’t believe that an already amazing 2017 could get any better. But last week it did when the 30-year-old received her first international award for the hit single So Amazing. This took place over the weekend when the tenth season of the Prayze Factor People’s Choice Awards came off in Atlanta, Georgia.
Songwriters get avenue to improve skills

Songwriters once again have a chance to improve their songwriting skills with the second staging of the Writers Block seminar. The initiative, which is being put on by Dark Room Recordings, provides writing sessions, music development scholarships and recording contracts to young talented artistes. During a launch last week at Sky Mall Haggatt Hall, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth once again threw its support behind the project.
Rick loves The Corner

His first appearance at Mahalia’s Corner last year was so nice that Lil Rick had to do it twice. Sunday at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on Two Mile Hill, the reigning Party Monarch had the audience fully tuned-in as he showed off his natural comedic ability and commanding stage presence. During the sixth season of the concert in 2016, the entertainer was one of the stand-outs amongst the featured artistes – many of his fans got a chance to see him perform in a different setting.
RPB collects big Sweet Soca prize

The 2017 Sweet Soca Monarch has finally bagged his fully loaded Mazda 3. On Thursday at MQI Wildey, sales and marketing manager Margaret Hoyte and acting chief executive officer of the National Cultural Foundation handed RPB the keys to the fully loaded vehicle. In July Bag rocked Soca Royale to earn his second crown in that competition with the infectious Boat Ride.
Anime is her game

FASHION DESIGNER Shannon Williams is proving her craft has no limits: “I did not want to learn how to stitch to make uniforms,” she told EASY magazine. “I wanted to design and construct unconventional pieces.” Shannon rushed home from Charles F. Broome Memorial School every evening to watch her favourite television series Sailor Moon. Though it was not the norm among her peers to be fascinated with Japanese animation, she became an ultimate anime fan, and her love for reading subtitles and mangas influenced her career choice.
Lady Gaga calls off European tour, citing severe physical pain

LOS ANGELES − Lady Gaga on Monday called off the European leg of her world tour, saying she was suffering from severe physical pain and was seeking medical treatment. The Born This Way singer, 31, who says she suffers from fibromyalgia, also cancelled an appearance at a music festival in Rio de Janeiro last week and posted pictures of herself in a hospital with a drip on her arm.
Lesley Chapman-Andrews is Miss Universe Barbados 2017

Lesley Chapman-Andrews is the new Miss Universe Barbados. The stunning beauty was crowned in a simple show last night at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.

Mahalia’s Corner starts Sunday

15 September 2017

When Mahalia’s Corner opens its seventh season, which runs from Sunday till October 15 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, there will be a stellar lineup, including their first-ever regional featured artiste Patrice Roberts. The five-week show, produced by 2 Mile... Read More

Sax player saves the day

15 September 2017

Over its 41 years, the Richard Stoute Teen Talent contest has been synonymous with the vocal abilities of young Barbadians. But last Sunday night at the fifth preliminary of the 2017 season, it was the sheer musicianship of student saxophonist Zukeli Inniss that... Read More

Concert an evening of class

15 September 2017

Some of the graduates of the Barbados Community College (BCC) music programme recently put on quite a show at a donor concert in appreciation of the presentation of a Steinway Sons grand piano to the college. Held at the college, the concert was an evening of class,... Read More

J.J. Abrams to write and direct 2019’s Star Wars: Episode IX

13 September 2017

LOS ANGELES – Filmmaker J.J. Abrams will write and direct the ninth instalment of the on-going Star Wars saga, Walt Disney Co said Tuesday, a week after the film lost its writer-director due to creative differences with the studio. Abrams will helm Star Wars: Episode... Read More

Fan-tastic Animekon

08 September 2017

NONE OF THE competitors came out to play at the Laurie Dash Cosplay tournament at Flow Lim8tless Animekon 2017. Animekon is an annual conference for comic lovers, animation fans and gamers held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St Michael. This year was the... Read More

Apple, Amazon bid for James Bond film rights: Hollywood Reporter

07 September 2017

NEW YORK – The film franchise features Bond, James Bond. And Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have joined a bevy of suitors bidding for distribution rights for the lucrative movies depicting the exploits of Britain’s famed fictional spy, the Hollywood Reporter said on Wednesday.... Read More

Notting Hill a blast

04 September 2017

LONDON'S NOTTING HILL carnival was an enjoyable, even if exhausting experience, for many. The annual celebration of black culture ending on the last Monday of August is no longer exclusive to Caribbean people but has become Europe’s biggest street festival, with... Read More

Melvin’s journey to drummer extraordinare

03 September 2017

Melvin Alick is a man of his word. So much so that he passed on playing a gig with Machel Montano because he had already said yes to one previously. Who is Machel Montano? International soca superstar from Trinidad and Tobago, but we are getting ahead of ourselves.... Read More

Lil Rick gets new ride

01 September 2017

PARTY MONARCH Lil Rick now has the keys to his brand new set of wheels. In July the entertainer successfully defended his title, to earn his sixth win with the song Energy, copping the the top prize of a fully loaded Mazda 3. Today at MQI's Wildey, St Michael... Read More

Tour insurers say Kanye West not cooperating with $10 million claim

01 September 2017

LOS ANGELES – Syndicates of Lloyd’s of London insurance market filed a countersuit to Kanye West’s claim that he was owed $10 million after cancelling his tour last year, saying it found “substantial irregularities” in the rapper’s medical history. The counterclaim... Read More

Miley Cyrus, Beyonce join Harvey storm relief effort

01 September 2017

LOS ANGELES – Pop star Miley Cyrus and Oscar-winning actors Sandra Bullock and Leonardo DiCaprio pledged funds to help victims of storm Harvey, while Beyonce on Thursday said she was sending a team to her Houston, Texas hometown to help with relief efforts. A donation... Read More

iWeb gets keys to Nissan X-Trail

31 August 2017

REIGNING CALYPSO MONARCH Ian iWeb Webster has the keys to his brand new Nissan X-Trail. During the 2017 Courtesy/Mount Gay Pic O De Crop competition Webster earned his third crown with the songs Salesman and Pray for the Souls after winning consecutively in 2013... Read More

Taylor Swift's new music video makes biggest YouTube debut ever

29 August 2017

LOS ANGELES – Taylor Swift’s vengeful new music video Look What You Made Me Do, is smashing records on YouTube, garnering more than 43 million views in its first 24 hours of release. YouTube said on Tuesday it was the biggest debut of any video in YouTube history,... Read More

Hall documentary captivating

26 August 2017

ALL EYES WERE locked onto the screen at the Olympus VIP Theatres yesterday as scores of people showed up to watch the movie Hall. The thrilling documentary told the tale of notorious Barbadian fugitive Winston Hall who was one of four men charged with the murder... Read More

Caribbean dance

26 August 2017

LOCAL TALENT Dancin’ Africa and Jamaica’s L’Acadco were awesome as they lifted a large crowd at CARIFESTA XIII Dance Caribbean! In The Contemporary at the newly refurbished Wildey Gymnasium on Thursday night. Dancin’ Africa opened the night with a piece entitled... Read More

Of masks and drums at Pelican

26 August 2017

THURSDAY NIGHT'S SHOWCASE at Pelican Craft Village had all the elements of a great event. Fantastic weather, skilful acts, and a sizeable crowd that was ready, ramped up and raring to sample some of the rich culture of sister nations St Kitts and Nevis along with... Read More

A playground of lessons

26 August 2017

TRADITION VERSUS PROGRESS through education, the rites of passage from a boy to a man, nature verses nurture, family conflict and the roles of each member are some of the themes explored in the play Playground. Written by Dr Frank McField, Cayman Islands' “most accomplished... Read More

Joseph takes second Teen prelim

25 August 2017

FLEDGING ENTERTAINER Kenya Joseph had one night to show why she was worthy of a semi-final spot in the 41st Richard Stoute Teen Talent Contest and she didn’t disappoint. And after just one performance last Sunday at Divi Southwinds Resort, Christ Church, she affirmed... Read More

Tuk takes over the stage

25 August 2017

THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC of the penny whistle, drum and triangle played by tuk bands took pride of place on the Grand Market main stage Wednesday night. Tuk is We Ting was the theme of the Barbados Night at CARIFESTA XIII and as visitors got a taste of what this country’s... Read More

Affi dance to dis

25 August 2017

WHEN STIFFY'S TIP An’ Ben Ova started to play, the Frank Collymore Hall audience probably wondered how the Jamaican dance company L’Acadco got a hold of it so soon. But if they knew about the dance group, founded in the 1980s by Jamaican dancer and choreographer,... Read More

When talent shines

18 August 2017

IF A GOOD start was what veteran entertainer Richard Stoute hoped for the 41st edition of his eponymous teen talent contest, then that desire was efficiently achieved. It occurred on Sunday night at the Divi Southwinds Resort in St Lawrence, Christ Church, when the... Read More