The top 36 junior soloists, ensembles and choirs from across the island gathered at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston on Sunday, April 7for a chance toout-shine and out-sing each other at the Jamaica Children’s Gospel Song Competition’s “Sweet 16” semi-final concert.

RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning masterpiece comes to South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in a vibrant 20th anniversary touring production. In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway… and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. Larson’s gorgeous masterpiece is an ode to living for the moment. “There is no future. There is no past. I live this moment as my last,” its characters sing in “Another Day.” And delivering some of the best advice for living you can find in any musical, ever: “There’s only us. There’s only this. Forget regret. Or life is yours to miss.” All the much-loved songs of the original Broadway hit are reprised, including the powerhouse ensemble “Seasons of Love,” Mimi’s ebullient “Out Tonight,” and heartfelt renditions of “I’ll Cover You” and “Sante Fe.”

Kingston, Jamaica: Talented youngsters from across the island will bless Kingston with their vocals on Sunday, April 7, at the 2019 National Children’s Gospel Song Competition’s “Sweet 16” Semi-Final Concert. Being organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), the free concert will be held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, 36 Hope Road, Kingston 10, starting at 5:30 p.m. and will see the 24 semi-finalists compete for a spot in the National Finals.

Today (March 29th), the GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum musician Shaggy unleashes his latest single "You" featuring the 19-year-old rising Canadian singer-songwriter Alexander Stewart. Shaggy has tunnel vision for his one and only on his addictive new pop track, produced by Dwayne Shippy. “You” is the second single (following "Use Me") off Shaggy's first solo album in six years Wah Gwaan?!, to be released worldwide on May 10th, 2019 on The Cherrytree Music Company, Brooklyn Knights Entertainment and 300 Entertainment.

The Dean Collection is an art collective founded by producer, rapper and art collector Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and his wife Alicia Keys. The Dean collection over the years has built a family art collection collecting works from renowned, established and upcomingartists across the world with primary focus on the support of living artists. The Dean collection has developed platforms that encourage progress in all facets of artistic practice.

The highly anticipated National Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts will take centre-stage at the Little Theatre in Kingston come Tuesday, April 2. Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an Agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the annual Festival will see performers from across the island compete in Jamaica’s premier cultural showcase for a chance to take home a national title in the areas of Traditional Folk Forms, Drama, Speech, Music andDance.

Past participant of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition and prolific painter and visual artist, Kimani Beckford will launch his first solo exhibition tilted Affirmation at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on Sunday, March 24, beginning at 3:00 pm.

Past medal winner in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition, Kimani Beckford has launched with much success his first solo exhibition on Sunday, March 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The ceremony which highlighted an array of Beckford’s notable pro-black works began at 3:00 PM.

MIAMI, FL – Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) and HistoryMiami Museum have partnered on a special project to preserve and record our community’s memories of favorite arts and culture moments in South Florida, in connection with PAMM’s anniversary exhibition, The Gift of Art. 

The corrupting influence of power and the lurid underbelly of society might seem like dark and heavy themes for a dance performance. But coming from South Florida's leading contemporary company, Dance NOW! Miami, and in today's political climate, their newest evening on Saturday, March 30, at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Arts Center, promises to be another fascinating and forward-leaning one. Program II: Contemporanea 2019, will feature the world premiere of (B)ORGIA: Decadence & Decay, inspired by the real life story of the famous Italian Renaissance-era family, choreographed by Dance Now Artistic Co-Directors Diego Salterini and Hannah Baumgarten.

All singers,songwritersand music producers who are interested in entering the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2019 Jamaica Festival Song Competition will be elated to note that the deadline for entry for the competition has been extended to Monday, April 1.

Mr. Andrew Clunis, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (left) congratulates students of the Black River High School on winning a gold medal for their Drama piece entitled Miss Lou Bangarang at the National Festival of the Performing Arts’ St. Elizabeth