PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidadian Joshua Regrello on Saturday afternoon set the Guinness World Record for the longest steelpan-playing marathon after an entertaining 31 hours on the country’s national instrument.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Recent confirmation by the Tourism, Culture and Arts Ministry in Trinidad and Tobago that an international Soca competition is on the way for next year’s carnival, has been met with optimism by Soca artiste, Terry Seales. He says it’s long overdue, and necessary for the development of creatives in Trinidad and Tobago. News of the new competition came even as the artiste prepared to unleash a brand-new single on the ‘Jam and Move’ riddim- a project produced and worked on collaboratively with fellow artistes, Chenko and Yohan Popwell, who’s best known as Dna 868 Muzik. “‘My single, Jam and Move’ brings all the elements of carnival together in one road- ready single,” says Seales. He is eager to make his presence felt again.

During the 1980s as his interest in music grew, Jah Niceness was drawn to ‘Trapped’, a song Bruce Springsteen performed in his live show. Over the years, the Jamaican singer had a burning desire to cover the track, which is written by Jimmy Cliff.

In 2024, veteran artist Traz Di Jennik showed his versatility by releasing songs with different tones and themes. He hopes they set the foundation for an even more progressive 2025.

During one of the most devastating pandemics in mankind, Hopeton Lindo wrote songs inspired by his favorite time of the year. Feel It Christmas, a five-song EP produced by his Irie Pen Records, was released three years ago while Covid-19 threatened.

New York, New York - It was all smiles for international recording artist Mr Easy this month who celebrated his birthday in fine style with the premiere of his "Inside" music video in Time Square.

Hodari Brown remembers listening to Christmas favorites like David Foster’s Carol Of The Bells, and dreaming of one day writing his own Yuletide song. He achieved that as Hodari Q with Under My Christmas Tree which was released in November.

A prolific songwriter since his late teens, Rasta Blacspade never tires of composing music. That tireless penmanship resulted in I Love You, his first EP which was recently released.

For reggae artists who live outside of Jamaica, getting a hit song in reggae land is a big deal. A number one album is even more important.

Located in the heart of Kingston’s so-called garrison communities, Trench Town was once the home of numerous reggae artists, the most famous being Bob Marley. It has inspired many songs, the latest being Christmas Inna Trench Town by Carlene Davis.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - One of the Caribbean region’s most unique and intriguing male artistes is stepping hard into the upcoming carnival season, delivering new music and calmly showing fans that he’s here to stay. Skinny Banton’s ‘Liquor’ is one of the latest releases that’s already causing a stir heading into 2025 and as the artiste recently explained, his music isn’t island-specific, but rather, music that shares the Caribbean aesthetic with the visitors coming into the region’s carnivals for an experience they’ll never forget.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Riding a wave of success that has been both humbling and exciting, St. Vincent and The Grenadines born entertainer, Skinny Fabulous says he’s mashing gas now. Explaining that the Soca music industry leaves very little room for any artiste to slow down, Skinny, whose real name is Gamal Doyle, is set to release an album at the end of January. Before that however, he’s unleashing hard hitting soca each week for the next few weeks, kicking it off with a powerplay - a single called, ‘Find Out.’