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Trinidad Carnival, aptly dubbed The Greatest Show on Earth, is back for the first time since January 2020, just before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Revelers from across the globe have been making their way to the nation’s capital, Port of Spain, for a long-awaited ancestral celebration that, up until two years ago, had […]

Toronto artist BLUE WILL unveils her distinct sound and colourful aura in the music video for her new single “NOT LOVE?!”  The track, produced by Brazil and Denise De’ion, blends island riddims with neo-soul to create an infectious vibration. The Trinidadian-born singer’s breathy vocals float on top of percussion-soaked rhythms, adding to the sweet sound.  […]

Nicki Minaj revealed Monday that she will not be attending this year’s Met Gala due to the event’s vaccination mandate. “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. If I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met,” Nicki wrote. “It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now.”  During the […]

Nicki Minaj has weighed in on Michael B. Jordan’s appropriation controversy. On Tuesday evening, the Trinidadian-born rapper shared an Instagram post calling on Jordan to rename his newly launched rum brand J’Ouvert. Nicki included a screenshot of another user’s “History Lesson” on the significance of J’Ouvert within Caribbean culture.  “I’m sure MBJ didn’t intentionally do anything he thought Caribbean ppl would […]

Nicki Minaj recently visited the St. Jude’s Home for Girls in her native Trinidad and Tobago, and announced that she will be donating $25,000. “I wanna thank you for your work with the girls,” Nicki said. “I wanna thank you for giving them hope and inspiration, and they’ve even given me hope and inspiration being here today. And I wanna donate $25,000 […]

Every year, thousands of revelers from across the world travel to Trinidad and Tobago for what’s been aptly titled the greatest show on earth: Carnival. Sexy soca fills up the streets of Port of Spain while people, young and old, chip down di road in their colourful costumes under sweet Trinidad and Tobago’s sun. That’s just one […]