“Dear Class of 2020” is a virtual celebration designed to bring inspirational leaders, celebrities, and YouTube creators together to honor graduates and their families. It will stream live via YouTube on Saturday, June 6th, starting at 12 PM PST.
The commencement speakers include, among others, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. There will also be special appearances by Kelly Rowland, Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington and several others.
Several weeks ago, Digicel, one of Jamaica’s communications and entertainment provider, started a series called ‘Digicel Unplugged.’ It’s an online concert that was designed to keep us close while social distancing.
Past stagings have featured various established as well as emerging secular artists. The upcoming edition however, will be 100% gospel!
This Sunday, May 24th, three of Jamaica’s biggest gospel artists: Jermaine Edwards, Rondell Positive and Minister Marion Hall will perform live sets starting at 12 PM local time. The show will stream in real time on all of Digicel’s social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
On Friday, May 22nd, iconic reggae / dancehall producer, Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon, passed away from a Kidney related illness. He was only 59 years old.
Members of the Jamaican music industry (musicians, artists, engineers, agents etc.) have all taken to social media to express their disappointment in hearing such a sad news.
W.I. Laffin’ is a Caribbean comedy festival that will take place on Saturday, May 23rd online at 7:00 PM EST. The objective is to raise funds in support of UNICEF as they work around the Caribbean to help, and raise awareness about children at risk during this time.
Jamaica’s funny man, Bad Boy Trevor, is among the many comedians confirmed for the event. 100% of the proceeds from W.I. Laffin will be donated to UNICEF relief efforts in the Caribbean.
On Thursday, May 28th, Two One Five Entertainment, The Roots‘ production company, will host an event dubbed Questlove’s Potluck on The Food Network starting at 10:00 PM EST.
This is a one hour special that will feature several celebrity guests: Patti LaBelle, Bun B, Black Thought, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Questlove and many more. The objective is to raise money for America’s Food Fund.
Veteran reggae artist Clinton Fearon will engage in a live conversation with the team at Riddim Agency, a reggae and world music booking and management company based in Brazil, next Saturday, May 30th.
The reasoning, which will stream on both Clinton Fearon and Riddim Agency’s Instagram, will begin at 4:00 PM PDT.
