Alicia Keys will join CNN Thursday night (April 23rd) for the world premiere of her new song “Good Job,” dedicated to the everyday heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.
She’ll appear during a special live global CNN Town Hall hosted by Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, which airs at 8 p.m. ET.
One of America’s current trending gospel artist, Jonathan McReynolds, has been busy teasing his fans and supporters on social media with what many hope will be a live online concert.
Without saying too much, the singer simply shared a poster announcing that something special will take place on Friday, April 24th at 12 AM EST.
Some have speculated that he will go live, while others are saying that based on the time it cannot be a live event. What we here at Maria Jackson Magazine know is that whatever he’s going to do, it will be related to his “People” project.
As the corona virus continue to disproportionately affect those in black communities across the U.S., BET will host a relief effort concert tonight (8/7C) to raise funds for the most needy.
They are calling the event ‘Saving Ourselves‘ and it will feature a slew of entertainers from all genres. Among them will be Jamaican reggae-dancehall star Buju Banton.
On April 7th, Locksmith uploaded a new video that caught our attention partly because Xzibit is on the track. The song is titled “With God” and it’s a four-way collaboration with Locksmith, Xzibit and Ras Kass doing a verse each, while Brevi does the chorus.
If you appreciate authentic, underground hip-hop you will enjoy this. Click here or on the image above to watch the video and remember to like, comment and share.
The Sterling Gospel Music Awards, which was to take place on March 14th, was cancelled due to the ongoing corona virus pandemic. Subsequently, the organizers decided to partner with both Television Jamaica and Love 101 FM for the announcement of the 2020 winners.
That being said, persons are asked to tune into the aforementioned networks on Sunday, April 26th, at 8:00 PM for the broadcast.
On Friday, April 17th, Trini reggae artist, Queen Omega, shared her latest contribution to the reggae-dancehall industry; a new single titled “Time Is Now,” done with Jamaican veteran chanter, Jah Mason.
When we first learned that these two had a collaboration coming out we were sure that it would be a roots reggae track. To our surprise, “Time Is Now” is a hardcore dancehall record with a strong message.
Click here to listen and download it from your favorite music platform.
Starting Wednesday, April 22nd, the entire island of Jamaica will be under new and strict curfew hours. The newly announced curfew will be from 6 AM to 6 PM, which means that no one will be allowed on the road between the hours of 6 in the evening to 6 in the morning. The only exempted persons are licensed public transportation operators, who are able to start their day at 5 AM.
These new orders were put in place because of the rapid spike in the number of corona virus cases in the country. Jamaica now has a total of 223 confirmed COVID19 persons; with a total of 5 deaths.
