Drastic is assisting the Antigua & Barbuda Intellectual Property & Commerce Office (ABIPCO) in raising public awareness and building respect for Intellectual Property. As part of the education campaign, Drastic will be speaking to young people at various schools across Antigua about his experience in the musical industry and why protecting intellectual property is so important.

Last weekend’s staging of the Naniki Caribbean Jazz Safari has left patrons asking for more following two nights of Jazz performances, a rare treat for music lovers here in Antigua and Barbuda.

The Carnival Development Committee (CDC) wishes to announce that Althea “Queen Singing Althea” Williams will represent Antigua & Barbuda at the 2nd Annual Regional Female Calypso Monarch Competition on Friday, December 21, 2012, in Montserrat. The promoters of the show are Euphony Vibes.

Romance Capital of the Caribbean, Antigua & Barbuda, will take centre stage next March, 2013 when it hosts a weekend of classic Jazz entertainment with the Naniki Jazz Safari.

“A performance that brings all genres of music together”!

The Carnival Development Committee would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the Soca Artistes who have progressed to the LIME Party Monarch Semi-Finals.

Girl Power is the first event of the Soca Therapy Carnival events’ series produced by the Marketing Machine and sponsored by the Source Clothing Company and Digicel. The event will feature Soca artistes such as Kerwin Dubois, Patrice Roberts, Edwin Yearwood, Claudette Peters, Jashan Hughes and Tizzy.

Island Academy will hold a concert entitled “Music For Life” headlined by Arturo Tappin, one the Caribbean’s greatest sax players. Tappin has dazzled audiences at the Soho Jazz Festival, The Bob Marley Birthday Bash and Reggae Sunsplash as well as headlining Jazz Festivals throughout the Caribbean. He has also performed for two American presidents. The “Music for Life concert” is a fundraiser for Island Academy’s scholarship programme.

In the historic setting of Nelson’s Dockyard, the breeze blew through the sails of the yachts docked in the harbor, snapping and billowing like multi-colored clouds in the night.

Ky-mani Marley was born in Jamaica in 1976 and was just five when his legendary father Bob Marley passed away. At the age of nine he moved with his mother to the inner-city of Miami and the combination of cultures significantly contributed to his music style of Urban Reggae.

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

If artistes and entertainers are not getting the kind of assistance they think they deserve, it is simply because there is no money for that in the government coffers. This is according to Culture Minister Eleston “Namba” Adams in response to the Hard Knaxx team participating in this year’s International Soca Monarch.

On the heels of two of the biggest parties in Antigua – Nocturnal and Naughty and Nice – the Chronicle team had to meet up with one of the Hottest DJ featured at both events. And it is none other than DJ Jime.

Yes you heard correctly, dancehall entertainer “Skerrit Bwoy” has entered the church arena and given his life to the Lord.

Skerrit Bwoy, born Dale Richardson, has enjoyed a dynamic career in the dancehall arena for just under a decade. The Antiguan by birth started his career in Bronx New York as a “full package” entertainer – disc jockeying, dancing and promoting.

Lady Gaga is set for another chart-topping feat in 2011: She's predicted to be the year's highest-earning act.

The 24-year-old banked a whopping $64 million in 2010, and she's expected to nearly double her earnings this year with an expected haul between $100 million and $130 million.

Fueling her climb to the top is her ongoing Monster's Ball tour, which reportedly grosses $2 million per show.

Meanwhile, the planned May 23 release of her next album, "Born This Way," reportedly stands to bring in another $20 to $30 million, and her merchandising deals could add another $10 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Wyclef Jean says he has no plans to revive the Fugees since making amends with former bandmate Pras Michel, saying a reunion is "not meant to be."