Jimmy Cliff to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Kingston
Last updated on June 21, 2025

Cliff created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Cliff fans. Speculation had been rife that the Jamaican singer best known for hit songs like The Harder They Come or Many Rivers to Cross, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 77, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 21/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a singer isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouJimmy

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouJimmy was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.