Jimmy Cliff to announce shock retirement from music?

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

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 76, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 23/12/2024 : 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 Sunday 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.

“Jimmy Cliff was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouJimmy”
— @universalObserver, 22 Dec 2024
“Cliff wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 22 Dec 2024

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