Throughout the positive vibrations of Bob Marley’s life and legacy, authenticity reigns supreme. The highly anticipated Bob Marley: One Love movie, with its commitment to presenting the legendary artiste’s story in its truest form, stands as a...
The potent message of ‘One Love’ and the divinity embodied in reggae music was the theme of the sermon from ‘Reggae Pastor’, the Rev’d Al Miller, at the launch of Reggae Month at his reggae-loving church, Fellowship Tabernacle, on Sunday morning....
Multi-award-winning American rapper, actor, and producer Busta Rhymes is set to make a triumphant return to Sashi after a two-decade hiatus. The legendary Sashi Experience Festival is poised for its grand comeback, reviving the magic that defined...
WASHINGTON (AP): A prominent defence attorney pleaded guilty on Friday to leaking grand jury information to reporters about a political conspiracy case against a rapper from the Fugees. David Kenner, a California-based attorney known for his...
Dancehall artistes Sean Paul, Masicka and Teejay, with seven nominations each, lead the list of nominees for the 41st Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA). Some 150 nominees in 39 categories were revealed last Thursday at the...
In the Summers, an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honour for documentary went to Porcelain War, about a Ukrainian...
NEW YORK (AP): A scourge of pornographic deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualising people without their consent has hit its most famous victim, singer Taylor Swift, drawing attention to a problem that tech platforms and...
In a time of Earth’s history where the equality of the sexes rules supreme, “cruffs” are embraced, bullyism is pervasive and that thing called gentility is all but through the window, reggae singer Romain Virgo is taking a stand and boldly...
Rapper 50 Cent, age 48, sparked speculation about using the diabetes drug favoured by Hollywood celebrities for weight management after shedding over 40 lbs. Addressing the rumours in an Instagram video, he emphasised that his weight loss was a...
Emphasising her commitment to motherhood, 53-year-old supermodel Naomi Campbell says that her two-year-old daughter and seven-month-old son will always “come first”. Acknowledging the transformative impact of motherhood on her life, she states her...
SANTO DOMINGO (AP): A judge on Thursday conditionally released US rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic last week on domestic violence charges. The rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernández, was ordered to pay a...
Fresh off his show-stopping performance from night one of the 30th staging of Rebel Salute last weekend, Anthony B is encouraging the upcoming generation of reggae artistes to make their names in the international market. “I want the young people...
NEW YORK (AP): Colman Domingo, fresh off his Oscar nomination, has joined the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, to play the pop star’s domineering father, Joe Jackson. Lionsgate announced on Thursday that Domingo has been cast in...
There are only a handful of artistes in the dancehall space who have transcended the borders of Jamaica, and established themselves among the global standards of entertainment. With that in mind, it’s no wonder Timoy Jones, more commonly known as...
“ The wickedest time when rain start fall, the girl dem start fi bawl, who nah send telegram, dem a make phone call. Yeah.” “ Promoter and him idrin juss a laugh. How dem laugh? Tra la la la la la la la laaa.” The Real Rock ‘riddim’ was the star...
Words like “epic” and “huge” were used by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange to describe Bob Marley: One Love, the Paramount Pictures film on the life of the reggae icon that had its premiere at the Carib 5...
Following the release of his debut solo album in November, Samory-I is attributing his success to his son, Jahseh. The three-year-old, who accompanied his father to Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann for the 30th staging of Rebel Salute, could be...
WESTERN BUREAU: While New York grappled with a bone-chilling -3 degrees Celsius on Sunday, a contrasting scene unfolded as hundreds of city dwellers sought refuge from the icy grip by jetting off to the sun-soaked haven of tropical bliss in Montego...
Ryan Gosling is “disappointed” Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were snubbed in the Oscar nominations. The 43-year-old actor is “extremely honoured” to be in the running for Best Supporting Actor at the upcoming Academy Awards but has hit out at the...
Skepta has grown “bored” of debates about whether an actor of colour could play James Bond. The 41-year-old rapper makes his film debut in Tribal Mark, which centres on a black undercover secret service agent, and Skepta has revealed that he’s...
Though three decades have lapsed, reggae veterans say the memory of Garnett Silk remains irrevocably linked to Rebel Salute. During the 30th staging of the festival, held at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove over the weekend, the common thread among...
There are few spaces where royalty in the form of Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths, King of Comedy Oliver Samuels and Queen Ifrica can all be marked present on a Sunday evening, simply because they desire to be entertained by some soothing soul,...
Nadine Sutherland is hoping to make a profound statement with her newest single, Can’t Stop Me From Smiling. The Action singer, known for her soulful voice and socially conscious lyrics, told The Gleaner that Can’t Stop Me From Smiling addresses...
An attorney and former Marine is on a relentless manhunt for the perpetrators who brutally murdered his wife and brother and kidnapped his daughter. Cast: Kellan Lutz, Jeff Fahey, Efren Ramirez Writer/Director: Javier Reyna NOW SHOWING...
Luke Combs, Travis Scott and Burna Boy have been added to the list of Grammy Awards performers. The trio will all take to the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 4 as part of the annual ceremony, it was announced during the...
