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Published:Tuesday | January 16, 2024 | 12:07 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Listened to more music last year? You’re not alone. The global music industry surpassed four trillion streams in 2023, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2023 Year-End Report found. Global streams were also up 34 per cent from...

Published:Monday | January 15, 2024 | 10:52 PM

LOS ANGELES ( AP ): Quinta Brunson won Best Actress in a Comedy at the Emmy Awards for the show she created, Abbott Elementary, becoming the first black woman to win the award in more than 40 years and the first from a network show to win it...

Published:Monday | January 15, 2024 | 12:09 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Members of the entertainment fraternity did not come out to pay their last respects to one of their own, Robert Lee Malcolm, also known as ‘Gully Bop’, on Sunday at his thanksgiving service at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on the grounds of the...

Published:Monday | January 15, 2024 | 12:08 AM

Bob Marley’s 79th birthday celebrations get under way this week with the People Get Ready concert in honour of the ‘Reggae King’ on January 17 at Main Street Rose Hall, in Montego Bay. Topping the bill are Richie Spice, Queen Ifrica, Nadine...

Published:Sunday | January 14, 2024 | 11:16 AM

BEVERLY HILLS, California ( AP ): Laughs and hugs were shared between Hollywood's best — including Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio — during a celebratory ceremony where everyone ended up walking away a winner at the American...

Published:Sunday | January 14, 2024 | 12:07 AMAnthony Turner - Sunday Gleaner Writer

NEW YORK: Nigy Boy is one of the hot, trending dancehall singers, who has been blazing the charts with his recently released, global hit single, Continent. The song has got more than a million views on YouTube in eight days and last Friday was...

Published:Sunday | January 14, 2024 | 12:05 AMJ.T. Davy - Sunday Gleaner Writer -

It was in the early 1900s that the Clarks brand officially began distribution in the Caribbean. Since then, Clarks shoes has had quite a rebranding – primarily in Jamaica. Thanks to the Desert Trek, which was inspired by footwear worn by North...

Published:Saturday | January 13, 2024 | 12:06 AM

The rapper G Herbo was sentenced to three years’ probation Thursday after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to pay for an opulent lifestyle including private jets and designer puppies. Under a deal...

Published:Saturday | January 13, 2024 | 12:05 AMYasmine Peru/Star Writer

Firebrand singer Anthony B is not holding back in his newest song, chastising Jada Kingdom and Stefflon Don, who are currently involved in an acrimonious lyrical feud with Burna Boy at the centre. The dancehall freestyle, titled Wha Dat was...

Published:Friday | January 12, 2024 | 12:11 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

Unsurprisingly, Balfour Anderson’s Christmas Day gift to Jamaica was a play. The title is Jamaican Hustlers, and it is now running on weekends at Green Gables Theatre, Cargill Avenue. What might be surprising, however, is the type of production he...

Published:Friday | January 12, 2024 | 12:11 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

With the new year now in full swing, highly anticipated films are getting ready to hit the big screen. Here’s a list of 10 movies you should look out for. 1. Mean Girls The comedy classic gets a musical makeover. Mean Girls defined a generation...

Published:Friday | January 12, 2024 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Today, the Money-O! goddess, Charmaine Munroe, better known as Macka Diamond, makes another trip around the sun and she is in celebration mode. Still feeling the energy from her giant-sized Sting performance a little more than two weeks ago, the...

Published:Thursday | January 11, 2024 | 12:09 AMAnthony Turner/Gleaner Writer

“Jamaica, we are excited to be home and we plan to deliver an upscale, premium party series like we do in the Big Apple,” is the message from New York Elite Weekend executive Sephron Mair, who spoke at the launch at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...

Published:Thursday | January 11, 2024 | 12:08 AMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter

One of the attorneys representing entertainer Popcaan, Matthew Hyatt, in his submission before the St Thomas parish court yesterday said there is a vast inequality between soca and dancehall events. Popcaan, whose given name is Andre Sutherland,...

Published:Thursday | January 11, 2024 | 12:06 AM

Musical Delights, the annual fund-raising concert staged by the Lions Club of Kingston, will live up to its reputation for featuring legendary Jamaican performers, when the show blasts off at 6 p.m. on February 11, in the gardens of The Jamaica...

Published:Wednesday | January 10, 2024 | 9:01 PM

Accepting an honorary Oscar, Angela Bassett, 65, thanked fans for decades of support. The acclaimed actress, known for her portrayal of Tina Turner in What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993), expressed feeling "humbled" by the recognition on Tuesday...

Published:Wednesday | January 10, 2024 | 12:08 AM

One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organisation known as Beekeepers. From the director of The Suicide Squad and Fury, David Ayer, comes The...

Published:Wednesday | January 10, 2024 | 12:07 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer

For many, Rebel Salute represents the pinnacle of the roots and reggae experience, but for Samory I, it’s more than that – it’s also another opportunity to deliver the best of himself to his growing fan base. In a conversation with The Gleaner, the...

Published:Wednesday | January 10, 2024 | 12:06 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP): A Nevada judge set bail Tuesday at US$750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996, saying he can serve house arrest with electronic monitoring ahead...

Published:Tuesday | January 9, 2024 | 11:41 AM

ROME (AP) — A popular Italian influencer has been placed under investigation by prosecutors looking into the purportedly charitable sales of traditional Christmas cakes sold with her logo. Chiara Ferragni, who has 29.5 million followers on...

Published:Tuesday | January 9, 2024 | 12:09 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

The thanksgiving service for the Body Specialist, Gully Bop, will be held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road on Sunday, January 14. His United Kingdom-based manager, Jackie Hunte, shared that the service will get underway at...

Published:Tuesday | January 9, 2024 | 12:08 AM

LONDON (AP): Actor Idris Elba on Monday urged the British government to ban machetes and serrated ‘zombie’ knives to help stop young people falling victim to knife crime. The London-born star of The Wire and Luther joined protesters from the ‘Don’...

Published:Tuesday | January 9, 2024 | 12:08 AM

(AP): In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors said he was shocked by the verdict, and that he hopes to work in Hollywood again. “I pray I do, but it’s God’s plan and God’s timing,” Majors...

Published:Monday | January 8, 2024 | 12:09 AM

Xodus Carnival was completely immersed in the festivities of the holidays as the company doubled down on its commitment to giving back to its community. From December 13-24, 2023, Xodus Carnival ran a ‘12 Days of Christmas’ campaign geared towards...

Published:Monday | January 8, 2024 | 12:09 AM

Reggae artiste Jahmiel is gearing up to release a new album, tentatively dubbed Nirvana. The follow-up to his critically acclaimed sophomore project, Legend, it which will be released in March 2024. “The theme of the album is inspirational,...

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