NEW YORK (AP): Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative to establish an international touring circuit on the continent of Africa, launching with a concert in Kigali, Rwanda on December 6....
Céline Dion has broken her silence amid an ongoing battle with stiff person syndrome. The My Heart Will Go On singer, 55, revealed in December 2022 she had been diagnosed with the rare condition, which had forced her to pull the plug on her...
New York, USA: Irie Jam Radio has announced its new partnership with iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free all-in-one digital music, live streaming radio and podcasting service. Irie Jam Radio’s new digital station, Carib Star Radio, will be available...
Jamaica-born DJ Kool Herc on Friday received the Musical Influence Award at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, with rapper LL Cool J, who presented to Herc, calling him “one of the great founders of...
Socialites and business people Shanice ‘Shanzi’ Adair and Jermaule ‘Nino’ Adair have been granted a default judgment against blogger Charmanique Hinds by the Supreme Court of Jamaica. Attorney-at-law Britney-Lee Johnson, of the law firm Makhijani...
Earthquakes are no joking matter and no one knows that better than multi-award-winning global superstar, Sean Paul. But he is laughing at himself after he was elevated to almost meme-like status when a video of his flight from his home studio...
From a child, Leshorn Whitehead had a special love for music, making a hobby of impersonating some of his favourite entertainers. It didn’t take him long to decide to pursue his dream in the music business. Frequently travelling between Jamaica and...
LOS ANGELES (AP): More than four decades since John Lennon’s murder and two since George Harrison’s death, the very last Beatles song has been released. Titled Now and Then, the almost impossible-to-believe track is four minutes and eight seconds...
LAS VEGAS (AP): The former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his bid to be represented at his arraignment by the lawyer who spoke publicly about his defence two weeks ago....
Entertainment mogul, Romeich Major, celebrated his 39th birthday with three days of festivities which kicked of on Wednesday, October 28, with a games night. He then hosted an invite-only Hennessy Top 500 soiree, where fellow industry players,...
Rastafarian reggae star Capleton will be returning to the United Kingdom for the first time in 13 years as he was recently granted a work permit to perform in that country. Cabel Stephenson and Tameka Reynolds, the principals of Free People...
The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts comes alive this weekend with the opening of School of Drama Production 2 on Friday, November 3, and the School of Music Faculty Recital on November 5. The plays The Ritual and Dueling...
NEW YORK (AP): Cher is obviously a superstar but even a superstar can be the opening act when it comes to Santa. Organisers of this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have nabbed the Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy Award-winner for their 97th annual...
NEW YORK (AP): Actor Robert De Niro shouted “Shame on you!” as he testified Tuesday in a New York courtroom, directing the comments toward his former executive assistant and vice president who is seeking millions of dollars after accusing her...
In the tense thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father. In the film, Helena’s (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life...
The rise of dancehall deejay Gully Bop from rags to riches, or rather “from the gully to the money”, captivated fans across the world at the time in history when the word ‘viral’ was used mainly to describe viruses, and being a social media...
Rags to Riches dancehall toaster, Gully Bop is dead. His manager, Jackie Hunte confirmed to The Gleaner that Gully Bop, whose real name is Robert Lee Malcolm, died at the Kingston Public Hospital on Monday. Hunte, who is based in England, has...
The medical examiner is requesting “more investigation” into Matthew Perry’s shock death. Friends actor Matthew, 54, battled with drink and drug addictions for years before he was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles mansion last Saturday...
If you’re in a stagnant relationship, sometimes both parties need to get a bit creative and re-energise things a bit. That’s the story behind the collaboration Stir This Thing by multi-JUNO Award nominee, singer Ammoye and reggae vocalist...
Years of development woes made it seem as though the film version of Five Nights At Freddy’s was simply not meant to be. Finally, the video game phenomenon makes it to cinemas. The story centres around a young man named Mike Schmidt. A troubled...
Not all superheroes wear capes, and reggae artiste Warrior King is testament to that. The Virtuous Woman singer is matching his voice and actions as he embraces the role of ambassador for the Jamaican arm of TeamSeas, a global environmental...
Dancehall artiste Tommy Lee is booked to perform at Dream Weekend 2024. This announcement makes Tommy Lee the first artiste confirmed to perform at what the organisers dub “the Caribbean’s largest party experience”, and marks his first time back on...
Bruce Melodie, one of east Africa’s most celebrated artistes, has teamed up with global dancehall/reggae artiste, Shaggy, for a groundbreaking collaboration with their new track, When She’s Around (Funga Macho). Fusing the best of African rhythms...
It hardly mattered that Five Nights at Freddy’s was released simultaneously in theatres and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theatres across the country to see the scary video game adaptation on the big screen, which made $78...
The recording studio atEdna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts will be refurbished and named in honour of “musician par excellence, the quintessential reggae ambassador”, the late Kingsley Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper. Minister of Culture,...
