Legendary dancehall artiste Bounty Killer is enjoying the London weather, rain and all, and he is wearing lots of smiles. It’s been 15 years since he last trod those streets – not by his own choice – and he has major plans in place. Top of his...
TOKYO (AP): With Tuesday being celebrated as Halloween, Tokyo’s busy shopping, business and entertainment district of Shibuya has been trying hard to keep visitors at bay starting from the weekend. Banners across town say no drinking and no...
Actor Marcos James, best known for his performance as White Rat in HBO’s Emmy Award-winning series, Game of Thrones, is aiming to make his debut as a feature film screenwriter and producer with his dramatic thriller, Ceremony, which is currently in...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series 'Friends', has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the...
In recognition of October as Heritage Month, Red Stripe Flavours will amplify the October edition of the Kingston Creative ArtWalk Festival to celebrate Fi Wi Heritage, a journey through Jamaica’s history. Set for Sunday, October 29, the event...
In honour of Bob Andy’s 79th birthday today, VP Records has released Tarrus Riley’s live performance of the late veteran reggae singer’s classic song, Desperate Lover. It is excerpted from We Remember Bob Andy – Live, a Reggae Month 2023...
Lyrical engineer, Jinyus, is causing a ruckus on the charts with his latest album, Trouble, after peaking at number 1 on the US iTunes Reggae Albums Chart. Released October 22, to an overwhelming response, Jinyus took to social media expressing...
Multigenre Caribbean singer, songwriter, and entertainer Champeon has unveiled his new soca single titled Real Friends. This latest song adds to the mix of new releases for what is already gearing up to be a massive 2024 Carnival season in...
From a musical showcase perspective, Jamaica satisfies a diverse palate. In Kingston, ‘the creative city for music’, stages have been set for persons who crave a dose of hardcore dancehall and authentic reggae to those who have a taste for soul-...
Many good, great, and gracious words were said and sung in tribute to music icon, Kingsley Michael McKinson ‘Ibo’ Cooper at the University Chapel, The University of the West Indies, on Thursday, and tears, too, were shed for a man who everyone...
Martin’s International, the producer of four popular special events, recently revealed its calendar for 2024 awards and festivals. For the last four consecutive years, Kingston, Jamaica has been the host city for the annual International Reggae...
Khalia, acknowledged as a rising star in the reggae music scene, is getting ready to release her debut EP titled Stay True and has enlisted the support of reggae music legends including Shaggy, Tanya Stephens, Mortimer, and Blvk H3ro, for the...
Dubbed the ‘weekend that never sleeps’, Dream WKND has, for over 14 years, delivered immaculately executed events each summer in the touristy town of Negril. The next staging of Dream WKND will be a celebration of its 15th anniversary, and...
Attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan has confirmed that an expedited date has been set and his client, Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer, will have his case heard by the Privy Council in the United Kingdom next year. "The application for [an] expedited...
The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse — the producer of M3GAN, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man — brings Five Nights at Freddy’s to the big screen. The film follows Mike (Josh Hutcherson;...
While he admitted to being nervous at the thought of his little girl entering the US Army, dancehall entertainer Marlon ‘KipRich’ Plunkett is proud of his daughter Kaylia’s recent graduation. The Telephone Ting deejay shared with The Gleaner his...
LOS ANGELES (AP): You’d be hard pressed to find a rap duo doing it like City Girls, bringing life-affirming, pretty-girl scam rap to the masses – and since their 2018 debut Girl Code, the same release that gave the world Act Up, a few months after...
Chronicling the brutal string of murders that plagued the Osage people in the 1920s, Killers of the Flower Moon had no choice but to be bleak. The characters in the film range from prey to predator, finding themselves somewhere on that spectrum....
Retired superstar batsman Chris Gayle’s dream of the silver screen is getting closer to reality each day, even as his music career as the Universe Boss is soaring. Gayle, who recently starred in a major advertising campaign in India with Ranveer...
If you want to know the causes of Jamaica’s major disease, crime and violence, go see Keith ‘Ginger’ Knight’s play Whiplash, now playing on weekends at Little Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Avenue. If all the causes are not there, the fundamental ones...
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will be hosting a special ‘Reggae Wednesdays’ tribute concer on October 25 at Jamaica College to celebrate Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper and honour his immeasurable contributions to the world of music and...
Multi-Grammy Award-winning reggae superstar, Ziggy Marley, has been making headlines lately, and it’s not for his music. Ziggy, the son of reggae icon, Bob Marley, signed an open letter affirming his support of Israel amid the war with Hamas,...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP): A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally. It’s a reminder of the power and...
Former GraceKennedy CEO Douglas Orane’s masterclass on presentation and brand-building enlivened the Merritone faithful and newcomers alike gathered inside the Edward Seaga suite on the grounds of Devon House recently for the launch of the 33rd...
LONDON (AP): Haydn Gwynne, a versatile and acclaimed performer on British stage and screen, has died. She was 66 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Gwynne’s agent Alex Irwin said the actress died in a London hospital early Friday, “...
