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Published:Monday | July 10, 2023 | 12:17 AM

Beyoncé’s mother has had over US$1 million worth of cash and jewellery stolen from her home. Tina Knowles-Lawson was out of town when someone from her team stopped by her Los Angeles abode earlier this week and discovered that her entire safe and...

Published:Monday | July 10, 2023 | 12:16 AM

RENOWNED ACTRESS and international film-maker Kerry Washington’s recent visit to Kingston Creative’s Art Walk on Water Lane, downtown Kingston, coincided with the island’s capital being named the fastest-growing individual destination in the...

Published:Monday | July 10, 2023 | 12:16 AM

Joseph Bogdanovich, chairman and CEO of Downsound Entertainment, organisers of Reggae Sumfest, has underscored the importance of unity through music. Bogdanovich made the comments while endorsing Project STAR, a social and economic transformation...

Published:Monday | July 10, 2023 | 12:16 AMYasmine Peru/Gleaner Writer

Dancehall artiste and music producer General Degree, while lamenting the “darkness” of the current trap-dancehall sub genre, is releasing his own counteroffensive through an EP titled Island Hopping, which he says “is all happiness”. “The title...

Published:Monday | July 10, 2023 | 12:15 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

In Element City, beings of all types populate the area. Water people, plant people, even walking and talking clouds. All of which live in harmony, in a multi-element utopia with the exception of its more fiery residents. The film’s main character...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 12:12 AMJanet Silvera - Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Having built itself into a national treasure, Reggae Sumfest is not about the line-up anymore, the festival is now a drawing card that attracts people from all walks of life, says a man who has been with the event for 30 years. “...

Published:Sunday | July 9, 2023 | 12:12 AMYasmine Peru - Senior Gleaner Writer

Fastidious and full of motion, the artistic director of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) takes his charges through their paces with the precision of a drill sergeant. Sculpted bodies sway to and fro, lithe limbs and their owners pick up...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 12:14 AM

Dancehall artiste Ijahmar is concerned about the way crime and violence has permeated social media in recent years and created a situation where it is impossible to escape ‘negative news’, hence the name of his latest song, Sad Story. “Everywhere...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 12:10 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Coolio ‘s posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature’s Treach, Da Lench Mob’s J-Dee, and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper’s last. Titled Long Live Coolio, the forthcoming LP, is...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 12:09 AM

Campion College Dance Society will take its critically acclaimed production ROOTS to South Florida and New York from August 1-16. The production is endorsed by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport as one of the official events...

Published:Saturday | July 8, 2023 | 12:15 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP): No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday after...

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:14 AM

Rapidly rising Jamaican artiste Projexx, despite his still-emerging status in the industry, has already been making tsunami-level waves. As the son of producer Lloyd ‘John John’ James and the grandson of legendary dub producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’...

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:12 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP): San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star...

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:11 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

On his social media pages, Rastafarian singer, Anthony B, describes himself as ‘The Most Controversial Reggae Artiste Ever’ and with good reason. From the early days of his career with the release of the controversial Fire Pon Rome to his...

Published:Friday | July 7, 2023 | 12:10 AM

PONTIAC, Michigan (AP): Five years after her death, the final wishes of music superstar Aretha Franklin are still unsettled. An unusual trial begins next Monday to determine which of two handwritten wills, including one found in couch cushions,...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2023 | 12:09 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): It might have taken Killer Mike a decade to offer a solo music project, but the rapper hailing from Atlanta has certainly kept his amplified voice active. As a member of Run the Jewels, Killer Mike, along with producer El-P,...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2023 | 12:08 AM

Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is asking the New York Supreme Court to enforce a 2021 agreement that requires spirits seller Diageo to treat his DeLeon tequila brand “at least as favourably” as its other tequila brands. Combs...

Published:Thursday | July 6, 2023 | 12:07 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Roots reggae singer Owen Knibbs’ story is a classic example of what one song can do. It was in 1987 that the then 19-year-old recorded his first single, Juggler, which was produced by his friend Leon Virgo. The producer gave the song to a...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:29 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

The energy. The spirit. The dexterity. The militant look on his face. That is what you see when Delano ‘Ras Padam’ Douglas is around the Maroon drum. He can also sing and dance. Hear the poignant and dramatic cadence of his voice when he leads a...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:26 AM

HANOI, Vietnam (AP): Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular Barbie movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. The newspaper...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:23 AM

LONDON (AP): A man who met Kevin Spacey in a pub says that at one point when they were alone during a night of heavy drinking with others, the actor kissed his neck twice and grabbed his crotch. The two-time Oscar winner looked panicked after he...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:21 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in machine...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:20 AM

Top Jamaican producer Chimney Records and up-and-coming Nigerian artiste Zasan have emerged winners of the recently concluded Cyphr Jahfrobeats contest and have claimed the grand prize of US$2,500 for their collaboration. The competition, which...

Published:Wednesday | July 5, 2023 | 1:14 AM

In Insidious: The Red Door, the horror franchise’s original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins)...

Published:Tuesday | July 4, 2023 | 12:48 AM

NEW YORK (AP): Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, a grandson of Robert De Niro, has died at 19. His mother, Drena De Niro, announced the news Monday in an Instagram post. “I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and...

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