Actor Emilio Evans, co-star of the TV series Makeup and Breakup (aka Makeup X Breakup), will return to the screen, starting July 6, when the half-hour drama premieres its second season on the popular streaming platform Allblk.tv (All Black TV). Set...
NEW YORK: Radio broadcasters on WVIP 93.5 FM in New York, listeners and Jamaican businesses who rely on the station to market and promote their products and services are reeling in shock by news that the entity has been sold. The New York-based,...
HOUSTON (AP): Family and friends gathered at the funeral over the weekend for Houston rapper Big Pokey, an original member of the pioneering group Screwed Up Click. Pokey, who was born Milton Powell, died June 18 at the age of 48 after collapsing...
The summer movie season will soon move into high-gear with the arrival of the seventh Mission: Impossible movie followed by the Oppenheimer and Barbie. Here’s a guide to this summer’s new movies. Joy Ride (Lionsgate, theatres): Adele Lim...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange said there has been a strong response to the 2023 Jamaica Festival Song Competition. According to Grange, there was a “flood of quality entries in the competition” this year. The...
It was in 1962 that Kenrick ‘Lord Creator’ Patrick recorded the song Independent Jamaica and it became one of the top songs marking the island’s independence from Britain on August 6, 1962. In 2022, on Jamaica’s 60th anniversary of independence,...
With as many iconic characters as he’s played, Harrison Ford could very well have hung up his blasters, hat, and trench coat a long time ago. Instead, he’s maintained a firm grip on his legacy, thus far giving each of his legendary roles a proper...
Leigh-Anne Pinnock lays bare the “hardships” of motherhood and the stark reality of relationships in songs on her upcoming album. The Little Mix star, who has Jamaican roots, has launched a solo career since the girl group embarked upon a hiatus...
In celebration of its 20th anniversary of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education Fund (CHASE) guests were treated to a special concert recently at The University Chapel by performers who were given support under the fund’s arts and culture...
For many in the filmmaking world, the call to create comes at different stages. Some in their formative years, others later in life. Some do it to tell their own stories and some to be a voice for others. For Nadean Rawlins, the call came at an...
LOS ANGELES (AP): If French Montana’s father never abandoned him as a teenager, the rapper believes he would not have grown into a popular figure who has earned three Grammy nominations. Montana and his family left Morocco more than two decades ago...
International Reggae Day is here again and fans in Jamaica and around the world are celebrating. Supporters of the globally recognised genre, which has been the soundtrack for several movements, are being encouraged to represent with pride, be it...
A reinterpretation of classics seems to be high on the things-to-do list of American DJ, record producer and emcee, DJ Cassidy. Having linked with multi-award winning reggae and dancehall artiste Shaggy and singer Rayvon for a reinterpretation of...
The organisers of the Magnum Top Performa competition have announced that among the many opportunities that will be presented to the winner will be a song produced by one of Jamaica’s top producers, Jordan ‘Chimney’ McClure of Chimney Records....
THIS WEEKEND This and every Friday Ribbiz Ocean Blvd Neighbours Happy Hour 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Free entry Cue and drink specials SATURDAY Red Bull Car Park Drift National Final Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay at 7 p.m. Crowning of...
Dancehall artiste Valiant’s newly released mixtape 4:14 holds special significance for the entertainer. The title, he shares, represents April 14 and is the date on which he received two of the greatest achievements in his life: the birth of his...
LOS ANGELES (AP): The Grammy Awards are returning to Los Angeles on the first Sunday in February. The Recording Academy announced several key dates ahead of its 66th annual show honouring the best in music. CBS will air the main ceremony starting...
LOS ANGELES (AP): What’s a World Cup without an anthem, a rallying song for fans around the world? In advance of the Women’s World Cup, running July 20 through August 20, New Zealand alt-pop artist BENEE and Australian musician Mallrat have...
Award-winning writer, producer and actress, Dahlia Harris, is on a roll with her latest comedy revue, Jamaica Land We Love, which is scheduled to run from July to September at the Little Little Theatre, Arthur Wint Drive, St Andrew. Some of the...
It’s as if the University Singers are trying to make up for the last three annual concert seasons they missed because of the COVID-19 lockdowns. The 2023 season is bigger, bolder and brighter than before. In other words, “extra-large”. Consider the...
On the eve of Canada Day celebrations in Jamaica last week Wednesday, the Jamaican-Canadian film When Morning Comes enjoyed its glitzy, international premiere at GATFFEST (Greater August Town Film Festival) in front of a full house of cast, crew,...
After years of anticipation, Lucas film is bringing another Indiana Jones adventure to the big screen – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny with Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role as our favourite on-screen archaeologist. Ford is joined by a...
It was billed as five days of academic discourse, rituals, ancestral veneration, cultural explosion and entertainment, and the 15th International Charles Town Maroon Conference and Festival, held from Wednesday, June 21 to Sunday, June 25, inside...
Twenty-one-year-old law student Aundrene Cameron will represent St Catherine in this year’s national festival queen finals. St Catherine last held the festival queen title in 2019 when Khamara Wright secured the national crown, which she held for...
