Dancehall artistes Valiant, Skeng and Roze Don will take the stage at summer kickoff party, Welcome to the Rumvolution. Meanwhile, deejays such as DJ Shukkle Bus, Franco, Shella, Richie R.A.S and others will spin the hits, ensuring a night of non...
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP): A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Friday to helping two other men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Memphis bakery. Jermarcus Johnson, 26, pleaded guilty to three counts of accessory...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Drake could make an impactful mark at the BET Awards later this month. The chart-topping performer scored seven nominations for the show airing live on June 25 in Los Angeles. He’s up for Best Male Hip-Hop Artiste, Male R...
Over the past two weeks, hundreds of visitors to and residents of Jamaica have heard a play which, in the words of the author, is “a devastating exposé of the Anglican Church’s involvement in the Codrington Estate in Barbados” during the period of...
The Jamaican dancehall space is ever growing as new talented acts constantly emerge on the scene in hopes of taking their skills and career to the next level. Among the latest slew of performers is recording artiste Kraff, who demonstrates a great...
Eleven years after the release of his successful Jamaica 50 compilation, Tad Dawkins, founder and head of Tad’s Records, has assembled an eclectic array of artistes for his reggae album in tribute to Jamaica’s 61st year of Independence. Titled...
Singer and songwriter Naomi Cowan shows some sass on a new collaborative single, appropriately titled We Run the Area, with British actor and long-time DJ turned label-head Idris Elba, his DJ colleague, Toddla T, and North Londoner, Trinidadian D...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday just several days before the hip-hop legend’s birthday. The late rapper’s sister, Sekyiwa ‘Set’ Shakur, accepted the star on behalf of their family. During...
The first-ever staging of the Ital Food Fest is set for July 15 at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann. The one-day celebration of Jamaican Ital cuisine is set to highlight Rastafari’s role as pioneers of the global plant-based movement and the...
‘The Age of Pleasure’ by Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) A girl’s gotta relax. A girl’s gotta go with the funk. A girl’s gotta have her fun. Janelle Monáe’s fourth studio album The Age of Pleasure is a study in sexy chill by the pool in the sun....
Within the reggae and dancehall space, songs glorifying the goodness of mothers – mama songs – are plentiful; however, the same cannot be said of songs paying tribute to fathers. But singer Althea Hewitt, in her quest to honour her own father and...
Miss St Mary Festival Queen 2023 Sherai Campbell said winning the competition is the fulfilment of a lifelong dream. “It’s truly exciting. I feel like I have accomplished a major milestone of mine. I had a lot of people counting on me, telling me...
Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts takes audiences on a ‘90s globetrotting adventure with the Autobots and introduce a whole new faction of Transformers – the...
The city of Montego Bay, dubbed the tourism Mecca of Jamaica, has been designated ‘Sumfest City’ for the month of July. In making the announcement, during the official press launch of Reggae Sumfest at the Iberostar Resort in Rose Hall, St James,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted through...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Anna Shay, an heiress, philanthropist and breakout star of the Netflix reality series Bling Empire, has died at 62. Shay died from a stroke, according to a family statement provided to AP on Monday. It was not immediately clear...
Twenty-one-year-old university student and radio host Shanecia Daley walked away with the title of Miss Clarendon Festival Queen on Saturday. Daley, who wore the sash Miss Cousins Construction Services Limited, emerged the winner among a pool of...
Dancehall artiste Tifa is back on the scene after taking some time to do some work in the background. Now revamped and ready for the spotlight, she told The Gleaner that this period in her career is all about adding more fun to the dancehall music...
NEW YORK (AP): Three women who claim Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them can testify at a federal civil trial this week to support a woman’s claim that the actor raped her in 2013, a judge ruled last Friday. Judge Paul A. Crotty said the...
It’s hard to imagine getting excited for yet another movie about Spider-Man. Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse is the 10th feature-length film starring the amazing acrobat, and like its predecessor Into The Spider-Verse, it not only features one...
The treasured moments and events throughout the decades of the existence of stellar sound system, Merritone, have been documented in a one-off publication compiled and bounded to recapture the “merri moments” which took place in many parts of...
When it comes to love songs, many artistes usually opt for telling the story of a more traditional way of meeting your soulmate. However, up-and-coming reggae artiste Zac Jone$ opines that sometimes you and the love of your life may already be in a...
Western Bureau: It was a case of fun and frolic overshadowing formality last Wednesday night as the organisers of Reggae Sumfest officially launched the 30th anniversary of the popular annual music festival, which will be staged in Montego Bay...
New York (AP): Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20-plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor. Her impact has vibrated throughout music and fashion, and the Green Eyes...
With the finishing touches being put on for the grand public opening of the flagship Krispy Kreme store today at 1 Waterloo Road in St Andrew, Brand Manager Bradley Perkins says the excitement is at fever pitch for the product and for the range of...
