NEW YORK (AP): Actor Jonathan Majors was confronted on Tuesday with a revised domestic violence charge stemming from a woman’s allegations that the Marvel star twisted her arm, struck her head, and shoved her into a vehicle in New York City in...
Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer, Stephen Marley, the second son of Bob Marley, has chronicled his growth as a young Marley kid, and his personal rites of passage through the family legacy, in his just-released single, Old Soul. The...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday denied a motion for a new trial from lawyers for rapper Tory Lanez, who was convicted of three felonies in December for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and...
There is something Freddie McGregor-esque about Iotosh’s just-released single, Fill my Cup, and while the similarity to the Big Ship captain is not intentional, the up-and-coming singer is quite happy at the comparison. “It’s the first song in...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP): Oprah Winfrey delighted graduates at her alma mater, Tennessee State University, on Saturday, telling the story of how she fell one credit short of graduating as she launched the media career that would make her a...
Jamie Foxx is “stable and not in a life-threatening situation” as he remains in hospital. The 55-year-old Oscar-winning actor was hospitalised last month after suffering what was described as a “medial complication”, and he remains under the care...
At 11:14 p.m. last Saturday, looking classy and professional in flowing pants and matching jacket, teamed with a glittery blouse, Regina Belle took charge of the stage at Hope Gardens in St Andrew. She was there to perform her love songs, because...
Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms proved less popular than Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Ashbourne and Daniel Hass at a concert in the University Chapel, Mona, last Thursday evening. Music by the two groups of composers was presented in the different...
When it comes to the Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s hard not to feel unduly deceived. Make no mistake, the initial promise of the fun misadventures of a ne’er-do-well band of miscreants in space has been ultimately delivered on, but with an...
LONDON (AP) — A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a much more relaxing time Sunday as they took in a concert featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor...
Having first entered the Miss Universe Central competition in 2018, Ayanna Powell-Myles says it is “an overwhelming feeling” having now secured the 2023 Miss Universe Jamaica Central title. Crowned on Sunday, Powell-Myles is the first wife and...
Even as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week named legendary DJ Kool Herc among their inductees for 2023, the call for Toots and the Maytals to be similarly acknowledged has been energised. Double Grammy-winning DJ and producer Wayne ‘Native...
Atlanta-based reggae singer Robert Minott is looking forward to his appearance on this year’s Red Rose for Gregory: A Dedication to Mothers show, which will be held at Hope Gardens on May 14. “It’s going to be a great event, I will be going all out...
Recording artistes Cham, Bounty Killer and Dexta Daps flexed their acting muscles in the production of a 16-minute short film directed by Dennis Brown, titled Slow Motion. The film accompanies their newest track produced by Madhouse Records’...
Dancehall star Agent Sasco, widely known for his slew of hits in the music industry, is gearing up to release his next album in 2024, which is set to build on the best of his 2016 and 2018 albums, the Theory of Reggaetivity and Hope River. “I’m in...
NEW YORK (AP): A federal jury in New York concluded Thursday that British singer Ed Sheeran did not steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune, Let’s Get It On, when he created his hit song, Thinking Out Loud. As the jury answered...
With carnival in Jamaica just concluded and the organisers hailing its success and international support, Mother’s Day seems set to keep the trend. Three big events are being advertised simultaneously for Kingston, all of which are headlined by big...
In 2015, the name Dexta Daps became prominent on the dancehall scene as his landmark track 7eleven swept through the island, with every stall, stand, bus and deejay spinning the smash hit. Since then, the artiste who hails from Seaview Gardens in...
NEW YORK (AP): Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock...
The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike Tuesday after negotiations with Hollywood studios that began in March failed to result in an agreement. The guild has billed the issues behind the labour dispute as “an...
Tuesdays are earmarked for Kingston Night Market, that space carved out on Hillcrest Ave in St Andrew where artists, artistes, artisans and patrons meet up to enjoy the showcase of art, fashion, food and music. Last Tuesday was no different, and...
NEW YORK (AP) — Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also...
While patrons are expected to focus on the high quality entertainment, the organisers of the Issa Trust Foundation’s An Evening With Michael Bolton: For the Children Charity Concert will have their eyes set on raising US$400,000 to begin...
Donning a tailored tuxedo, paired with polished dress shoes, Jamaican stylist and costume director, Cyprian Thomas, confidently made his way to centrestage at the Philip Sherlock Centre for Creative Arts, to be presented with an award from L’Acadco...
In Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one...
