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Published:Friday | March 17, 2023 | 12:24 AM

CDT Arts Ltd, the legacy dance organisation which honours renowned dance teacher and choreographer Tony Wilson, founder of the Company Dance Theatre (CDT) and the Tony Wilson School of Modern Dance, has announced a number of new appointments Last...

Published:Friday | March 17, 2023 | 12:13 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

When Machel Montano from the ‘Royal House of Soca’ sits down for an interview, with every answer, he comes correct, providing more than enough material to assimilate. Plus, he also throws in an ingredient, which many don’t care about, graciousness...

Published:Friday | March 17, 2023 | 12:10 AM

Currently recovering from the effects of a stroke which he suffered last year, Merritone owner Monte Blake is keeping his spirits high and vows to put on his dancing shoes soon. “I am getting better day by day. I am practising how to walk again....

Published:Thursday | March 16, 2023 | 12:40 AM

Diplo has had an encounter with a man before but doesn’t think it is “that gay”. The Lean On producer, who has previously dated the likes of Katy Perry and MIA, admitted he has received oral sex from a man in the past but doesn’t want to “define”...

Published:Thursday | March 16, 2023 | 12:27 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Despite the busy schedule of veteran reggae artiste Anthony B, who has been balancing multiple projects and travel for performances, he still finds time to tap into all the affairs of the people back home in Jamaica. In regard to the recent wage...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2023 | 7:12 PM

Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with 'What You Won't Do for Love' and a voice and musical style adored by generations of his fellow artists, has died, his wife said Wednesday. Mary...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2023 | 5:08 PM

From New Line Cinema comes Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!”, is transformed into his adult superhero alter ego, Shazam. Shazam! Fury of the Gods stars returning...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2023 | 1:02 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Dancehall giants Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price and Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis will be honoured by the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) at a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 7. Martin’s International,...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2023 | 12:37 AMDave Rodney/Gleaner Writer

Last Monday was celebrated as Commonwealth Day in the United Kingdom and across the member countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe. In Britain, shortly after King Charles III delivered his first-ever...

Published:Tuesday | March 14, 2023 | 12:58 AM

Gospel Star Competition now accepting entries The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is currently on a mission to unearth Jamaica’s Gospel Star for the 2023 staging of the competition and is now accepting entries. The competition is...

Published:Tuesday | March 14, 2023 | 12:43 AM

(AP): Michelle Yeoh and Angela Bassett locked in a long embrace, their bare, muscle-bound arms wrapped around each other. They whispered, laughed and squealed with glee as nearly every phone in the vicinity came out to take photos. Vanity Fair’s...

Published:Tuesday | March 14, 2023 | 12:09 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

To be “young, gifted, and black”, Queen Africa says, is an affirmation of self and to the next generation that beauty and power emanate from beneath the surface. The veteran reggae singer, who was the recipient of the 2023 Reggae and Dancehall...

Published:Monday | March 13, 2023 | 12:52 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Former publicists of dancehall artiste, Unknown Gringo, who was shot and killed during an early morning gun attack in Rock district, Trelawny, last Friday, describe him as “a decent guy” and “a good human being” and have joined the rest of the...

Published:Monday | March 13, 2023 | 12:34 AM

Vincentian soca artiste, Skinny Fabulous, got Hennessy BRT Weekend event series off to a great start with an energetic performance at the world famous Dunn’s River Falls’ Tranquility Garden in St Ann. Fresh from an eventful fete season with the...

Published:Monday | March 13, 2023 | 12:22 PMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Growing up with a father like Bobby Dixon, otherwise known as ‘Bobby Digital’ or ‘Digital B’, must have been like looking into a magic crystal ball at the future of music. Without even knowing it, his children, Craig ‘Giark’ Dixon, Sheldon ‘Calibud...

Published:Monday | March 13, 2023 | 12:20 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

Producer Jermaine ‘Crawba Genius’ Henry of Crawba Production released his newest EP earlier this month. The six -track production features a slew of prominent artistes, and Henry is confident that it has the ability to cross over based on the...

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 1:16 AMAaliyah Cunningham - Sunday Gleaner Writer

In 2008, recording artiste Terry Linen released the track No Time to Linger which had people across the world singing along to the melodic, feel-good song. Now 15 years and several other tunes later, the singer says he just wants opportunities to...

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 12:49 AMYasmine Peru/ - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Asley ‘Grub’ Cooper insists, with a shrug of his shoulder, that he is “just a regular guy”. Of note, was the fact that slung around this regular guy’s neck was the Silver Musgrave Medal which he was awarded by the Institute of Jamaica and which...

Published:Sunday | March 12, 2023 | 12:35 AMStephanie Lyew/Sunday Gleaner Writer

The music industry certainly does not look the same it did in the 1980s and 1990s and there are several entertainers who have wrestled with real-life situations to keep up with the changing times. One such individual is Portland native, Louie...

Published:Saturday | March 11, 2023 | 8:39 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

With its splendid set, gorgeous costumes and a story that’s just the right combination of fearful and fun-filled events, JamRats is theatre that most children will enjoy. It closes its two-weekend run on Sunday (March 12) in the Dennis Scott Studio...

Published:Saturday | March 11, 2023 | 12:21 AM

Under the theme Reggae Rise, the best of the years 2021 and 2022 will be celebrated at the 40th Anniversary of IRAWMA (International Reggae and World Music Awards) which will be held in and also broadcast from Jamaica on Sunday, May 7. The nominees...

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 9:58 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many things about the Academy Awards have changed over the years, but for the past six decades there has been at least one constant: The red carpet. The hues have varied over the years, but it has always been some...

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 12:30 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins. All will be celebrated during...

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 12:28 AM

Last Friday, scores of onlookers turned out to the All-Star headquarters on Olympic Way for the first official night of the Magnum All-Star Sound Clash. The heated engagement saw Five-Star General coming out victorious after going up against their...

Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 12:22 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Jada Kingdom has generation A to Z hooked on her every word. The soft-spoken entertainer is not afraid to tell it like it is, from behind or in front the microphone. Her music is diverse, a creative cauldron filled with emotion, metaphorical...

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