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Published:Friday | March 10, 2023 | 12:16 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Just three days before his untimely passing, popular disc jockey and producer Arif Cooper released the first single from a collection of reggae productions planned for 2023. The track, titled So Much to Give Thanks For, features the voice of Ginjah...

Published:Thursday | March 9, 2023 | 12:40 AM

Disc jock ZJ Sparks and Terri-Karelle Reid are among the media personalities showing their support for the Jamaica Down’s Syndrome Foundation (JDSF) as a part of the line-up for the ‘Lift Up Downs’ benefit concert, scheduled for March 26 at the...

Published:Thursday | March 9, 2023 | 12:35 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Chris Gayle, who has assigned himself the moniker Universe Boss, which he uses as his musical name, is literally flying the Jamaican flag high across the globe. From Trinidad, where he was enjoying carnival celebrations, and even gave an on-the-...

Published:Thursday | March 9, 2023 | 12:10 AM

The parish finals for the 2023 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) National Festival of the Performing Arts Competition got off to an exciting start on March 1 and continues until Friday, March 24. The parish champions will be crowned...

Published:Wednesday | March 8, 2023 | 12:55 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Artistes and producers within the Jamaican music industry now have a new award category that will give their projects even more validation and promotion. The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) has introduced an Album of the Year category...

Published:Wednesday | March 8, 2023 | 12:37 AM

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. In Scream VI, Melissa Barrera (Sam Carpenter), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Mindy Meeks-Martin), Mason Gooding (Chad Meeks-Martin), Jenna Ortega (...

Published:Wednesday | March 8, 2023 | 12:13 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Organising events and community service are two areas for which Portland-born entrepreneur Sonia Patterson is known. She is the director of the Mini Miss Portland Competition, promoter of the Portland Curry Festival and the once-held Portland...

Published:Tuesday | March 7, 2023 | 12:54 AM

Three months into the new year and the entertainment calendar is ablaze with events which are making their jolly post-pandemic return. BRT Weekend, the beach event in Ocho Rios will make its grand return from March 10 to 12, and the promoters say...

Published:Tuesday | March 7, 2023 | 12:42 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Poignant best sums up 90-year-old guitar maestro Ernie Ranglin’s ever-so-humble apology to his audience at the Courtleigh Auditorium last Saturday, for what he said was his guitar not being tuned properly. But, truth be told, all ears were so tuned...

Published:Monday | March 6, 2023 | 1:40 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

As the media and entertainment fraternities mourn the loss of popular disc jockey and producer Arif ‘Supa Coop’ Cooper, several members have been paying tribute and respects. Cooper, who had spun his last tune at Recall Throwback Festival,...

Published:Monday | March 6, 2023 | 1:35 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

With the tremendous success of its inaugural staging, the JamCoders Camp will return to The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona in July. The programme which was founded by Jamar ‘Chronixx’ McNaughton, originally announced a January 25...

Published:Wednesday | March 8, 2023 | 3:57 PMJanet Silvera/Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: They came to party, but ended up owning a piece of the rock, their parents and grandparents called home long before they were born. BritJam patrons started coming to Jamaica for the annual party event 12 years ago, and today many of...

Published:Monday | March 6, 2023 | 12:16 AM

AP : A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he “took that hit like Pacquiao”. The 58-year-...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 11:13 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer -

Popular disc jockey (DJ), music producer and radio personality Arif Cooper died early this morning after collapsing at Recall Throwback Edition held at the Police Officers' Club on Hope Road. Cooper was one of several DJs booked for the event....

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 1:52 AM

Annual lovers’ concert Red Rose for Gregory is this year claiming its space on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, at Hope Gardens in Kingston with a stellar line-up headlined by Grammy award-winning group The Manhattans, featuring Gerald Alston and R...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 1:47 AM

The newly minted Grammy Kid in the Best Reggae Album category, Kabaka Pyramid, was all smiles as he made his début on Fox 5 Good Day New York, one of the state’s top five morning programmes, on February 24. Styled by Shamara ‘Shampagne’ Sahadeo,...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 1:37 AMAaliyah Cunningham - Gleaner Writer

For the first time in history, a Jamaican film has qualified for an Oscar nomination. The short film Raw Materials was screened at the Palace Cineplex last September and has been the winner of 10 international film competitions. Directed by...

Published:Sunday | March 5, 2023 | 12:36 AMStephanie Lyew - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Recording artiste, songwriter and producer, Chan Dizzy, has taken a vow to contribute to the conscious growth of Jamaica’s music through new content he hopes to deliver soon. Speaking exclusively to The Sunday Gleaner, he revealed that although...

Published:Saturday | March 4, 2023 | 3:33 PM

A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock is poised to finally have his say. The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night will perform his first stand-up special since last year's Oscars. He's doing it...

Published:Saturday | March 4, 2023 | 12:41 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He was 89. Shorter died Thursday...

Published:Saturday | March 4, 2023 | 12:32 AM

Organisers of Miss Universe Jamaica North East for 2023 are currently seeking contestants to enter the pageant. A curtain call to see prospective entrants will be held on March 4 at Mongoose Restaurant and Lounge in Ocho Rios, starting at 11:30 a.m...

Published:Saturday | March 4, 2023 | 12:30 AM

Award-winning, diamond-selling, Jamaican artiste, Charly Black, has topped up his discography with a brand-new album titled No Excuses. This new album by the Trelawny native is consistent with his sound over the years, while being in many ways...

Published:Friday | March 3, 2023 | 1:10 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Members of the Jamaica Music Society’s (JAMMS) who attended the recent seminar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston left with more than enough knowledge to empower them about the business of music. “If you don’t have the knowledge then you...

Published:Friday | March 3, 2023 | 1:01 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

Growing up in Montego Bay Jamaica, DJ Rozay has always had a passion for music and fashion. She developed a deep love for the turntables when she was a teenager and has since dedicated her time to making her own music and even fashion videos, many...

Published:Friday | March 3, 2023 | 12:30 AM

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Regina Belle, will return to Jamaica on May 6, headlining Perry’s Pre-Mother’s Day Event. Organised by businessman Peter Perry, the concert is set to take place at Hope Gardens in Kingston. Featured...

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