LOS ANGELES (AP): The Grammys will pay homage to lives of Loretta Lynn, Migos rapper Takeoff and Christine McVie with star-studded performances during Sunday’s ceremony. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the ceremony will honour the...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Wednesday upheld a second 30-day detention for the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate who is held on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking, an official...
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking, appeared at a court in Bucharest on Wednesday to appeal against...
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family makes an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must...
The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, is among several historic venues in the United States slated to be filled with the sounds of the Jamaica Youth Chorale (JYC) this week. The internationally acclaimed group will be in the US...
Renowned writer, Orlando Patterson, will deliver the Inaugural Rex Nettleford Distinguished Lecture at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Mona, on Friday, February 3. Titled ‘The Past Has Not Passed: The Heritage of Slavery and Genocide in Jamaica’,...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, according to court documents filed by prosecutors...
Wednesday, February 1, will mark the 66th anniversary of the birthday of Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown. For his contribution to the development of reggae music worldwide, the singer, who is often described as a man of the people, is being...
Churches are being encouraged to assist in expanding Jamaica’s gospel reggae industry. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange, who made the call, invited churches to “focus on unearthing and developing gospel bands and...
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jackson's 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic “Michael” to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson's casting Monday for the film...
The newest band on the scene for Carnival in Jamaica 2023, Yard Mas, promised to make a strong debut of its ‘Reign of Goddesses’ and did not disappoint. A collaboration among Jamaican brands, namely I Love Soca, Fete Republic, Broadtail, Zarmak...
Grounation, the Jamaica Music Museum’s (JaMM) flagship Reggae/Black History Month event, resumes on Sunday, February 5, at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall. At the forefront of this year’s staging is the concept of music as a political tool....
Worship Pastor and recording artiste Jelani Aswad is vowing to stay committed to his music and poetry career to positively impact young minds bombarded with negative influences from the music industry. A Bronx, New York, United States of America...
Fervour around Terrence Harold’s personality and interpretation of dancehall’s ‘rude bwoy’ style hit fever pitch at several points throughout his career as an entertainer, music producer, actor, visual artist and live event curator. Undeniably,...
Reggae journeyman Max Romeo is getting ready to pack his touring kit for the last time as he bids goodbye to the life on a road much travelled. For more than half of a century – 57 years to be exact – the roots reggae troubadour has traversed...
Jamaica’s culture and cultural products are debatably among the most marketable, exciting and intriguing worldwide. Reaching all corners of the globe, many have fallen in love with different aspects and have become completely immersed. This is the...
NEW YORK (AP): It’s been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinson’s last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon. Robinson will release the nine-track album Gasms on April 28, the music legend behind hits like My Girl and The...
Kingdom Culture, the organisers of The Well Encounter, have announced March 18 as the new date for the gospel showcase headlined by Grammy Award-winning gospel music ministers Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine from Atlanta-based worship music...
Noted actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph is definitely in another winning season. Last year she made history as the second black woman since 1987 to win the Emmy in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. The award was...
The City of Miramar has announced its line-up for the 3rd Annual Afro-Carib Festival (ACF) happening on Saturday, February 25, at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater in Miramar, Florida. The Afro-Carib festival, presented by Visit Lauderdale,...
Spoiler alert: J.Lo looks fantastic in a wedding dress. You surely knew that, given not only the plethora of wedding-themed movies Jennifer Lopez has made over the years, from The Wedding Planner to Monster-in-Law to the recent Marry Me, but also...
NEW YORK (AP): Justin Bieber’s record-breaking pop hits from Baby to Sorry are no longer his after the superstar sold the rights to all his early career music. The Canadian-American pop star’s six albums, including his most recent album Justice,...
American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer Lauryn Hill delivered a passionate tribute to Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley, the grandson of reggae icon Bob Marley, at her recent concert in Miami, at which some members of the Marley family were...
Ghanaian reggae-dancehall and Afrobeats star Stonebwoy might be in need of a real estate agent in Jamaica to source a new place of residence or vacation home. In a recent conversation with The Gleaner, Louisa Ansong Satekla, the artiste’s wife,...
“Movies are dreams that you never forget.” A deeply personal portrait of 20th-century American childhood, Steven Spielberg’s The Fablemans is a coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of...
