Lupita Nyong’o finds it easy to become “frazzled and stressed” on set. The 39-year-old actress has recently finished shooting the role of Nakia in the upcoming superhero movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever but admitted that she often feels a sense...
Making a historical epic is tricky. While the words “based on a true story” will always invoke intrigue, most true stories don’t have the narrative throughline needed for a satisfying major motion picture. Liberties get taken to flesh out the plot...
Nigerian afro-pop superstar Yemi Alade is bubbling her way into the hearts of dancehall music lovers. She has declared her love for Jamaican musical genres and looks to collaborate with many more reggae-dancehall artistes before the year ends....
When the members of the legendary Toots and the Maytals band announced last December that they would be changing their name to oBessa, they vowed to pull out all the stops by “bringing the best of Toots and the Maytals experience and unveiling...
On every season of ‘Digicel Rising Stars’, there is always one contestant who leaves at least two of the judges speechless as they prepare their critiques. For Season 18, which ends on Sunday, it has been hard to pinpoint the one contestant primed...
Published:Thursday | September 29, 2022 | 12:09 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP): Two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper PnB Rock and Los Angeles police were searching Wednesday for a third suspect they warned should be considered armed and dangerous. The Philadelphia...
Published:Wednesday | September 28, 2022 | 10:49 PM
LOS ANGELES ( AP ): Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including Gangsta 's Paradise and Fantastic Voyage, died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said. Coolio died at the Los Angeles home of a...
UK-born recording artiste Stefflon Don is preparing for the release of her Island 54 album and has expressed an interest in working with more music professionals from Jamaica. In a recent interview with The Gleaner, she said that while the word ‘...
When foundation gospel singer and musician, Sam Wisdom, was told that he was selected for special honour at this year’s Sterling Gospel Music Awards, he admitted that his first feeling was “a little annoyance”. And that stemmed from the fact that...
Published:Wednesday | September 28, 2022 | 12:06 AM
The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The...
WESTERN BUREAU: One of the most respected reggae bands in the world, Steel Pulse, is reimagining how it does business as the music takes on new faces and new bands displace traditional hitmakers, staking their claim on the genre. The United...
NEW YORK: Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess, a veteran broadcaster with almost 30 years of experience, was over the weekend presented with a proclamation from Brooklyn Assemblyman Brian Cunningham, who serves the 43rd District in New York, USA. The US...
WESTERN BUREAU: Rita Marley sat in the audience in a ballroom at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York, last Friday night, watching her daughter and ‘bestie’ Cedella Marley accepting the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) 2022 International...
For dancehall’s Rygin King, a Grammy nomination would be more reason to persevere with his career in music. Although considered slightly controversial to many recording artistes, locally and internationally, who say there is no transparency in how...
NEW YORK ( AP ): Rihanna will take centrestage at February's Super Bowl half-time show. The singer, who declined to perform at the 2019 Super Bowl half-time show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the...
The Caribbean Rhythm Showcase (CRS) held last Sunday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston was a massive success. Bringing together artistes from across the Caribbean with noteworthy personnel within the international music industry, CRS...
All roads lead to the Kingston waterfront and Mas Camp for tonight's staging of Night Two of I Love Soca's Soca+ music festival and retro party Good Times. Speaking with The Gleaner, organisers of both events say they will go ahead as planned,...
Published:Saturday | September 24, 2022 | 12:08 AM
Oprah Winfrey “adored” Sidney Poitier. The 68-year-old TV star has joined forces with director Reginald Hudlin to make a new Apple TV documentary about the legendary actor - who died in January, aged 94 - and Oprah has revealed that her admiration...
Published:Saturday | September 24, 2022 | 12:08 AM
Back with a bang after two years of being virtual, the annual Sterling Gospel Music Awards (SGMA) showcase, takes the centrestage, live on the physical stage at a new location in Kingston, come October 8. The Ambassadors on Hagley Park Road has...
After breaking out in the industry in 1992, Mr Lexx, formerly known as Lexxus, delivered hit after hit, securing his place among the dancehall heavyweights of the ’90s. Easily identified by his raspy voice and witty lyrics that have earned his...
For the first 5 minutes of Bullet Proof, there’s next to no dialogue. All that you hear are gunshots, tense music, and the occasional yell or grunt. It’s remarkable restrained and lets the action speak for itself. The film feels focused, relying on...
Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer Roy ‘Gramps’ Morgan is always eager to share new music with his fans, and today he is giving them a special treat, a six-track EP. However, Gramps is playing games, as he has yet to...
The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), which is celebrating 60 years this year, will perform over three days in South Florida from October 1 to 3. The NDTC will have its first performance at the Miami-Dade Cultural Center on October...
