Adele has been offered a £30,000-a-night villa during her Las Vegas residency. The 34-year-old singer is being offered free accommodation at the luxury Nobu Villa - which is part of the Nobu Hotel - ahead of her much-anticipated residency at The...
Led by the main organiser Everton Dawkins, the chorus “We did it!” rang out at the end of the inaugural staging of the Roots Play Awards last Saturday night at the Hibiscus Lodge Hotel in Ocho Rios, as roots theatre practitioners were honoured by...
Popular dancehall entertainer, Serani, had a very special duet partner at the recent staging of Manchester Caribbean Carnival at Alexandra Park. The 40-year-old singer-songwriter welcomed seven-year-old Lottie Tute on the stage during his...
Aiming to satisfy the need for more local content, for Jamaicans by Jamaican, late night television comes alive with the premiere of Television Jamaica’s newest dramedy series, Sizzaz Kut. Producer and story editor, Keisha O’Meally, explained that...
Sheree Zampino says Will Smith is in a “good place” after the Oscars slap controversy. The 54-year-old reality TV star shares son Trey, 29, with her former husband, Smith, 53. Zampino insisted that her ex, who shocked Hollywood when he stormed on...
George Hunter, a founding member of the roots reggae group, the Ovationz – also spelt Ovations – passed away on July 30 in Queens, New York (NY). He was 66. His friend of more than 29 years, Moreen Myrie, shared that “George was ailing for a...
For the first time ever, Jamaican roots play actors and actresses will be formally recognised for their work. The Jamaica Roots Theatre Foundation, in association with Dynamite Productions and Lacell Entertainment, presents the inaugural Roots Play...
Dancehall entertainers Laa Lee and Bugle are lending their vocals and recording style to the remix of the catchy Billboard-charting hit, Big Boy, by recording artiste Heph B. According to Laa Lee, the trajectory that his career and music have been...
Reggae singer Blvk H3ro (pronounced ‘Black Hero’), who is signed to Delicious Vinyl Island, is on his very first tour of the United States of America and from all reports, he has been blowing up the summer tour circuit. From Wynwood in Florida to...
Think of a terrible family vacation. Odds are the worst thing that happens is a dull car ride, or some miserable squabbling. While those sound uncomfortable, it’s paradise compared to the Samuel’s South African holiday in Beast. For Idris Elba’s Dr...
On the heels of his Grammy nominated Reggae Album of the Year, Live and Livin’, Sean Paul dropped another classic album, Scorcha, which has kept him busy touring cities around the world with his most recent tour in Canada. He is now set to...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has said sorry to Sacheen Littlefeather after she was booed while making a speech at the 1973 Oscars. Actress and Native American civil rights activist Sacheen, 75, was 26 when she was heckled during...
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, was born on August 17, 1887, at 32 Market Street, St Ann’s Bay, in unflattering circumstances. Today, exactly 135 years later, New York Senator Cordell Cleare will issue a proclamation declaring...
New York: Trevor Blake, who coined the word ‘Merritone’, the first Jamaican sound system to venture overseas, taking “merri music” to cities such as London, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, New York, Hartford, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle,...
The 12th production of the Jamaica Poetry Festival (JPF) staged by poet Yasus Afari and SenYAcum Edutainment was held at the AC Marriott Hotel, Lady Musgrave Road, on Sunday evening. It was a splendid affair, but that doesn’t mean it was without...
R Kelly’s lawyer has denied claims that the singer’s “fiancée”, Joycelyn Savage, is pregnant. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean said in a statement on Twitter: “There is no truth to reports that Joy is releasing a tell-all memoir, and she is certainly not...
Upon hearing that Merciless’ autopsy report has been deemed inconclusive, his former manager and producer, Harvel ‘Gadaffie’ Hart, is reiterating claims which he made shortly after the deejay’s sudden death. He said that the Gal Dem Gizzada...
Dancehall fusion artiste Yaksta is pleased that his breakout hit Ambition has been included in a Rolling Stone magazine feature celebrating the 60th anniversary of Jamaican Independence. “It was just yesterday I was sitting and looking at some of...
Jamaica’s Godfather of Lover’s Rock, Beres Hammond, is on the road again with his Solid Love tour. One of the year’s most anticipated concert tours will make stops in 13 cities across the United States. It kicked off last Friday, August 12, and...
Jemere Morgan embarked on his first-ever solo tour on July 16, with no expectations but to demonstrate how much he has grown both musically and spiritually. The recording artiste, third generation of the legendary reggae royal Denroy Morgan, said...
Whenever the stories of drumming are chronicled in Jamaica’s musical landscape, the name Marjorie Whylie is likely to come up. Not only has she committed to playing the pulsating instrument – among other instruments, including the piano – from her...
Twenty-five years ago, Papa San shocked the reggae and dancehall-loving world when, at the height of his secular glory, he calmly announced that he was ditching the glitz and glamour of a deejay’s lifestyle and fully embracing a Christian walk...
In the entertainment world, a Jamaican summer officially begins with the perfect dancehall song celebrating the sunny weather, the fairer sex, generous servings of libations and an all-around good time. There’s something about summer – from the...
Grammy Award-winning reggae group, Morgan Heritage, will perform their legendary hits and new material as they embark on their first full-scale African tour. This historic tour, titled the Island Vibes Africa Tour, kicks off on October 2 in...
