Entertainment

The Emancipation Day holiday on August 1 will see the return of a float and street parade that infuses the rich tapestry of the island’s culture in a grand celebration of Jamaica’s diamond jubilee. The excitement is palpable for those working...

Dancehall heavyweight Spice has been crowned Queen of the Dancehall. After delivering an energetic performance on the opening night of Reggae Sumfest festival night one, which featured a few of her hits, some social commentary and even a costume...

Pier 1 in Montego Bay was the place to be last Thursday night as five big bad sounds vied for the coveted Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash title. At the end of the night, Bass Odyssey was left standing, having demolished all “dibby dibby tin pan...

“Wear one of your least expensive shoes,” cautioned Reggae Sumfest Executive Cordel 'Skatta' Burrell as rain accompanied by lightning and thunder pelted Jamaica's second city Montego Bay earlier today. Burrell was speaking with The Gleaner on the...

Just earlier, at 1:48 a.m. Friday morning, Warrior Sound from Germany, the one-man army, was supposed to have made its exodus from the Global Sound Clash. The defending champion was initially disqualified because of repeatedly breaking the no-...

With a powerful voice and electromagnetic stage presence, Elvis Presley is undoubtedly one of the most significant performers of the 20th century. He also happens to be one of the most controversial. History remembers the legend known for taking...

Ginjah The Reggae Soul Man has been tucked away in his homemade studio during the pandemic, recording music to the tune of six albums, one of which bearing his new moniker was released last year by Natures Way Entertainment, and he’s eyeing...

With only one week to prepare for the ‘greatest reggae show on Earth’, Ishawna exhaled and said, “I don’t know how dem get mi fi do this in one week.” The Everybody Need Someone singer pencilled in some time for this week’s Five Questions amid her...

NEW YORK (AP): The trial of R Kelly’s manager opened Tuesday on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theatre....

The music industry has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of veteran deejay Leonard ‘Merciless’ Bartley. Reports are that the 51-year-old deejay was found on Tuesday afternoon face down inside a motel in St Andrew. The deejay,...

“What’s a bad miracle?” Oscar winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive horror epic, Nope. The film reunites Peele with Oscar...

The Recording Academy has announced that the 65th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (formerly known as Staples Center). Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, November 15, 2022...