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Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 12:08 AM

Reggae lovers know only too well that Beres Hammond and Buju Banton in concert is simply magical. On January 1, 2023, one of Jamaica’s most prolific vocalists will join forces with one of reggae and dancehall’s most resounding voices to give birth...

Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 12:06 AMYasmine Peru - Senior Gleaner Writer

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...

Published:Sunday | July 24, 2022 | 12:05 AMAaliyah Cunningham - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Actress and television and radio personality Dahlia Harris has high hopes for the Jamaican film and theatre industry despite the several challenges that it faces. Speaking with The Sunday Gleaner on the closing night of her play God’s Way 2:...

Published:Saturday | July 23, 2022 | 11:00 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer -

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...

Published:Saturday | July 23, 2022 | 3:37 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer -

Veteran dancehall artiste, Harry Toddler, paid homage to late deejay Merciless during his performance on the Reggae Sumfest stage. During the last two minutes of his set, he dedicated a song to the recording artiste, whose real name is Leonard...

Published:Saturday | July 23, 2022 | 12:09 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

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...

Published:Saturday | July 23, 2022 | 12:08 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

After first appearing on the Reggae Sumfest stage in 2018, recording artiste D’Yani is gearing up to deliver what he describes as a “sensual performance” on Festival night two, set for the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay tonight...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 8:31 PMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer - -

“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...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 4:56 AM

After a gruelling best of 10, dub-fi-dub round, Bass Odyssey emerged the winner of the 2022 Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash. The "sound from the country" snatched the victory from defending champion, Warrior Sound from Germany, and walked away...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 4:54 AM

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-...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 3:20 AM

Following musical tributes to Merciless from Warrior Sound out of Germany and Bass Odyssey from Jamaica at the Global Sound Clash, the producers of Reggae Sumfest asked for 30 seconds of silence to pay tribute to the fallen soldier. Merciless,...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 12:11 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

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...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 12:09 AMKerese Oakley-Williams/Gleaner Intern

Tours, travel, and collaborations – these are some of the goals of the 18-year-old, up-and-coming artiste Jaesinco. Discovered by her now manager through a post on social media, the young recording artiste had quite the unexpected start in music. “...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 12:06 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter - -

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...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 12:06 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

There’s no debate; Merciless is synonymous with Sting. News of his passing in St Andrew on Tuesday saw several fans flocking to YouTube to revisit the deejay’s historic victory at Sting in 2000 against “the men in black” – Ninjaman, Bounty Killer...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 12:06 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter - -

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...

Published:Friday | July 22, 2022 | 12:06 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

At the end of what was arguably the biggest ambush in Sting’s history, Merciless walked away with the spoils, having annihilated a fearsome trio of Ninjaman, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man in the year 2000. Years later Bounty Killer called it his “...

Published:Thursday | July 21, 2022 | 12:10 AM

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....

Published:Thursday | July 21, 2022 | 12:09 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

‘Nothing happens before the right time’ neatly sums up reggae singer Sanchez’s reaction to the announcement by the culture ministry that he is one of two recipients of the prestigious Jamaica Music Icon Award, which will be presented on...

Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 6:44 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

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,...

Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 12:12 AMSade Gardner/Staff Reporter

Musical excellence will sweep the shores at Marley Beach in Boscobel, St Mary, when Merritone Music presents its inaugural Merritone on the Beach event on July 31. The concert, set to kick-start an islandwide series which will celebrate Jamaica’s...

Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 12:10 AM

“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...

Published:Wednesday | July 20, 2022 | 12:06 AMAaliyah Cunningham/Gleaner Writer

King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has hailed the impact of veteran record producer Dave Kelly ahead of a special Reggae Sumfest performance dubbed the Madhouse Tribute that will honour Kelly’s contribution to the music industry. Speaking with The...

Published:Tuesday | July 19, 2022 | 12:08 AM

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...

Published:Tuesday | July 19, 2022 | 12:08 AMStephanie Lyew/Gleaner Writer

Currently in the middle of a Caribbean-wide launch of the Grammy-nominated album, Positive Vibrations, reggae artiste Gramps Morgan is having a good time. The 46-year-old entertainer performed at the 19th annual ‘Let Freedom Sing!’ show in Music...

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