The transformation of Negril in Westmoreland into an entertainment zone is a proposal that is being spearheaded by the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU). Lowell Lawson, who was recently returned as president of the JFMAU...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced that Jamaican music stalwarts Derrick Morgan and Kevin 'Sanchez' Jackson will be honoured at the Grand Gala on Independence Day, August 6, at the National...
Reggae singer Ginjah, who now goes by Ginjah – The Reggae Soul Man, is still processing having his own day in the United States. Mayor of Buffalo Bryon Brown issued a proclamation announcing Ginjah – The Reggae Soul Man Day on June 12 in that...
On-the-rise entertainer Sacáj sees herself as one of the vibrant, new faces of music and is determined to engrave her name among the greats. Her first huge step towards that goal is the Jamaica Festival Song Competition, a showcase which has...
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in Las Vegas. The 52-year-old pop star rekindled her relationship with Hollywood star Ben, 49, back in 2021 after a break of almost 20 years, and the couple reportedly got a marriage licence in Clark...
The 2022 Jamaica Festival Song album is now live on global music streaming services, including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, and Pandora. The album, titled Jamaica Festival 2022 Song Competition, features the 10 finalists in...
Long before he had multiple businesses and mega artistes on his roster, Romeich Major was running errands for dancehall quartet TOK. “TOK [would] call mi and seh to go pay dah bill deh or we link up a studio and mi just deh deh and do certain...
In Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, a middle-aged woman of very limited means in post-World War II London dreams of owning a Christian Dior gown. In 1957, however, at the height of Dior’s New Look renown, this was not a straightforward proposition. There...
Actress Sandra Lee knows her way around live theatre, having starred in her very first production while a student at the Vere Technical High School in Clarendon. That opportunity ignited a passion for the arts, which would later see the then...
Special by Lizzo (Atlantic Records) Singer and rapper Lizzo wasn’t kidding when she came out with the title for her latest album – it truly is a journey to get to your most Special self. This album is an ode to body positivity that doesn’t shy...
The National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) kicks off its Diamond Season of Dance at the Little Theatre on Friday, July 22, with a gala performance. The commemorative season will feature new works and audience favourites from Rex...
Renowned actor and comedian Keith ‘Shebada’ Ramsay is returning to the local stage after several years with Man Problem! Written and directed by Ramsay, the play is slated to show at 22 Jerk Restaurant, St Andrew, on July 24. “The feeling is like...
Kemar Ottey, more popularly known as Ding Dong, has cemented himself in the dancehall space, having maintained and achieved an exceptional level of consistency and dominance, Hailing from Nannyville, Kingston, Ding Dong shot into prominence with...
In his 8th appearance as the Norse God of Thunder, Chris Hemsworth returns to the role that made him into a superstar. After saving the earth, the heavenly realm of Asgard, and half the universe, one wonders what more the character will have to...
Twenty-five year old Joel Tennant, also known as ‘Joel Immortal’, is a member of the Active Immortals dance crew from Old Harbour, St Catherine. His love for dance and the sense of purpose that comes with it led him to pursue it as his career. His...
Singer One1 believes ageism is hindering the growth of the Jamaican music industry. The entertainer told The Gleaner that the current environment has a tendency to discard artistes once they’ve reached a particular age. “Our music isn’t benefiting...
On the face of it, the paintings of the late Cecil Cooper and the fiction of Ferdinand Dennis are unrelated. But the works of the two are featured together at the Olympia Gallery in Papine, St Andrew, and the creators both referred to as...
Two of dancehall’s favourite female veterans, Tanya Stephens and Patra, are doing what some would call the unthinkable. Totally dismissing annoyances like ageism and sexism, they are celebrating getting older with a spate of lyrics that couldn’t be...
Veteran French music collective L’Entourloop is offering ‘clarity in confusion’ – the English translation and name for their third album La Clarté dans la Confusion – amid the unique and unprecedented times faced worldwide over the last three years...
In a recent interview with Essentials Radio on Apple Music Hits, host for that week, Estelle, was joined by reggae icon Jimmy Cliff to discuss The Harder They Come on the occasion of the film and accompanying soundtrack’s 50th anniversary. However...
ELVIS features the life and music of the iconic Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Academy Award winner Tom Hanks). The complex dynamic between...
Revered actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has scored her first Emmy nomination for her role in Abbott Elementary. Ralph was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role of Barbara Howard. Abbott Elementary...
As the curtains close on carnival in Jamaica, organisers of Miami Carnival are promoting the upcoming event which is slated for South Florida in October. The carnival, which is celebrating 38 years, will span across four events: the Kiddies Junior...
LONDON (AP): Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on [...
From serving as a bar to providing the mammoth speaker set-ups with a platform, and also for moving portable bathrooms, the trucks and the manpower that moves them have one of the biggest roles on road march day. Without trucks, carnival would not...
