Madonna has asked Pope Francis to meet her. The 63-year-old singer, who was criticised for blasphemy by the Vatican following the release of her controversial 1989 video Like a Prayer, which featured burning crosses, a black Jesus and statues...
Reggae artiste Sycure Gyani recently collaborated with his wife, Sunshine Velvet, to record a steamy dancehall single titled Baby Oil. Gyani said the song was conceptualised and written by Sunshine Velvet. “My wife is the one who came up with this...
Filming has started in Jamaica for Get Millie Black, a novel by 2015 Man Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James, which is being made into a six-part series for television. The United Kingdom's Channel 4 announced last December that it had...
There’s nothing like a good romance film. Two would-be-lovers without any reason to care for one another discover there could be something there that wasn’t there before. In the case of The Lost City, self-proclaimed sapio-sexual and writer’s-...
As he sings in his 2020 single, Easy Does It, before he could even drive, Likkle Addi had already purchased a car. While some artistes sing about fabricated or wishful lifestyles, the son of Vybz Kartel says his music videos depicting beautiful...
In 1996, a young singer named Andrew Black jumped on the Tastee stage, hoping to make an indelible impression with his performance. He sure did. By the end of his stint, not only was he given the usual signs of approbation, Andrew Black was also...
Fifteen-year-old Leon Vassell was crowned SunCity 104.9 FM’s 2022 High School Disc Jock Competition champion last Saturday. The Anchovy High School student, who goes by DJ Leon, says that Delingy of Bass Odyssey has made a great impression on the...
Palace Amusement takes pride in welcoming patrons back to Palace Cineplex in the Sovereign Centre, Liguanea. The return of Palace Cineplex marks the full reopening of cinemas on the Palace Amusement circuit, as the company emerges from the...
Gratitude is something which roots reggae artiste, Samory I, knows a lot about, having been raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, where giving thanks and being grateful to the Creator for blessings is a lifestyle. It is not surprising,...
(Today, the Entertainment Desk begins a weekly ‘Jamaica 60’ feature in celebration of the island’s rich musical heritage.) Proclaimed ‘Jamaica’s First Lady of Jazz’ Myrna Hague was out and about on International Jazz Day, April 30, celebrating...
The Marley family has announced that Jamaican casting sessions are beginning for the new feature film of Reggae legend Bob Marley's life. The biopic is being produced by US studio Paramount Pictures. Cedella Marley, who has been named as a producer...
Savage Savo and Gyptian are aiming for an international audience with their song, Girls Want Love. The single, released late last month on Savage Ent, carries all the light, summer feels of an R...
Prior to performing Sam Smith’s Too Good At Goodbyes for the audition round of ‘Canada’s Got Talent’ reality series, which was televised recently, singer-songwriter Lenya Wilks bravely shared the story of being involved in a home invasion and also...
Reinaldo Marcus Green, producer of the upcoming authorised Bob Marley biopic, has shared that he was “blown away” by the audition tape of Kingsley Ben-Adir, the British actor who has been chosen to play Marley. In an interview with The Guardian,...
Craig Jackson has spent the last two decades navigating one of the world’s most demanding environments. But whether people identify him as a recording artiste named Qraig or by his voice and personal style, one thing he knows people are unlikely to...
There is an unspoken protocol to gather at the front of the stage whenever Tanya Stephens comes out, and it was no different when she headlined the second staging of Bamboo Splash Lawn’s ‘Acoustic Live’ series in St Andrew last Thursday. Adorned...
Name and face recognition are two things that BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ and presenter Seani B enjoys in Jamaica, where his respect is large within the reggae and dancehall community. When Seani B is in the island and calls on an artiste, he or she shows...
Kanye West is “working on himself” following the drama with Kim Kardashian. The 44-year-old rapper was married to reality star Kardashian, 41, from 2014 until 2022 and their messy divorce had seen him engage in social-media rows regarding their...
Carlene Smith is not only the original Dancehall Queen for life, but a humanitarian for life. The pop culture phenom will be donating proceeds from her birthday party at The Meca in St Andrew on Tuesday to the Bustamante children’s hospital. “...
The sounds of the Jamaican street dances call to Yemi Alade all the way in Nigeria, she says. As soon as a dancehall rhythm plays the singer-songwriter transforms into a dancer. She has a lot to say about the culture and for her it is about making...
Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers was the song of choice for Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp, as the courtroom drama starring him and his ex-wife Amber Heard entered its 10th day last Wednesday. According to reports in the Daily Mail...
Call him a mixtape assassin, call him a staunch advocate for reggae music, Rory Cha, more popularly known as Yaadcore, has earned numerous titles since emerging as a selector. Championing the combined power of conscious lyrical narratives embedded...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A young prince destined for greatness has his future stolen from him. His enraged uncle kills the prince’s noble father, and holds his mother against her will. The prince escapes and ventures into the...
Yoga teacher Kalisse Kelly values accessibility. Indeed, she’s using yoga to allow people to tap into different dimensions of themselves for better health, but she’s also making yoga accessible to everyone through her eponymous company. “One thing...
Aurra Soul is the winner of the Popeyes Music to Your Mouth Song Competition which was launched in February to celebrate the original flavour of Jamaican music through the vibrant spirit of Popeyes and open to young and upcoming artistes between...
