Entertainment

International recording artiste Rob Diesel is still pumped about breaking into the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Top 100 Charts after releasing the single Rasta in America (Fly Ras) nearly one month ago. The entertainer held a peak position at number 93 and...

“I wanna go trending,” Downsound Records artiste Marcy Chin tells The Gleaner regarding her new project, Gimmie More. The ‘trending’ phenomena is criticised by some older artistes, who deem it a superficial measure of success, but Chin has her...

Conversations about a summer-held carnival have perpetuated social media following Thursday’s announcement that the ban on entertainment events would be lifted. However, principal at prominent carnival band Xaymaca International Andrew Bellamy is...

With a career spanning over three decades, Beenie Man has created an undisputed and unmissable wave. The Grammy Award-winning artiste’s contributions to Jamaican culture are forever etched in history, and he continues to be a guiding force in the...

Elder statesman of reggae music, the legendary Winston ‘Burning Spear’ Rodney, has two major assignments this year. He has been announced for Rototom Sunsplash in August and the Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise in December. Burning Spear, who has...

Rising global artiste Shenseea’s star is in the ascendancy, and the success of her just-released debut album, Alpha, is a testament to her readiness to be the next big star out of Jamaica, as is being predicted by the experts. The Grammy-nominated...

Now that both Sizzla and Shenseea – whose names just happen to begin the letter ‘S’ – have been confirmed to perform for Reggae Sumfest, which takes place in Montego Bay, St James, from July 20-23, executive producer of the music festival, Josef...

Miss World 2019, Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh, will tonight hand over her crown at the 70th staging of the Miss World competition. Singh asked users to weigh in on tonight's possible outcome in a post on Instagram, wearing a dress by Jamaican designer...

The historic Kingston Parish Church, located in the heart of Jamaica’s downtown commercial district, will on Tuesday, March 29 host a concert to celebrate Jamaica’s first documented composer, Samuel Felsted, who died 220 years ago. A collaboration...

Lashana Lynch hailed her “working-class foundation” after winning the EE Rising Star Award at the 75th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). The 34-year-old actress – who played MI6 agent Nomi in the James Bond film No Time to Die – delivered a...

Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott has put forward what he described as a common-sense proposal for the opening up of the island’s entertainment sector. Scott, who has been a staunch advocate for the reopening of the sector, which has been in...

Global musical powerhouse, Sean Paul, kicked off his US-leg of the Scorcha Tour inside Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida last Friday. It has been two years since the artiste has toured having spent the pandemic period in Jamaica with his family, who...