Veteran Rastafarian reggae singer, Denroy Morgan, has died. His son, Mojo, confirmed to The Gleaner that the music industry giant passed away on Thursday. He was 76. "Daddy passed last night surrounded by his wife, children, grand-children and...
Disney films have, for many, shaped a definition and expectation of how life in love and romance should play out, and the thing is, for some people, it actually does. However, the funny thing about love is how complex and untailored it is. Indeed...
In 2008, the biggest movie of the year was unquestionably The Dark Knight. It was the second cinematic face-off of the icons of Batman and Joker, but the same year saw the emergence of a sparkling star. Robert Pattinson became an overnight...
The 18th instalment of Cross Country Invasion kick-starts today and will resume its brand of philanthropic initiatives throughout four weeks. Cross Country Invasion is an intensive islandwide promotional campaign staged annually by the RJRGLEANER...
Last Sunday, the Footprints Café on Belmont Road in Kingston played host to the launch of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association’s (JaRIA) 2022 Honour Awards, at which the awardees and nominees were officially unveiled. The JaRIA executive had a...
In 2018, dancehall artiste and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star, Spice, made a bold statement with the song Black Hypocrisy, in which she focused dramatically on the vexing issue of colourism. Spice, whose complexion is luscious, dark chocolate...
Veteran performer Chaka Demus has something up his sleeve for International Women’s Day on Tuesday. “I have a surprise for the ladies this month; I’m going to put out a nice thing for the ladies,” the entertainer, who did not want to confirm the...
Spanning a range of musical genres, including rhythm and blues, soul, classical and jazz, the late Nina Simone was renowned for using her musical platform to send culturally significant messages. Her words empowered women and men alike, as much of...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Kim Kardashian became a single woman on Wednesday, nearly eight years after her marriage to Ye. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steve Cochran granted Kardashian's motion seeking the legal status. He smoothed over some...
As the first anniversary of the death of Bunny Wailer comes around, his estate is facing challenges as the executors head to court, even as Wailer’s partner of more than 50 years remains missing. Neville ‘Bunny Wailer’ Livingston, a founding member...
WESTERN BUREAU: Gleaner photographer Ashley Anguin made her directorial debut on Sunday with the premiere of her first short film, Link Up, at The University of the West Indies’ Western Jamaica Campus. The film follows Alex, played by Brian...
Streaming platform Spotify is celebrating its one-year anniversary in the Caribbean and has released some interesting data for the last 12 months. Dancehall is well represented in the findings, which also reveal that Jamaicans are enjoying reggae...
Dancehall and reggae culture held the world captive on Saturday night as 21 of the genres’ finest stars shone brightly on DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic show. The episode marked BET’s afterparty for the 2022 staging of the NAACP (National Association...
In his opening song, Forward March, ska great Derrick Morgan summed up the vibeat Reggae on the Pier, filmed at the Port Authority of Jamaica’s cruise port at the historic Naval Dockyard in Port Royal – “ … because the time has come when you can...
The entry deadline for the Jamaica Festival Song Competition has been extended to Friday, March 18, 2022. Committee Chairman Orville Hill says that this is to allow more time for potential entrants to better complete their entries before...
TOKYO (AP): A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit by Wayne Smith, Under Mi Sleng Teng,...
The expectation of the local entertainment industry is that it will return to some level of normality in the current year as it relates to gathering restrictions and the approval of permits for events. Carlene Smith, known more popularly as...
History was created inside the National Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday when reggae artiste Sizzla Kalonji lived the words of his now-classic song, Rise to the Occasion, as he was expertly accompanied, for the first time ever, by a 35-piece...
Monday could be decision day for the entertainment sector. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, during a virtual press briefing last Tuesday, announced that Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie is devising a plan for the...
In celebration of Reggae Month, a number of emerging artistes were invited to showcase their skills and put reggae music on display in a never-before-seen episode of Gleaner Premium’s ‘Live with North Street’. The virtual event featured Vyzadon,...
It was a virtual lovefest on Tuesday evening when the Kiwanis Club of Eastern St Andrew entertained royalty as they honoured reggae queens, Marcia Llyneth Griffiths and Judith Veronica ‘Judy’ Mowatt, to celebrate Reggae Month. Much was made of the...
LONDON ( AP ): The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says that Russia will not be allowed an entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The union said in a statement Friday that given the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, the inclusion of a...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will receive the President’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image Awards this weekend. The NAACP announced Thursday that it had selected Prince Harry and Meghan who have “...
NEW YORK (AP): Film-maker and actor Sean Penn is in Ukraine to continue work on a documentary about the ongoing Russian assault. The Office of the President wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday that Penn attended press briefings, met with Deputy...
For the last 10 years, it’s seemed like Uncharted was a doomed film. The adaptation of the titular video game seemed a no-brainer, given how cinematic the source material is. The film ought to have been an easier translation than other video game...
