Worlds away from his music recording career, Gentleman now owns, and lives, on a farm located in Spain. In search of a more simplistic and fulfilling lifestyle, the singer relocated his family from the city of Cologne in Germany, to the hills on...
The year 2021 was one of strides for Pamputtae and it culminated with her being featured on British DJ Charlie Sloth’s Fire in the Booth (FITB) freestyle show. The episode, which unfolds as Jamaican cypher, will air on February 15 on Apple Music...
Scream It’s always someone you know Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House and as the wisecracking host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, died while on a stand-up comedy tour. He was 65....
We are on day 671 of the pandemic and Moyann is not running out of ideas to keep her audience on the tip of their toes. Two weeks ago, the fast-rising female dancehall entertainer dropped her music video for her new single, Big Tingz, but before...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has announced the opening of entries online for Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) competitions. The JCDC will begin accepting entries online today (Monday, January 10)...
Rastafarian film-maker Barbara Makeda Blake-Hannah wears many hats – journalist, festival organiser, cultural consultant, and author. Blake-Hannah, whose work has distinguished her over the years, has an armful of trophies and awards to show,...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died, according to authorities in Florida. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida,...
No matter the role, Kimberly Huie trusts herself to embody the character and deliver. The Jamaican-born actress recently landed a role in the new drama series, Kings of Napa, a role which seems to have been made for her. “I learned of the project...
NEW YORK (AP): Few movie stars, black or white, had such an influence both on and off the screen as Sidney Poitier. Before Poitier, no black actor had a sustained career as a lead performer, and rarely was one permitted a break from the...
The year 2021 was a tough year for many. However, in the world of books, 2021 was a year that several Caribbean authors took a leap to use prose as a means of keeping people grounded and engaged, breaking geographical barriers and allowing persons...
NEW YORK (AP): To much of the world, the late Toni Morrison was a novelist, celebrated for such classics as Beloved, Song of Solomon, and The Bluest Eye. But the Nobel laureate did not confine herself to one kind of writing. Morrison also...
Tributes to Sidney Poitier poured in from Hollywood and around the world following the death of the groundbreaking actor and cultural icon on Thursday. Poitier, who was the first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Lead Performance and the...
Dancehall artiste Mr G is calling on his peers, seasoned and new, to make globally appealing music. The veteran entertainer is among those in the music industry who believe that Afrobeats has taken the global spotlight once occupied by one of its...
Sidney Poitier has died. The Guess Who's Coming to Dinner actor — who was the first black winner of the Best Actor Oscar for his work on Lilies of the Field — passed away aged 94, said Fred Mitchell, minister of foreign affairs, in the Bahamas,...
NEW YORK (AP): Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how black people were portrayed on screen, became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how black people were portrayed on screen, became the first black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a...
With more than 40 years in the Jamaican music industry, Junior ‘Heavy D’ Fraser has witnessed the rise and growth of superstars and falling stars alike, even working with most as an event organiser, artiste manager and music industry insider....
Based on the statistics, we have compiled the top read entertainment stories for this year From Rita Marley to Scratch Perry, to Bunny Wailer and A’mari, these were the personalities who our readers found interesting and inspiring in 2021. And, as...
Even as the debate rages on about the impact of dancehall music, trap dancehall, reggae music and whatever other subgenre that may appear, fans continued to listen to their favourite artistes and give them their ‘full hundred’ in 2021. Younger...
Planet Earth, ecstatic to see the back of 2020, ushered in 2021 with fervour. The creative sector was chanting freedom from lockdown and ready and eager to embrace the staging of live, legal events, and “eat a food”. Unfortunately, that didn’t...
The year 2021 saw the largest return to cinemas since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many films delayed in 2020, there was an explosion of releases both in cinemas and on streaming platforms. Here’s the list of my favourite films of...
Each year brings a crop of promising artistes, and 2021 was no different. Here are some artistes to watch for 2022. 10Tik 10Tik’s Roll Deep is undoubtedly one of the grimiest anthems of 2021, which placed the singjay in circles with big names...
From cultural icons to poets and reggae and dancehall pioneers, the year 2021 marked the end of a legacy-filled journey for several stalwarts in the entertainment fraternity, and many tears were shed at their passing. Today, we pause to remember...
Jamaicans and reggae music have long had a love affair with country music, and it is this kindred spirit that Gramps Morgan taps into with his Grammy-nominated set, Positive Vibration. “On a Sunday when yuh a cut up the scallion and the thyme for...
