Entertainment

LOS ANGELES ( AP ): Rapper Tyga was arrested in a felony domestic violence investigation Tuesday, authorities said. Tyga, 31, whose legal name is Michael Stevenson, was booked after a Tuesday incident in Hollywood, Los Angeles police said. He...

Strict COVID measures were in place at this year’s graduation photo sessions at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, disallowing extra company, including close family and friends. But for 22-year-old David-Asher, Jon-Michael and Marc-...

Last week, bloggers, vloggers, and YouTubers all revelled in the drama surrounding reggae singer Richie Stephens and General Ling as videos and subsequent interviews from both were splashed across both social and traditional media. This week,...

“I think a lot of people started to fold psychologically, physically even, during the pandemic,” Yeza tells The Gleaner. She includes herself in this lot, as she went off the grid for a couple of months while she sought to overcome a “low...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange is happy with how Jamaica was showcased in the new James Bond flick, No Time To Die. The film, she stated, “has really promoted destination Jamaica, location Jamaica, the culture of...

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), through its Reggae Open University (ROU), is staying true to its mandate to educate those in the creative ecosystem. ‘School’ was officially in session on Sunday, September 26, and although the...

NEW YORK (AP): When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told the producers. But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted. No, he was the one. He was James Bond. Craig, then a...

Come October 9, a new Miss Jamaica World will be crowned but not before you get to know this year’s talented crop of contestants a little better. Find out their likes and dislikes, what ‘Beauty with a purpose’ means to them and how they are...

It is not surprising that Queen Ifrica, the illustrious ‘Fyah Muma’ who chants powerfully against the abuse and exploitation of women, has chosen to cover a classic from the repertoire of the acclaimed High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone. A...

WESTERN BUREAU: Many in the church wanted to cry, but remained strong in their conviction until saxophonist Dean Fraser played David Sanborn’s Lotus Blossom, leaving hardly a dry eye at Karen Smith’s thanksgiving service at the St James Parish...

The career of reggae-dancehall entertainer Jah Cure was plunged into fresh turmoil over the weekend. The entertainer was reportedly arrested by Amsterdam police following an altercation between him and a promoter. Jah Cure, whose birth name is...