Entertainment

With a career spanning three decades, producer extraordinaire Johnny Wonder has contributed immensely to the development of the local music industry. He has had his hands in the careers of countless dancehall artistes, including Bounty Killer,...

LO S ANGELES (AP): Prince Harry compared his royal experience to being on The Truman Show and “living in a zoo”. The Duke of Sussex said during a Thursday episode of the Armchair Expert podcast that he contemplated quitting royal life on several...

Well-known producer, businessman, and councillor, Patrick Roberts, was yesterday slapped with fraud charges and is to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on June 24. Roberts, the local government representative in the Molynes Gardens...

President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, could not hide her glee at Wednesday’s official signing of an agreement between the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) and the SMC Group, a global...

Some three months after his passing, pioneering toaster Ewart ‘U-Roy’ Beckford will finally be laid to rest. Daddy U-Roy, the Godfather of Toasting, passed away on February 17. His burial will take place on Wednesday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at the...

LOS ANGELES (AP): The Global Citizen fundraising concert advocating the importance of vaccine equity has pulled in US$302 million, exceeding the goal for the organisation’s campaign. Global Citizen announced Saturday that the funds raised helped...

NEW YORK (AP): A new album from DMX will be released later this month. DMX’s long-time producer and collaborator, Grammy winner Swizz Beatz, announced on Monday that EXODUS will feature new material and drop on May 28. “My brother X was one of the...

Acclaimed storyteller and author Dr Amina Blackwood-Meeks pulled on her childhood imagination for her first official children’s book, That’s a Good Idea. It’s a modern folk-tale, inspired by creation and a child’s curiosity about the creator’s...

Reggae singer and songwriter Etana is known for delivering messages about finding and exuding internal strength. However, she said a lot of the strength she has portrayed to the world originated from the memories of her grandmother, Henrietta...

From Garnet Silk to Vybz Kartel to Teejay, reggae and dancehall artistes have dedicated songs to their mothers, and even the grimiest artistes acknowledge that there is that one person who has their heart – mama. Mama Christie (Shabba Ranks); Miss...

In a perfect world, populated by perfect beings, every child has a mother who must be celebrated on Mother’s Day. But the opposite is sometimes the unpalatable reality. Dancehall artiste Chuck Fenda, born Leshorn Whitehead, has slowly been sharing...

This Sunday, as the world observes Mother’s Day, Jamaicans are being invited to mark the occasion with an online entertainment special hosted by The Ashe Company. With the usual plans of dinner dates, live events and concerts or a day at the beach...