NEW YORK (AP): The jury at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial viewed more video recordings on Monday of the sex marathons that have played a prominent role in a prosecution that was likely to rest by Tuesday. Assistant US Attorney Maurene...
Telecoms provider, Flow, is in celebration mode and ready to connect with the culture at its Riddim Festival on Saturday, June 28 at the historic Devon House in St Andrew. The event, which starts at 12 noon, is a central feature of Flow’s newly...
Growing up in the quiet, cool hills of Chudleigh in Manchester, Deneila Wright often kept her thoughts to herself – not because she had nothing to say, but because she considered herself shy and reserved. That quiet confidence blossomed into bold...
Roots-reggae singer Linval Thompson is not about to let anything stop him from continuing to be great. A shrewd businessman and music producer, as well as an in-demand singer, Thompson’s touring itinerary sees him being totally booked out for the...
In a week that Jamaicans were emotionally deflated by the news that several elite Jamaican athletes had switched allegiances to Turkey, 20-year-old recording artiste Yung Lion is urging Jamaicans to “lion up”. “Everybody affi lion up and women...
February 2025 was a crowning moment for Hal ‘Reggaeman’ Anthony, honoured for his contribution to reggae music in south Florida and around the world at the Jamaica International Music Awards. His career could be likened to an album of tunes that...
NEW YORK (AP): The sixth week of the Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ sex trafficking trial was shortened by a holiday and a juror's illness as prosecutors nearly concluded their case. In the trial's first five weeks, jurors repeatedly heard testimony about...
AP: Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a retirement party. But, two years later at 92, he’s working as much as ever. Not that retirement would look much different. The life he loves is...
The smile on Marjorie Whylie’s face as she “buss a move” on her way out of 22 Jerk on Thursday night summed up the mood of the jam session. It was the fundraiser put on by Music Unites Jamaica Foundation for singer Della Manley, who was critically...
After more than a decade away from the Jamaican stage, celebrated actress Maria Walters is back – older, wiser, and still wildly in love with the craft of theatre. Walters steps into the emotionally charged role of Sonia in Bloodlies, the gripping...
Reggae singer Jah Cure was remanded in custody when he appeared in a Netherlands court this week after a court-hired interpreter was unable to attend a substantive hearing in the singer’s case. “[On Wednesday], the substantive hearing was...
Fusion reggae artiste Stacey Mirander is well aware of the societal ills that exist in today’s world. But ,with her latest single, Mankind, she simply wants to enlighten her listeners and simultaneously imbue the world with hope of a brighter...
Wendy Williams had “no idea” her “money-grubber” ex-husband Kevin Hunter was planning to file a $250 million lawsuit over her guardianship. Hunter, who was married to the presenter from 1999 until 2020, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday demanding a jury...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has denied singer R Kelly 's request to be freed from prison, saying she lacks jurisdiction to consider the convicted sex offender's allegations that federal prison officials plotted to murder him. US District...
LONDON (AP): Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed...
The Merritone story has its genesis in St Thomas in 1950 when the Blake brothers convinced their father to start the parish’s first sound system. For the past 75 years, Monte Blake has been integral in the growth of Merritone Music and has been at...
At age 17, Mozein Sutherland entered the popular local talent show Digicel Rising Stars, and after months of intense competition, emerged as the 2022 winner. Reminiscing about his time in Rising Stars, Sutherland stated that it, “opened doors of...
With schools closed and temperatures going up, there’s always a need for a place to go to cool off and be entertained. Thankfully, the movies set to release give a little bit of something for everyone. It’s clear, summer is for the cinema, so here...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange, has expressed sorrow at having to say farewell to yet another recording artiste, this time, Leroy Gibbons. He was 74. Grange noted that Leroy Gibbons, who died on Tuesday, June...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Jaws turns 50 this week, and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong. The titles that have packed the most summer moviegoers into theatres since 1975 represent some of the best known films of the last half...
Shot List, a dynamic celebration of film, culture, and global storytelling, unfolds at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Sunday, June 22, for what the organisers say will be “an unforgettable cinematic experience”. Presented by the Jamaica...
R. Kelly was rushed to hospital after he suffered a near-fatal overdose in prison. According to a new filing by his attorney, Beau Brindley, the 58-year-old singer – who is serving 30 years in a North Carolina prison for sex trafficking and...
Friends and fellow musicians of singer-songwriter Della Manley are banding together in support of her ongoing recovery, following her hospitalisation in March. The singer was critically injured in a car crash in Montego Bay, St James, shortly...
Western Bureau: Educator, 26-year-old Ashley-Nicole Lawrence walked away with the coveted 2025 Miss Hanover Festival Queen title on Saturday night when she upstaged the other six contenders in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s...
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama 'The Oval' has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles...
