Dancehall artiste Shenseea is among the announced performers for this year’s Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards in the United Kingdom on March 26, and the Hit and Run singer is very excited. When asked what fans on location and at home can expect...
Fresh off the success of his WYFL (Weh Yuh Feel Like) Riddim, which has already spawned more than 40 features in just three months, disc jockey and producer Jason ‘DJ Mac’ McDowell is enjoying a big moment in dancehall. Produced by DJ Mac and...
The dance concert Streams by CDT Jamaica, a legacy company which honours Tony Wilson, who founded The Company Dance Theatre, at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive on Sunday evening, was a visual feast. The movement – on spot, across, and around...
What does a concert headlined by pop icon Shakira in Abu Dhabi have to do with Jamaica? “Well ... a little bit,” respected tour manager and author Copeland Forbes told The Gleaner. Shakira is the headline act for the Saturday, April 4 OFFLIMITS...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna’s gated home on Sunday afternoon, according to the authorities and news reports on Monday. No one was injured, police said. Police received a...
It’s been a minute since we’ve had a big-screen space epic that’s as fun as it is awe-inspiring. The last memorable one might have been The Martian, so perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising that the drought is ending with another Andy Weir...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and other felony offences including 10 counts of assault on a person with a semi-automatic...
Sounds of drums filled the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday morning as the funeral service for legendary drummer Lowell Fillmore ‘Sly’ Dunbar got under way. One half of the iconic ‘Riddim Twins’, Sly and Robbie, Dunbar was remembered not only for...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots near the home of Grammy-Award winning performer Rihanna, according to police and news reports. No one was injured, police said. It’s not immediately clear...
Is an Iron Man reunion coming to the Oscars? Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr are both set to present at the Oscars on March 15. The show’s executive producers revealed a new batch of presenters Thursday, including Anne Hathaway, Will Arnett,...
There is poise in the way Sevana talks about where she is heading, musically. No rush. No spectacle. Just intention. When Sevana received the call confirming her performances at the New Orleans Jazz...
Reggae Sumfest 2026 will not be held at its home in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay. Instead, the festival heads to a new venue, Plantation Cove in St Ann for this year’s staging, for what the organisers say will be a one-off, one-night event, even as...
Reggae star Bugle has high hopes for his latest single, Love Again, featuring reggae superstar Maxi Priest, the singer who he called a “living legend”. “Working with Maxi Priest for me is definitely an accomplishment in my book. Maxi Priest is...
Dancehall legend, Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price, will be given the Generational Impact: Guardian of the Culture Award this year for his outstanding charitable contributions, his impact on dancehall music and for being a fearless advocate for the...
Last Thursday evening, there was definitely “a natural mystic blowing through the air” at Tuff Gong International, located at 220 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. Guests were invited to the launch of the newly refurbished studio, and if the Marleys...
The atmosphere inside the Vera Moody Concert Hall at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts shifted quickly on Wednesday evening when what appeared to be an ordinary gathering of media and guests transformed into worship. Without...
Nobody parties quite like Jamaicans, and this Easter Weekend, Ocho Rios is set to host six events over four days as part of the expanded Vacae Weekend. From April 3 to 6, locals and visitors alike will have the chance to enjoy food, fashion, and...
True to his moniker, the ‘Messenjah’, reggae stalwart Luciano continues to deliver powerful and timely nuggets of wisdom between his songs, and his performance at last week’s Reggae Gold Awards was no exception. When asked what keeps him motivated...
Whoever described Jah9 as “possessing a chilling yet bewitching vibrato evoking a young Ella Fitzgerald and a rootsy coolness à la Erykah Badu” was definitely on point. And, perhaps one could add to that a spiritual aesthetics that is totally her...
AP: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is a big, brash swing at a new The Bride of Frankenstein that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this: It’s alive. Just months after Guillermo del Toro presented his lavish Frankenstein, Gyllenhaal,...
Reggae singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy Award winner Sharon Marley is set to release her new single, Island, today. The track, featuring Sharon alongside her sister Cedella Marley and Rica Newell, former members of Ziggy Marley and the...
Jack Russell Music, a notable success in publishing, was founded in 2007 by Clare Ram with a handful of songwriters on her roster. Nearly two decades later, there are more than 1,300 signed writers and catalogues. On Tuesday, Ram hosted a free...
LONDON (AP): Delroy Lindo is feeling the love and planning for the future. The actor says that his Oscar nomination for Sinners has shown him how many people are thrilled for him. “That’s been truly monumental,” says the supporting actor nominee. “...
After more than five decades of championing Jamaica’s entertainment sector, founding member of Fab 5 band, Franklyn ‘Frankie’ Campbell, said he is deeply honoured to be recognised by his peers at this stage of his career. Speaking at Friday’s...
AP Hoppers might be built with familiar parts, but Pixar’s latest isn’t trying to hide its various influences. Instead, this buoyant, freewheeling adventure about a spirited 19-year-old environmental activist, who infiltrates the animal world in...
