Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has called on Jamaicans to go out and support all the events and activities planned to commemorate Reggae Month 2025 in February. Speaking in the House of Representatives this week...
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors added details to their indictment against Sean 'Diddy' Combs on Thursday, saying the hip-hop star scheduled for a May trial is accused of sex trafficking at least three women and of once dangling someone off a hotel...
JaRIA kicks off Reggae Month with Dennis Brown concert The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will officially kick off Reggae Month on February 1 with a tribute concert to the Crown Prince of Reggae Dennis Emmanuel Brown, at the UDC...
The 15th edition of Musical Delights on February 9 will be a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Lions Club movement in Jamaica. The first club in Jamaica was the Kingston Club, which was chartered on February 22, 1965 at a magnificent...
Celebrations for Bob Marley’s 80th birthday, which is being hosted under the theme ‘Uprising’, kicked off with an exclusive preview of the digital tribute concert live on Tuff Gong Radio. On Bob Marley Day, February 6, exciting activities have...
Music is set to meet track and field in a delightful way on January 30 when VP Records flagship store in Queens, NY will welcome eight-time Olympic medallist and global track and field icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for an exclusive meet and greet....
Storytellers are anticipating taking to the stage on February 8 to vie for one million dollars in cumulative prize money in the fourth annual storytelling competition, ‘What’s Your Story, Jamaica?’ at Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay. For...
From DreamWorks Animation, creators of the beloved blockbuster franchises Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and The Boss Baby, comes the canine-crime-fighting film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling literary phenomenon: Dog...
A$AP Rocky 's accuser, former friend and the key witness testified Tuesday that their relationship had long been tense, and came to a head in the days before Rocky is alleged to have fired a handgun at him. Rocky, the rapper and partner of...
With reports floating all over social media that Vybz Kartel has been granted a US visa, a highly-placed source in the entertainer’s camp confirmed to The Gleaner that the possibility is very real “Someone heard birds singing that he got it, but [...
It’s Grammy season, but this year the wildfires in Los Angeles have made a difference, as there will be no pre-Grammy parties from the major labels, and the focus is on “raising additional funds to support wildfire relief efforts and honouring the...
On-the-rise reggae singer Auraiya Hope (A-Ray-of-Hope) has delivered on her promise to give fans an EP in 2025. The four-track project, The Chronicles of Love EP is a follow-up to her début album, The Chronicles of Love (2024), both on her label...
Reggae artiste Jemere Morgan is excited about his latest single, Sweet Love, which was released two weeks ago. Produced by Llamar ‘Riff Raff’ Brown, it delves into the profound emotions one experiences in a special relationship. With kudos...
NEW YORK (AP): Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk managed to open No. 1 at the box office with $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. On a quiet weekend,...
Auditions for this year’s Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2025 National Festival of the Performing Arts competition got under way in Trelawny on January 20, and will wrap up in St. Ann on February 27. This marks the beginning of...
LONDON (AP): Paul McCartney urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that, he says, could let artificial intelligence (AI) companies rip off artistes. The government is consulting on whether to let tech firms use...
When mega producer Donovan Germain attends the second annual Reggae Genealogy Music Festival in South Florida next Sunday, he will not only be a guest; he will be an honoree. The veteran producer is among three Jamaican music icons who will be the...
NEW YORK (AP): The 67th annual Grammy Awards will still take place Sunday, February 2, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, however, the Recording Academy has refocused its aim to support relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area...
Grounation, the annual symposium hosted by the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM), is all set for February’s Reggae Month celebrations and will present a unique opportunity to delve into the life and enduring legacy of the cultural iconoclast, Robert...
With his rigorous touring schedule and message-driven songs, Rastafarian firebrand deejay Jah Mason has overcome cultural and linguistic barriers to touch the hearts and minds of people around the globe. But, with all these achievements and his...
AP: A$AP Rocky is the celebrity in the room, but A$AP Relli will star at his trial. The hip-hop star, fashion maven and actor, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, is accused of firing a gun at his former friend Relli, born Terell Ephron,...
Last Wednesday, Coveside Concerts lifted the veil on its four-month-long 2025 season, which, by all indications, has the right ingredients for a successful staging. Between February and May, the Plantation Cove venue in Priory, St Ann, will play...
On the first day of A$AP Rocky 's trial, jurors saw surveillance videos that a prosecutor argued make it clear the rapper fired a gun in 2021 at his former friend, who the defence cast as a jealous, money-seeking rival who fabricated large parts...
The journey of award-winning actor, author, filmmaker, and entrepreneur Jacinth Headlam, the founder and CEO of Jacinth Media Productions, has been transformative, to say the least. Born in Richmond, St Mary, Headlam migrated to the US at an...
On the morning of January 22, about 10:55, Professor Kwame Dawes, was properly pinned and sashed by acting Governor General Steadman Fuller, at a ceremony of investiture at King’s House. Dawes, Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, started...
