Conscious reggae singer Warrior King is beyond delighted to be one of the recipients of the Bob Marley Peace Award, which will be handed out to nine Jamaican artistes — one posthumously — at Tribute To The Reggae Legends, an annual stageshow which...
LONDON (AP): The papal thriller Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, narrowly leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards with 12 nominations, one more than the genre-busting musical Emilia...
A hip-hop superstar beef was cranked up another notch Wednesday when Drake sued Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us'. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges UMG...
Superheroes, The King of Pop, and a handful of dual performances. Here are some of the most exciting cinema releases to come in 2025. 1. One of Them Days — Two best friends, Dreux and Alyssa, go on a quest to pay their rent after having their...
Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to...
Yard Mas carnival revellers who had been yearning for a j’ouvert experience with the band, will now have the opportunity following the addition of the event to this year’s list of activities. The band announced its addition to the list of its 2025...
In my review of the original Den of Thieves, I described its take on the heist genre as “remarkably stupid”. It seems my sentiment towards the Gerard Butler-led ensemble may have been apt, but could not diminish the lofty ambitions for the series...
Jamaica-born actress and film producer, Jacinth Headlam, is back in the island to promote her film, ‘Love After Holidays’, set to premiere on Friday, February 7, at Carib 5, Crossroads, in Kingston. “I am so, so excited. I am so grateful for...
Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, applauded Yard Mas for its theme ‘Land We Love’ which represents Jamaica’s cultural heritage. While giving her address as guest speaker at Yard Mas’ band launch event on...
AP: The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on January 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Monday. “We are...
LOS ANGELES (AP): The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be’s newly installed crib. CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for...
Reggae singer Keznamdi is seeking to remind humanity of the importance of cherishing life’s most essential moments with his latest release, Time. “Humanity is constantly faced with this tension between intense focus and the need to live in the...
NEW YORK (AP): On a quiet weekend in movie theatres, while much of Hollywood’s attention was on the wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles, Lionsgate’s Den of Thieves 2: Pantera debuted atop the box office with $15.5 million, according to...
Set to take place from February 19 to 23 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, Island Music Conference (IMC) 2025, the third edition, promises a networking week of global music industry leaders converging to drive Jamaican, Caribbean and...
WASHINGTON (AP): In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court in arguments started on Friday over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half...
LONDON (AP): Ed Sheeran wants people to take music in schools seriously. The British singer-songwriter has set up a foundation to ensure that kids in the UK get access to “high-quality” music education. Sheeran started writing songs from a young...
When Rupert Bent III performed with Third World Band at Fireworks on the Waterfront in 2023, his presence on stage evoked some amount of curiosity. He appeared to have tubes running from his nostrils, a clear indication that all was not well with...
Rastafarian firebrand Lutan Fyah is eagerly anticipating his upcoming tour of Europe where he will get to showcase the tracks from his latest album, Strength and Resilience. The 14-track album will be released on Mediacom/Utopia record labels...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Bloom on Thursday granted Megan Thee Stallion’s request for a protective order after the hip-hop star alleged that Lanez is harassing her from prison through surrogates as he serves a 10-...
Reggae artiste Mojo Morgan has teamed up with a number of his superstar friends, Popcaan, Chronic Law, and Pablo YG for his latest single, Make It. The song is buoyed by Mojo Morgan’s raw emotion and electrifying artistry where he tells an...
Love is a universal language, and artistes who can balance vulnerability with machismo are destined to create songs that can capture the imagination of the masses. That’s why emerging reggae artiste Busha Mark has teamed up with reggae superstar...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange had the task of sending out nearly back-to-back messages of condolences to the families of two stalwarts in the music industry, following the recent deaths of Lloyd Evans and Rupert...
In the world of linear equations, a Popcaan and Chronic Law collaboration would be written something like this: 1Unruly + 1Law Boss = x. If you remain mystified over the fact that a man who calls himself ‘Unruly’ is the real bredren of one whose...
Kevin Downswell isn’t just a contemporary gospel singer, he’s a movement. In a world often consumed by fleeting trends, Downswell is consistently using his platform to inspire and uplift. Through his label, Downswell Records, the 2024 JaRIA Gospel...
WESTERN BUREAU: It was a vibrant celebration of a remarkable legacy, one shaped by devotion to music, family, friends, and his beloved Jamaica. On Wednesday, Robert ‘Ducksie’ Russell’s farewell at the Montego Bay Convention Centre marked the...
