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5 Questions With Alaine

Published:Friday | January 3, 2025 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Singer Alaine Laughton, known simply as Alaine, has been a constant in the music industry since moving back to Jamaica from the United States in 2004. One year later came her breakthrough hit, No Ordinary Love, a song that remains a big hit with...

'Sounds From Yaad' a real Jamaican experience

Published:Friday | January 3, 2025 | 9:53 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

In his synopsis of Sounds From Yaad, which is written in the programme, erudite writer and director, Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis declares: “From the onomatopoeic musicality of romantic overtures and social conversations to the creative cacophony of a...

Meghan Markle’s new Instagram ushers in new Netflix show

Published:Friday | January 3, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is ringing in the new year with her return to Instagram and a brand-new Netflix show. The Associated Press confirmed Wednesday that the account @meghan belongs to the Duchess. Her first post, a black-and-white video...

Golden Globes returns Sunday with big-name nominees

Published:Friday | January 3, 2025 | 12:07 AM

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif (AP): The Golden Globes will return Sunday with major star appeal thanks to a slew of big name nominees, including Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more. Nominations...

Popcaan addresses Skatta Burrell dispute at Freedom Street, looks ahead

Published:Thursday | January 2, 2025 | 5:07 PM

A day after Cordel ‘Skatta’ Burrell, a producer and Downsound Entertainment executive, released a video in response to insults made by Popcaan towards him and his mother during his performance at Freedom Street, Popcaan's Unruly Entertainment has...

British rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of his Rolls-Royce

Published:Thursday | January 2, 2025 | 10:55 AM

LONDON (AP) — British rapper Stormzy was banned from driving for nine months on Thursday after admitting he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone. The 31-year-old whose real name is Michael Ebenazer Owuo Jr. is...

Great vibe flowed at Fireworks on the Waterfront

Published:Thursday | January 2, 2025 | 12:09 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

A magnificent fireworks display heralded the year 2025 at Fireworks on the Waterfront in downtown Kingston, as children stared in fascination, couples kissed, and the selectors played the song which seems to have become the unofficial gospel anthem...

‘Missing You’ lands in time for New Year binge watch

Published:Thursday | January 2, 2025 | 12:09 AM

LONDON (AP): It’s Netflix’s resolution every new year to give viewers a headscratcher in January. Since 2020, the streamer has released a UK miniseries based on thriller book by Harlan Coben over the holidays. It seems to have paid off: Fool Me...

Freedom Street lights up National Stadium

Published:Thursday | January 2, 2025 | 12:07 AMNatasha Williams/Gleaner Writer

Despite a bittersweet start to one of Jamaica’s most anticipated concerts, Freedom Street, and a few hiccups, patrons were transported by nostalgic memories of a grand spectacle, culminating in a spectacular ‘Gaza Reunion’ at the National Stadium...

Skatta Burrell responds to Popcaan’s onstage remarks at Freedom Street

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:43 PM

Dancehall artiste Popcaan came out swinging when he hit the stage at last night's Freedom Street at the National Stadium in St Andrew. Directing his ire at Downsound Entertainment executive and producer Cordel 'Skatta' Burrell, Popcaan levied a...

Vybz Kartel returns to J'can stage after 13 years

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:00 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Dancehall superstar Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer opened the highly-anticipated Freedom Street with his popular hit Hustle the Money. Patrons erupted across the National Stadium in St Andrew as a sharply dressed Kartel entered the stage in a three...

DIRTY ANGELS

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:09 AM

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Dear Valued Patrons, As the new year arrives, continuing the festive season of joy and warmth, we at Palace Amusement would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support throughout 2024. Your...

Stone Love celebrates 52 years

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:09 AM

More than five decades of doing what they do best, while enjoying the support of family, friends, fans and sponsors was good reason enough for the entire Stone Love crew to celebrate as the legendary sound marked 52 years in the business of...

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ – A passable prequel

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:08 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

His end is well known, but how he began is a mystery. Mufasa seeks to portray the myth of the lion king with a near biblical reverence. While the 2019 film was a technical marvel, it lacked the soul of the 1994 animated original, with subpar...

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:08 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history but not every legal issue between the two. Jolie and Pitt signed off on a default...

Vybz Kartel honoured at Strictly 2K

Published:Wednesday | January 1, 2025 | 12:07 AMKrysta Anderson/Staff Reporter

Just days before Freedom Street, patrons gathered at the Mas Camp in St Andrew on Saturday night to enjoy one of the season’s most anticipated events, Strictly 2K. Instead of a performance line-up, the throwback festival honoured three icons in the...

'Nuttin neva bad like Gully and Gaza'

Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2024 | 11:45 PMKenrick Morgan/ Gleaner Writer -

Popular selector Marlon Wizard, more popularly known as 'World Boom' or 'Boom Boom' says the Gully-Gaza era of dancehall was the best in recent years. His comments came during his set at Freedom Street currently being held at the National...

Minister delivers message of 'true freedom' at Freedom Street

Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2024 | 7:29 PM

As patrons eagerly gathered for the highly-anticipated return of dancehall icon Vybz Kartel, one preacher had a different message to share about a “Freedom Street” of his own. “I am here to sensitise people about the second coming of Jesus Christ...

Canadian couple first in line at Freedom Street

Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2024 | 11:45 PMKenrick Morgan/ Gleaner Writer - -

After arriving at the gates of the National Stadium a few minutes after 1 p.m., Javane and Moon Green were pleasantly surprised to see they were the first in line for the highly anticipated Freedom Street concert. Visiting all the way from...

‘Day nah light ‘til a mawnin’

Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2024 | 12:09 AM

“Memba seh day nah light til a mawnin,” the selectors at Stone Love’s 52nd anniversary dance party told the crowd at 2:30 on Sunday morning as more and more patrons turned up to party with the legendary sound system. The venue was the the D’Lux...

Rains not enough to stop ‘Grateful’

Published:Tuesday | December 31, 2024 | 4:25 PMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer

According to veteran dancehall entertainer Agent Sasco, when he looked through his window on Sunday evening and saw the heavy rains, he began feeling “weak in the knees”. And who could blame him? The Grateful singer was in a celebratory mood, and...

Agent Sasco promises a full set for patient ‘Grateful’ patrons

Published:Monday | December 30, 2024 | 12:25 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer -

Veteran dancehall artiste Agent Sasco promised to deliver a full set for patrons at his Grateful concert who have patiently waited for him in the rain. “Unuh stan up inna di rain? If this isn’t a showcase of gratitude, I don’t know what is. So...

‘A different Joy in the Bass this year’

Published:Monday | December 30, 2024 | 12:07 AM

The eighth staging of the annual Christmas Joy in the Bass event at the Ambassador Theatre in Trench Town was a night of music, food and the Word, courtesy of the Joy Town Community Development Foundation. Performing on stage for the duration of...

‘Sonic 3’, ‘Mufasa’ battle for No. 1 at holiday box office

Published:Monday | December 30, 2024 | 12:07 AM

AP: Two family films dominated the holiday box office this week, with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 winning the three-day weekend over Mufasa by a blue hair. Paramount’s Sonic movie earned $38 million, while Mufasa brought in $37.1 million from theatres in...

Rickey Teetz advocates helping mentally ill, homeless

Published:Monday | December 30, 2024 | 12:07 AM

As the year 2024 draws to a close, dancehall artiste Rickey Teetz is making an appeal for the public to be more charitable in their thoughts and actions towards the less- fortunate, especially the mentally ill. “Life is hard, but we can’t lose...

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