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Published:Friday | May 3, 2024 | 12:11 AM

Buju Banton, a luminary figure in the illustrious tapestry of Jamaica’s vibrant music scene, whose contributions have left an indelible mark on the island’s cultural landscape, has lauded the recent release of The Recoup ‘riddim’ by producer Kemar...

Published:Thursday | May 2, 2024 | 5:54 PM

Veteran dancehall deejay, Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is back in the United States of America and is declaring that "God is good". An excited DJ Khaled, in an Instagram Live not so long ago, officially welcomed Buju Banton back to...

Published:Thursday | May 2, 2024 | 12:10 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

On Tuesday night, the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston was festive in every sense of the word when a bustling Kingston Night Market met International Jazz Day and locked the city. Vendors and an overflowing house of patrons...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2024 | 12:09 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

Every time you see an action movie, or even just a movie with action elements, what you’re seeing is the underrated field of stunt work. People devote so much to the craft of film-making, they’re willing to suffer actual bodily harm. While they...

Published:Wednesday | May 1, 2024 | 12:08 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer

Deidrian Downer, the recently crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Central, says she was always a shy and reserved girl. In fact, if it weren’t for her new-found title, Downer says she would have never even had the confidence to answer questions from The...

Published:Tuesday | April 30, 2024 | 12:08 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Comar ‘Frankie Music’ Campbell is a name that has become a heavyweight in the music industry in a relatively short time. The Grammy- and Billboard Award-winning producer and manager is acknowledged as a visionary within music circles, and over the...

Published:Tuesday | April 30, 2024 | 12:06 AM

When Surinamese singer Jah Nelson made a visit to Jamaica in March, his intention was to stay in the island for no longer than two weeks. Six weeks later, the Rastafarian entertainer is still here. The singer-songwriter who hails from the...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2024 | 12:09 AM

World Bash is headed to the O2 Arena in Birmingham, UK on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 5, for what the promoters say will be a historic night of sound system entertainment. Billed as the only sound system concert in the world, the event is bringing “...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2024 | 12:07 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

At least one music marketer is championing the strong link between music and sports as superstar cricketer and reggae artiste Chris Gayle and eight-time Olympic gold medallist and music producer Usain Bolt have been named as ambassadors for the ICC...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2024 | 12:07 AM

NEW YORK (AP): A retrial in New York of disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein won’t be coming to a courtroom any time soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to his rape trial said she wasn’t...

Published:Monday | April 29, 2024 | 12:06 AM

Whilst it might appear that digitalisation has both suppressed live musical instrumentation and led the youth away from the musician’s path, there are encouraging signs and statements to the contrary. One such was made recently at Kingston’s...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:15 AM

The National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica is set to take centre stage at the Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF) festival at the Curve Theatre on May 3 and 4, marking the company’s second performance in England in two years. As...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:14 AM

These days, Jamaicans rarely have the opportunity to experience a jazz performance by international musicians, but I maintain it is essential that Kingston participate in staging jazz concerts because the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:07 AMMichael Reckord - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Three pre-eminent Jamaican poets are lauding fellow poet Ishion Hutchinson for being shortlisted for Canada’s prestigious International Griffin Poetry Prize. One of the world’s most generous poetry awards, the prize, this year, is worth CDN$130,000...

Published:Saturday | April 27, 2024 | 4:55 PM

The Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) is encouraging young local music producers to consider making radio edits of their productions to ensure airplay and wide distribution that will maximise revenue. JAMMS General Manager, Evon Mullings, told...

Published:Saturday | April 27, 2024 | 12:08 AMKwela Cole/ Gleaner Writer

The Miss Universe Jamaica Central pageant made history last year in crowning Ayanna Powell-Myles, a wife and mother, following adjustments to the previously rigid Miss Universe International eligibility requirements. This year the central arm of...

Published:Saturday | April 27, 2024 | 12:08 AM

CHICAGO (AP): The singer R Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R...

Published:Friday | April 26, 2024 | 12:09 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP): It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz...

Published:Friday | April 26, 2024 | 12:08 AM

HOUSTON (AP): A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State District Judge Kristen Hawkins issued...

Published:Friday | April 26, 2024 | 12:07 AM

The carnival festivities continue as Main Event Entertainment Group, Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and Red Stripe Flavours partner with Kingston Creative to host the “last fête of the season”–Carnival Lyme– on Sunday, April...

Published:Friday | April 26, 2024 | 12:07 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer

In the early 2000s, only a handful of entertainers could confidently say they had the music industry wrapped around their fingers. And, standing above them all with mic in hand and a soulful tune on her lips was Alaine Laughton. Alaine first rose...

Published:Thursday | April 25, 2024 | 12:08 AMShanel Lemmie/Staff Reporter

Fresh off the deck of the Love and Harmony Cruise, Queen of Soca Alison Hinds is gearing up to make history as the first soca star to set sail on Tom Joyner’s Fantastic Voyage. Shoving off from Port of Miami on April 27, Hinds said when she got...

Published:Thursday | April 25, 2024 | 12:08 AMKwela Cole/Gleaner Writer

When Keri-Ann Greenwood entered the Miss Universe Jamaica East (MUJE) competition, her aim was self-development. Little did she know she’d walk away with the top spot. Greenwood, who wore the sash Miss Social Butterfliez Ent, was crowned by...

Published:Thursday | April 25, 2024 | 12:07 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

When a young girl is kidnapped by a group of, well, kidnappers, she’s forced into an evening of imprisonment. Seemingly no older than eight, young Abigail is frightened, petrified under the threat of violence from her abductors. The premise has the...

Published:Wednesday | April 24, 2024 | 12:10 AMMichael Reckord/Gleaner Writer

“Today we celebrate and properly recognise someone who embodies excellence,” was the proxy declaration of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange on Sunday. She was referring to Mervyn Morris, a man whose exemplary...

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