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Published:Wednesday | April 24, 2024 | 12:10 AM

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) will, on April 30, present International Jazz Day Jamaica, a concert...

Published:Wednesday | April 24, 2024 | 12:08 AM

NEW YORK (AP): Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool...

Published:Wednesday | April 24, 2024 | 12:07 AM

He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working...

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2024 | 12:08 AMKwela Cole/Gleaner Writer

Fresh off the plane, international gospel artistes TobyMac and Kirk Franklin did not disappoint at the Best Dressed Chicken Fun in the Son gospel concert held on Saturday at the National Stadium. It was hard to keep still during TobyMac’s...

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:08 AMKenrick Morgan/ Gleaner Writer

When discussions began about the increase in visa fees for entertainers looking to perform in the United States, the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU) made it very clear it was prepared to advocate against the matter....

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:08 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

Evad Campbell was the lone nominee in the music category of the 2023 Prime Minister National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE), held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Saturday. And, thus, he was the default winner. But that does not take anything...

Published:Monday | April 22, 2024 | 12:05 AMKwela Cole/Gleaner Writer

Hours before transforming into the weekly held Triple Thursdays, The MECA Jamaica at Marketplace in Kingston had chairs set across the dance floor conference-style in front of a small stage complete with a podium and mic, hosting the launch of...

Published:Sunday | April 21, 2024 | 12:08 AMKenrick Morgan - Sunday Gleaner Writer

When internationally recognised songwriter and gospel singer, Kirk Franklin, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday, one thing was abundantly clear in his mind – he was home. It is no secret that the entertainer,...

Published:Sunday | April 21, 2024 | 12:07 AM

NEW YORK (AP): Nearly two years after the knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same. Interviewed this week at the Manhattan offices of his long-time publisher, Random House, he is thinner, paler...

Published:Sunday | April 21, 2024 | 12:07 AMKenrick Morgan - Sunday Gleaner Writer

With the explosive onset of social media in the early to mid-2000s came an abundance of content creators who found that lodging themselves in various niches across the Internet created endless opportunities for profitability. One of those niches,...

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 12:07 AM

NEW YORK (AP): Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artiste who...

Published:Saturday | April 20, 2024 | 12:07 AMShanel Lemmie/Staff Reporter

Christopher Martin entered the music industry nearly 20 years ago as a bright-eyed teenager in the country’s fastest-growing singing competition. Since then, the young star has transformed into a big deal. Celebrating his upcoming platinum...

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:11 AMKwela Cole/ Gleaner Writer

Small in stature but with a voice that packs a punch is Stalk Ashley. The dancehall artiste entered the scene in 2019 with her fast-becoming classic anthem Young and has been making waves ever since with sweet vocals delivering raunchy lyrics over...

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:08 AM

Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has been granted permission to accompany her on tour overseas while he is still on probation. The Super Bass singer is out on the road on her Pink Friday World Tour and on Tuesday, District Judge Michael W....

Published:Friday | April 19, 2024 | 12:07 AM

Since announcing the inclusion of the Appleton Estate Rum Festival in partnership with Blitz, organisers of Reggae Sumfest have been making a great effort to ensure patrons know that the event has more to offer than just two main show nights. CEO...

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2024 | 12:09 AM

NEW YORK (AP): More than two decades ago, Kate Hudson took on the role of one of the most celebrated music fans to ever hit the silver screen: Penny Lane in Almost Famous. It is required viewing for record obsessives – and for Hudson, an extension...

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2024 | 12:09 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP): Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant OJ Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said, following his death last week at home in Las Vegas. Attorney Malcolm LaVergne told AP he was present,...

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2024 | 12:08 AMShanel Lemmie/Staff Reporter

On the penultimate night of the 2024 staging of the Love and Harmony Cruise, crowd favourite Buju Banton not only delivered a usually stellar set but also called on his Caribbean brethren to consider the children. Clad in all-white, with his locs...

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2024 | 12:09 AMShanel Lemmie/Staff Reporter

On Day Four of the Love and Harmony Cruise, while fans readied themselves to wave their flags with Soca Powerhouse Alison Hinds, Harmonisers were treated to a special surprise form the Gargamel himself, Buju Banton. Announced with barely 20...

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2024 | 12:09 AMKenrick Morgan/Gleaner Writer

Effective April 1, entertainers from around the world will have to pay more than double in visa fees after the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) instituted a 250 per cent increase for global musicians hoping to perform in...

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2024 | 12:07 AM

SACRAMENTO, California (AP): Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities. The bill...

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2024 | 12:07 AM

Back To Black chronicles the life and music of Amy Winehouse, through the journey of adolescence to adulthood and the creation of one of the best-selling albums of our time. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson Written by Matt Greenhalgh Starring Marisa...

Published:Tuesday | April 16, 2024 | 12:09 AM

While Beres Hammond is affectionately called ‘The Captain’ by his fans and supporters, that nickname got a literal meaning on day two of the Love and Harmony Cruise. The six-day, five-night excursion, which set sail from Miami last Saturday,...

Published:Tuesday | April 16, 2024 | 12:09 AMShanel Lemmie/Staff Reporter

While the Love and Harmony Cruise is known in local circles as a hot spot for famous faces and the who’s who of reggae and dancehall, local comedy king Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley is basking in the event as an extension of his birthday weekend....

Published:Tuesday | April 16, 2024 | 12:08 AMDamian Levy/Gleaner Writer

In times like these the nightly news doesn’t provide much comfort. In largely every area there seem to be drastic and existential threats. For many, the cinema will be a means of escape, a chance to be transported into a world where problems are...

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