The Best Dressed Chicken Fun in the Son returned with a bang on Saturday. Held at the National Heroes Park, it pulled a huge crowd as persons turned out, no doubt missing the event, which was last hosted in 2014.The organisers of the now biennial...
Producers of the local talent show Digicel Rising Stars (DRS) have decided to go international for the second year in a row, at least as it relates to guest judges.Organisers of the show have decided to bring out the big guns again this year by...
Oneil Scott, more popularly known as Nazzleman, walked away the winner of the 2016 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Festival Song Competition on Saturday night.The finals, staged at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, Hope Road...
There were many issues discussed at this year's International Reggae Day (IRD) Conference, recently held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, but chief among them was the fact that Jamaica needed to maximise the earnings from reggae music.It is no secret...
Some months ago the Trench Town Culture Yard was listed among scores of popular tourist attractions operating across the island without a licence under the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Act. Today, however, the cultural site is a legally operated...
Dancing is her passion, and for years she's had the dream of bringing together dancers from the different companies across the island for one massive production. She has finally turned that dream into reality and this weekend, patrons will get to...
There was a wealth of information to soak up at this year's staging of the International Reggae Day (IRD) Conference, but like last year, there were hardly enough people in attendance to take advantage of all that the event had to offer.On Friday,...
Organisers of Reggae Sumfest 2016 stunned the local entertainment fraternity when they announced some drastic changes to the show's format this year, especially when they did away with the much-anticipated International Night.And although the Reggae...
Today marks International Reggae Day (IRD), and the stage is set as music will steal the global spotlight, and several countries worldwide join in the celebrations.This year, more than 35 cities across the globe have hopped on board and are expected...
Today, as the world celebrates International Reggae Day, organisers of Reggae Sumfest have declared July as Reggae Sumfest month.'The Greatest Reggae Show on Earth', scheduled for July 17-23, is one of the biggest reggae festivals in Jamaica to date...
She rose to fame as part of a girl group known as From Above, but Nigerian- based English singer-songwriter Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, more popularly known as Seyi Shay, has been in the music industry for more than a decade.The entertainer was on a...
Jamaica's songbird Tessanne Chin brought the curtains down on a weekend of fashion as the 2016 staging of Pulse's Caribbean Fashionweek came to a close.As far as tributes to the late Prince goes, Chin stole the spotlight and had the audience...
When it comes to celebrating Father's Day and highlighting the tremendous work that fathers do, the fanfare and the elaborate celebrations are scaled down dramatically. It is a common belief worldwide that most fathers don't pull their weight, and...
'Kingston Paradise' the new award winning Jamaican movie by Mary Wells, is set to open at the Palace Amusement Cinemas this Wednesday.While many might be familiar with Christopher 'Johnny' Daley, the man playing the lead role, it is the actress who...
Fans went All the Way with Kevin Downswell recently, as the gospel singer launched yet another album.Scores of guests turned up at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, to not only support the...
Wealthy angel investors will get the chance to qualify for passports of a Caribbean island nation in return for fronting the cost of production for a new movie based on the life of reggae legend Bob Marley...
Tomorrow, the junior arm of the Jamaica Musical Theatre Company, the Jamaica Junior Theatre, will host their annual talent concert, the JJT In Concert XXVI - Pure Imagination.Scheduled for the Alhambra Inn, the concert is expected to start at 5:30 p...
The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre came alive last Sunday night, as the most talented junior soloists, choirs and ensembles from across the island put on an extraordinary show at the Jamaica Children’s Gospel Song Competition grand final...
Carrying on a name and a legacy can be pressuring, but it is a job Joseph 'Jo Mersa' Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, takes pleasure in doing.One would think that having been born into a musical family, pursuing music as a career would...
Two months after the Jamaica Music Society and Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports Olivia 'Babsy' Grange encouraged the music industry to capitalise on the benefits of living in a digital era, the local entertainment...
Lennie Little-White is today urging fellow film-makers to try a different approach when it comes to producing films.The veteran told The Sunday Gleaner that for years, local film-makers have tried without much success to make huge films from meagre...
Songbird Tessanne Chin has been selected as the special musical guest for this year's staging of the annual Jamaica Music Camp.In her role, Chin is expected to teach the camp's masterclass.Director of the camp Leora O'Carroll made the disclosure...
With his latest album, Freedom and Fyah set to drop tomorrow, European reggae artiste, Alborosie is currently promoting one of the tracks from that upcoming project.Released in April, Can't Cool, serves as a teaser and gives fans a taste of what to...
A red Mercedes-Benz 190E car, owned by the late Jamaican popular music icon Desmond Dekker, will be up for grabs this summer in a raffle at the Secret Garden Party Festival in Huntingdon, England.According to a news report posted on www....
Many local music producers are today growing increasingly frustrated at the lack of recognition they receive for their contributions to the development of Jamaica’s music industry. These creative minds expressed that while they understand...
