The 2023 staging of the annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront festival by the Urban Development Corporation took on special significance this year as the organisers celebrated the event’s 20th occurrence. The new and improved stage was...
Dr Michael Abrhams predicts that the 2023 Year in Review will be like “one big, dutty, Netflix horror movie”. The gynaecologist, who is also a popular columnist and has a side hustle as a stand-up comic, was on stage at Comedy Cook-Up at The...
Rastafarian entertainer Anthony B has gone from being fully excited about being on Sting 2023 – where he was billed as one of the celebrated 10 Giants – to experiencing total disillusionment about “the greatest one night dancehall show on Earth”....
President of the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU), Lowell Lawson, says there is no labour shortage within the entertainment industry. Lawson was reacting to the recent sounds of labour shortage in the island and the...
Sting founder Isaiah Laing is somehow delving deep into his spirituality to come to terms with the headline-capturing, onstage fight that prematurely ended the 2023 iteration of Sting. A show that has built its reputation on clashes, Sting has,...
Dancehall giant Beenie Man loves Chinese cuisine and his favourite Chinese dish is shrimp fried rice – but that’s not what he sings about on track number four of his Grammy-nominated album, Simma. Instead, the song with the distinct Chinese flavour...
On December 26, 2004, the first Christmas Comedy Cook-Up was staged at the Wyndham Hotel in New Kingston and it was a roaring success. Twenty years later, the venue has changed, but the rollicking, side-splitting laughter has remained the same. The...
Dancehall deejay Khago is not contemplating walking the dancehall gospel path, but he is talking God – a lot. After recently “unloading” on TikTok and calling out a few industry people, the entertainer is brushing that aside and declaring with...
What started out in January 1994 as a birthday party has morphed into a movement that has already lasted 30 years and is poised to last at least another 30. It is called Rebel Salute; its adherents are known collectively as ‘Saluters’; and the...
A date has been set for the funeral for rags-to-riches deejay, Gully Bop. His sister, Ann Marie Chamberlain, acknowledging that there has been much speculation surrounding the final rites for Bop, made the announcement on Sunday afternoon. Gully...
The soca world is holding hands with superstar Patrice Roberts as she mourns the death of her fiancé and the father of her seven-year-old daughter, Ricardo Drue. A soca star and former soca monarch from Antgua and Barbuda, Drue was a Caribbean man...
In the entertainment business, Sean ‘Contractor’ Edwards is recognised as the man who has built a reputation for himself as a music marketer, executive producer and one who keeps abreast of trends internationally and can be called upon to to...
Reggae artiste Hezron is scheduled to close out 2023 by headlining the Abuja Reggae Festival in Nigeria and he is counting his blessings, having had what he called a “busy and fulfilling” year. The singer described himself as a “man on a mission...
Following the recent wedding of his sister, Olympian Aleen Bailey – which he was unable to attend owing to previous commitments – The Fireman Clifton ‘Capleton’ Bailey, took a few minutes to share his feelings about love and marriage. “Marriage is...
Hitmaker Dexta Daps is ready to roll into the island with his successful Trilogy Tour, which has already enjoyed tremendous success with sold-out shows in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. It is scheduled for December 1-3 and will...
Partygoers have become accustomed to shelling out big bucks to have fun, and not even inflation can stop that. Forward-thinking microfinance companies have designed low-cost party loan packages to accommodate high-end tastes, and party organisers...
Three weeks after the passing of dancehall deejay Gully Bop, his family is still unsure about a date for his funeral. His UK-based manager, Jackie Hunte, explained, however, that the delay in setting a date had nothing to do with lack of funds and...
The Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes and Affiliates (JAVAA) turns 20 this year, and while there is much to celebrate, it is also a time for reflection for the visionaries whose idea it was to form the organisation which has as its mandate...
It was a pinch-me-to-prove-that-it’s-real moment for dancehall veteran Macka Diamond when her team told her that they had signed off on a brand partnership deal with her and retail giant, Wal-Mart. “Wal-Mart! You mean Wal-Mart that’s up the street...
From foundation artistes, such as Burning Spear, Marcia Griffiths, Johnny Osbourne, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Mykal Rose, to well-known names, including Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Julian Marley, Jah Cure, Anthony B, Bulby York, Collie Budz, Perfect...
“I feel good,” Beres Hammond said simply when asked about the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, which was conferred on him by The University of the West Indies (UWI) on Saturday, and, perhpas, it was just coincidence that he was also quoting...
Earthquakes are no joking matter and no one knows that better than multi-award-winning global superstar, Sean Paul. But he is laughing at himself after he was elevated to almost meme-like status when a video of his flight from his home studio...
Rags to Riches dancehall toaster, Gully Bop is dead. His manager, Jackie Hunte confirmed to The Gleaner that Gully Bop, whose real name is Robert Lee Malcolm, died at the Kingston Public Hospital on Monday. Hunte, who is based in England, has...
Not all superheroes wear capes, and reggae artiste Warrior King is testament to that. The Virtuous Woman singer is matching his voice and actions as he embraces the role of ambassador for the Jamaican arm of TeamSeas, a global environmental...
Many good, great, and gracious words were said and sung in tribute to music icon, Kingsley Michael McKinson ‘Ibo’ Cooper at the University Chapel, The University of the West Indies, on Thursday, and tears, too, were shed for a man who everyone...
