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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
