Fresh off the press run of her first major film role, reggae darling Naomi Cowan says the Bob Marley: One Love is hopefully just the tip of the iceberg for her. Equating the experience to a massive music video shoot, she explained, “This was just...
Published:Wednesday | February 28, 2024 | 12:09 AM
NEW YORK (AP): More than 20 years after Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay was brazenly gunned down in his recording studio, a jury convicted two men of his murder on Tuesday, bringing closure to one of the hip-hop world’s most elusive crimes. The...
Published:Wednesday | February 28, 2024 | 12:08 AM
Following the events of Swordsmith Village, Tanjiro Kamado undergoes a rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira as the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji and the three remaining Kizuki members – Akaza,...
NEW YORK ( AP ): Two men were convicted of murder Tuesday in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, a brazen 2002 shooting in the rap legend’s studio. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury delivered the verdict in the trial of Karl Jordan Jr....
LONDON (AP): Love letters to Pattie Boyd from both George Harrison and Eric Clapton are going up for sale at Christie’s auction house, alongside clothing, jewellery and other memorabilia from the renowned model and musicians’ muse. Boyd, who was...
Ghanaian Afropop, dancehall and reggae artiste Stonebwoy is devastated by the death of Peetah Morgan, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning sibling reggae group Morgan Heritage, but he is doing his best “to look on the brighter side”. Peetah...
Despite the constant drizzle that made the corporate area its semi-permanent residence last Saturday, the Lost In Time Festival held at Hope Gardens weathered the literal storm successfully. Returning for the second year with their trademark...
The music fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Morgan Heritage lead singer Peetah, who passed away on Sunday. Social media is awash with tributes and expressions of disbelief that the life of the 46-year-old...
LOS ANGELES (AP): For a second straight week, biopic Bob Marley: One Love continues to exceed expectations by claiming the No. 1 spot at the box office, overcoming two début films and Sony’s Madame Web that is still producing subpar numbers. The...
The thanksgiving service for renowned bass player, Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett, will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on March 5, beginning at 10 a.m. In a release, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia...
Oppenheimer and The Bear were the big winners at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Saturday, taking home three prizes each. Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb drama scooped the night’s biggest prize, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a...
Peetah Morgan, the lead singer for Grammy Award-winning reggae group, Morgan Heritage, has died. The group, which comprises the children of late elder statesman of reggae music, Denroy Morgan, posted the announcement to social media this...
PARIS (AP): French actor Judith Godrèche called on France’s film industry to “face the truth” on sexual violence and physical abuse during a live broadcast Friday of the Cesar Awards ceremony, France’s version of the Oscars. “We can decide that...
When Bob Marley and the Wailers played at their largest ever UK concert at the Crystal Palace Bowl on June 7, 1980, numbered among the record-breaking 30,000 people which turned out to watch him perform was his son, Julian. The youngster, who had...
Howard McGowan, former Entertainment Editor of The Gleaner Company (1989-1997) presents his recently published book, ‘An Odyssey in Reggae and Journalism’, to Simone Chanpong, a director at Tastee Ltd, sponsor of the publication, at the launch last...
The television premiere of the first of four elimination shows of the Charles Chocolates Dancin’ Dynamites kicked off at Mandela Park on February 17th and is set to air tonight at 8:30 pm on TVJ. The 18th season of the competition officially...
In anticipation of Jamaica carnival in April, the soca community felt an exhilarating surge of energy at the Campari Carnival launch hosted at ROK hotel earlier this week. Renowned soca artiste Kerwin Du Bois stole the spotlight, leaving fans...
GenXS Carnival is expanding into Trinidad carnival 2024 through a partnership with one of the largest Trinidadian carnival band, TRIBE. This year, GenXS Jamaica carnival made its debut in Trinidad as a marketer/partner for the Jumbie section in...
Jazz vocalist, Zara McFarlane, names American jazz singer and pianist Sara Vaughan as one of her main inspirations, and she will pay tribute to her this evening at Herbie Miller’s Downtown Jazz at the F...
Normani has announced her long-awaited debut solo album, ‘Dopamine’. The former Fifth Harmony member recently took to her social media pages to share the bold cover of her upcoming record, featuring her flying on a giant black rocket in a vinyl...
MIAMI (AP): South Florida rapper Kodak Black was freed from jail Wednesday after a federal judge sentenced him to time served for a probation violation, though a drug-trafficking case from 2022 remains ongoing. US District Judge Jose E. Martinez...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Beyoncé made history once again, becoming the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart.The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single Texas Hold ‘Em reached number one on the country airplay chart this...
Solange Knowles wants to release a record of tuba tunes. The 37-year-old Grammy-winner and younger sister of Beyoncé said that she has picked up the skill of playing the brass instrument and has been crafting music specifically for it. However, she...
At the 66th Grammy Awards ceremony on February 4, in Los Angeles, it was announced that Colors of Royal, an album by Julian Marley and Antaeus, had won the award for Best Reggae Album. Alexx Antaeus has been involved in recording, remixing, or...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has, a statement released Thursday on behalf of her caretakers says. The statement said the 59-...
