Harris Lloyd Seaton, more popularly known as BB Seaton, died today at age 79 in London, England. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says that with Seaton's death "another one of the giants of Jamaican music has...
The reggae and dancehall community is set to converge in Nine Mile, St Ann, Jamaica, this Saturday to pay tribute to Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley. The celebration, produced by the Marley family, will feature live performances to honour the life of the...
South African world music singer, Lorraine Klaasen, will be flying to Jamaica for the third staging of Bring Back The Love concert, scheduled for Saturday, April 20 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in St Andrew. An LDC Enterprises production, Bring...
The question-filled audience at the Temple of Light Centre for Spiritual Living on Fairway Avenue, St Andrew, last week Sunday heard about both the frustrations and the joys of trying to write and publish books. The process was ultimately “very...
The 41st International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) will make a grand return to South Florida on March 22 – for the eighth time in 41 years – and will be held at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, with celebrity red carpet arrival...
Movie theatres were looking for a saviour and Dune: Part Two is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box...
WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran Jamaican broadcaster, language coach and cultural ambassador, Fae Ellington, has characterised the success of the movie Bob Marley: One Love as a call for Jamaicans to be introspective and rediscover the love and respect...
Romain Virgo’s album launch on Thursday at the AC Hotel Kingston was a vibe. Despite the short notice – Wednesday for Thursday – media, colleagues, family, friends and fans showed up to celebrate the unveiling of Virgo’s fourth studio album, The...
Jamaica’s legendary dancehall deejay Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price was left revelling in the recognitions he received for his contribution to music in Jamaica at the Reggae Gold Awards held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on...
The memorial service for Morgan Heritage lead singer, Peetah Morgan, will be held on March 7 in Orlando, Florida, at a venue to be announced, the family has confirmed. Details include that there will be a public viewing starting at 3 p.m.; the...
Royal Blu x Runkus are two Jamaican reggae stars that are rocketing to becoming household names. Though not formally a duo, the pair are frequent collaborators and share the same dream of unifying the nation under a central ital banner. Both...
Who won the Jamaica Local Government Elections was the $64,000 question of the week. And, with the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) still counting, and both the ruling Jamaica Labour Party and the Opposition People’s National Party claiming...
After spending half a decade away from home, Jah9 has returned to Jamaican shores with a stirring performance of her decade’s worth of hits. At Saturday’s staging of Lost in Time Festival, Jah9, alongside over a dozen musical peers, delivered a...
AP: If you watched Lifetime’s Wendy Williams docuseries that premiered over the weekend and felt uncomfortable, you weren’t alone. Where is Wendy Williams? premiered over the weekend and featured numerous scenes of the former talk-show host...
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...
