With the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) joining as sponsor for the first time and former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis as its patron, the 22nd annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash, slated for the MXIII Lawn, in Negril, from February 1 to 6, promises much.
Having been the first female county artiste in that genre's history to reach platinum sales with the 1977 album, We Must Believe in Magic, multi-award winning Crystal Gayle is also looking forward to another first for her - the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
DownSound Records (DSR) and its owner Josef 'Joe' Bogdanovich have become synonymous with Jamaica's dancehall music over the several years that the company has been in existence.
On December 23, 2013, Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the famous and infamous AK-47 rifle in 1947, died in Russia. His invention went far beyond the country in which he created it and the initial purpose - defence of Kalashnikov's Fatherland - for which it had been brought into being.
Digicel had downtown Kingston's full attention on Wednesday as the company presented 18-year-old Shaquille Sewell with a new 2013 Range Rover Evoque as part of its 'Digicel Brighten Someone's Christmas' promotion.
Not so long ago, the life of Jamaican poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze was in danger and her British doctors faced a dilemma.They needed to dissolve two clots on her lungs, but the blood-thinning medication administered for that...
"I am a dead man here talking to you," said former police constable (before rising through the ranks and becoming a detective) turned show promoter and now co-author Isaiah Laing at Wednesday's launch of his autobiography,...
'Grown Ups 2' is this year's worst?'Grown Ups 2' leads this year's Razzie nominations.The Adam Sandler comedy has the dubious distinction of being up for eight accolades at the 34th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, which serve as a...
Real Entertainment Productions CEO Andrew Lee Pryce is throwing support behind the addition of P!nk's Try to the official Justice System movie soundtrack, recently made possible by the film's producers, Spyglass Entertainment.Released in 2012, Try...
Tessanne Chin, winner of NBC's The Voice (Season 5), is the first act confirmed by Summerfest Productions Limited to perform at Reggae Sumfest 2014.The Jamaican songstress took her countrymen and women on a euphoric journey as she wowed the world ...
The Red Bull Music Academy has been right around the world over the last 15 years, and this autumn, it is heading to Tokyo. Music makers of all styles, methodologies and levels of experience are invited to apply by March 18 for a two-week escapade...
As someone who has faced her fear of struggles in the music industry before what seems like the dawning of stardom, Tessanne Chin says a space should be created for young artistes....
Entertainment insiders believe shock-value marketing is a clever way for artistes to get attention. The insiders believe that shock-value marketing is often extreme and may evoke disgust, shock, anger, fear, or similar negative emotions from an audience...
Closing out 2013 with a bevy of high-energy performances at events such as LIME Christmas Mission Road Show, Irie FM Street Dance and Over Rave in Margaritaville, Ocho Rios, Rastafarian singer, Teflon, is intent on maintaining that momentum into the new...
'It was about 5 a.m. when I got back to the station. Once there, I was frozen at the thought of what had happened. I could not believe I had escaped; I had only been 10 yards from deaths. By early morning news had spread that Natty Chris...
Set in the land of Assam, somewhere in India, the Jamaica Junior Theatre's 2014 production, Aladdin! is best described as a canvas painted with patches of alluring creativity....
NEW YORK (AP)The Nielsen ratings company says the Golden Globe Awards ceremony hit a 10-year high in viewership.According to national figures released yesterday, the NBC telecast, with Tina Fey ...
Fireworks and confetti were the perfect end to a jam-packed event that to celebrate Tessanne Chin's major achievement. Jamaicans from all walks of life apparently wanted to welcome Tessanne Chin home, packing Ocean Boulevard in downtown Kingston...
International Reggae ambassador Duane Stephenson will be heating up the stage on Friday at the 21st staging of Rebel Salute, one of Jamaica's premier music festivals.Stephenson, who has...
The Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) is inviting entries for the 2014 Earth Day Competition. The competition is open to all secondary school students within grades 7-13. Students are asked to submit individual entries to the Literary Arts...
