Stunt bikers from Westmoreland, Clarendon, and Kingston will put their skills on display at this year's staging of the annual Stunt Fest and Drifting event, to be hosted at the Summerfield Community...
Following the successful launch of her debut novel, All Over Again, in Kingston, A-dZiko Simba Gegele is taking the humourous coming-of-age story to Montego Bay, St James.
Beyoncé will have to flog more concert tickets, churn out more albums and make additional film cameos if she is to catch up with the likes of Madonna and Lady Gaga and earn as much as them...
Accidental debutJennifer Hudson's son made his movie debut by accident.The singer-and-actress' little boy, David, four, "snuck into shot" when she was filming Black Nativity and so is visible in the finished film, though the...
It may seem as if Ginjah has been off the grid for sometime, but he is now back in the spotlight with Sweet Killer.Some years ago, Ginjah saw quite a bit of success with Never Lost My Way, making his absence from the local...
While financial resources may be lacking, entertainer Benzly Hype has survived the struggle and is looking forward to season three of his TV series Me and Mi Kru.Benzly Hype, who is a member of dancehall group Innocent Kru,...
Jamaica has been elected to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, for the first time.
At the elections in Paris on Tuesday, Jamaica received more votes than Angola for a seat on the important Committee which decides whether a property...
Daryl Vaz, Jamaica Labour Party member of parliament for West Portland, and Damion Crawford, People's National Party member of parliament for East Rural St Andrew...
After much soul-searching, reggae crooner Duane Stephenson has finally decided on a title for his third studio album, set to be released early 2014."We wanted a name that depicts exactly what the message of this album is all about, while at the same...
THE ENTERTAINMENT sector is to benefit from major tax incentives under an omnibus tax incentives regime passed by the House of Representatives."If you import recording equipment, which is both a consumer good for Ken...
The RJR Communications Group has fully launched its new initiative, Kingston Music Week 2013.The celebration of live music all across the Kingston Metropolitan Area will run from Sunday, December 1 to Saturday, December 7.Numerous venues and artistes...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2013 | 12:00 AM
The National Gallery of Jamaica's (NGJ) Last Sundays programme continues on November 24 with a full and exciting programme of activities for the day. Doors will open from 11 a.m to 4 p.m....
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Rapidly rising reggae singer Chris Martin is on track to launch the first of what it is expected to be several albums for VP Records early next year.The 26-year-old reggae star signed...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Legendary Jamaican producer Donovan Germain and his Penthouse label productions have made an indelible mark in the history of reggae music.To commemorate 25 years since the founding of Penthouse recording studio, VP Records and Germain have collaborated...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Protoje and his band, the Indiggnation, spent half of this year travelling the United States and Europe, promoting his sophomore album The 8 Year Affair.Last week, the artiste signalled his homecoming to the Jamaican music scene with the release...
Published:Wednesday | November 20, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Sean Paul has topped this week's HOT 97FM Battle of the Beats with his single Want Dem All, featuring dancehall deejay Konshens.Sean Paul's Want Dem All single climbed New York's HOT 97FM charts to the No.
JIS: The Alpha Boys' School music department will benefit from the sale of posters that were entered in the second International Reggae Poster Contest (IRPC)....
Rising reggae/culture singer Dann-I has come full circle as an artiste. A former member of the group Que (which placed fifth in the Digicel Rising Stars competition in 2005), Dann-I is now a member of singer I-Wayne's Lava family.
Washington, DC: He is a pioneer of ska and reggae music and remains an icon of the genres. The Institute of Caribbean Studies will honour the legendary contributions of Freddie McGregor by presenting him with the 2013 Marcus Garvey Lifetime ...
NEW YORK (AP):In an unlikely battle of sequels, Thor: The Dark World bested The Best Man Holiday at the box office.Disney's Thor: The Dark World continued its box-office reign with US$38.5 million in its second week of release, according to studio...
Thursday night the culmination of a year's-worth of celebrations ended as Red Bull Revolutions in Sound swept into the EDF Energy London Eye, making its mark in history.Following a jam-packed programme of events to mark 15 years of Red Bull Music...
