AP: Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl could have been mistaken for a retirement party. But, two years later at 92, he’s working as much as ever. Not that retirement would look much different. The life he loves is...
The smile on Marjorie Whylie’s face as she “buss a move” on her way out of 22 Jerk on Thursday night summed up the mood of the jam session. It was the fundraiser put on by Music Unites Jamaica Foundation for singer Della Manley, who was critically...
After more than a decade away from the Jamaican stage, celebrated actress Maria Walters is back – older, wiser, and still wildly in love with the craft of theatre. Walters steps into the emotionally charged role of Sonia in Bloodlies, the gripping...
Reggae singer Jah Cure was remanded in custody when he appeared in a Netherlands court this week after a court-hired interpreter was unable to attend a substantive hearing in the singer’s case. “[On Wednesday], the substantive hearing was...
Fusion reggae artiste Stacey Mirander is well aware of the societal ills that exist in today’s world. But ,with her latest single, Mankind, she simply wants to enlighten her listeners and simultaneously imbue the world with hope of a brighter...
Wendy Williams had “no idea” her “money-grubber” ex-husband Kevin Hunter was planning to file a $250 million lawsuit over her guardianship. Hunter, who was married to the presenter from 1999 until 2020, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday demanding a jury...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has denied singer R Kelly 's request to be freed from prison, saying she lacks jurisdiction to consider the convicted sex offender's allegations that federal prison officials plotted to murder him. US District...
LONDON (AP): Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge related to the serious beating of a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023. Brown, 36, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and black-rimmed...
The Merritone story has its genesis in St Thomas in 1950 when the Blake brothers convinced their father to start the parish’s first sound system. For the past 75 years, Monte Blake has been integral in the growth of Merritone Music and has been at...
At age 17, Mozein Sutherland entered the popular local talent show Digicel Rising Stars, and after months of intense competition, emerged as the 2022 winner. Reminiscing about his time in Rising Stars, Sutherland stated that it, “opened doors of...
With schools closed and temperatures going up, there’s always a need for a place to go to cool off and be entertained. Thankfully, the movies set to release give a little bit of something for everyone. It’s clear, summer is for the cinema, so here...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange, has expressed sorrow at having to say farewell to yet another recording artiste, this time, Leroy Gibbons. He was 74. Grange noted that Leroy Gibbons, who died on Tuesday, June...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Jaws turns 50 this week, and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong. The titles that have packed the most summer moviegoers into theatres since 1975 represent some of the best known films of the last half...
Shot List, a dynamic celebration of film, culture, and global storytelling, unfolds at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Sunday, June 22, for what the organisers say will be “an unforgettable cinematic experience”. Presented by the Jamaica...
R. Kelly was rushed to hospital after he suffered a near-fatal overdose in prison. According to a new filing by his attorney, Beau Brindley, the 58-year-old singer – who is serving 30 years in a North Carolina prison for sex trafficking and...
Friends and fellow musicians of singer-songwriter Della Manley are banding together in support of her ongoing recovery, following her hospitalisation in March. The singer was critically injured in a car crash in Montego Bay, St James, shortly...
Western Bureau: Educator, 26-year-old Ashley-Nicole Lawrence walked away with the coveted 2025 Miss Hanover Festival Queen title on Saturday night when she upstaged the other six contenders in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s...
An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama 'The Oval' has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles...
Veteran lover's rock singer, Leroy Gibbons (real name Leroy Gibbon) reportedly died earlier today in Lucea, Hanover. Legendary producer, Lloyd Woodrowe James, better known as King Jammy, told The Gleaner that he received a call at about 7 a.m. to...
Winds as powerful as the words that Junior Byles sang seemed to pay homage to the late entertainer as they swept mightily through the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Monday afternoon during the service of thanksgiving for his life. The fierce...
NEW YORK (AP): A judge dismissed a juror in the sex trafficking trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs on Monday after concluding that his conflicting answers about where he lives might indicate he had an agenda or wanted to stay on the jury for a purpose....
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs ' sex trafficking trial got a glimpse Monday at some of the "freak-off" sex marathons at the heart of the case, with prosecutors showing excerpts of explicit videos that the hip-hop mogul recorded...
On Saturday, two days prior to the official service of thanksgiving for the life of reggae legend Junior Byles, his musical friends, family and fans gathered at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope...
Dancehall legend, Super Cat, got a nice surprise last week when his iconic hit song, Dolly my Baby, soared to number one on the US iTunes Reggae Music Video chart. The iTunes chart posting late last week had the song’s resurgence happening decades...
NEW YORK (AP): The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for Best Album Cover — a day after Sabrina Carpenter sparked considerable discourse unveiling what is...
