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Co-founder of Ghetto Splash, Patrick Roberts, is commending the member of Parliament for West Central St Andrew, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, for stepping in to ensure that ‘Ghetto Splash’, the annual free stage show in his constituency, is...
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Vybz Kartel is in deep, daily rehearsals for the Freedom Street Concert scheduled for New Year’s Eve at the National Stadium in Kingston. He is joined at rehearsals by his teams of dancers and guest stars, led by choreographer Rebel (a star of the...
The music community in Negril, Westmoreland, has rallied together to support the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU) in their ongoing labour dispute for the resident band at a popular Spanish hotel in the area. In a show...
AP: The Spider-Man spin-off Kraven the Hunter got off to a disastrous start in North American theatres this weekend. The movie, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, earned only $11 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday, making it one of the...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Ice Cube could have chased trends to keep up with today’s rap game for his latest release, but instead, he stayed loyal to the gritty West Coast gangsta sound that’s been his signature since his early NWA days and flourishing solo...
Dinthill Technical High School, which returned as the judges' choice for season 18 of Television Jamaica's All Together Sing, has emerged the winner of the competition. The announcement was made on Sunday evening inside the studios of...
Don’t call it a comeback. Keisha Patterson was always here. Just selective with her performance appearances, and with good reason. It has been an emotionally taxing seven-year stretch for Patterson, a multihyphenate creative who has been a well-...
Wherever theatre people converge, the atmosphere is usually quite festive, and that was definitely the case at the launch of Sounds From Yaad, a celebration of Jamaican and Caribbean culture and live theatre, powered by the creative force that is...
A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her...
Three stalwart Jamaican gospel pioneers– Dr Lester Lewis, Shirley Willis, and Minister Sandra Brooks– are expected to receive lifetime achievement awards at the inaugural Reset The Nation concert set for January 4 at Manchester High School....
WESTERN BUREAU: When the Young Jamaica Ensemble of the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) stages its annual ‘Sounds of the Season’ concert on Sunday, December 15, in the Black River Theatre at the Iberostar Suites, Rose Hall, one of the SSTC’s...
LOS ANGELES (AP): GloRilla has gone from choir girl to husky-voiced rap queen, climbing the hip-hop ranks so high that she’s earned a trip to the White House. The Memphis-born performer has become one of industry’s most promising voices with her...
Jean-Andre Lowell Lawrence, better known as J.L.L, is part of a new class of producers from Jamaica. Born and raised in Kingston, J.L.L attended Ardenne High School, where he was first introduced to music. Since then, he has been toiling away in...
Members of the entertainment fraternity are absorbing the shock of the passing of Robert Russell, the co-founder of Reggae Sumfest and organiser/co-producer of the now defunct Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Russell, who was 76, died at the...
LOS ANGELES (AP): When it comes to music, there’s one person in particular Snoop Dogg trusts enough to steer the ship without question: hit-making producer Dr Dre. Their bond, built over 30 years of brotherhood, began when Dr Dre shaped Snoop’s...
Genesis, the flagship event for the Jamaica Youth for Christ (JYFC), had its media launch at the Hyundai Jamaica Showroom in New Kingston on Tuesday, and the organisers are promising another fun-filled, uplifting and God-centred staging of the...
