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AP Benjamin Daniel, known as Ben Dancer, attempts to dance for 168 hours in a bid to set a Guinness World Record at Freedom Park in Lagos, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Creative Nigerians use Guinness World Records to seek global recognition

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP): Nigerians have tried to set two Guinness World Records in the past week, with a man dancing for seven days and a movie premiering to an audience of more than 51,000 people, the…
Actor Sylvester Stallone poses backstage before discussing his memoir ‘The Steps’ at The 92nd Street Y on Monday in New York.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Stallone at 80 reflects on ‘Rocky’ 50 years later: ‘I am a lucky dog’

NEW YORK (AP): Fifty years after Sylvester Stallone pulled off one of Hollywood’s all-time long shots with Rocky, the Oscar-winning star still identifies with the character who, for many, embodies the…
With her debut EP, ‘With Love’, on the horizon, Elle is developing a sound rooted in her Jamaican identity and shaped by a range of musical influences.
03 Oct, 2026 0

Singer Elle charts a vision for Jamaican pop

For rising singer-songwriter Elle, finding her sound means blending influences rather than staying within one lane. She describes herself as a “fusion artiste” and part of a “new wave”, with hopes of…
Fanatic Festival will trade its usual Kingston setting for Plantation Cove on October 16, taking on the name Fanatic Ochi to open Appleton Estate Republic Weekend 2026.
03 Oct, 2026 0

Fanatic Festival ready for Ocho Rios debut

After four years and 11 stagings in Kingston, Fanatic Festival is taking its dancehall party to Ocho Rios for the first time at Plantation Cove on Friday, October 16. The festival, which began in…
With new music already out, Quada is looking ahead to his next project.
02 Oct, 2026 0

5 Questions with Quada

A youngster with a deep passion for music and a determination to be heard is how associates describe Shacquelle Clarke, better known as Quada, a name he says stands for: Quite Unusual Applicable…
Papa Michigan challenged AI after his song was rejected by the distributor on the grounds that AI was used in the production. He sent an appeal stating that the song was “100 per cent human generated”.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Papa Michigan travels ‘So Many Roads’

Papa Michigan was one of the special guests at I-Nation’s weekly Monday night live concert in downtown Kingston, and, days after, persons are still talking about his performance. He not only presented…
This image, released by Amazon/MGM Studios, shows Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett in a scene from ‘Verity’.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Movie Review | ‘Verity’ puts Hathaway, Johnson and Hartnett in Colleen Hoover thriller

AP: In Verity, it’s hard to know who to trust. There’s Anne Hathaway’s titular character, a wildly popular novelist who is unable to speak or move after a car accident, but whose secret, disturbing…
Ding Dong
01 Oct, 2026 0

Ding Dong ‘honoured’ to join BZR WKND line-up

Dancehall artiste Ding Dong is honoured to join the line-up for Campari BZR WKND (Bizarre Weekend) Jamaica. “It is always one a dem great feeling deh fi know seh you get considered or you’re a part of…
01 Oct, 2026 0

Masicka announces December Forever1NE festival for Portmore

Dancehall star Masicka is returning home to Portmore for his Forever1NE Music Festival, set for Saturday, December 19, 2026, at Caymanas Park. The event will feature Masicka alongside special guests…