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American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) honouree, Josef ‘Joe’ Bogdanovich, says he and his company, DownSound Entertainment, remain committed to raising the standard of entertainment in Jamaica, creating an environment where the island’s festivals are on...
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Tuesday marked the soft launch of Journey, a documentary about the Alpha School of Music, which follows members of the institution’s first graduating class. The journey of the four final-year students — drummer Sanje Landell, the first graduate of...
For more than two decades, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was one of hip-hop’s most nimble entrepreneurs, spinning his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a TV network, deals with liquor companies, and...
Talent was the defining hallmark of singer, songwriter, producer, actor and dancer, Keith ‘Bob Andy’ Anderson, a visionary who has left behind a rich and enduring legacy. In honour of what would have been his 81st birthday, on Tuesday, October 28,...
When a film is heralded as one of the best of the year, it’s easy to approach it with sceptical eyes. When that film comes from renowned director Paul Thomas Anderson, the scepticism fades a little. And when it’s led by acting powerhouses Leonardo...
Jahmiel’s story begins with rhyme and rhythm. Born in Portmore, St Catherine, he was just four years old when he started putting lyrics together – an “old soul” with a maturity far beyond his age. By age eight, he was already performing, and at 10...
When the list of albums accepted for consideration in the Best Reggae Album category of the Grammy Awards is revealed today, an AI-assisted album could very well make the list. The album is titled Dem Can’t Stop My Joy (Rastafari Forever) by Adrian...
NEW YORK (AP): A New York City rapper, who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year, has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his music career to fuel gang violence in Brooklyn....
LOS ANGELES (AP) : Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, are suing ex-boyfriend Ray J for claiming they are under federal investigation and facing indictment. The defamation lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday by the...
Actor Tyrese Gibson was booked into a Georgia jail early Friday, a week after he failed to turn himself in following an arrest warrant for cruelty to animals, police said. Gibson was released the same day on a $20,000 bond, Fulton County Police...
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in a federal criminal case that exposed the hip-hop mogul's use of paid sex workers for drug-fuelled, sometimes violent sex parties he called "freak-offs."...
The Carnival 2026 season has officially kicked off, and Xodus Carnival was first out the blocks with its OlympiX reveal. Last Friday, the band hosted its highly anticipated virtual launch, unveiling six standout costumes inspired by sports – from...
The immersion of cinema can be a double-edged sword. It can whisk us away to fantastic worlds where anything is possible, or it can present a brutal, hyper-realistic depiction of apocalyptic punishment. The Long Walk takes the latter approach. In...
AP: Tyrese Gibson failed to turn himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued because his four Cane Corso dogs mauled and killed a neighbour’s dog in Georgia in mid-September, police said Tuesday. The warrant for cruelty to animals...
Sean "Diddy" Combs is set to be sentenced Friday for violating the federal Mann Act, an anti-prostitution law with a century-old history. Although he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, Combs was convicted in July of...
The Skylark Film Festival will host its sixth staging on Negril’s Seven Mile Beach at Skylark Negril Beach Resort, beginning Thursday. With the aim of spotlighting local film-makers and their work, the festival has expanded with an additional day...
