Entertainment

Today, we pause to remember those who made a solid contribution to the music industry and bowed out in the year 2025. This list includes a lot of veterans, some of whom were still active in the business, entertainers who were ailing and those whose...

1. Farewell to a legend 2. Veteran reggae singer Cocoa Tea has died 3. Mexican reggae singer Jah Fabio wished to take last breath in Jamaica 4. Six-foot standout Dreanna Williams wins Miss Universe Jamaica Northeast 5. Cocoa Tea’s thanksgiving an...

Renaissance disc jock, Delano ‘DJ3D’ Thomas put his spin on compiling this exclusive list of dancehall songs for the year 2025. Sitting pretty at the top is Armanii, who also gets honourable mention with the single BB on the Snapchat riddim....

NEW YORK (AP): Rapper Fetty Wap has been released from a federal prison to home confinement after serving just over half a six-year sentence for his role in a New York-based drug trafficking scheme. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said the Trap Queen...

The Oliver Samuels Foundation is set to host the official handover ceremony for its inaugural Oliver Samuels Foundation Scholarship on Wednesday, January 14, at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Edward Seaga Resource Centre...

NEW YORK (AP): Taylor Swift once again leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominees with nine. She is followed by Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Alex Warren, who are tied with eight each. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honour the most-played...

Undoubtedly, one of the top dancehall disc jockeys on the international scene, this DJ rose to stardom after joining the family business. And although he was born in the United States, his background is deeply rooted in local history and culture....

LAS VEGAS (AP): The world’s largest tech showcase does not come without theatrics. Innovations and gadgets like a lollipop that sings to you as you consume it, a laundry-folding robot and a “smart” LEGO brick have stolen the spotlight so far at CES...

During the Christmas period and moving into the new year, several production houses offered up plays for audiences to savour. Opened on Boxing Day, Jambiz’s Boopsie’s Homecoming has been an instant hit. The initial reaction from theatregoers was...

Jimmy Kimmel has described the past year as “a near-death experience”. On Sunday, the 58-year-old TV star won his second-ever Critics Choice Award for Best Talk Show, and after he accepted his honour, Kimmel reflected on the hardships he faced in...

Over five transformative days, three organisations united international and local creatives in Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, under the theme ‘Healing Thoughts Through Art’. Twenty-five international street artists from around the world collaborated...

NEW YORK (AP): Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant, and he may once again make history at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The artiste, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is up for six awards at the February 1...