Entertainment

Portrait of journalist, author, film-maker and cultural consultant, Barbara Blake-Hannah, which hangs in the Museum of Colour UK.
10 Aug, 2026 0

‘Life has nice surprises’

Three artists were commissioned by the Museum of Colour UK to create portraits of people of colour who have profoundly shaped British television history, both behind and in front of the camera. The…
A Whitney Houston Barbie doll appears in New York on July 30.
10 Aug, 2026 0

The Whitney Houston Barbie doll has arrived

Whitney Houston has been immortalised with her first Barbie doll, unveiled on what would’ve been her 63rd birthday on Sunday and styled after her I Wanna Dance with Somebody look. The Barbie Signature…
Directors of the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival, Gregory Wright (far right) and Jason Henzell (far left) are joined by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green, at the launch of the 2025 event. The festival organisers recently
10 Aug, 2026 0

Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival returns

One year after Hurricane Melissa forced organisers to reimagine one of Jamaica’s premier culinary and cultural festivals as a one-day benefit concert, the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae…
DJ Damage sits in front of his Billboard No. 1 plaque hanging prominently on the wall.
10 Aug, 2026 0

Billboard Gospel chart success for DJ Damage

Jamaica-born Leonard ‘DJ Damage’ Douglas is celebrating career-defining achievements as the creative force behind Without You, a chart-topping single by Jevon Dewand and The Trap Starz. The single,…
Stranger Cole and Millicent Todd, the duo known as Stranger and Pats,y made their musical mark with songs such as the classic ‘When You Call My Name’.
10 Aug, 2026 0

‘Gratitude and sadness’ at posthumous OD for Stranger Cole

A little less than two months after his death, the Government of Jamaica has announced that ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangejah) has been awarded the…
Anneli Borgmann, chairwoman of the John Cage Organ Project, adds a pipe during a chord change on the organ inside the medieval Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, on Wednesday.
09 Aug, 2026 0

This organ will play one composition until 2640

HALBERSTADT, Germany (AP): A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for…
Singer Keisha Patterson, following her well-received Jazz in the Gardens performance at The Jamaica Pegasus, stuns in red-hot evening wear.
09 Aug, 2026 0

The lady sings what’s new

Delivering a master class in showmanship, Keisha Patterson left the audience at last weekend’s Jazz in the Gardens show lustily applauding. Her velvety smooth vocals throughout a six-song set, which…
Music executive Michael Anthony Bennett.
09 Aug, 2026 0

Mikie Bennett says OD is ‘icing on the cake’

For more than 45 years, Michael ‘Mikie’ Bennett has been a driving force in Jamaican music, creating music, nurturing talent, and helping to shape an industry that has become one of the country’s most…
Dancehall artiste Busy Signal (centre) accepts the Reggae Icon Award from Prime Minister Holness as Minister Grange looks on.
08 Aug, 2026 0

A grand celebration of Jamaica 64

A grand celebration of 64 years of Jamaica’s Independence unfolded seamlessly inside a sold-out National Stadium on Thursday at the annual, showpiece event, the Independence Grand Gala. This year, the…