Entertainment
December 9, 2025
Sevana helping to rally aid for Westmoreland
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, reggae songbird Sevana is turning compassion into action, working with a team of local and international partners to bring sustained relief to her home…
December 9, 2025
Sesame Street launches Season 56 on Netflix
NEW YORK (AP): New home. Some format changes. Same monsters. Sesame Street launches its 56th season on November 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest, a slightly tweaked format and a new…
December 9, 2025
R&B star D’Angelo laid to rest in Virginia
D’Angelo was laid to rest over the weekend. The R&B artiste’s funeral took place in his home state of Virginia in the United States on Saturday, with guests including Stevie Wonder and Lauryn Hill…
December 9, 2025
Adam Sandler earns second AARP Movies for Grownups honour
LOS ANGELES (AP): Adam Sandler will be the next recipient of AARP’s Movies for Grownups career achievement award, the group said Tuesday. And maybe this time, the actor will wait for his signal. When…
December 9, 2025
Jessie J opens up about cancer battle
Jessie J’s “whole world has changed” since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 37-year-old singer revealed in June that she had been diagnosed with the illness at an early stage and reflected on…
December 9, 2025
by Andrea Dempster Chung
‘Climate resilience fund needed for creative sector’
When a Category 5 hurricane hits Jamaica, it doesn’t only topple trees and cause the devastation we are so familiar with seeing on our phones and TV screens. It also silences the street dances, it…
December 9, 2025
Latin Grammy voting members invited to join Recording Academy
NEW YORK (AP): In the last few years, the Grammy Awards have made a concerted effort to diversify its electorate. In 2024, the Recording Academy revealed significant changes to its evolving voting…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Sean Paul makes appeal on CNN; pledges US$50,000 for hurricane relief
Global dancehall superstar, Sean Paul, told The Gleaner in a recent interview that wherever he goes in the world, Jamaica is always on his mind. The patriotic Jamaican entertainer has been put to the…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
David Rodigan salutes ‘dear friend’ Barry G
In paying tribute to legendary radio announcer, Barry G the Boogieman, who died last Wednesday, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, commented on the famous clash…