Jamaica Gleaner – Entertainment News
- Local, int’l acts deliver at well-organised Fun in the Son April 23, 2024Fresh off the plane, international gospel artistes TobyMac and Kirk Franklin did not disappoint at the Best Dressed Chicken Fun in the Son gospel concert held on Saturday at the National Stadium. It was hard to keep still during TobyMac’s...Kwela Cole/Gleaner Writer
- We had no support, says JFMAU of advocacy against visa fee increase April 22, 2024When discussions began about the increase in visa fees for entertainers looking to perform in the United States, the Jamaica Federation of Musicians and Affiliates Union (JFMAU) made it very clear it was prepared to advocate against the matter....Kenrick Morgan/ Gleaner Writer
- ‘It’s a great feeling’ – PM National Youth music awardee Evad Campbell April 22, 2024Evad Campbell was the lone nominee in the music category of the 2023 Prime Minister National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE), held on the lawns of Jamaica House on Saturday. And, thus, he was the default winner. But that does not take anything...Paul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer
- ‘I want [the world] to understand the importance of dancehall culture’ April 22, 2024Hours before transforming into the weekly held Triple Thursdays, The MECA Jamaica at Marketplace in Kingston had chairs set across the dance floor conference-style in front of a small stage complete with a podium and mic, hosting the launch of...Kwela Cole/Gleaner Writer
- Kirk Franklin sings Jamaica’s praises April 21, 2024When internationally recognised songwriter and gospel singer, Kirk Franklin, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Friday, one thing was abundantly clear in his mind – he was home. It is no secret that the entertainer,...Kenrick Morgan - Sunday Gleaner Writer
- Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? April 21, 2024NEW YORK (AP): Nearly two years after the knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same. Interviewed this week at the Manhattan offices of his long-time publisher, Random House, he is thinner, paler...
