Entertainment News Archives | Page 70 of 88

Entertainment News

116 farmworkers arrive in the US to pick apples

Claude Mills Posted on June 16, 2020June 19, 2020

Even though visa processing is closed in the US as part of an immigration ban, 116 farmworkers left the island on Saturday, June 12, for the United States under the Seasonal Work Programme between Jamaica and the United States. The batch, who are all returning workers, will be dispatched to the Gebbers Farm in Washington […]

Entertainment News

Leon Bailey welcomes baby boy

Claude Mills Posted on June 15, 2020

Reggae Boyz star and winger for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, Leon Bailey welcomed a baby boy this morning. Leverkusen confirmed the birth of Bailey’s son on social media. Asked on Twitter if Bailey was injured, the club responded: “Nope, he became a father this morning”. In a subsequent tweet, it confirmed that the baby was […]

Entertainment News

Beenie Man hits reggae iTunes top 100 with ‘Do You Wanna Be That Guy?’

Claude Mills Posted on June 14, 2020June 14, 2020

Beenie Man’s popular single Do You Wanna Be That Guy?’ jumped to #54 on the Reggae iTunes label this week. The song highlights the police turning up at the Verzuz battle between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer on May 23. During the session Beenie Man, thinking that the cops were there to pull the plug, […]

Entertainment News

Bank operations manager Andrea Gordon arrested

Claude Mills Posted on June 12, 2020

The police are reporting that an operations manager for a prominent financial institution has been charged with larceny as a servant. She has been identified as 52-year-old Andrea Gordon. Gordon was taken into custody by Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime (C-TOC) detectives today, as investigations revealed that more than $35 million was fleeced from the institution. […]

Entertainment News

Four out of five decomposed bodies found identified

Claude Mills Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020

The police have identified four of the five decomposed bodies found in two shallow graves in an area known as Danger Island, adjacent to the banks of the Sandy Gully in the vicinity of Weymouth Drive, Kingston 20, on May 11. They have been identified as 42-year-old Roy Hamilton, otherwise called “Bloomers”; 40-year-old Kavaugn Graham, […]

Entertainment News

Rich King Breezy threatens to ‘Lock City’ with #Richbadness

Claude Mills Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

Dancehall artiste RichKing Breezy has solidified a decent underground following with his new song, ‘Lock City’ which has spawned a slang, ‘rich badness’ in the streets. The single, ‘Lock City’, was released three months ago and is generating a decent buzz online. What is “Richbadness”? “Richbadness is a lifestyle. One, I’m trying to get my […]

Entertainment News

Renegad will be shooting a video for ‘Just the Journey’ single on Wednesday

Claude Mills Posted on June 10, 2020June 12, 2020

Dancehall singjay Renegad will be shooting a video for his popular reggae track, ‘Just the Journey’ which has been enjoying excellent rotation on local radio stations. “The video will be shot by APS Columbians this Wednesday and the script will have a bit of social commentary in it. The narrative is similar to the song […]

Entertainment News

Buju Banton and John Legend find chart glory with ‘Memories’

Claude Mills Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

It’s been over a decade since reggae king Buju Banton and R&B star John Legend collaborated on a song, and the Grammy winners have teamed up again for ‘Memories’ which has earned Buju Banton a spot on one of Billboard’s major charts. Memories, featuring John Legend, jumped from number 23 to 21 in its fourth […]

Entertainment News

Beenie Man returns to the Billboard Reggae top ten after Verzuz clash

Claude Mills Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

Patrick Roberts, chief executive officer of Shocking Vibes Production, has hailed the return of Beenie Man’s ‘Best of Beenie Man album’ to the top ten of the Billboard Reggae charts as an affirmation of the greatness of that era of dancehall music. “That album was more like a compilation, and it is a remarkable achievement […]

Entertainment News

Maestro Don and Bounty Killer team up to ‘Pioneer’

Claude Mills Posted on June 10, 2020

Dancehall artiste Maestro Don is heating up the streets with a collaboration with Bounty Killer called ‘Pioneer’, a power move that signals his intention to carve out a bigger slice of dancehall in the year 2020. “The collaboration was a natural, magical vibe. Quite some time now I’ve been in the studio around Bounty Killer, […]