VIDEO Crop Over Souvenir 2020: Edwin Yearwood
18 July 2020Some would be surprised ‘The General’ Edwin Yearwood started his entertainment career by winning a national singing competition at the age of 14 with a ballad. Read More
VIDEO Crop Over Souvenir 2020: Mikey
17 July 2020Welcome to the first episode of Crop Over Souvenir: The Digital Series as we introduce four-time Party Monarch winner Michael ‘Mikey’ Mercer. Read More
Movie chains sue New Jersey governor over closures
09 July 2020Six movie theatre chains, including AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas, have sued New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for refusing to let them resume operations, even after allowing churches, retailers and indoor shopping malls to reopen during the coronavirus... Read More
Abuse allegations are a hoax, says Depp
08 July 2020LONDON – Hollywood star Johnny Depp told London’s High Court on Wednesday that allegations he had physically abused his ex-wife Amber Heard were a hoax built up over years during their relationship as an ‘insurance policy’. Read More
Sesame Street special tackles COVID
21 June 2020Elmo, Cookie Monster and Muppets from Asia and the Middle East are joining forces for a special episode of “Sesame Street” aimed at helping kids cope with a world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
Government providing funds for creatives and sports people
21 June 2020Registered cultural practitioners, the entertainment fraternity and sportspeople are now able to access funding to support their digital projects as Barbados struggles to manage the economic fallout and displacement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Selma ‘snubbed’ by Academy in 2015, says actor
07 June 2020LOS ANGELES – The civil rights movie Selma was made free for rental on Friday, a day after actor David Oyelowo said Oscar voters had deliberately snubbed the film in 2015. Read More
‘Blackout’ dominates social media
02 June 2020Major broadcasters, celebrities and music streaming companies including Apple Music and Spotify turned off or made changes to their services on Tuesday to mark their solidarity with protests against the killing of George Floyd. Read More
Avatar sequel to resume filming in New Zealand
26 May 2020LOS ANGELES – A sequel to James Cameron’s sci-fi movie blockbuster Avatar will go back into production next week for the first time since it was shuttered by worldwide efforts to contain the coronavirus, producer Jon Landau said on Friday. Read More
Beenie Man and Bounty Killer compete in first reggae and in-person Verzuz battle on Instagram Live
24 May 2020The latest Verzuz between reggae artists Beenie Man and Bounty Killer was the party everyone expected as the two artists battled in person in Jamaica Read More
Derry Etkins passes in Guyana
23 May 2020Noted Guyanese musician Derry Etkins, who made Barbados his home for decades, passed away in his homeland today. Read More
Actors reading children’s tales during lockdown
23 May 2020LONDON – Stuck at home with the kids? Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett may be able to help. Read More
Cuba’s rooftop artistes
12 May 2020HAVANA – Cuba’s artistes are rising to the occasion during the coronavirus lockdown, taking to rooftops and balconies to create music or dance. Read More
TV dad Jerry Stiller dies
11 May 2020NEW YORK – Jerry Stiller, who played two of American television’s most cantankerous fathers on the sitcoms Seinfeld and The King of Queens, has died aged 92, his son Ben Stiller said on Twitter on Monday. Read More
Bob Dylan bringing new album
10 May 2020LOS ANGELES – Bob Dylan is releasing his first album of new music in eight years following a spurt of creativity from the man regarded as one of the world’s most influential songwriters. Read More
Little Richard dies at 87
09 May 2020Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87, Rolling Stone magazine reported. Read More
Costumers making scrubs
16 April 2020CHIPPING CAMDEN, England – Costume makers in Britain who normally dress actors in shows from Downton Abbey to Game of Thrones and Batman have joined forces to make scrubs for medics fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Read More
Handwritten Hey Jude lyrics auctioned
16 April 2020NEW YORK – Artist Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ hit song “Hey Jude” sold for $910 000 on Friday, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien’s Auctions said. Read More
Lean on Me singer Withers dies
05 April 2020NEW YORK - Bill Withers, a soulful singer best known for the 1970s hits Lean on Me, Lovely Day and Ain’t No Sunshine, has died at age 81 from heart complications, his family said on Friday. Read More
Studios suspend movie data as attendance plummets
22 March 2020LOS ANGELES – Movie studios Walt Disney and Universal Pictures said on Thursday they were suspending the release of box office data because of the closure of movie theatres in multiple countries in a bid to contain the coronavirus. Read More
Country legend Kenny Rogers dies at 81
21 March 2020Kenny Rogers passed away last night at age 81, his family said in a statement on Twitter. Read More
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