Jamaica Gleaner – Entertainment News

• Posthumous Order of Distinction honours Stranger Cole's musical legacy August 6, 2026
  Nine members of Jamaica's entertainment industry are among the 140 Jamaicans conferred with National Honours and Awards this year, with pioneering ska, rocksteady, and reggae singer Stranger Cole receiving a posthumous honour for his contribution to the development of Jamaican music. Cole, whose given name was Wilburn Theodore Cole, will be conferred with the Order […]

• Spragga Benz ready to kick off Best Weekend Ever August 6, 2026
  Veteran deejay Spragga Benz is ready to remind audiences why his music continues to resonate when he headlines Rise and Toast today, the opening event for Best Weekend Ever, at Plantation Cove in St Ann. His performance will set the tone for the five-day destination festival and, although Spragga Benz has made few local appearances […]

• ‘God and time’, Wayne Wonder says of Reggae Icon Award August 6, 2026
  If reggae vocalist Wayne Wonder could use only one word to describe how he feels about being honoured by the Government with the Reggae Icon Award, that one word would be “amazing”. But it is important to remember that ‘Waynie’, as he is affectionately called, is a writer. And, having penned quite a few dancehall […]

  Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

• Michael W. Smith, Papa San strike powerful balance at Come Alive August 5, 2026
  Long after dusk settled over King’s House East Lawn, the crowd was still on its feet. Hands stretched into the night air, familiar choruses rolled across the grounds and, with each change in tempo, thousands responded as one. At times, the lawn felt like a sanctuary. At others, it became a full-fledged celebration, alive with […]

• Dream Weekend’s Montego Bay gamble pays off August 5, 2026
  WESTERN BUREAU: Dream Weekend made an energetic debut in Montego Bay, earning praise from organisers, business leaders and many patrons, while transportation and logistical hiccups highlighted areas for improvement as the festival settles into its new home.

  Janet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

• Reggae Icon Awards for Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal at Grand Gala August 4, 2026
  This year, Von Wayne Charles and Reanno Devon Gordon will be the recipients of the annual Reggae Icon Award presented by the Government of Jamaica during the Independence Day Grand Gala. This award “honours artistes who shape the global reach of reggae and dancehall music”. In an interview with The Gleaner at Sunday’s Jamaica Gospel […]