Jamaica Gleaner – Entertainment News

• Thanksgiving service for Fantan Mojah today; funeral Saturday August 13, 2026
  There will be two thanksgiving services to honour the life of dancehall and reggae artiste Owen ‘Fantan Mojah’ Moncrieffe. The first service takes place in Kingston this morning, and the second service and funeral rites are scheduled for this Saturday in St Elizabeth. Fantan Mojah passed away on July 14 at age 49. Fantan Mojah’s […]
  Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
• Movie Review | ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’ is a Southern-fried flick with too many ingredients August 13, 2026
  It turns out that the honey business isn’t as sweet as it sounds: In the new movie The Rivals of Amziah King, beekeepers steal from each other, poison rivals’ insects and rip folk off. “It’s not full of kind people,” the title character warns. The Rivals of Amziah King isn’t as sweet as it thinks […]
• ‘My mother waited 100 years for this’ August 12, 2026
  The official announcement that veteran guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith was being conferred with the Order of Distinction for his contribution to the music industry came on his birthday, August 6. Smith told The Gleaner that he couldn’t have asked for a better present, especially since his mother is alive and he will be dedicating it […]
  Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
• ‘I’m So Happy’ August 12, 2026
  NEW YORK (AP): Parents of toddlers everywhere, prepare yourselves. YouTube sensation and music teacher Ms Rachel and her husband, Aron Accurso, will release their debut album, the 23-track I’m So Happy, on September 25. “Music is such a wonderful way for people to bond, for parents to bond. I know from the minute my kids […]
• ‘Forward March’ - Key to the City of Lauderhill for Derrick Morgan during Independence celebrations August 11, 2026
  More than six decades after Derrick Morgan helped provide the soundtrack to Jamaica’s birth as an independent nation, the legendary singer has received another major honour – this time from one of the most vibrant Caribbean communities in the United States. The City of Lauderhill, Florida, presented the pioneering Jamaican singer with a Key to […]
• Brooklyn’s first Jamaica Day parade a huge success August 11, 2026
  New York made history on Saturday, August 8, as the inaugural Jamaica Rising Day Parade brought thousands of revellers into the streets of Brooklyn to mark Jamaica’s 64th Independence. It was the first standalone US parade dedicated exclusively to Jamaican heritage, culture, music and food, breaking away from the multi-nation model of the West Indian […]
  Anthony Turner/Gleaner Writer