Jamaica Gleaner – Entertainment News

• Mr G bridges generations with ‘I Shall Be Released’ project October 15, 2026
  When Mr G decided to brush off the I Shall Be Released riddim and make it glisten in 2026, he was uprooting nearly 60 years of music history. The original foundation rocksteady-reggae adaptation entered the space in 1969 through a song titled I Shall Be Released, sung by the Heptones and produced by Coxsone Dodd […]
  Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
• ‘Circumstances beyond our control’ - BZR WKND Ja’s marquee concert postponed to December 20 October 14, 2026
  BZR WKND (Bizarre Weekend) Jamaica’s marquee concert, which was to feature international rap star Cardi B as its headline act, has been postponed from October 18 to December 20. The organisers announced the change in a statement posted on Tuesday, citing circumstances beyond their control. The announcement follows a Billboard report last Thursday indicating that […]
• Movie Review | ‘The Social Reckoning’ is classic Aaron Sorkin October 14, 2026
  It is unfortunate for The Social Reckoning that The Social Network exists.
• Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur October 13, 2026
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur who was gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip over 30 years ago. Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly […]
• BZR WKND marquee concert postponed to December 20 October 13, 2026
  BZR WKND Jamaica’s marquee concert, which was to feature Cardi B as its headline act, has been postponed from October 18 to December 20. In a statement posted on Tuesday, the organisers cited circumstances beyond their control and assured patrons that the event would go ahead. They also extended condolences to Cardi B and her […]
• ‘Musk’ has already gotten under Elon Musk’s skin October 13, 2026
  VENICE, Italy (AP): Elon Musk has called filmmaker Alex Gibney a lot of names leading up to the theatrical release of the documentary Musk, which is playing in select theatres in New York and Los Angeles and expands nationwide on Friday. Over the past few weeks, Musk has posted on X that Gibney is an […]