Jamaica Gleaner – Entertainment News

• I carried Portland with me - Hall September 16, 2026
  “When this journey began, I carried Portland with me. Every time I stepped onto that national stage with Portland big and bold across my chest, I understood that I was not standing there alone,” Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall stated during a civic function held as part of her homecoming celebration in Portland.

  Gareth Davis Snr/Gleaner Writer

• Sevana’s ‘Jeans an Marina’ celebrates community and culture September 16, 2026
  A pair of jeans, a merino, a game of dominoes, and some music represent much more than a casual night out for Jamaican singer-songwriter Sevana. They are symbols of community, resilience and the simple ways Jamaicans have traditionally found joy and comfort in each other and form the heart of her latest single, Jeans an […]

  O’brian Wynter/Gleaner Writer

• Denise Brown’s inspiring pageant story September 15, 2026
  What started as a simple enough error when she did not stop to read, ended with a poised and confident 56-year-old strutting across the stage as a Miss Universe Jamaica St Ann and St Mary contestant in June 2026. Educator and environmentalist Denise Brown wowed the huge crowd gathered at Lavender Moon Villas and showed […]

  Nicola Cunningham/Senior Staff Reporter

• Rapper Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour September 15, 2026
  NEW YORK (AP): Macklemore said Monday that he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over pro-Palestinian comments made by the Grammy-winning rapper earlier this month onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Macklemore said on Instagram that several US venues told the promoter that they would prohibit him from performing as Sheeran’s opening act for […]

• ‘J-House Vol. 1’ poised to tap into billion-dollar industry September 15, 2026
  A line-up that includes dancehall icon Patra, dancehall heavyweight Beenie Man, hitmaker Busy Signal, high-energy entertainer Ding Dong, internationally acclaimed singer and The Voice winner Tessanne Chin, legendary Jamaican group T.O.K., reggae veteran Richie Stephens, dancehall lyricist Agent Sasco, J’Calm, and AcYn has been packaged into a set titled J-House Volume 1.

• 'The Pitt' looks to repeat and 'Widow's Bay' could bring an epic wave as Emmy Awards arrive September 14, 2026
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The 78th Emmy Awards are here. ‘The Pitt’ will look to find its place in the television pantheon and ‘Widow's Bay’ will ride a storm of buzz into the ceremony on Monday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Mariska Hargitay, the longtime ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ star […]