Bob Marley
Seven Jamaican Albums Make Rolling Stone’s 76 Best of 1976, and a Dub Record Tops Them All
The highest ranked Jamaican album on Rolling Stone's new list of the 76 Best Albums of 1976 isn't by Bob…
Bob and Rita Marley Foundations Host Prostate Cancer Screening at Tuff Gong
Stephen Marley rolling up his sleeve for a prostate cancer screening is not the kind of headline you expect from…
Skatta Burrell Says Vybz Kartel’s Legacy Will Eclipse Bob Marley’s
Skatta Burrell just said something that a lot of people are going to have strong feelings about. In a recent…
Bob Marley’s Unreleased 1976 Live Album Debuts as a Bestseller Nearly 50 Years After It Was Recorded
A live recording that sat in the vault for almost half a century is now moving units like a fresh…
Spotify Launches ‘Carnival Sounds Live’ For 60th Notting Hill Carnival Starring Koffee, Shenseea & V’ghn
Ahead of the landmark 60th anniversary of Notting Hill Carnival, Spotify has officially launched its inaugural Carnival Sounds Live series.…
Fred Locks Reflects on ‘Black Star Liner’ as Jamaica Marks Marcus Garvey’s 139th Birthday
The song almost never got recorded at all. Fred Locks wrote "Black Star Liner" in 1968 at just 18 years…
The Meaning Behind Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry”
Few songs in the canon of popular music carry as much emotional weight as "No Woman No Cry." The no…
Buju Banton’s ‘Too Too Bad’ Holds a Second Week on Billboard Reggae Albums Chart
The more surprising detail buried in this chart update is not that Buju Banton is still on the Billboard Reggae…
Ziggy Marley Brought ‘Three Little Birds’ to the FIFA Fan Fest and the Crowd Felt Every Word
There's something about hearing Bob Marley's music performed by his own son that hits on a completely different level of personal. Ziggy Marley took the stage at the FIFA Fan…
Bob Marley And The Wailers’ 1973 Album Burnin’ Goes Gold In The UK
Bob Marley and The Wailers’ 1973 album Burnin’ has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom, more than four decades after it first received a Silver award there. According to…
Bob Marley And The Wailers’ ‘Could You Be Loved’ Certified Triple Platinum In The UK
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1980 hit Could You Be Loved has been certified 3X Platinum in the United Kingdom, matching Three Little Birds as the reggae group’s highest-certified song…
Etana Honours Bob Marley With Cover Of “I Shot The Sheriff”
Two-time Grammy-nominated reggae powerhouse Etana closes out Reggae Month in stirring fashion with the release of her deeply soulful rendition of I Shot The Sheriff, the timeless classic by reggae icon Bob Marley.…
Skip Marley Reimagines Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ For New Adidas Collection
Skip Marley has released a Salaam Remi-produced cover of Bob Marley & The Wailers' One Love. Released on Friday, alongside an official music video, the track was commissioned to anchor…
50 Years Later, ‘Positive Vibration’ Returns As The Theme For Bob Marley’s 81st Birthday
When Bob Marley and the Wailers released Rastaman Vibration in April 1976, Jamaica was teetering on the edge. It was an election year defined by public anxiety and partisan violence--tensions…
Allan ‘Skill’ Cole, Football Legend And Bob Marley’s Former Manager, Dead At 74
The mercurial Allan 'Skill' Cole, former Santos and Jamaica football star and manager of reggae superstar Bob Marley, passed away on Tuesday evening at age 74. His daughter, Debbie Cole,…
Bob Marley’s ‘Kaya’ Album Goes Platinum In The UK, 47 Years After Its Release
Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1978 album Kaya has officially been certified Platinum in the United Kingdom. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the album was awarded the BRIT…
