Articles Tagged “Bob Marley”
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Bob Marley’s Estate strikes exclusive deals with Bravado and CAA.
Hope Road Merchandising LLC, which owns the worldwide property rights for Bob Marley, has struck two new deals. Bravado, a music merchandising company, has acquired the worldwide apparel rights for Bob Marley through a strategic investment in the Marley family’s apparel and accessories company, Zion Rootswear. In addition, Hope Road Merchandising has retained Creative Artists [...]
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Bob Marley nephew – Charles Mattocks making strides in the US! Deets inside…
The name Charles Mattocks may not yet be a household name among Jamaicans, however the celebrity chef, best selling author, Emmy nominated actor and director – the nephew of the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley – is getting set to launch his National Diabetes Testing Tour. CNN will accompany his as he attempts to testing one [...]
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Kevin MacDonald working on creating a Peter Tosh film.
Less than a year after British film director Kevin MacDonald mentioned plans to make a film about reggae icon Peter Tosh, talks to do so have begun with the singer’s estate. Niambe McIntosh, daughter of the late singer, disclosed that they are currently working out the finer details of the project. The feature film will [...]
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PHOTOS: Ziggy Marley purchases US$1.1m LA duplex from “Shahs Of Sunset” star
According to TMZ. Bob’s eldest son, Ziggy Marley has purchased a US$1.1m duplex in Los Angeles. According to the website, the transaction was made through real estate guru and star of reality series Shahs of Sunset, Reza Farahan. “That’s right… with Reza’s help, the reggae singer scored a brand new crib for $1.1 million!” the [...]
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“Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers” in SoundScan top 10 biggest selling albums!
LEGEND, the 1984 ‘best of’ album by Bob Marley and The Wailers, is one of the top 10 selling albums of the SoundScan era, Music-News.com reports. The SoundScan company began compiling sales data in the United States in 1993. According to Music-News.com, the album has sold approximately 11,220,000 units in the US in that time, [...]
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“Marley” documentary nominated for NAACP Image Award and Grammy
MARLEY, British director Kevin MacDonald’s documentary on reggae legend Bob Marley, has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award. The “Marley” documentary examines the life, music and legacy of the reggae icon who died in 1981. It is one of six nominees in the Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television) category. The other contenders are: Black [...]
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NYU to offer three-week class in January dedicated to the life of Bob Marley
Students at New York University soon won’t have to wait in vain anymore to stir it up and, get jamming, and get together and feel all right in class. Instructor Vivien Goldman will teach the class, “Topics in Recorded Music: Bob Marley & Post-Colonial Music.” The course will cover Marley’s own music, as well as [...]
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OH NO!!! Bob Marley “Mellow Mood” drink Sickens New Jersey Students
Officials have removed a relaxation drink named after reggae icon Bob Marley after several students at a New Jersey school were sickened. Marley’s Mellow Mood is promoted to reduce stress. The drink’s nutrition facts say it may cause drowsiness and is not intended for children. However, students at Satz Middle School and Holmdel High School [...]
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UPDATE: Bob Marley trademark suit against half-brother settled
The family feud over rights to use of late reggae superstar Bob Marley’s name and image has been settled in Florida federal court. A one-page filing recently said the dispute was resolved between Marley’s half-brother Richard Booker and a Bahamian company that represents Marley’s widow, Rita Marley, and his children. Terms of the agreement were [...]
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Bob Marley ranks 5th on Forbes top rich dead celebrities list for 2012
Thirty one years after his death Bob Marley has amassed enough wealth to be ranked #5 on Forbes list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities for 2012. Not necessarily known for commercial ventures during life, Bob Marley has become a diversified businessman from beyond the grave. In addition to selling over 75 million albums in the past [...]
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FINALLY!!! Peter Tosh gets first National Honor in Jamaica – posthumously.
Quarter of a century after his death, Peter Tosh will be conferred his first national honor in Jamaica. Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, the co-founder of Tuff Gong Records and the world’s best-known reggae group. Tosh with Neville “Bunny” Livingston and Marley were teenagers when they banded to entertain Jamaicans. Their talent transcended the small Trench [...]
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RIP: Bob Marley’s former manager, Danny Sims is dead
Danny Sims, the former manager of Bob Marley, died in Los Angeles on Sunday October 7th of cancer. Danny Sims was born in Mississippi, but was raised in Chicago and New York City, where he later went into the entertainment business in the 1950s. He is most famously known for his relationship with the legendary [...]
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Bob Marley Receives New Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary reggae superstar, Robert Nesta Marley, was recently posthumously honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award is a replacement version of the same lifetime achievement award that he received in 2001. Reports are that a Recording Academy personnel recently visited Jamaica and noticed that the original version of Marley’s lifetime Grammy had been [...]
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FINALLY: Peter Tosh awarded the Order of Merit….25 years after his death.
In case you missed it… The late reggae legend Peter Tosh was awarded the Order of Merit, OM, the Highest Honor on August 6th, Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Tosh was posthumously appointed a member of the Order of Merit (OM), receiving the country’s third highest national honour and joining Wailers band mate and reggae [...]
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Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley was Electric at Guyana’s FAMfest!
Triple award winning Jamaican sensation and son of the late Bob Marley, Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley is the talk of the town after an absolutely superb performance at the inaugural Foods, Arts and Music Festival held at the Providence, National Stadium, Guyana as part of their 46th Independence celebrations. Jr. Gong took patrons on a [...]
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No Lauryn – doh cry! Rohan Marley will be marrying Isabeli Fontana…not you!
We don’t know how true this is, but how many times have we heard of men having multiple babies with one woman and then dumping her to marry someone else???? According to the Veja magazine, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Rohan Marley is rumored to marry his Brazilian supermodel girlfriend, Isabeli Fontana in Ethiopia! [...]
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Ziggy Marley replaced Bunny Wailer and rocked New Orleans Jazz Fest
Jamaican reggae star Ziggy Marley is used to taking up the mantle from musical legends.The eldest son of reggae icon Bob Marley, successfully continued his father’s legacy when he recently performed (May 4th) at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, in place of Bunny Wailer, who had originally been scheduled to play. The five-time Grammy winner [...]
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UK’s MOJO Magazine Snubs Bob Marley on Top 50 Reggae Album Tribute
According to reports, British-based MOJO magazine is receiving global backlash after failing to include Jamaica’s reggae legend, Bob Marley, on its most recent top 50 reggae album tribute to Jamaica. Though the original story is no longer not available online, it has not stopped the anger of reggae fans from around in questioning the major error [...]
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Bunny Wailer Unhappy with Marley movie and Upset With Rita! Read why inside…
Reggae legend Bunny Wailer, surviving member of iconic reggae group The Wailers, is pissed off and is speaking out! Wailer’s unhappiness stems from the recently released is unhappy documentary, Marley, directed by Kevin MacDonald. Though Wailer is one of the main voices in Marley documentary, he was highly offended that Rastafari — a central theme [...]
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MARLEY soundtrack tops Billboard Magazine’s Reggae Album Chart
The original soundtrack for the recently released Bob Marley documentary, Marley, debuted at the top of Billboard magazine’s Reggae album chart last week. The 24-song, two-disc set contains most of the songs used throughout the documentary, with the exception of Teenager In Love. Released by Island Records/Tuff Gong, the soundtrack contains the first recording by [...]
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JAY BLESSED’s TOP TEN 420 SONGS! (Reggae Version — best grade!)
So…I have never shunned away from the fact of stating that I have NEVER smoked weed. Not in high school. Not in my late teens. Not from my step-dad’s stash. Not in my adult life! Have I ever wanted to blaze? The thought has crossed my mind many a time, but I have never had [...]
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OFFICIAL VIDEO: Damian “Jr Gong” Marley – “Set Up Shop”
Happy 420 to all herbalists! In celebration of the biggest day for marijuana lovers around the globe, son of reggae legend, Damian Marley aka Gongzilla, released the highly anticipate music video for his hit single, “Set Up Shop.” The sexiest Marley chants: Well mi woulda buil mi own plaza, mi own harberdash Goods and commadities [...]
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TRAILER: First look at Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley documentary – “Marley”
“My richness is life.” Magnolia Pictures has decided to unleash their own official trailer via Apple for Kevin Macdonald’s Bob Marley doc, titled just Marley, to follow-up the UK one we just posted earlier this week. While it has the same style and structure as that first trailer, it features a bit more footage, and [...]
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American rapper Snoop Dogg filming documentary in Jamaica.
Internationally acclaimed hip-hip superstar, Snoop Dogg continues to enjoy his Jamaican adventure and now aims to make a documentary about this experience. Earlier this month, the California native announced, via his YouTube page, that he would travel to Jamaica to record a single for his upcoming studio album, Reincarnated. While celebrating what would have been [...]
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Snoop Dogg refers to himself as ‘Bob Marley reincarnated’ – he’s recording in Jamaica.
American rapper, singer, record producer and actor, Snoop Dogg, is the latest foreign act to visit Jamaica to record new material. Just recently R&B superstar, Alicia Keys as well as Senegalese rap superstar, Akon visited Jamaica to work on new music, while Ne-Yo has already set up shop with recording label, Compound Island. PHOTOS: Ne-Yo [...]
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