Lenny Kravitz, Patti Smith, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen and more contribute to new Bob Marley book Tuesday, November 7 by ABC NewsA new book called Rebel Music: Bob Marley & Roots Reggae, in stores November 7, features contributions from Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Paul Simon, Keith Richards and more.The book comes from photographer Kate Simon, who met Bob Marley in 1975 and gained unprecedented access to him, his band and his fellow reggae stars.... Read More.
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ ‘Catch A Fire’ getting 50th anniversary reissue Thursday, September 14 by ABC NewsBob Marley & The Wailers’ classic album Catch A Fire is being reissued in celebration of its 50th anniversary.Dropping November 3, the reissue will be released as a three-LP set, as well as a three-CD set and digitally. All versions will feature the full studio recording, along with a... Read More.
Bob Weir lends voice to new Stephen Marley track Friday, September 8 by ABC NewsGrateful Dead’s Bob Weir is featured on Stephen Marley’s new track, “Winding Roads." It also features Jack Johnson and Weir’s backing band, Wolf Brothers, made up of Don Was, and Dead & Company members Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane.The song will be featured on Marley’s new album, Old Soul, which drops Friday, September 15. It... Read More.
Paramount drops trailer for new Bob Marley biopic, ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Thursday, July 6 by ABC NewsMusic and movie fans are getting their first look at the upcoming Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love.Paramount has just released the trailer for the film, which stars British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, who landed the role as Marley after a global talent search. It also stars Captain... Read More.
Bob Marley & The Wailers announce posthumous album, ‘Africa Unite’ Friday, June 30 by ABC NewsLegendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley will release Africa Unite, a posthumous album featuring his greatest hits. A fusion of reggae and Afrobeats, the ten-track project blends some of the icon's most beloved songs, like "Waiting In Vain" and "Three Little Birds," with the contemporary... Read More.
‘Ted Lasso’ brings Bob Marley & the Wailers’ “Three Little Birds” back to the charts Thursday, May 11 by ABC NewsA Bob Marley classic has returned to the top of the charts, and it’s all because of the hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.Billboard reports that the Marley and The Wailers classic “Three Little Birds” is number one on the Top TV Songs chart, after appearing in sixth... Read More.
On This Day, May 11, 1981: Bob Marley dies at age 36 Thursday, May 11 by ABC NewsOn This Day, May 11, 1981 ...Reggae legend Bob Marley died from cancer at a hospital in Miami, Florida, at the age of 36.In July 1977, Marley was diagnosed with a type of malignant melanoma under a toenail. By the fall of 1980, the cancer had... Read More.
The Who, Bob Marley & more to be featured in new Deep Dive docuseries Tuesday, May 9 by ABC NewsUniversal Music Group is teaming up with Time Studios for a new 10-part docuseries that will give music fans a behind-the-scenes look at the label’s huge music archives, with episodes focusing on The Who, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Ella Fitzgerald and more.The series, Deep Dive, will open the vaults of the... Read More.
First trailer for Bob Marley film debuts at CinemaCon Thursday, April 27 by ABC NewsA new movie about Bob Marley got its first look at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week. A trailer for the film, Marley, was shown to theater owners, with the reggae legend’s son Ziggy Marley on hand to introduce the clip. “It’s great to be here today on behalf of... Read More.
New Bob Marley limited edition vinyl coming next month Friday, February 3 by ABC NewsMonday, February 6, would have been Bob Marley’s 78th birthday, and to celebrate the milestone the Marley Family is giving fans a present – new vinyl. The Marley Family, along with Tuff Gong and UME, will release 12 limited-edition Bob Marley vinyl LPs on March 24. Each... Read More.
Bob Marley exhibit coming to the US for the first time Wednesday, November 30 by ABC NewsThe official Bob Marley One Love Experience is finally coming to the U.S. The exhibit is set to open in Los Angeles on January 27 at Ovation Hollywood. “We are so thrilled to have the exhibit opening in Los Angeles just in time for Daddy’s birthday,” Cedella Marley, CEO... Read More.
‘One Night in Miami’ star Kingsley Ben-Adir to star as reggae icon Bob Marley in biopic Friday, February 11 by ABC NewsKingsley Ben-Adir, who starred as Malcolm X in One Night in Miami, will reportedly play another iconic figure, reggae legend Bob Marley, in an as-yet-untitled biopic.Marley, who influenced generations of other musical acts, with songs like "Get Up, Stand Up," "I Shot the Sheriff" and "One Love," died of cancer... Read More.