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Serbs unveil statue to Bob Marley
8/24/2008, Reuters

A Serbian village unveiled what it said was Europe's first statue to the late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley on Saturday, to promote tolerance in a region still...  more >

Rare Marley, Skynyrd performances sold online
7/11/2008, Reuters

Vintage concert performances by such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Marley will soon join the nearly 500 recordings already available for download purchase at the music...  more >

Reggae artists getting back to their roots
6/13/2008, Reuters

A widely held perception among music aficionados is that quality roots reggae passed away with Bob Marley in 1981. Although no current reggae acts possess Marley's...  more >

Rare Marley and Hendrix performances sold online
6/4/2008, Reuters

Vintage concert performances by such acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix will soon join the nearly 500 recordings already available for download purchase at...  more >

Mourners pay tribute to Bob Marley's mom
4/27/2008, AP

Thousands of mourners paid tribute Sunday to the late mother of reggae superstar Bob Marley, whose renowned music promoting social justice and "one love" made him one of...  more >

Marley Biopic: No Music No Cry?
3/21/2008, E! Online

Is this love? From the looks of it, maybe not. The late Bob Marley's heirs are jamming the Weinstein Company from licensing the music of the reggae icon for an upcoming...  more >

Music rights flap jamming Bob Marley biopic
3/20/2008, Reuters

The family of Bob Marley has refused to license any of his music for an upcoming Weinstein Co. film drama about the late reggae star even though his widow, Rita Marley, is...  more >

Charles, Camilla tour Marley museum
3/13/2008, AP

Prince Charles and wife Camilla joined a group of Rastafarian musicians Wednesday for a drum session outside the old home of reggae great Bob Marley. On a Caribbean tour to...  more >

Weinsteins Get Up With Marley Biopic
3/4/2008, E! Online

Bob Marley may soon be jammin' on the big screen. The Weinstein Company has sealed a deal to develop, produce and distribute the first-ever biopic of the late reggae...  more >

Recordings missing from Jamaica archives
1/5/2008, AP

A massive collection of 1970s music including original recordings by reggae greats Bob Marley and Peter Tosh has disappeared from the archives of the former Jamaica...  more >

Eric Clapton writes about rock survival
10/15/2007, AP

Back in the 1960s, when London graffiti proclaimed "Clapton is God," the brilliant British guitarist was descending into a personal hell. Eric Clapton traded a heroin...  more >

Verizon Still a Bob Marley Provider
9/14/2007, E! Online

Bob Marley's family isn't singing any redemption song just yet. Verizon Wireless started selling Marley ringtones again Friday, less than a week after briefly...  more >

Verizon to drop Bob Marley ringtones after dispute
9/13/2007, Reuters

Verizon Wireless will drop all Bob Marley ringtones, ringbacks and pictures after being threatened with a trademark infringement lawsuit, representatives for the late reggae...  more >

Best-of albums worst of choices for some
8/17/2007, AP

A side-effect to today's fractured, tumultuous music industry is the fluctuating meaning of the greatest-hits album. On one hand, it remains a giant moneymaker for labels,...  more >

Marley sons to stage concert
1/30/2007, AP

Four sons of Bob Marley will hold a concert promoting peace to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the musician's birth, a family spokesman said Tuesday. The Feb. 10...  more >

Bank issues Marley commemorative coins
8/24/2006, AP

Bob Marley's records long ago went platinum. Now the Bank of Jamaica is releasing commemorative coins in gold and silver with the late reggae superstar's dreadlocked...  more >

Bob Marley's Remains To Be Exhumed And Reburied In Ethiopia
1/13/2005, USRN

Bob Marley's widow, Rita Marley, is currently moving forward with plans to exhume her late husband's remains in Jamaica and rebury them in Shashemene, Ethiopia. The...  more >

Bob Marley Fans Can Look Forward To New Music
4/23/2003, USRN

Bob Marley fans can look forward to new music. Marley's family recently discovered they have cassette recordings of Marley songs that were never released. Marley's son Ziggy...  more >

Ziggy Marley Expects Lawsuit Over Dad's Music To Be Settled
4/22/2003, USRN

Ziggy Marley, son of late reggae great Bob Marley, expects there to be settlement in a lawsuit over royalties from his dad's music. Aston "Familyman" Barrett, a former...  more >

Bob Marley's Son Tapped For 'One Love'
3/28/2003, USRN

Ky-Mani Marley is the star of One Love, a film going into post-production that is described as a Jamaican version of the classic Shakespeare play, Romeo And Juliet. The...  more >

Bob Marley Birthday Celebrations Coast-To-Coast
2/6/2003, Yahoo! Music

Late reggae great Bob Marley's legacy is being celebrated in honor of his birthday. Marley was born in Jamaica on February 6, 1945, and he died of cancer at age 36 on May...  more >

Sean Paul, Shaggy, And Buju Banton To Pay Respect To Bob Marley
2/4/2003, Yahoo! Music

Sean Paul is among reggae artists paying respect this month to the late Bob Marley, whose musical genius introduced the genre to the world. Marley was born on February 6,...  more >

Bob Marley Tribute Is Part Of Reggae Weekend
1/31/2003, USRN

A Bob Marley tribute is part of MTV2's Reggae Weekend, which kicks off Saturday (February 1) in honor of Black History Month. The channel will feature videos from Marley and...  more >

Marley, Beach Boys, Taylor Biographer White Dead Of Heart Attack
6/28/2002, USRN

Timothy White, Billboard magazine's editor-in-chief, died of an apparent heart attack at the magazine's New York offices on Thursday afternoon (June 27). White, 50, was...  more >

Stephen And Julian Marley Arrested For Pot Possession In Florida
2/14/2002, USRN

Julian Ricardo Marley, 26, and Stephen Nesta Marley, 29--two sons of late reggae superstar Bob Marley--were arrested in Florida on Wednesday (February 13) and charged with...  more >

Bob Marley's 'Legend' Getting Deluxe Treatment
2/4/2002, USRN

The Bob Marley & the Wailers greatest-hits album Legend will be reissued next week in a deluxe edition on Island/Tuff Gong/UME. The 1984 collection has now been expanded to...  more >

Bob Marley's Sons Make Grammy History
1/15/2002, USRN

Bob Marley's sons recently made Grammy Awards history: Ky-Mani and Damian Marley individually received nods for best reggae album, making them the first siblings to compete...  more >

Live Bob Marley Music Being Unearthed From London Vaults
10/11/2001, USRN

The legacy of late reggae king Bob Marley will soon receive added polish, via Universal's plan to release previously unavailable live multi-track recordings made by Marley...  more >

Bob Marley DVDs On The Way
1/20/2000, USRN

Palm Pictures will release the Bob Marley title, Sun Is Shining: The Remixes, as a DVD single on Feb. 1. The release features two audio-visual versions of the Marley...  more >

'One Love' Becomes Anthem For Millennium Events
12/22/1999, USRN

The Gipsy Kings, Ziggy Marley, Tsidii Le Loka, and the Boys Choir Of Harlem have collaborated on a new version of the classic Bob Marley song, "One Love." The tune is going...  more >

Lauryn And Busta On Bob Marley
12/16/1999, USRN

One Love: The Bob Marley Tribute, which was filmed just a few weeks ago at the James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica will air on the basic cable channel, TNT,...  more >

Chrissie Hynde In Marley's Corner
12/16/1999, USRN

This Sunday (December 19) at 8:00 p.m. ET, One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute airs on cable's TNT network. The concert was taped in Jamaica earlier this month and...  more >

Bob Marley Tribute Overcomes Obstacles
12/6/1999, USRN

One Love: The Bob Marley Tribute was taped Saturday (Dec. 4) at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, St. Mary, Jamaica. In spite of some rain just before show time and...  more >

Lauryn Hill's 'Best Man' Is Marley
9/16/1999, USRN

Fugees frontwoman Lauryn Hill is just one of the R&B/ hip-hop superstars to grace the roster of the forthcoming Best Man soundtrack, due Oct. 12. Hill will do a duet with...  more >

Marley, Sub Pop, And Hate Dept. Sound Alive On The Web
2/25/1999, USRN

The battle over digital distribution of music on the Internet is shaping up to be one of the biggest stories of 1999. In the latest installment, MCY.com, a new digital...  more >

Lauryn Hill's Husband/ Son Of Bob Marley Rescued From Burning Car
1/11/1999, USRN

Less than a week after Lauryn Hill received a record-setting 10 Grammy nominations (myLAUNCH, 1/5), her husband Rohan Marley, the son of the legendary Bob Marley, was...  more >

Hanson Goes To Universal Studios
6/23/1998, USRN

It's official: After weeks of speculation, the Seagram Co. announced Monday that it had signed "definitive agreements" with Royal Philips Electronics and PolyGram NV to...  more >

Seagram: We're No. 1, We're No. 1!
5/22/1998, USRN

In the biggest deal in music industry history, Canada's Seagram Company Ltd. has acquired PolyGram Entertainment and its associated record labels in a deal valued at $10.6...  more >

Big Record Biz Deal Closes
5/19/1998, USRN

Seagram Co. Ltd. and Philips Electronics NV are expected to announce a $10.5 billion marriage shortly, according to reports. Seagram, home to Universal Music (Erykah Badu,...  more >

Seagram Stirring PolyGram
5/13/1998, USRN

Talks between Seagram and Philips Electronics for the latter's share of PolyGram's music and film outfit are on the fast track, according to reports. Seagram, home to...  more >

EMI: No Sale To Universal
5/12/1998, USRN

British music conglomerate EMI has ended takeover talks with an unnamed bidder--presumably the Seagram Co., owner of Universal Music--after failing to receive a...  more >

Good To The Last Drop
12/26/1997, USRN

Move over, Pat Boone. Or perhaps it's move over, Bob Marley. Page Morton Black, a lady of a certain age best known as the voice of the "Chock Full O' Nuts" commercials a...  more >

The Cannabis Cup Floweth Over
11/12/1997, USRN

(11/13/97) -To commemorate High Times magazine's 10th Annual Cannabis Cup convention (which will be held in--where else?--Amsterdam, Holland), High Times is adding a new...  more >

Trouble Brewing In Bob Marley Camp
9/22/1997, USRN

The Bob Marley Foundation is contemplating suing the Panamanian beer company Cervecceria Nacional, producer of De Primera beer, over the affixation of a De Primera logo...  more >

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