Tyrone Downie, Keyboardist For Bob Marley And The Wailers, Dies

Downie moved to France in the 1990s before returning to home to Kingston.

Tyrone Downie, the Jamaica-born keyboardist for Bob Marley and the Wailers, died Saturday. He was 66. His partner, Bernadine Simpson, told Jamaican outlet The Gleaner that Downie “was feeling ill” on Saturday evening. He died […]

Selah Marley Responds To Backlash Over “White Lives Matter” Shirt

Balenciaga : Photocall - Paris Fashion Week - Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023

Selah Marley is responding to all the backlash she’s received after donning a “White Lives Matter” shirt in Kanye West’s latest fashion show. Source: Anthony Ghnassia / Getty All over social media this week, it’s […]

Stephen Marley and Lukas Nelson to Headline Annual Tipping Point Benefit Concert at The Fillmore New Orleans

Stephen Marley and Lukas Nelson to Headline Annual Tipping Point Benefit Concert at The Fillmore New Orleans

On Oct. 21, the sixth annual Tulane University scholarship program fundraising concert, also known as The Tipping Point, is scheduled to occur at The Filmore New Orleans. Today, the folks behind the yearly affair shared […]

Reservoir Buys Marley Marl Catalog, Including ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’

Reservoir Buys Marley Marl Catalog, Including 'Mama Said Knock You Out'

Reservoir EVP of A&R and catalog development Faith Newman (whose branding-minded company looks to have customized its bottled water) and hip-hop producer Marley Marl. Photo Credit: Reservoir Media One week after revealing its Q1 2022 […]

Music icon Chris Blackwell on how he met Bob Marley, travel

Exterior shot of Island Records Founder and Record Producer Chris Blackwell.

When it comes to rock and roll, the London-born Chris Blackwell, 84, is a familiar name. As the founder of Island Records, the label he established in Jamaica in 1959 and England in 1962, Blackwell […]