Bob Marley Tops The Year-End Billboard Reggae Albums Chart Again

For the sixth consecutive year, Marley’s Legend compilation album registers top sales in the genre, while no releases from ...
Forbes

Bob Marley Rules Again As His Album Returns And Hits A Milestone

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Bob Marley doubles up on the Reggae Albums chart as Exodus reenters ...
NPR

Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff dies at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican musician and actor who helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, has died at 81 years old. The singer-songwriter was known for hits such as "Many Rivers to Cross ...
The New York Times

When Reggae Went Digital

A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...
The New York Times

Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81

His Grammy-winning records as well as his starring role in the cult movie “The Harder They Come” in 1972 boosted a career spanning seven decades. By Alex Marshall and Alex Williams Jimmy Cliff, a ...
Newsweek

Jimmy Cliff, Grammy-Winning Reggae Legend, Dead Age 81

The twice Grammy Award-winning Jamaican reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81, his family announced. Cliff's wife, Latifa, said he had died "due to a seizure followed by pneumonia" ...