Bob Marley— Thirty-five years after performing at the first Independence Day celebrations of Zimbabwe, Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley will be posthumously honored at the annual Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) on a date to be announced. According to the website www.chronicle.co.zw, Marley will be bestowed a Lifetime Achievement Award. ZIMA Chairman Joseph Nyadzayo said the award is in tribute to Marley, years after he performed at the flag-raising ceremony in 1980. “We’re honoring him for giving the de facto anthem and for leading the reggae music revolution in our free nation which as influenced important music types such as our own Zimdancehall phenomenon,” he was quoted as saying. Marley penned the single Zimbabwe, taken from his 1979 album Survival, in support of the country’s (then Rhodesia) independence. “As the Marley family comes to Zimbabwe, we hope … Read entire article »

The late reggae icon Bob Marley—- A US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from some of the biggest clothing entities in the country that claimed they have legal rights to sell shirts bearing the image of reggae icon Bob Marley. “The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the merchandisers had used his likeness to sell clothing at Walmart, Target and other stores without permission from Marley’s children,” the Associated Press reports. Marley’s children control the rights to the musician’s image through a company called Fifty-Six Hope Road Music. Fifty-Six Hope Road Music sued rivals A.V.E.L.A. and others in 2008, arguing that their sales of Marley merchandise violated federal trademark law. A federal court ordered the companies to pay more than $1m in profits and damages, citing evidence that consumers … Read entire article »