Skip Marley (left) and Katy Perry perform during The 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, recently.Photo: Larry Busacca— Chained to the Rhythm the hit single by Katy Perry and featuring Jamaican Skip Marley has been certified platinum in Australia and gold in Canada, Italy, New Zealand and Spain, and silver in the UK. The song peaked at number one in Croatia, Mexico and Latvia. It reached the Top 5 in 12 countries and Top 10 in 16 countries. … Read entire article »

By Gary Trust Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS Skip Marley and Katy Perry perform onstage during The 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. Katy Perry’s “Chained to the Rhythm,” featuring Bob Marley’s grandson, launches at No. 4, easily the highest-charting Hot 100 hit by a member of the first family of reggae. As previously reported, Katy Perry blasts onto the Billboard Hot 100 (dated March 4) at No. 4 with “Chained to the Rhythm,” featuring Skip Marley. The song, released Feb. 10 and which Perry and Marley performed on the Grammy Awards Feb. 12, debuts at No. 3 on the Digital Song Sales chart, with 108,000 downloads sold in the week ending Feb. 16, according to Nielsen Music, following its release on Feb. 10, and No. 15 on … Read entire article »