Posthumous Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry album announced with Greentea Peng feature released
The record will reportedly incorporate dub with "synthwave, big beat, drum & bass and electronica"
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Reggae legend Max Romeo files lawsuit claming £6million in unpaid royalties
Romeo's music has been sampled by Jay Z and The Prodigy and used in Grand Theft Auto
Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ is the first reggae album to chart on the Billboard 200 for 800 weeks
'Legend' is the second-ever album to chart for over 800 weeks on Billboard
Bob Marley and the Wailers announce 50th anniversary reissue of ‘Catch A Fire’
The 50th anniversary release of the LP comes ahead of the upcoming film 'Bob Marley: One Love'
UB40 and Janis Joplin join UK Music Walk Of Fame
Other inductees include the Buzzcocks, Eddie Grant and The Kinks
Eddy Grant says he felt “thrown under the bus” when he accused Gorillaz of copying ‘Time Warp’ on ‘Stylo’
"There comes a time where you say, ‘Enough. Why am I going to go on fighting this case? Over what? Leave it alone’"
Notting Hill Carnival 2023 to celebrate 50 years of sound systems and Mas bands
The anniversary also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Windrush generation migrating to Britain
Kingsley Ben-Adir stars in first trailer for ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
The biopic is set for release in 2024
Flow Festival announces Balloon 360° stage line-up
The unique stage promises a "versatile group of exciting musicians" at the Finnish festival, where the likes of Blur, Wizkid, Lorde and Christine & The Queens are set to headline
Legendary dub and reggae soundsystem pioneer Jah Shaka has died
"Forever in dub"
Paul McCartney discusses crate-digging in Jamaica and discovering reggae
"I’ve always found there’s something exciting about flicking through the crates in a record shop, looking for that next discovery"
Don Letts on his debut solo album and first single ‘Outta Sync’: “It’s me laying my cards on the table”
"It's a product of what I am, which is Black and British, and it reflects the duality of my existence," the legendary DJ and musician told NME