Tag archive: Bob Marley

There’s no one love in the battle surrounding the use of songs by the late reggae icon Bob Marley as ringtones.   The problem stems from an agreement signed last month between Verizon Wireless and Universal Music, which owns the rights to Marley’s music. Under the agreement, Verizon became theexclusive provider of Bob Marley ringtones.   However, Marley’s family has objected, saying the deal was equivalent to an… Read More

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s classic reggae album, Exodus, the disc was re-issued on June 4 in an unusual format – a USB Memory Stick.   This is thefirst time an artist-specific record has been released this way, and it will only be available via the late artist’s official Bob Marley web site.  In addition to the general release, there will be a limited edition of 4000 USB Memory Sticks with extra… Read More

From Apple's press release: Apple today announced that it has signed licensing agreements with three of the largest European independent music labels, Beggars Group, Sanctuary Records Group and V2, adding tens of thousands of additional independent tracks from leading artists to the iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany. With three of the most influential independent record labels on board, iTunes Music Store customers in… Read More