Skip Marley

Skip Marley
Marley in 2022
Marley in 2022
Background information
Birth nameSkip Marley Minto
Born (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 28)
Kingston, Jamaica
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present
Labels
Websiteskipmarley.com

Skip Marley Minto (born 4 June 1996) is a Jamaican singer. He is the son of Cedella Marley and David Minto, and grandson of Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He has received two Grammy Award nominations and an MTV Video Music Award nomination.

Marley, raised in Miami, demonstrated an early passion for music. He is self-taught in piano, drums, guitar, and bass. He embarked on his music career in 2015 with the release of singles "Cry to Me" and "Life" under the Tuff Gong label. He gained further exposure by touring with his uncles Damian and Stephen Marley on their Catch a Fire tour.

In 2016, Marley's visibility increased as he was featured in a Gap 1969 Denim campaign, and by 2017, he had signed with Island Records, releasing "Lions," a single that gained notoriety for its use in a Pepsi commercial. His collaboration with Katy Perry on "Chained to the Rhythm" led to performances at the Grammy Awards, Brit Awards, and iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2017. Marley's debut EP, "Higher Place," was released in 2020. The EP includes hits such as "Slow Down," featuring H.E.R., which has received critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination.

Life and career

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Marley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Cedella Marley and David Minto, and raised in Miami, Florida. He shares his birthday with his uncle Julian Marley.[2] Growing up, he taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and bass.[3]

In 2015, he released his first single, "Cry to Me", and a second single called "Life" under the Tuff Gong label. He later signed with Blue Mountain Music, and joined his uncles Damian and Stephen on their Catch a Fire tour.[4][5][6][7]

In early 2016, he was featured in a Gap 1969 Denim campaign.[8]

In early 2017, Marley signed to Island Records. Marley released his debut single under Island Records, "Lions", in February 2017, which was produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh.[9] "Lions" was later used in the infamous Pepsi short film commercial, Live for Now.[10] He is featured on, and co-wrote, Katy Perry's 2017 single "Chained to the Rhythm". The two performed the song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017[11][12] and also at the 2017 Brit Awards on 22 February. They also performed at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards on 5 March.[13] Marley released the single "Calm Down" on 28 April 2017.[14] In 2020, Marley was joined by students of the School of Rock to cover Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds", during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] On 28 August, Marley released his debut extended play (EP), Higher Place. It includes the previously released singles, "Slow Down", "No Love", and "Make Me Feel", featuring Rick Ross and Ari Lennox.[16]

Discography

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EPs

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Title Details
Higher Place[16]

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Reggae Digital
[17]
"Cry to Me" 2015 — Non-album singles
"Life" —
"Lions" 2017 2
"Calm Down" 11
"Refugee" —
"Cruel World"
(with Seeb) 		—
"That's Not True"
(featuring Damian Marley) 		2019 — Higher Place
"Enemy" — Non-album single
"Slow Down"
(with H.E.R.)[18] 		— Higher Place
"No Love" 2020 —
"Make Me Feel"(featuring Rick Ross and Ari Lennox)[20] —
"Jane"
(with Ayra Starr) 		2022 — Non-album single
"Close"[21] 2024 — Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
US
[22] 		AUS
[23] 		AUT
[24] 		CAN
[25] 		FRA
[26] 		GER
[27] 		ITA
[28] 		NZ
[29] 		SWI
[30] 		UK
[31]
"Chained to the Rhythm"
(Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley) 		2017 4 4 7 3 7 6 10 8 6 5
  • CAN: 80,000
  • US: 1,000,000[A]
 Witness
"Can't Take It from Me"
(Major Lazer featuring Skip Marley) 		2019 — — — — — — — — — — Music Is the Weapon
"All I Am"
(Zhavia featuring Skip Marley) 		— — — — — — — — — — 17
"Cause a Commotion"
(Bugzy Malone featuring Skip Marley) 		2020 — — — — — — — — — 89 TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Awards and nominations

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Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021 "Slow Down" (with H.E.R.) Best R&B Song Nominated
Higher Place Best Reggae Album Nominated
NAACP Image Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2021 Skip Marley Outstanding New Artist Nominated
Soul Train Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020 "Slow Down" (with H.E.R.) Best Collaboration Nominated
"Slow Down" (with H.E.R.) Video of The Year Nominated
BMI Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 "Chained to the Rhythm" (with Katy Perry) Award-winning songs Won
MTV Video Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 "Chained to the Rhythm" (with Katy Perry) Best Pop Video Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ United States sales figures for "Chained to the Rhythm" as of February 2017.[32]

References

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  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Skip Marley Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ "SKIP MARLEY – Island Stage". Island Stage. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ^ Gaddis, Anicée (28 October 2015). "Meet Skip Marley: The Newest Musician From the Marley Clan". Vogue. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ^ Maxwell Losgar, Dan (23 November 2015). "How Bob Marley's Grandson Is Fulfilling His Musical Destiny". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ Eddy, Jamie. "Skip Marley and the Future of Reggae « The WILD Magazine". thewildmagazine.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Skip Marley – Life – REGGAE DANCEHALL". www.reggaedancehall.it. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Skip Marley "Life" First Single Release From Upcoming Reggae Power 2 Album". Jamaicans.com. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Skip Marley featured in Gap Advertisement". Bob Marley. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  9. ^ Stutz, Colin. "Skip Marley Signs With Island Records, Shares Revolutionary New Song 'Lions': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Kendall Jenner's protest-themed Pepsi ad pulled after backlash". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Skip Marley & Katy Perry perform new single @ Grammy Awards 2017". www.reggaeville.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. ^ Harnick, Chris (13 February 2017). "Katy Perry Introduces the World to Her New Single at 2017 Grammys". E! Online. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  13. ^ Lee, Christina (6 March 2017). "IHeartRadio Music Awards 2017: Watch Performances By Katy Perry, Coldplay & More | Idolator". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  14. ^ Wass, Mike (27 April 2017). "Skip Marley Drops New Single "Calm Down"". idolator. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  15. ^ Peacock, Tim (27 July 2020). "Watch Skip Marley And The School Of Rock All-Stars Perform Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds'". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Higher Place by Skip Marley on Apple Music". Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Apple Music.
  17. ^ "Skip Marley – Chart history: Reggae Digital Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ^ @HERMusicx (6 November 2019). "Pre-save #SlowDown on @Spotify and @AppleMusic to receive it instantly this Friday!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "American certifications – Skip Marley". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Make Me Feel (feat. Rick Ross & Ari Lennox) – Single by Skip Marley on Apple Music". Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Apple Music.
  21. ^ "Skip Marley's New Single 'Close' Out Now". U Discover Music. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Katy Perry – Chart history: The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  23. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in Australia:
  24. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in Austria:
  25. ^ "Katy Perry – Chart history: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  26. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in France:
  27. ^ "Katy Perry: Title Liste". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  28. ^ Peak positions for Katy Perry singles in Italy:
  29. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in New Zealand:
  30. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in Switzerland:
  31. ^ Peak positions for featured singles in the United Kingdom:
  32. ^ Trust, Gary (21 February 2017). "Ed Sheeran Tops Hot 100, Katy Perry Debuts at No. 4 & Bruno Mars, Rihanna & The Weeknd All Hit Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  33. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  34. ^ "British certifications – Skip Marley". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 January 2024. Type Skip Marley in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  35. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley; 'Chained to the Rhythm')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  36. ^ "Italian single certifications – Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  37. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Katy Perry – Chained to the Rhythm". Music Canada. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  38. ^ "American single certifications – Katy Perry – Chained to the Rhythm". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  39. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  40. ^ "French certifications – Skip Marley" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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