Mojo 4 Music — Bob Marley, Cat Stevens and U2 make the Island boss's shortlist. more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty All that verbal sparring with 50 Cent seems to has paid off: Rick Ross is in line for his third consecutive Number One album as the rapper’s Deeper Than Rap is on pace for 160,000 copies sold. Asher Roth’s Asleep in the Bread Aisle ... more info

Guardian Music — He introduced a generation to the joys of painting and once gigged with the Beatles. So how can Paul Mardles help him?Rolf Harris is singing Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley when, excitedly, he punches the air and smacks his right fist into a beaded met... more info

Guardian Music — One of the best things about Homegame festival is when acts get together for off the cuff collaborations. Some are amazing, some are, well, not so amazing. Here are my own personal highs (and lows)Victoria Bergman (The Concretes), James Yorkston ââ‚... more info

Kings of A&R — Check out the track Take and Take by Garfield Mayor -  KOARs new favorite singer/songwriter. Mayor cites Bob Marley, Paul Simon, The Eagles, Gomez, and Pink Floyd as influences. Apparently, the pro writers and musicians are rooted overseas. Garfie... more info

JamBase — By: Jim Welte Chris Darrow by Steve Cahill Ben Harper first started playing guitar when he was 18, spending countless hours toiling away at the Folk Music Center, the music shop owned by his grandparents in his hometown of Claremont, California. ... more info

JamBase — Legendary Reggae Drummer Larry McDonald Releases First Solo Album Of 40-Year Career Drumquestra Out 6/2 On MCPR Music, Features Toots Hibbert "Head Over Heels" Single Featuring Dollarman Out 4/7 Larry McDonald Jamaican percussion master and le... more info

All About Jazz — Children's music is dominating Ziggy Marley's melody making these days -- both for himself and on behalf of his father, Bob Marley. Marley is prepping for the May 5 release of "Family Time," an album of what he refers to as "family music" that inclu... more info

All About Jazz — Jamaican Dub Veteran Larry McDonald Premiers a Percussion Arsenal of New Works Off of His First Solo Record of His Storied Four-Decade Career NEW YORK, NY - Jamaican master percussionist Larry McDonald is at the heart of MCPR Music and the record ... more info

411 Mania — Excuse me while I light my spliff... more info