Skip Marley

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Skip Marley
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Marley in 2022
Background information
Birth nameSkip Marley Minto
Born (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 27)
Kingston, Jamaica
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2015–present
Labels
Website skipmarley.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.

Contents

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

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

EPs

TitleDetails
Higher Place [16]

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US Reggae Digital
[17]
"Cry to Me"2015Non-album singles
"Life"
"Lions"20172
"Calm Down"11
"Refugee"
"Cruel World"
(with Seeb)
"That's Not True"
(featuring Damian Marley)
2019Higher 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)
2022Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales Certifications Album
US
[21]
AUS
[22]
AUT
[23]
CAN
[24]
FRA
[25]
GER
[26]
ITA
[27]
NZ
[28]
SWI
[29]
UK
[30]
"Chained to the Rhythm"
(Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley)
201744737610865 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)
202089TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021 "Slow Down" (with H.E.R.) Best R&B Song Nominated
Higher Place Best Reggae Album Nominated
NAACP Image Awards
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2021 Skip MarleyOutstanding New ArtistNominated
Soul Train Music Awards
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2020 "Slow Down" (with H.E.R.)Best CollaborationNominated
"Slow Down" (with H.E.R.)Video of The YearNominated
BMI Awards
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018"Chained to the Rhythm" (with Katy Perry)Award-winning songsWon
MTV Video Music Awards
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2017"Chained to the Rhythm" (with Katy Perry)Best Pop VideoNominated

Notes

  1. United States sales figures for "Chained to the Rhythm" as of February 2017. [31]

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