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Paramount's new musical biopic "Bob Marley: One Love" enjoyed the adoration of North American theatergoers last weekend, topping the box office with estimated earnings of $27.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on Feb. 18.

When you're making a film about someone as universally loved as Bob Marley, the weight of responsibility hangs heavy.

With "Bob Marley: One Love" hitting cinemas around the world next week, director Reinaldo Marcus Green admitted he hesitated about taking on the biopic of the reggae legend, a project that has previously defeated both Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone.

The dates and lineup for what has grown to become Greece's biggest rock festival, Release, have been announced and tickets are on sale, with early bird discounts and package deals taking some of the sting out of the prices.

Reggae music, whose calm, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob Marley, on Thursday (Nov 29) won a spot on the United Nations' list of global cultural treasures, reported Channel News Asia.

Bob Marley, who died in 1981 after a battle with cancer, would have turned 70 today, but his music is still with us and his legend looms larger than ever.

Decades after his death, Marley is the most followed deceased entertainer, with more than 70 million Facebook followers and an ever-lengthening list of accomplishments attributable to his music.