After enjoying explosive success with his 2023 single “Praise Jah in the Moonlight,” YG Marley has signed a deal with Tony Bucher‘s Hitmaker Music Group/Hitmaker Distro.
The announcement on Friday (June 13) did not include any details of the agreement, but both Bucher and Marley expressed excitement for the new partnership.
“We’ve worked together the past 18 months with no contract and just a handshake,” Bucher said in a statement to Billboard. “I think that speaks to the trust we have in each other and what we are building together. After 1 billion+ streams worldwide and a global smash that’s 5x platinum worldwide I’m ecstatic that we’ve made this official!”
“I released my first song through Hitmaker and we’ve been working together ever since,” Marley added in his own statement. “With Hitmaker I get to stay independent, and more importantly they’re a great partner. So it’s only right we make our relationship formal and team up for the release of my first project. Looking forward to continuing the journey we’ve started.”
Marley will release his debut EP with Hitmaker in the fall. “Praise Jah in the Moonlight,” which was co-written by Marley’s mom, Ms. Lauryn Hill, skyrocketed in streaming popularity back in 2023, in part thanks to TikTok and the Bob Marley: One Love biopic; it ultimately peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Praise Jah” includes elements of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ “Crisis,” earning the late music icon composer and lyricist credits. YG Marley is the sixth member of the Marley family to hit the Hot 100, after Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Skip Marley.
