Ziggy Marley performed Racism Is A Killa on Jimmy Kimmel Live on the night of 12 August 2026, with his band behind him. The song comes from Brightside, his 2026 album and his first studio record in eight years.
The booking is worth noting because of what he has said about the song elsewhere. Speaking to American Songwriter, Marley said the name of the song is giving him a problem, and that television shows do not want him to sing it. He and the band decided to do it anyway.
His own read on the track is not what the title suggests. He said he says some serious things in it, but it feels happy, which is a fair description of how the record handles the subject.
Brightside broke an eight-year gap in his studio catalogue. The son of Bob Marley has spent much of that time on other work, including children's records and film projects, and the new album is the first proper return to his own material in some time.
He is not stopping there. Marley was booked to go out with Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule in the autumn on their Dreaming The Same Dream Tour, which puts him in front of a jam band audience rather than a reggae one.
More of our coverage of touring and late-night bookings sits in the tour guide, including Dogstar on the Tonight Show and KATSEYE performing Animal on Fallon. The rest is on our rnb-soul hub.
The facts
- Marley performed Racism Is A Killa on Jimmy Kimmel Live on 12 August 2026
- The song appears on his 2026 album Brightside
- Brightside is his first studio album in eight years
- He said television shows have not wanted him to sing the song
- He described the song as saying serious things while feeling happy
- He was booked on Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule's Dreaming The Same Dream Tour
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