BET Awards Announce Prince Tribute Lineup Featuring Sheila E, the Roots, D’Angelo, and Janelle Monáe
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BET Awards Announce Prince Tribute Lineup Featuring Sheila E, the Roots, D’Angelo, and Janelle Monáe
The BET Awards, like quite a few other Twitter users, were not feeling Madonna’s tribute to Prince at the recent Billboard Music Awards. “Yeah, we saw that. Don...
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Roots Picnic New York 2016 Lineup: David Byrne, D’Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, and More
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Roots Picnic New York 2016 Lineup: David Byrne, D’Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, and More
The Roots Picnic, a festival that’s taken place in Philadelphia over the past nine years, will be holding its first ever iteration in New York City’s Bryant Par...
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D'Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne Join the Roots for NYC Picnic
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D'Angelo, Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne Join the Roots for NYC Picnic
The week after wrapping their ninth annual Philadelphia Picnic festival, the Roots have unveiled the eclectic lineup for their inaugural New York City edition,...
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See T.I. Talk 'Roots' Remake Role, His 'Quest for Truth'
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See T.I. Talk 'Roots' Remake Role, His 'Quest for Truth'
Tonight, the first part of the new remake of the classic 1977 miniseries Roots will premiere. On the fourth night of the series, T.I. will figure prominently in...
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Listen to 'Rolling Stone Music Now' Podcast: Roots of Musical Taste
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Listen to 'Rolling Stone Music Now' Podcast: Roots of Musical Taste
The latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, our first-ever podcast, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify or check it out...
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Questlove Recalls How Jimmy Fallon Won Over the Roots
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Questlove Recalls How Jimmy Fallon Won Over the Roots
On The Tonight Show Monday, Questlove recalled how Jimmy Fallon convinced the Roots to be his house band.  Comedy writer and Chappelle's Show co-creator Neal Br...
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Questlove Details Culinary Creativity Book 'Somethingtofoodabout'
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Questlove Details Culinary Creativity Book 'Somethingtofoodabout'
Questlove may be well known for his night shift duties and his band the Roots, but fans who follow the prolific artist/author also know he's passionate about th...
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The Roots' Questlove Sings Praises of the Who, Keith Moon
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The Roots' Questlove Sings Praises of the Who, Keith Moon
The Who are currently trekking across North America on their "The Who Hits 50!" tour, which Roger Daltrey has described as the beginning of the group's "long go...
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See Jonny Fritz's Obsessive 'Humidifier' on 'Music City Roots'
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See Jonny Fritz's Obsessive 'Humidifier' on 'Music City Roots'
There are very few people on earth who can write a swinging country love song and name it "Humidifier," with surprisingly charming results. Chief among them: Jo...
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See the Roots Perform Super Bowl Raps on 'Tonight Show'
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See the Roots Perform Super Bowl Raps on 'Tonight Show'
The Roots turned Super Bowl-themed tweets into quick songs on The Tonight Show. The game airs on Sunday and features the Carolina Panthers against the Denver Br...
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The Roots Recruit 'Broad City' to Announce Picnic Lineup
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The Roots Recruit 'Broad City' to Announce Picnic Lineup
The Roots have tapped Broad City's Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer to share the lineup for this year's stacked Roots Picnic in a hilarious video which finds the...
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Sia, Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Portman, and the Roots Sang ‘Iko Iko’ on ‘Fallon’
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Sia, Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Portman, and the Roots Sang ‘Iko Iko’ on ‘Fallon’
Sia will very soon drop her seventh studio album, This Is Acting, and to celebrate, she stopped by the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform a rendition...
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Questlove, Black Thought Sued by Former Roots Bassist
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Questlove, Black Thought Sued by Former Roots Bassist
Former Roots bassist Leonard "Hub" Hubbard is suing drummer Questlove, rapper Black Thought and the group's current manager over failure to pay him per a contra...
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Sia, Natalie Portman, Fallon Deliver Chipper 'Iko Iko' on 'Tonight'
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Sia, Natalie Portman, Fallon Deliver Chipper 'Iko Iko' on 'Tonight'
Sia led Jimmy Fallon, Natalie Portman and the Roots in an ebullient rendition of the Mardi Gras classic, "Iko Iko" on The Tonight Show Wednesday. The troupe — a...
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The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought Sued by Former Bassist
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The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought Sued by Former Bassist
Photo via Questlove's Instagram Leonard "Hub" Hubbard was the Roots' bassist from 1992 until 2007. He left the band after he was diagnosed with blood cancer. He...
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Sia Sings "Iko Iko" With Natalie Portman and the Roots on "Fallon"
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Sia Sings "Iko Iko" With Natalie Portman and the Roots on "Fallon"
On tonight's "Tonight Show," Jimmy Fallon welcomed musical guest Sia. Before she performed a track off her forthcoming album This Is Acting, she sang the New Or...
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?uestlove Tells Full Prince/Finding Nemo Story in New Animated Short... And It's Amazing
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?uestlove Tells Full Prince/Finding Nemo Story in New Animated Short... And It's Amazing
Last year, the Roots' ?uestlove tweeted a story too weird to be false: Prince once fired him from a DJ set and replaced him with... a Finding Nemo DVD. Today, ?...
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Watch Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Make Your Favorite Rap Songs 'Star Wars'-Themed
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Watch Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Make Your Favorite Rap Songs 'Star Wars'-Themed
Sometimes a trending hashtag is not just a trending hashtag -- in the case of #StarWarsRaps, which Jimmy Fallon shared a few days ago, it was the fodder for a b...
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'Force Awakens' Cast, Roots Sing 'Star Wars' Medley A Cappella
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'Force Awakens' Cast, Roots Sing 'Star Wars' Medley A Cappella
The Tonight Show rounded up nearly the entire cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens to join Jimmy Fallon and the Roots in an a cappella medley that revisited the...
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Star Wars Actors, the Roots, Jimmy Fallon Sing Star Wars Medley on "Tonight Show"
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Star Wars Actors, the Roots, Jimmy Fallon Sing Star Wars Medley on "Tonight Show"
You might not have heard, but this week, a small independent film called Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released in theaters. To celebrate, "The Tonight Show S...
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