The Roots News

It’s never been a hard and fast rule that the essential albums list that I comprise at the end of every year for Starpulse must contain an even 10 or 15 or 20 albums. As I covered in the introducti...
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The Roots drummer Questlove has been forced to notify chat show bosses at NBC of his song choices in advance after he was recently reprimanded for apparently mocking politician Michele Bachmann on ...
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Acclaimed hip-hop stars The Roots are to be honored with a mural in their native Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The You Got Me hit-makers, founded by rapper Black Thought and drummer Ahmir '?uestlov...
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We probably should have seen this coming. With an alleged child fathered by Justin Bieber, it's obvious someone is going to riff on his hit single Baby. There may be more than one version out there...
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Supermodel Heidi Klum will be staging her annual Halloween party in Las Vegas this year. Klum has hosted Halloween parties for the past decade and 2011's bash will be held at the The Venetian's Ta...
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The Dave Matthews Band have postponed their weekend festival in New York over fears Hurricane Irene will hit the city. The storm has caused chaos in the Caribbean in recent days and forecasts sho...
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During the summer of 2011, plenty of music will be playing across this great land of ours. While by no means an exhaustive list of summer tours, we're shining our spotlight on some of the hottest t...
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Soul legend Marvin Gaye's groundbreaking "What's Going On?" album is set for a 40th anniversary celebration featuring re-releases, rare cuts and celebrity tributes. The classic hit stores on May 2...
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The Grammy Awards are set for a major overhaul from 2012 onwards following a decision from America's Recording Academy officials to cut over 30 honors. Many categories have been consolidated and e...
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Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga were the toast of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after picking up nine awards between them. Country trio Lady Antebellum claimed five accolades for ...
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Veteran pop act Train picked up the first award of the 2011 Grammy Awards telecast when they beat the Glee cast, Sade, Maroon 5 and Paramore for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ...
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Soul superstar Prince has handed out $1.5 million to charitable causes during his string of concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden. The Purple Rain icon wrapped up his residency at the fabl...
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Happy Birthday to: The Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (1971) Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon (1979) Sepultura lead singer Derrick Green (1971) Gossip reporter Melissa Rivers (1968) A...
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Actress Leighton Meester had the time of her life when she attended Prince's concert in New York on Tuesday after the soul superstar pulled her up onstage to serenade her. The Gossip Girl star wa...
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The live broadcast for NBC's 84th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, co-hosted by "Today's" Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira, along with Al Roker, will air tomorrow on NBC from 9:00 a.m. until no...
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Rap superstar Kanye West treated a select group of fans to a surprise, star-studded concert in New York on Tuesday night when he performed his new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in its ent...
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There were several great moments when Bruce Springsteen made a rare talk show appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, but only one is still making waves on the internet: a cover of Willow Smith...
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Sultry singer Norah Jones is set to appear on "The Late Show With Jimmy Fallon"; but we want to know when she got so hot! Tune in to NBC Monday, October 25 to see Norah Jones performing her single...
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No, Amy Winehouse didn't look psychotic at the "Psychosis" London premiere, but she did enjoy smoking a cigarette and hanging out in a short fuchsia minidress that showed off her cleavage and tatto...
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Amy Winehouse showed off her cookies and chocolates outside the Jazz Cafe in London yesterday where she was partying with music producer Mark Ronson. The recovering British train wreck is practical...
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British singer Amy Winehouse is forming a new supergroup with The Roots' drummer ?Uestlove. The Rehab hit-maker is planning to make music with the hip-hop musician, along with producer Raphael Sa...
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Run-D.M.C. are set for a reunion at the Roots' annual summer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania festival, if drummer ?uestlove's online hints are to be believed. Rappers Reverend Run and Darryl McDaniels ...
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So, in the spirit of Turkey Day and all that is holy in the holiday season traditions, I got up too early to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along with an equally weary Liz Lewis. This y...
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The Roots star Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson is nursing an injured hand after he was involved in a car crash in Houston, Texas on Sunday morning. The producer and drummer took to his online blog ...
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Two weeks ago Mark-Paul Gosselaar told us he would be doing Jimmy Fallon's show on June 8 and addressing Fallon's "Saved by the Bell" reunion idea. Monday night, thanks to Mark-Paul and TNT,...
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Beastie Boys fans subscribed to the group's newsletter got a long-awaited announcement yesterday. The venerable rap trio revealed that their new album was finished, as well as the title. "Our ...
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We are now a few weeks into the Jimmy Fallon era of late night network programming -- his absence this week was allegedly a planned vacation, not a result from his argument/possible fight at a New ...
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The new web-series "Rockville, CA" is the brainchild of Josh Schwartz (The O.C., Chuck & Gossip Girl). The series centers on a group of 20-somethings who gather regularly at a club to hear their fa...
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Music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Paul McCartney will appear as a guest on Comedy Central's Emmy® and Peabody® Award-winning The Colbert Report on Wednesday, January 28 at 11:30 ...
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On November 11th, Gnarls Barkley will release an EP celebrating "Who's Gonna Save My Soul," the most potent, haunting song from their acclaimed album The Odd Couple. The release includes four diffe...
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