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Barack Obama Slow Jams The News On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

Barack Obama

President Barack Obama was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night (well, this morning) at the University of North Carolina. Part of his appearance was a "Slow Jam" of the news, where he sold hi...


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Drummer ?uestlove Goes Vegan In Order To 'Live Past 60'

Questlove

The Roots star Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson has adopted a vegan diet in a bid to extend his life expectancy. The drummer is known for his bulky build, but he's decided to embark on a healthy eating...


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Roots Drummer Questlove Opens Hoodie Store A Day Before Trayvon Martin Protest

Questlove

Hip-hop star Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson has become a partner in a new fashion company specializing in hooded clothing. The Roots drummer has teamed up with entrepreneur Peter Shapiro to open the H...


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11 Essential Albums of 2011

11 Essential Albums of 2011

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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NBC Producers Rein In Drummer Questlove

Questlove

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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The Roots To Receive Philly Mural Honor

The Roots

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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Jimmy Fallon Makes Fun Of Justin Bieber's 'Baby' Issue (Video)

Jimmy Fallon as Justin Bieber

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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Heidi Klum Says This Year's Halloween Costume Will Be 'A Bit Hairy'

Heidi Klum

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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Dave Matthews Band Postpone Festival Over Hurricane Fears

Dave Matthews Band

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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Spotlight on Summer Concerts

Bonnaroo Music Festival

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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40th Anniversary Tributes And Releases For Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' Planned

Marvin Gaye

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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Recording Academy Revamps Grammys - Over 30 Awards Eliminated Or Combined

Neil Portnow

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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'Ladys' Night at the Grammys as Lady Antebellum & Lady Gaga win big (Full List of Grammy Winners)

Lady Antebellum

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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Train Wins First 2011 Grammy Award

Train

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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Prince Donates $1.5 Million To New York Charities

Prince

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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Celebrity Birthdays - January 20, 2011

Questlove

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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Prince Serenades Leighton Meester Onstage

Prince

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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NBC Kicks Off The 84th Annual 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade'

NBC

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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Kanye West Performs New Album In Full At Surprise New York Show

West,_Kanye

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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Jimmy Fallon And Bruce Springsteen Cover 'Whip My Hair'

Bruce Springsteen Jimmy Fallon

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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Hot Legs: Norah Jones To Perform On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' Tonight

Norah Jones

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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Amy Winehouse Steps Out For A Smoke

Amy Winehouse

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 Shows Off Her Cookies

Amy Winehouse

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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Amy Winehouse Forming A Supergroup?

Amy Winehouse

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-DMC To Reunite For The Roots?

Run-DMC

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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Macy's 2009 Thanksgiving Day Parade: Meh

Macy

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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?uestlove Involved In Another Car Crash

?uestlove Involved In Car Crash

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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Exclusive: Zack Talks 'Saved By The Bell' Reunion After 'Jimmy Fallon'

Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris

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 Complete New Album 'Hot Sauce Committee,' Release Date In September

Beastie Boys

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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Writer's Viewpoint: 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

Jimmy Fallon

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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