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Fallon is steadily becoming a show of incredible musical moments, with some interviews and talk-y bits thrown in (I guess that's what happens when The Roots is your house band). Their latest bit of genuis was aping a band that their target demo (which probably excludes world music listeners and Paul Simon fans) has likely never heard of to sing a song about snack food. Read More »
Robin Thicke continued with the promotion and lampooning of his massive summer single "Blurred Lines" in a viral video with "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon and hip-hop legends The Roots. In a move similar to Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," Thicke, Fallon and co. redid "Blurred Lines" using children's classroom instruments. The result is an adorable, jolly three-and-a-half minute rendition of the sexy tune. Read More »
After a 14-year hiatus Southern rap group Goodie Mob has remerged with their first single, "Special Education," featuring Janelle Monae, and a new album to be released this summer. The rap veterans hit The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Show Thursday night, teaming up with The Roots for a killer late night performance. Read More »
The Lonely Island Crew (Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer) stopped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" last night and preformed their hits song "YOLO" off of their recent album The Wack Album. This single was an earlier release in anticipation for The Wack Album and it became an immediate hit. The comical take of "You Only Live Once" turned into a cautionary song was pretty great in general, and then the music video for it made it even better. So it might seem hard to top, right? Well with some help from Fallon and the Roots, it got even better! Read More »
Philly fourth of July Jam is about to set off with firework performances by the official house band The Roots, John Mayer, Jill Scott, Ne-Yo, Grace Potter, J. Cole and Hunter Hayes who is filling in for Demi Lovato. Read More »
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson recently wrote a memoir entitled Mo' Meta Blues and he went onto "The Daily Show with John Stewart" last night as part of promoting the book. Host John Oliver (filling in for Stewart as he directs a film) sat down with the drummer of The Roots to talk about the book and specific parts that stood out. Oliver mentions that Mo'Meta Blues features a story involving roller-skating with musician Prince and has a ton of funny footnotes from manager Richard Nichols. But the main point that Oliver wanted to have Questlove elaborate on is how an episode of "The Cosby Show" might have been the most influential moment in the history of Hip-Hop. Read More »
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the drummer and figurehead for hip-hop band The Roots, will release a memoir co-written with author Ben Greenman. Even the title, "Mo' Meta Blues," resonates with a mixture of soul and academia, much like the real-life Questlove. Read More »
The Roots and Elvis Costello have announced that they will be releasing a collaborative album titled Wise Up Ghost on September 17. Read More »
J. Cole is doing everything right to draw attention to his sophomore album Born Sinner. A few days after announcing that he would push his album release date up to June 18th, to compete with Grammy Award winning rapper Kanye West. J. Cole hit the stage on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform his hit "Power Trip" with a little help from the iconic house band The Roots. Read More »
Music legend Prince made a rare TV appearance Friday night in front of NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" audience. The singer performed his new song "Screwdriver" and then reportedly smashed a guitar from Roots band member "Captain" Kirk Douglas. Read More »
WATCH Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon, the Roots + Kids Perform ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ [NEW] Read More »
