The Roots' drummer/spiritual leader ?uestlove will no longer have free reign to choose songs to play during guest walk-ons for "Late Night With Jimmy ...
NBC is now clearing the Roots' selections for walk-on music on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon following a recent incident in which the band played Fishb...
Legendary hip-hop group The Roots made their way to Power 105's morning show, The Breakfast Club, and spoke with the crew on a variety of topics. From...
Tweet The Roots released four short videos, or vignettes rather, leading up to the release of their latest record, Undun. They were meant to serve as ...
Tweet Fresh off the release of Undun, the Roots' Black Thought and Questlove sat down with the folks at VEVO for a brief, albeit informative, intervie...
Since the venue opened in 2009, Roots drummer ?uestlove has unquestionably played the venue more than any other artist. In addition to shows with The ...
When your friends are in town, it's time to jam out. Bon Iver's Justin Vernon will appear on tonight's (Jan. 19) episode of "Late Night with Jimmy Fal...
Roots drummer ?uestlove and onetime Roots MC Rahzel will join Soulive at Brooklyn, NY's Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday, March 1. Rahzel will perform with S...
?uestlove was throwing Twitter shots at Justin Vernon just a few months ago, but all that is long-buried. Last week, when he was in town for Saturday ...
reunited to headline and co-curate the festival, and frontman Greg Dulli handpicked Louis C.K. for the lineup. There are also plenty of other great re...
Parties' I'll Be Your Mirror Festival, taking place September 21-23 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. As previously reported, the Afghan Whigs will reunite ...
RELATED CONTENTView Photo FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011 file photo, musician Questlove from the band The Roots, ...View Photo FILE - In this Dec. 8, 201...
The Roots drummer/mouthpiece ?uestlove will bring his curative skills to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on April 19 and 20 for a festival called ...
reunion: Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America. And Obama participated in a running Fallon sketch that might've been created exp...
Here is one of the best things I have seen in my life: Last night, President Barack Obama visited "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" to discuss his plans ...
The Roots will headline this summer's Philly Fourth of July Jam. An annual Philadelphia tradition, this year's Fourth of July Jam will take place on t...
The Roots' ?uestlove is such a warm omnipresence-- both online and off-- that you almost feel like you know him personally. But Super Size Me director...
Tweet Are The Roots the hardest working band in the world? It seems a week doesn't go by without them doing something news-worthy. This week, drummer ...
According to ?uestlove's Twitter feed, The Roots are working on a new album called &TYSYC. The album will be their 14th studio album, following up las...
An all-star list of musicians including members The Roots and TV on the Radio, Sinead O'Connor, Mavis Staples, William Bell and more came together thi...
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY has confirmed a list of 40 shows set to reopen the iconic venue this fall. Among the acts scheduled to perform...
10 Photos » Since forming in Philadelphia 25 years ago (yes, it really has been that long), the Roots have become one of the most innovative, progress...
Warren Haynes, Grace Potter and Rolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys will perform at this Friday's HeadCount benefit. As previously reported, the Sep...
Executive Director Andy Bernstein then took the stage, thanked everyone for attending and called special attention to Peter Shapiro, who was celebrati...
Photo by Colin Kerrigan Always loyal to their hometown and dedicated to community-building, the Roots are being honored with their very own mural that...
The Roots drummer ?uestlove DJs at New York's Brooklyn Bowl every Thursday night as part of his ongoing Bowl Train residency. This Thursday, however, ...
The hippest kids' show out there will put out another volume of its compilation series on October 9. "Yo Gabba Gabba!"'s Gabba Gabba! Music Is Awesome...
The chance to perform with The Roots as your backup band is one of the biggest perks for any hip hop artist filling the role of musical guest on Late ...
Kendrick Lamar might be the most electric live rapper currently working, and he got a chance to display that on last night's episode of Late Night Wit...
In addition to "Six Directions of Boxing", Wu-Tang Clan also teamed up with the Roots for "Protect Ya Neck" on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" Monday n...
Questlove, bandleader of the Roots, took to Instagram to announce the lineup for the sixth annual Roots Picnic. Aside from the Roots, performers will ...
Photo via Instagram The Roots are bringing their Roots Picnic festival to their hometown of Philadelphia for a sixth year. ?uestlove has posted the li...
Since becoming the house band on NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" in 2009, the Roots have backed everyone from Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon to...
As the house band for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the Roots have proven their prowess for performing across genres, from accompanying Carly Rae Jeps...
In a follow-up to the original Billboard interview where he touted the release of D'Angelo's long awaited third album, The Roots drummer Questlove too...
RELATED CONTENTView Photo The Roots to Headline Game Day Tailgate Before Super Bowl XLVII kicks off on February 3rd, Rolling Stone will celebrate the ...
the game back in focus as guests traded their sport coats, dress shoes and tight party dresses for team colors. Guys wearing Ray Lewis and Frank Gore ...
RELATED CONTENTView Photo The Roots Throw Down at Jeep Heroes Tailgate The circus surrounding the Super Bowl was often a glamorous affair, so much so ...
Elvis Costello clicked with the Roots so well during his various appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon that a collaboration with them snowballed...
RELATED CONTENTView Photo Questlove: Elvis Costello and the Roots Recorded 'A Brilliant Album' Elvis Costello clicked with the Roots so well during hi...
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it wasn't for the drumset, myriad amps and microphones, slews of music stands and banks of keyboards packed onto the relatively small stage, the atmos...
RELATED CONTENTView Photo The Roots Steer Prince Tribute Warm-Up at City Winery in New York If it wasn't for the drumset, myriad amps and microphones,...
They partied like it was 1999 -- the audience and the musicians -- at a Prince tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. More than 20 performers including Elv...
underprivileged youth - this one, a sellout, raised over $100,000 - featured a few heavy hitters but also a lot of curveballs, befitting an artist who...
RELATED CONTENTView Photo Elvis Costello, the Roots, Chris Rock Lead Carnegie Hall Prince Tribute If Thursday night's all-star tribute to Prince - inc...
One great thing about "The Tonight Show"'s imminent move from California to New York is that the Roots can keep their jobs as Jimmy Fallon's house ban...
Roots drummer Questlove and longtime Roots collaborator Rahzel played a surprise set this afternoon. The duo took to the streets of New York's SoHo ne...
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon fans can now breathe a sigh of relief. The Roots will indeed follow Fallon to his new job. The news comes straight from t...
The lineup for Philly's Fourth of July Jam Concert includes some hip-hop heavyweights, a few pop stars and an array of the city's best performers. J.C...
