[VIDEO] The Ryan Report: T.J. Holmes Moving To BET
Today on the report: • Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White makes a “deposit” with a bank teller. Now accused of being a father of four month old baby. • ?uestlove ([lastfm...
View ArticleD’Angelo Surprises Bonnaroo Audience With First U.S. Performance In 12 Years
It was being billed as “Superjam—Questlove, With Very Special Guests.” But at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on Saturday (July 10) night music fans got so much more when...
View ArticleWhich LPs Should Questlove Cover In His NYU Course On Classic Albums?
The Roots’ Questlove – drummer, DJ, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon sidekick and man about town – will soon be Prof Questo. Questlove will teach a course on classic albums this coming spring semester at...
View ArticleQuestlove Goes ‘Meta’ In New Memoir
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the Roots co-founder, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon band leader, and harbinger of all things cool, is drumming up a new memoir called Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to...
View ArticleThe Roots & Elvis Costello To Release Collaborative Album ‘Wise Up Ghost’
The Roots and Elvis Costello are teaming up in the studio to release a collaborative album, Wise Up Ghost, due out September 17 on Blue Note Records. Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson first...
View ArticleREWIND: Hip-Hop’s Trayvon Martin Tribute Songs
In this week’s episode of REWIND, we react to the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman verdict through tributes by Young Jeezy and Wyclef Jean. On Saturday night (July 13), Zimmerman was acquitted of the...
View ArticleQuestlove Defends Iggy Azalea, Calls ‘Fancy’ the Song of the Summer
By Shannon Carlin Questlove is speaking out in defense of Iggy Azalea’s brand of hip-hop and even calling her Charli XCX-assisted song “Fancy” a “game-changer” for the genre. In a new interview with...
View ArticleT.I., Fall Out Boy & London Grammar Performed ‘Live Your Life’ Together on...
By Annie Reuter It was an unexpected collaboration that worked remarkably well. Last night (July 24), Fall Out Boy, London Grammar and T.I. joined forces for VH1’s new series SoundClash. Throughout the...
View ArticleQuestlove Remembers Robin Williams and the Two-Minute Moment That Meant The...
By Shannon Carlin After news of Robin Williams passing broke yesterday (Aug. 11), the music community took to Twitter and Instagram to remember the Oscar-winning comedian. Questlove was one of those...
View ArticleQuestlove Challenges Musicians to Write More Protest Songs
A number of protest songs referencing the verdicts in Ferguson, Mo., and New York over the past few weeks have surfaced ever since the cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner both made national news,...
View ArticleAn Animated Questlove Chases Patti LaBelle and Fried Chicken: Watch
In a new animated series for OkayPlayer, Questlove tell us a story like no other: the story of his epic and ongoing attempts to get Patti LaBelle to cook him some of her legendary soul food. The story...
View ArticleWatch Questlove be Replaced by an Animated Fish
By Radio.com Staff The story goes that Prince once fired Questlove from DJ gig and played a DVD of Finding Nemo instead. Related: Watch an Animated Questlove Chases Patti LaBelle and Fried Chicken And...
View ArticleQuestlove and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Drop ‘The Hamilton Mixtape’
By Cedric Thornton The hip-hop musical Hamilton will follow in the footsteps of most Hip Hop artists these days by releasing a mixtape. The Hamilton Mixtape, which will feature Busta Rhymes, Ben Folds,...
View ArticleQuestlove to Score Movie Starring Emile Hirsch Zoe Kravitz & Kid Cudi
By Jonathan Hailey The roots drummer/leader Questlove makes sure to keep himself busy. The Philadelphia native is working on scoring a new film called Vincent N Roxxy. Related: Questlove and Lin-Manuel...
View ArticleThe Roots Pull out of David Bowie Tributes
By Hayden Wright Questlove announced that The Roots will drop out of David Bowie tribute concerts following a dispute over equipment at Radio City Music Hall. Related: Michael Stipe Performs Rare Solo...
View Article[VIDEO] Trending Topics: Spike Lee And Questlove “Party Up” For Prince
In today’s Trending Topics: If you thought THE place to celebrate Prince’s life last night was in the streets of his hometown, Minneapolis, see how Spike Lee and Questlove of The Roots both did it in...
View ArticleWas Prince a Hip-Hop Pioneer? Questlove Makes the Case
By Hayden Wright When he saw Prince’s faec on the cover of The Source magazine, Questlove felt inspired to hammer out 40 reasons why the Purple One should be considered a hip-hop pioneer. In April,...
View ArticleQuestlove Blasts Bill O’Reilly for ‘Revisionist’ Slavery Comment
By Radio.com Staff Questlove has some harsh words for Fox News host Bill O’Reilly. He takes issue with remarks O’Reilly made in response to Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention...
View ArticleAlicia Keys, Jay Z Perform ‘Empire State of Mind’ in Times Square
By Robyn Collins Grammy winning artist Alicia Keys performed “In Common,” the lead single from her upcoming record Here, in Times Square Sunday night (Oct. 9). The native New Yorker also had some...
View ArticleQuestlove will Pay Chrisette Michele Not to Perform at Trump Inauguration
By Radio.com Staff The Daily News is reporting that Chrisette Michele will perform at Donald Trump’s Inauguration. Related: Toby Keith Won’t Apologize for Performing at Trump’s Inauguration While the...
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