Newport Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, taking place August 1st through 3rd in Newport, Rhode Island. Janelle Monáe, The Roots, and Jacob Collier top the bill, with RAYE, Jorja Smith, […]
The Newport Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition. The Roots, De La Soul, Janelle Monáe, Jorja Smith, Esperanza Spalding, Terence Blanchard, and many others will perform at the festival’s longtime home […]
March 17,2025 March 17,2025 Celebrating the creative spirit and organic energy of Memphis, Southern Avenue has come up with a brand new song ‘Rum Boogie’ which also teases their upcoming album. Share Southern Avenue is […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Back in the mid ’90s, ska was on the rise in the United States. Ready to ride the wave, a new band formed in San Jose, California, that specialized […]
When The Roots released Things Fall Apart in 1999, they weren’t just dropping another hip-hop album; they were reshaping the genre. With that in mind, this pivotal project is more than worthy of a deep […]
Photo Credit: Live Nation Urban The two-day Roots Picnic festival is returning to Philadelphia with an all-star lineup for 2025 this summer. D’Angelo will headline the festival alongside the Roots, marking his return to the […]
The Roots and Live Nation Urban have revealed the lineup for the 2025 edition of the Roots Picnic. Headlining the event is D’Angelo with the Roots, and there are co-headlining sets by Meek Mill and […]
Even at the impressive point they’ve reached in their careers, the band made sure to honor the moments and places that got them to where they are now, making the ‘Silakbo’ concert a joy to […]
The Midnight strand at the Sundance Film Festival has come into its own in the last few years, showcasing films that push the increasingly conservative boundaries of genre. One of this year’s offerings — the […]
Getty Image Former Super Bowl winning NFL head coach Jon Gruden joined Barstool Sports at the end of 2024, giving football fans a whole new insight into his famously quirky personality. His favorite show, for […]
The Roots Picnic has been an annual tradition in the band’s hometown, Philadelphia, for the past decade, but this year, they expanded that tradition to the West Coast with a concert at the Hollywood Bowl […]
November 21,2024 November 21,2024 November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 Music lovers can have a funky fusion taste of African and Latin music with The Beatroot Road’s latest single ‘Underground Roots’, appearing in their debut album […]
Selena Gomez plays the wife of a Mexican cartel boss in Emilia Pérez. Shanna Besson/PATHÉ FILMS/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Shanna Besson/PATHÉ FILMS/Netflix Actor, musician and entrepreneur Selena Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but says […]
Emilia Pérez is set to premiere on Netflix on November 13, and it’s a rollercoaster, cinematic experience that takes you on a unique journey. Directed by Jacques Audiard, this genre-blending, live-recording musical dives into themes […]
Joshua didn’t expect an “L.A. accent” pop quiz when he signed on to Zoom for an interview from Seoul. It was a holiday in South Korea, but Joshua Hong, who goes by his first name, […]
A Tribe Called Quest will be joined by several of their closest collaborators during their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction on Saturday (October 19th) in Cleveland, Ohio. The surviving members of the pioneering hip-hop […]
John Amos, the legendary actor who brought charm to Good Times and depth to the iconic miniseries Roots, has died. Amos passed away from natural causes on August 21 in Los Angeles, as confirmed by […]
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, Joe Boyd and David Byrne convened at New York’s Villa Albertine to pore over music’s intricate histories. Occasioned by And the Roots of Rhythm Remain, Boyd’s forthcoming book on the world’s […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Ska might seem like a somewhat insular scene, but in reality, many non-ska musicians have a deep appreciation for the genre. On this episode of In Defense of Ska, […]
For the Roots rapper Black Thought, the pastoral pleasure of playing SummerStage in Central Park is a no-brainer. “It’s classic New York — or old New York, as people sort of refer to it — […]