Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is releasing another book. The Roots drummer and acclaimed director will issue Hip-Hop Is History on June 11 via his own Auwa Books. See the book’s cover, designed by Reed Barrow, below. […]
The Roots have announced the lineup for the 2024 Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, featuring artists like Lil Wayne, Jill Scott, André 3000, and more across two days in June. Hosted on June 1st and 2nd […]
Getty Image Roots Picnic is coming back: The 2024 edition was just announced today (February 19), and it’s set to go down on June 1 and 2 at The Mann In Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. […]
The 2024 Roots Picnic lineup is here, with top billing for a special New Orleans celebration from Lil Wayne and the Roots, featuring Trombone Shorty, PJ Morton, and others. Jill Scott co-headlines, with André 3000, […]
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is a family affair. In the show’s present day, Cate Randa, portrayed by Anna Sawai, is trying to learn the truth about her father’s disappearance along with her newly discovered half-brother […]
The ‘Goodies’ singer shares a long identical stretch of DNA with Jeter, making the baseball legend her long-lost cousin. Ciara‘s family keeps on growing, and we’re not talking about her newborn daughter, Amora! While appearing […]
Photo courtesy of Prithvi Raj Karreddula Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Prithvi Raj Karreddula, an accomplished Indian filmmaker, stands at the intersection of cultural heritage and cinematic innovation. The self-taught writer and director […]
Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has long been viewed as a barrier-breaking, Indigenous icon — but a recent news investigation has raised doubts over her Indigenous roots. A Canadian Broadcast Corporation feature on the singer-songwriter […]
Chris Botti makes a fresh start and returns to his love of jazz on his Blue Note Records debut Vol. 1, which is out now. Having successfully crossed over from jazz renown to pop stardom, […]
LL Cool J and The Roots have combined two of their anthemic songs—“Mama Said Knock You Out” and “Here I Come”—for the NBA In-Season Tournament. Shop the best of LL Cool J’s discography on vinyl […]
The Roots Co-Founder Black Thought to Release Official Autobiography ‘The Upcycled Self’ Alex H. Krinsky on August 1, 2023 Four-time Grammy Award-winning rapper, producer, and The Roots Co-Founder, Black Thought (a.k.a. Tariq Trotter) is set […]
Mon, 31 July 2023 at 9:21 pm JoJo Siwa signed on to participate in the second season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test – Just Jared Jr Selena Gomez relaxed on a boat over the […]
Photo by Adam Kennedy In a thrilling celebration of his 20-year milestone since the release of his best-selling album Blues Deluxe, renowned blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa is set to release Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2 on […]
Denzel Washington is Roman J. Israel, Esq. and you’ve never met anyone like him. Roman J. Israel, Esq. is in theaters this Thanksgiving. Subscribe to Sony Pictures for exclusive video updates: http://bit.ly/SonyPicsSubscribe Follow Us on […]
In a bittersweet moment, De La Soul stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, March 16th, to perform “Stakes Is High” from their classic 1996 album of the same name. They were backed […]
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon had a pretty stellar musical moment last night when St. Vincent teamed up with house band The Roots to cover Portishead’s classic “Glory Box.” Watch the performance below. Covering a […]
Beale Street Music Festival delivered the artist lineup for their event set to take place at Tom Lee Park in downtown Memphis, Tenn., from May 5 through 7. In 2022 the event took place at […]
The Roots unveiled a star-studded lineup Monday for this year’s Roots Picnic music festival, headlined by Ms. Lauryn Hill, Diddy and the Roots, Dave Chappelle and Lil Uzi Vert. A comedy show starring Chappelle will […]
The Roots and Live Nation Urban have revealed the lineup for the 2023 edition of the Roots Picnic. Headlining the event are Diddy with the Roots, and co-headlining is Ms. Lauryn Hill, who will celebrate […]
Gerald Fried, the Oscar-nominated composer known for scoring the original Star Trek series and Roots, has died at the age of 95. Fried died on Friday, February 17th, of pneumonia, according to The Hollywood Reporter. […]