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Watch ASAP Mob & The Roots Do “Yamborghini High” On The Tonight Show

3279 days ago
Stereogum — Yesterday, A$AP Rocky was in the news for saying some really, really stupid stuff in an interview. So it’s nice to be writing about him doing something cooler: Giving a memorable, intense performance with his A$AP Mob crew on The Tonight Show. This... more info
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Live Review: Chance the Rapper and The Roots at Taste of Chicago (7/6)

3293 days ago
Consequence of Sound — With the Chi-town MC in tow, the tasty festival became a can't-miss event. more info
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Chance the Rapper tweets he’ll play Taste Wednesday

3295 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper will be performing at Taste of Chicago Wednesday evening, according to a tweet he posted this morning. Tmw at 5 we’re playing the Taste. — Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) July 5, 2016   While his band D... more info
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Taste of Chicago caters to performers’ dressing-room demands

3298 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The headliners at Taste of Chicago 2016 have some specific backstage requests, including Cuties oranges, a jar of honey and for some, a hefty paycheck. According to a story at dnainfo.com, performers’ contracts (obtained through the Freedom of Inf... more info
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Usher and The Roots at Brooklyn Bowl

3300 days ago
Impose Magazine — On Thursday, June 2, Questlove hosted his weekly Bowl Train night at Brooklyn Bowl, but on this night his band The Roots, and Usher joined him for a surprise set. The show was an intimate precursor to the two headlining Philly’s Roots Picnic two da... more info
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In the music spotlight: The Roots

3301 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The Taste of Chicago has hosted a wide-ranging selection of free concerts over the years. Headliners this year include indie rockers The Decemberists, soul legends the Isley Brothers, genre-spanning brothers the Kongos, and alterna-punk icon Billy Id... more info
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Sheila E., Maxwell, The Roots & More Honor Prince At BET Awards

3303 days ago
JamBase — Watch a number of musical tributes at last night’s BET Awards to the late great Prince. more info
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Jennifer Hudson's breathtaking BET Awards tribute to Prince

3303 days ago
MSN Music — Jennifer Hudson took the audience at the 2016 BET Awards to church on Sunday. The Academy Award-winning singer and Broadway darling — who first paid homage to Prince during a Color Purple show back in April — once again graced the stage in his ho... more info
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Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder honour Prince with emotional tribute at star-studded BET Awards

3303 days ago
The Mirror — Janelle Monáe, The Roots, Erykah Badu and Sheila E also performed tributes to the Purple Rain singer at Sunday night's ceremony more info
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Watch BET Awards’ Prince Tributes From Erykah Badu & The Roots, Stevie Wonder & Tori Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Bilal, & Maxwell

3303 days ago
Stereogum — Tonight’s BET Awards ceremony in Los Angeles honored the late Prince with a whole series of tribute performances. Erykah Badu and the Roots covered “The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker,” Bilal sang “The Beautiful Ones,” Stevie Wonder and Tori Kell... more info
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