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

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

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

JamBase — Watch a number of musical tributes at last night’s BET Awards to the late great Prince. more info

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

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

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

Rolling Stone — Prince was the hallmark of Sunday night's BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The late musician was honored with an array of tributes from new artists, established musicians, Prince's peers and his biggest fans sprinkled through... more info

JamBase — Both Bruce Hornsby and his Noisemakers band mate Sonny Emory sat-in with The Roots throughout all of last night's 'The Tonight Show.' more info

JamBase — Famed keyboardist Bruce Hornsby will sit-in with The Roots through tonight's episode of 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.' more info