MTV.com News — Jay Z was not in the house on Monday night for the performance. By Gil Kaufman more info

Stereogum — “The Devil Is A Lie,” Rick Ross’s new Jay Z collab, is a harder and more anthemic song than either Ross or Jay has any business making at this late-career date. And last night, appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s newly reinvisioned Tonight Show, Ross... more info

Stereogum — Questlove remembers the exact moment when the Roots became passé. In Mo’ Meta Blues, the memoir he published last year, the renowned drummer, bandleader, producer, DJ, and all-around music geek flashes back to the filming of Michel Gondry’s conc... more info

Time — This week, Jimmy Fallon took a page out of The Jeffersons handbook and moved on up — from Late Night to The Tonight Show. Fortunately for viewers, he brought his house band, The Roots, with him. The Roots now join the ranks of The Tonight Show ban... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin De La Soul's Posdnuos @ Bud Light Hotel 1/31/2014 De La Soul's groundbreaking debut album, 1989's 3 Feet High and Rising, turns 25 this year. To celebrate, the Long Island trio are offerning up their... more info

Time — The Muppets serenaded Jimmy Fallon on his final departure from Late Night, supplying the soundtrack for a lively game of musical chairs played by Fallon, Seth Meyers, and Jay Leno as the funnymen of NBC talk shows swap posts. Fallon’s goodbye to La... more info

Stereogum — On Friday night, Justin Vernon sat in with the Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, doing a short and funkily reworked version of Bon Iver’s “Woods” on the show. But as a treat for the live crowd, and for those of us currently watching stuff ... more info

Stereogum — On Friday night, the guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon were David Beckham, Inside Comedy host David Steinberg, Busta Rhymes, and a whole mess of NFL players. But for many of us, the coolest guest on the show was the one quietly blending in with ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Elvis Costello & The Roots show at The Capitol Theatre go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Schoolboy Q show at Best Buy Theater go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Juicy... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Elvis Costello & The Roots at Brooklyn Bowl in 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Last year, power pop veteran Elvis Costello and alternative rap band The Roots teamed up for a collaborative album, Wise Up Ghost, which they celebrated... more info