Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: SBTRKT - "Wildfire" (Feat. Little Dragon) (MP3) Little Dragon at MHOW in January (more by Brook Bobbins) If you won't be able to make it out to Philly this Saturday (6/4) for The Roots Picnic, you're in luck because... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Karmin have got themselves a record deal and to celebrate this, they invited Queslove of The Roots to assist them in doing their own cover of “Super Bass”.   a2a_linkname="Karmin And Questlove Cover Nicki Minaj Super Bass"; a2a_linkurl="http://w... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop star Ahmir 'Uestlove' Thompson enjoyed an impromptu jam session with Elvis Costello on Tuesday (24May11) when the veteran rocker invited The Roots drummer to join him onstage in New York. Costello was performing with his band, The Imposter... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Booker T. Jones released The Road From Memphis earlier this month (5/10 via Anti-) with a notable list of guest artists. The Roots act as Jones' backing band on the album, and Matt Berninger of The National, Yim Yames... more info

Totally Fuzzy — John Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American recording artist, musician and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Galactic is a funk and jazz jam band from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. "The Other Side Of Midnight: Live In New Orleans" was released today May 3, 2011 on ANTI- Records. Originally formed in 1994 as an octet (under the name Galacti... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper Q-Tip and The Roots star Ahmir 'Uestlove' Thompson have joined forces with jazz musician Marcus Miller to stage a Japan earthquake/tsunami benefit concert in New York. Jazz pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Sean Jones and singers Angelique.... more info

ContactMusic — The Roots star Ahmir 'Uestlove' Thompson has reached out to fans online in a desperate attempt to gain clearance for a sample by French jazz pianist Alain Goraguer. The critically-acclaimed drummer and producer turned to his 1. 5 million follow... more info

Nialler9 — This soulful tune from Booker T features a surprise vocal collaboration between Sharon Jones and The National’s Matt Berninger. The surprise comes from how easy Berninger fits into the groove alongside Sharon Jones. ‘Representing Memphis’ comes... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — The Greatest Story Never Told has finally been released and now Saigon is coming to London to tell that story! The New York native is a well respected rapper and has worked closely with Just Blaze and has featured on tracks with Jay-Z , Black Thought... more info