Stereogum — Since 2000, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Van Hunt has crafted a sultry brand of neo-soul and toured with the likes of Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and The Roots. The darkly jittering single “Old Hat” marks hi... more info

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Stereogum — The next season of Game Of Thrones will be upon us in a little over a week’s time, but it’s admittedly kind of hard to keep track of everything that happened last year. Thankfully, the Roots have us covered. Following an audience suggestion on Ji... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The annual Roots Picnic will return to Philly's Festival Pier on May 30 and this year's lineup was announced today, via Billboard. In addition to The Roots' own set, they'll back Erykah Badu for her set, and it also... more info

Stereogum — Every summer, the Roots host their Roots Picnic festival in their Philadelphia hometown. This time around, as Billboard reports, the festival’s eighth incarnation will go down 5/30 at Philly’s Festival Pier. The Roots will play twice — once on ... more info

Nialler9 — Wexford songwriter Justin Cullen released Slow Season, his debut album as Frankenstein Bolts last year. He has since teamed up with guitarist/vocalist Dan Comerford and the pair were recently selected by judges of Guinness Amplify (who include me) a... more info

Perez Hilton — Jimmy Fallon has the best guests and the best games on his show. How about that time he got to slap Mark Wahlberg with a giant foam hand, as we previously saw? Well our new favorite game he likes to play with celebs is charades!! He's getting really ... more info

Stereogum — Right now, the Malia Obama selfie story is threatening to overwhelm everything else about Joey Bada$$, including the impending release of his debut album B4.DA.$$. But Bada$$ is doing what he can to turn the conversation back to his music, and last n... more info

Stereogum — Rappers who perform on The Tonight Show have a unique opportunity: They get to rap in front of the Roots, probably the greatest live rap band of all time. Ghostface Killah evidently doesn’t care. Last night, he was on The Tonight Show with a live b... more info

Stereogum — Last night, a whole lot of understated and laid-back rap and R&B craftsmen descended upon Rockefeller Plaza. Big K.R.I.T. was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show, and he performed “Soul Food,” the elegant and heartfelt... more info