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

ContactMusic — Stevie Wonder, John Legend and The Roots are among the stars who will take to the stage this summer (10) for shows honouring soul legend Marvin Gaye. This year (11) marks the 40th anniversary of the 1971 release of Gaye's landmark album, What's Go... more info

Altsounds — The Cool Kids have released a new video for their new single "Bundle Up", released on Green Label Sound (http://www.greenlabelsound.com/). Conceived under the direction of BBGun, the video satirizes the traditional music video creating a pretty ou... more info