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Sly Stone Too Ill To Ever Make Music Again
Sly Stone has admitted he may never make music again because he's too ill.The 80-year-old musician is battling a number of serious health issues including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hearing problems as well as...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 October 2023
Jay-z 'Haunted' By Second Album
Jay-Z's second album "haunts" him.The '99 Problems' hitmaker released 'In My Lifetime, Vol 1’ in 1997, with the record going to number three on the Billboard 200 chart in the US but he admitted he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 January 2022
The Roots Bassist Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard Dies Aged 62
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard has died at the age of 62.The late musician - who played bass for The Roots from 1992 to 2007 - has passed away after a battle with multiple myeloma, which is...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 December 2021
Kanye West Makes Live Return
Kanye West has performed live for the first time since March 2020.The 44-year-old rapper donned a creepy mask and clothes from Balenciaga as he took to the stage at the wedding reception of D’Estree founder...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 October 2021
Questlove Denies Racial Discrimination Against White 'Tonight Show' Employees
Questlove has found himself embroiled in a racial discrimination lawsuit after two former employees of 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' accused him of deliberately getting them fired because they are white. He has since...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 January 2018
Something In The Air? Phil Collins Performs With Questlove On 'Jimmy Fallon'
Is there a more cool collaboration anywhere than Phil Collins and the Roots? Didn't think so. The former Genesis singer and drummer teamed his band with Questlove and company for a stunning rendition of his...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 27 October 2016
The Roots Pull Out Of David Bowie Shows After Equipment Dispute
Questlove of The Roots has insisted that the band will no longer be performing at the upcoming major David Bowie tribute concerts this week, which will be held at Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2016
Questlove Writing Good Food Book
The drummer and author's Something to Food About: Exploring Creativity with America's Most Innovative Chefs will chronicle his favourite places to eat and the cooks who run the kitchens. Announcing the news...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 October 2015
Hip-hop Stars Remember Slain Teen Michael Brown On The First Anniversary Of His Death
Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Missouri a year ago (09Aug14) after he was caught up in a store robbery investigation. Violence erupted on the streets of the town and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2015
Questlove Grows Emotional During Amy Winehouse Documentary Screening
The Roots drummer explains he has not listened to Winehouse's music since her passing in 2011 and seeing her onscreen was too much to handle, prompting him to temporarily leave the screening....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Questlove Escapes Huge Highway Accident In Atlanta
The Roots drummer and bandleader was driving along a highway when a large road sign fell and hit the tarmac, causing drivers to hit the brakes and swerve to avoid crashing into other...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 May 2015
Tegan And Sara, Questlove And Andy Samberg Revive Oscars With "Everything Is Awesome" Performance
The Lego Movie may not have made it onto the nominees list, but it did make it into the Oscars ceremony and that’s good enough. What better way to revive a stuffy, vaguely morose awards...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 February 2015
Questlove Is Kings Of Leon's New Drummer (Sort Of)
Kings of Leon have been forced to axe nine concerts following a tour bus crash in Boston, Massachusetts, but they duly honoured their booking on the Jimmy Fallon show Tuesday night (August 12, 2014). Following...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 August 2014
Red Bull Music Academy Festival Set For Ultimate Closing Party In New York
Firstly, we recognise that reporting on a mixture of New York parties, eclectic performances and signature lectures from prominent music movers and shakers could seem, well, immaterial. Let's face it, Gotham is one long eclectic...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 23 May 2014
The Best Tributes To House Music 'Father' Frankie Knuckles
Tributes have been pouring in for Frankie Knuckles, the pioneer of house music who died on Monday night (March 31) aged 59. Knuckles relocated to Chicago from New York City in the 1970s, delighting audiences...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2014
Questlove To Make Cameo On Law & Order: Svu
Actress Mariska Hargitay has helped make hip-hop drummer Questlove's dreams come true by casting him as a victim on her hit crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.The Roots star recently revealed it would...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 February 2014
Chuck D And Dj Lord To Headline Afropunk Fest 2013
Afropunk Fest is set to return to Brooklyn this year with a killer line-up celebrating the best of African Punk in recent history.The festival will take place at Commodore Barry Park from August 24th -...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2013
'A Band Called Death' Follows Detroit Brothers Making 'White Boy Music' [Trailer]
'A Band Called Death,' the Audience Award Winner at this year's SXSW Festival, is set to hit movie theaters in the U.S. on June 8, 2013. The documentary follows the story of Detroit brothers Bobby...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 01 May 2013
Justin Timberlake To Release Second Album In 2013?
Justin Timberlake may release a follow up to 'The 20/20 Experience' later this year. The 'Pusher Love Girl' star released his first album for almost seven years today (18.03.13), but The Roots' drummer Questlove claims...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 March 2013
Sxsw: Justin Timberlake Plays Least Secretive Secret Show, Ever
Justin Timberlake closed the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, on Sunday (March 17, 2013) with one of the worst kept secrets...probably in the history of live music. The South by Southwest Festival does throw up...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2013
Top 10 Celebrity Weddings Of 2012: From Nutty Nuptials To Classy Ceremonies
There must have been something in the air this year because we literally had too many celebrity weddings to choose from for this list (sorry Alec Baldwin, you can stop reading now, you got bumped),...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 December 2012
Video: Mariah Carey Performs Neo-soul Rendition Of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'
Ok, so it wasn't quite neo-soul, but it did feature Questlove and The Roots as the backing band. Mariah Carey stopped by the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week and was roped into performing...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2012
What Did Dj Questlove Play At Justin Timberlake’S Wedding?
We’re not interested in what Jessica Biel wore at her wedding to Justin Timberlake. Forget the cake, who cares about the bridesmaids dresses? and does anyone really want to know who made the guestlist? No,...
By on 24 October 2012
Call Me Professor Questlove… The Roots’ Drummer To Teach At Nyu
We all know Questlove, right? The drummer for The Roots, a high profile musician in his own right and Amber Tamblyn’s amateur wedding photographer? Well, you can all call him Professor Questlove now because he’s...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 18 October 2012
Amber Tamblyn's Dress Steals The Day At Her Wedding To David Cross
Amber Tamblyn's dress was the real star of the show as the American actress and poet tied the knot with comedian and actor David Cross at a wonderful looking ceremony at the weekend. There was...
By Contributor in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 October 2012
Amber Tamblyn And David Cross: Was It The Coolest Celebrity Wedding Ever?
Amber Tamblyn and David Cross' wedding may well be up there with the coolest celebrity nuptials ever after details of their big day surfaced online. We say 'details', we were actually treated to an Instagram...
By Michael West on 09 October 2012
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