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WATCH: Fallon's Absurd Shout-Outs

Posted 05.22.2012

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Jimmy Fallon took a moment on Monday night's "Late Night" to thank his writing staff for their help with the new "Thank You Notes 2" book. What he did...

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On The Red Carpet At The Comedy Awards

Posted 05.03.2012

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Don't you hate how few awards shows we can enjoy year round? So did Comedy Central. But unlike you, they have the power to snap their fingers and brin...

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Alicia Keys, Pearl Jam, REM And More Speak Out Against Backpage Sex Ads

Posted 04.26.2012

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The backlash against Village Voice Media's ownership of Backpage.com continues with a group of high-profile musicians speaking out against the controv...

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WATCH: Jimmy Fallon & Dave Mathews Perform For UNC Students

Posted 04.25.2012

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Comedian and "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon took his show to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday night to catch President Obama...

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WATCH: Obama Slow Jams The News On 'Fallon'

Posted 04.30.2012

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On Wednesday night, President Barack Obama did what no president has done before: He slow jammed the news with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on "Late Nig...

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Obama To Appear On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'

Posted 04.20.2012

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President Barack Obama will appear as a guest on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" next Tuesday, NBC announced Friday morning. The president will be a gu...

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Erykah Badu Opens Up On Recording With Jay Electronica

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 04.19.2012

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Erykah Badu’s steadfast pursuit of creativity and inspiration has been an ongoing challenge for the R&B songstress throughout the course of her care...

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Concert Whereabouts (April 16 - April 22)

Ben E. Kessler | Posted 04.17.2012

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Back to nearly a full week of music in D.C. for me. Cheyenne Marie Mize at Black Cat, Möbius Strip and The Andalusians at Crooked Beat Records, Shpongle at the 9:30 Cluband and the list goes on...

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Weekend Guide: The Roots, Wrestling, And Justice Rally

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 03.30.2012

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Although there's plenty of reasons to stay home and close to the tube this weekend -- Games of Thrones and Magic City -- South Florida's calendar is f...

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Questlove Opens 'The Hoodie Shop'

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 03.30.2012

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Between 12 albums keeping the beat for The Roots and leading the house band for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," you’d think Ahmir “Questlove” Th...

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WATCH: That Time Obama Shocked Aziz Ansari

Posted 03.29.2012

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Comedian and "Parks and Recreation" star Aziz Ansari stopped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" to promote his new self-released stand-up special, "Dan...

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Questlove Reveals Some Of His Favorite Songs

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 03.26.2012

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On Sunday, Questlove of The Roots, closed the EMP Museum’s Sounds of the City Pop Conference with a talk on vinyl and record collecting at New York ...

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Meet The Ladies Of Hip-Hop

Posted 03.13.2012

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Often when we think of women in hip-hop we think of hot babes, skimpy outfits and inordinate amounts of booty shaking. In other words, we think of fla...

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Obama To Watch The Roots, Ben Folds At NYC Fundraiser

| Posted 03.01.2012

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By Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer FLATIRON DISTRICT — President Barack Obama and his traffic-snarling motorcade will be rolling back into...

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The Soundtrack For Black History Month: Vivien Green On Freedom Songs

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 02.13.2012

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The rare opportunity to study music history in school exposed R&B vocalist Vivian Green as a child to timeless freedom songs that were a part of the c...

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Meet The Beatles Again: A Conversation With Roberta Flack

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.06.2012

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What To Watch On New Year's Eve

The Huffington Post | Laura Prudom | Posted 12.30.2011

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"The Walking Dead" Marathon (11 a.m. to 12 midnight EST on AMC) If you've missed out on the critically-acclaimed zombie drama or are just trying to a...

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"This Will Be Our Year": An Upbeat Playlist For New Year's Eve

David Wild | Posted 02.28.2012

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Instead of making any promises to myself that I might not live up to, here's my best shot at the ultimate, mostly uplifting playlist for all of our New Year's Eve parties.

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What Is Soul?: Hamhocks, Cornflakes & Divas

Questlove | Posted 02.18.2012

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What is Soul? That's a big question that The Roots asked ourselves a lot while we were working with lots of other music lovers on VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul -- a show you can and should see tonight for yourselves.

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The Film Version Of The Roots' Lucky 13th Album

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 12.14.2011

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The Roots see your black cats and propped ladders and raise you one "knockout" 13th album. Undun, a concept album that reverse tracks the life of Redf...

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WATCH: Fallon Opens Up About Bachmann Scandal

Posted 12.06.2011

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The recent mini-scandal that erupted after Michele Bachmann appeared on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" to the song "Lying Ass Bitch" played by house b...

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Questlove: Food Trucks Are The New Black

Posted 12.02.2011

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When he isn't sending subliminal musical messages to guests on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" or blowing the whistle on Occupy Wall Street raiders, Qu...

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Racial Hatred Fired At Star After Bachmann Intro Song Snafu

Posted 01.31.2012

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Once the world caught on to the sly, musical message that the "Late Show With Jimmy Fallon" backing band the Roots sent to Michele Bachmann during her...

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Michele Bachmann Disappointed With NBC Apology

Posted 11.27.2011

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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) apparently isn't happy with the apology she received from NBC after a vulgar song was played during her recent appeara...

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Michele Bachmann: Outraged At The Roots, Demands NBC Apology

Posted 01.23.2012

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Michele Bachmann has spoken out and demanded an apology for the song played by the Roots, the "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" house band, when she was ...

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