The Roots cannot be in two places at once, and as such, while The Tonight Show house band journeyed to Los Angeles for tomorrow night’s Grammys ceremony, former Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer stepped in for one night only on Friday to help out Jimmy Fallon. “It’s such a coincidence we’re here tonight because 41 years a...

Freddie Gibbs wasn’t supposed to make it this far. A decade ago, Gibbs was a major-label refugee who’d returned to his roots as a Midwest mixtape rapper. When Gibbs found critical acclaim, when he reached the point where he could perform on a festival stage in the middle of the afternoon, that felt like a triumph. But Gibbs j...

St. Vincent, The Mars Volta, The Roots, Thundercat and more will also play select shows on the runThe post Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2023 US, UK and European tour with The Strokes, Iggy Pop and more appeared first on NME.

Late last week, the Roots debuted a new song featuring Erykah Badu and Tierra Whack called “Misunderstood.” The song was premiered on New York’s Hot 97, whose Funk Flex challenged the Roots to release new music. “I challenged The Roots last week, and they delivered big time,” Flex said on air bef...

Pioneering music veteran Todd Rundgren will return this fall, and he’s bringing a bunch of friends with him. Rundgren’s new album Space Force has a stacked guest list including the Roots, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, the Lemon Twigs, Sparks, Steve Vai, Narcy, Crowded House’s...