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Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Since hip-hop group the Roots launched its inaugural Roots Picnic in 2008, it’s mostly been confined to the collective’s hometown of Philadelphia. But next year, they plan on shifting it over to the West Coast.
The Roots have partnered with Live Nation Urban for “Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life,” set to take place at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on June 29, 2024. Of course, the band will headline the festival and will be joined by Queen Latifah, Common, Digable Planets, Arrested Development, the Pharcyde, Black Sheep’s Dres plus more to be announced. “The first time we played Hollywood Bowl was way back in 2011, and there was nothing like it,” says The Roots’ Questlove.
“We came back to headline in 2019, and we’ve been talking about doing something there since. This idea for Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life came up, and we knew there was no better spot.” Over the years, the Roots Picnic has become a compendium of hip-hop and R&B acts taking the stage, supplemented by electronic, jazz and country musicians. While largely staged in Philadelphia, the event took a detour in 2016 with a weekend rendition in New York featuring D’Angelo with John Mayer, David Byrne with Nile Rodgers and Wu-Tang Clan, and Lil Uzi Vert.
Earlier this year, the festival descended on Philly once again in June. The event featured performances from Usher, the Isley Brothers and GloRilla, as well as a surprise mini-reunion between Lauryn Hill and her Fugees band mates Wyclef Jean and Pras. Most recently, all of the 2024 Roots Picnic performers appeared in the CBS special “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop,” during which Questlove introduced the reunion between Will Smith (aka the Fresh Prince) and
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Olivier Martinez has filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles.
Making the “top five” list of “horniest countries” are the United Kingdom, followed by Canada, Australia, Ireland, and Mexico.The platform’s “Rookie of the Year,” based on growth compared to 2022, was London, which experienced a 475% surge in users over the past year.The “most discreet city,” measured by the highest number of discreet sessions, where users employ the platform’s “discreet mode,” was Vancouver, Canada. The “chattiest city,” where users sent the most messages, was Philadelphia, while users in Chicago were the least loquacious.Users in Seattle, Washington, sent the most photos of themselves, earning the distinction of “most photogenic city.” At the same time, Washington, D.C., lived up to its decades-old reputation of being closeted, with users sharing the fewest photos of themselves.According to the data, the Sniffies platform typically sees the most action on Mondays.
The Grateful Dead.Titled Psychedelia and Groove: The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead, the six-week-long online course will be comprised of six 50-minute long sessions. It will be divided into three sections.According to the class’ breakdown via the Stanford University official website, the first section will focus on a historical perspective of the band’s evolution, followed by an analysis of the Dead’s diverse and ever-evolving musical catalogue.
Ashley Kelly is having a December to remember, courtesy of Shohei Ohtani.
Katcy Stephan Over a dozen celebrities got into the giving spirit with the Los Angeles Mission on Dec. 22 for the non-profit’s 87th Annual Christmas Celebration. During the event in Downtown L.A., volunteers assisted in hosting a Christmas feast and distributing essential winter clothing.
The Los Angeles Dodgers just picked up another major player!
David Byrne has curated a Christmas playlist which features The Pogues, Phoebe Bridgers, Prince and more.Created as part of NPR’s Fresh Air series, the 19-track playlist spans different genres with songs to get anyone fully in the holiday spirit. Byrne described the playlist as “something that will bring a little joy to the holidays.”While speaking to NPR, the former Talking Heads frontman explained why the band never wanted to make a holiday album.
Dan Levy wears a fringe top while hitting the carpet at the premiere of his new movie Good Grief held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Tuesday (December 19) in Los Angeles.
Two controversial Hollywood stars were spotted together in first class on a flight from Dubai to Los Angeles!
Jim Ladd, the longtime Los Angeles FM deejay known as “The Lonesome L.A. Cowboy” who had hosted a SiriusXM show for 12 years and was the inspiration for Tom Petty‘s album The Last DJ, died Saturday of a heart attack at his L.A. home. He was 75.
Sasha Obama looked stylish and super cool over the past weekend. The youngest daughter or Barack and Michelle Obama was photographed in Los Angeles, wearing a comfortable outfit perfect for every day occasions yet still showcasing her preference for eye-catching fashion and over the top accessories.
BreAnna Bell TBS has set the premiere date for its “Friday Night Vibes” revival for Jan. 5 at 8:00pm ET/PT.
The cast of Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire stepped out en masse to attend the movie’s Los Angeles premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday (December 13).
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed that the infamous incident where her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on-stage live at the Oscars in 2022 saved their marriage.The incident occurred after Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following the incident, Will apologised on numerous occasions and resigned from the Academy.
Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wrapped up a weekend of fundraising in Los Angeles on Sunday, with a record amount raised.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is revealing its 2023 awards today, and Deadline is updating the winners list live as they are announced. See the latest tally below.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer As the 50th anniversary of hip-hop comes to a close, the Recording Academy has one last trick up its sleeve to honor the pillars of the culture. The Academy joins forces with CBS for “A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop,” an aural spectacular that’s as much an ode to the culture as it is a documentation of it.
Shohei Ohtani has announced his next team on Instagram: The Los Angeles Dodgers.
President Joe Biden arrived at LAX late on Friday afternoon to kickoff a weekend of fundraising, starting with a Hollywood-centric event hosted by designer Michael Smith and James Costos, the former U.S. ambassador to Spain.