Now in its 15th year, The Root 100 list is loaded with some of the best and brightest in the Black community in 2024. While there are plenty of athletes, actors and politicians on the list, it’s hard ...

Root River Jam is an acoustic Americana band based out of Rochester, Minnesota. The three piece band features an upright bass, violin, acoustic guitar and vocals. The song that you see being performed ...

After crossing paths for years, these three singer-songwriter-pickers first clicked as a semi-formal unit with a handful of one-off singles, including “Little Lies” in 2017, and solidified their union ...

On one of his enduring recordings with Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon sings of going "to look for America." Columbia musical mainstay John Galbraith is off to find the beating heart of country music on ...

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 ...

On November 15, 1971, only two months after forming as an official band, the relatively unknown foursome of Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner — also known as the Eagles — took ...

Jimmy Fallon put The Roots‘ musical improv skills to the test during Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show, challenging the band to make up songs about veteran audience members in honor of Veterans Day ...

The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival held its yearly festivities from Oct. 3-5, with events ranging from performances and jam sessions to interactive workshops. Multiple locations around the C ...

Keystone State multi-instrumentalist Hunter Root has announced the October 17 release of his new album, the gritty and emotionally infused Crooked Home, via Tolok. Paired with today’s promise of an ...