Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson News
World Premiere of Broadway-Bound SOUL TRAIN, Christopher Chen World Premiere & More Announced for A.C.T. Season
American Conservatory Theater announced an updated lineup and performance schedule that will comprise the theater organization’s upcoming season.
The Roots' 'DO YOU WANT MORE?!!!??!' Deluxe Edition Out June 25
Led by MC Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the Philadelphia rap crew are going back to where it began.
SUMMER OF SOUL Documentary Headed to Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
The acquisition is for worldwide rights, with the film set for theatrical release as well as exclusively streaming on Hulu in the U.
2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced
After six days and 73 feature films, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony took place tonight, hosted by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt, with jurors presenting 24 prizes for feature filmmaking and seven for Short Films.
Sundance '21 Goes Beyond Film
The lineup for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, taking place on a Sundance-built and feature-rich online platform, goes well beyond feature and short films, episodic work and the VR/XR of New Frontier.
Full Program Announced for 2021 Sundance Film Festival
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for 40 YEARS A PRISONER on HBO
Feature documentary 40 YEARS A PRISONER, debuting TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (9:00-10:50 p.
Disney & Pixar's SOUL Will Premiere Dec. 25 on Disney Plus
The Walt Disney Company announced today that “Soul,” the all-new original feature from Pixar Animation Studios, will debut exclusively on Disney+ on December 25, 2020.
HAMILTON Original Broadway Cast Recording Rises To #2 On Billboard's 'Top Albums' & 'Top 200' Charts
Following the highly-anticipated film release of HAMILTON on Disney+, the HAMILTON (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) is once again celebrating a new milestone after the album surged to the #2 position on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart
AMC & IFC Pick Up Variety Series SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE for a Second Season
AMC and IFC announced today the renewal of the Critics' Choice Awards-nominated variety series Sherman's Showcase for a second season ahead of the show's one-hour “Black History Month Spectacular” premiering this Friday, June 19th at 10PM ET/PT on AMC and 11PM ET/PT on IFC.
The Roots Picnic 2020 Partners With Michelle Obama's 'When We All Vote' For Virtual Festival Experience
This year, in partnership with Michelle Obama's national, nonpartisan nonprofit organization, When We All Vote, The Roots are launching the 13th Annual Roots Picnic as a virtual broadcast experience on Saturday, June 27th, exclusively on YouTube.
Podcast: West of Broadway- The ROCK OF AGES Origin Story with Matt Weaver
On this episode of West of Broadway, Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff connect via ZOOM with Producer and Creator of Rock of Ages Musical to find out how he and the cast are doing and to learn about how this unexpected musical hit found it's way all the way to Broadway and back home to Hollywood.
VIDEO: Disney and Pixar Share New Trailer for SOUL
Disney and Pixar have shared a new trailer for the all-new original feature film “Soul,” which opens in U.
Lettuce Announces New Studio Album RESONATE
As the follow up to their 2019 GRAMMY® Award-nominated album Elevate, genre-defying funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-rock-experimental music titans LETTUCE have announced their seventh studio album, Resonate, will be coming this spring.
Scoop: Upcoming Guests on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, 12/27-1/3
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” is home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and topical monologue jokes.
Lettuce Releases Official Video for 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World'
Hot on the heels of their GRAMMY® nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, acclaimed genre-defying funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-art-rock-experimental-avant-garde music titans LETTUCE have released the official music video for their single 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World,' t
Questlove to Make Directorial Debut with BLACK WOODSTOCK
Producers Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein have announced the start of production on Black Woodstock, a feature documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival directed by Ahmir a?oeQuestlovea?? Thompson.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Disney and Pixar's All-New Feature Film SOUL
Pixar Animation Studios debuted the teaser trailer this morning for its upcoming original feature film “Soul.
VIDEO: Questlove and Black Thought Talk 'The Roots' on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS
Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson and Tariq 'Black Thoughta?? Trotter talk about how they first met, covering music history in Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America and Questlove's obsession with horrible music.
