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Malik B (Malik Abdul Balik) of The Roots has died at age 47 the band has confirmed.

Police have dismissed a connection between a man who emailed a bomb threat shutting down a concert by The Roots at SXSW to the three other bombings in Austin this past week.

A concert by The Roots was cancelled in Austin on the weekend following a bomb threat at the venue.

The David Bowie tributes tonight and tomorrow night in New York just had their performers lists shortened with the exit of the Roots and their associated acts.

The annual gathering of all that’s music in Austin, TX, SXSW, is coming to an end and, over the last few days, a number of veteran artists took stages all over the city.

Lee Andrews, the lead singer of the classic Doo Wop group Lee Andrews and the Hearts, died on Wednesday at the age of 79.

Billy Joel was a guest on the Jimmy Fallon show this week and gave the audience his version of The Rolling Stones ‘Beast of Burden’ with Fallon.

Madonna was a special guest of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon this week and performed a version of her hit song ‘Holiday’ with Fallon and The Roots using only classroom instruments.

Elvis Costello is working on two new projects with Burt Bacharach, one for a Broadway show.

Elvis Costello and the Roots paraded out much of the music from their critically acclaimed album, Wake Up Ghost, on Sunday night at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas.

Elvis Costello and the Roots once said that their show last September at Brooklyn Bowl was a one-time only event. Luckily, they were wrong.

There will be a few laughs at the Falls Festival with comedians announced for all events and extra artists for Lorne and Byron Bay.

Australian soul act Hiatus Kaiyote will release their new EP, ‘Live In Revolt’, before embarking on a tour of the USA and Europe.

The Roots bandleader, Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, will release his book titled ‘Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation’ on October 22.

The legendary hip-hop group and Jimmy Fallon’s house band The Roots have announced details of their Falls Festival sideshows joined by Aussie favourite Urthboy.

With just over three months to go for the remainder of 2013, Russell Morris ‘Sharkmouth’ is shaping up to be the underdog success story of the year.

Smiths legend Johnny Marr has been added to the Falls Festival line-up over the New Year’s long weekend.

The first Elvis Costello & the Roots collaboration has surfaced. ‘Walk Us Uptown’ is the first taste of the upcoming ‘Wise Up Ghost’ album due in September and for Elvis, working with others is now preferable to doing his own thing.

Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) have released the list of exclusive records they will be making available through independent music retailers for April 20’s Record Store Day.

Elton John has also been confirmed for the Isle of Wight Festival.

Elvis Costello has been added to the Prince Tribute Show in New York in March.

Ringleader of The Roots, Questlove, has posted the Beastie Boys mix demo for the R’n’R Hall Of Fame online.

Joe Jackson brings in Iggy Pop, Sharon Jones, Questlove and more for his tribute album to Duke Ellington.

Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘Now, Then & Forever’ is a compilation of songs curated by some of the world’s biggest names including Justin Timberlake and will.i.am.

Christina Perri finds heaven, Skrillex wants to play to dogs, Bryan Adams watches prehistoric soccer coverage, Kings Of Leon and The Strokes start a book club, and heaps more.

It’s a slow week, but X Factor winner Reece Mastin will do best with the release of his debut.

One of Australia’s most successful exports Air Supply will head to New York in November for an appearance on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’, backed by The Roots.