Timothée Chalamet vs. Nardwuar

Timothée Chalamet, star of the new Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" got some gifts with a grilling from Nardwuar. 

Common chats about his wellness book, basketball skills and new album with Pete Rock

Here's Common promoting his new book 'Then We Rise' on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Jennifer Hudson Show.   

Happy Birthday Joe Farrell

Remembering saxophonist/flautist Joe Farrell on his birthday blowing fire with Elvin Jones in '68 and Return To Forever in '72.

R.I.P. Bobby Caldwell, 1951-2023

Sadly, well-sampled R&B singer/guitarist Bobby Caldwell has passed away. Listen to "What You Won't Do For Love" 

Killer Mike, Q-Tip, Common, India.Arie join Robert Glasper for Black Radio III

Robert Glasper previewed Black Radio III with appearances on The Late Show and The Daily Show. Watch 'em both below.

Here's the scoop...

This year not only marks the 10th anniversary of Robert Glasper’s era-defining, Grammy-winning album Black Radio but also Glasper’s solo return as he releases the highly anticipated third instalment, Black Radio III. Glasper’s contribution to music and culture spans over two decades, forming an exceptional legacy that permeates throughout contemporary art and advocacy. A project brought together by both new and old friends further proves Glasper to be one of the most respected collaborators of his generation and Black Radio III to be a masterclass in hip-hop, R&B and jazz fusion that will sonically define the next decade.

Like its predecessors, the new studio album celebrates Black joy, love and resilience and features the Grammy-winning single “Better Than I Imagined” with H.E.R and Meshell Ndgeocello. Killer Mike, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Big K.R.I.T. unify in “Black Superhero”, a track that lifts up real-life Black heroes, while Lalah Hathaway and Common update Tears For Fears' “Everybody Wants To Rule The World.” Glasper also creates space on BRIII for songs like Q-Tip and Esperanza Spalding’s driving “While We Speak” and “Over”, Yebba’s sweet plea to a fleeting love. Black Radio III’s guests also include De La Soul's Posdnuos, Jennifer Hudson, Ty Dolla $ign, Ant Clemons, India.Arie, Musiq Soulchild and more. 

Glasper was backed by The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a special MLK Day performance of “In Tune” and “Black Superhero” featuring Rapsody, DJ Jazzy Jeff, BJ The Chicago Kid and Amir Sulaiman. Watch it below. 

Glasper has also partnered with Record Store Day and FAMS, the coalition of Black-owned independent US record stores, as an ambassador for A Day of Action, Sunday February 27th. Accounting for less than 2% of all indie owned stores, today an estimated 30 Black-owned independent record stores still exist nationwide. While the industry annually comes together to encourage purchasing physical product to support a struggling sector of music retail, never before has the spotlight been put on the few remaining Black-owned independent stores. As Black History Month comes to a close, A Day of Action is a call to consciousness for consumers to support Black-owned independent record stores- more information can be found at https://blackownedrecordstores.com.

Black Radio lll is available now on all formats - digital, CD, and 2xLP vinyl (exclusive to Glasper’s webstore) via Loma Vista Recordings. Get it right here. Watch Robert Glasper's recent appearance on the Tonight Show and a fan shot performance following the Black Radio III tracklist below. 

ROBERT GLASPER – BLACK RADIO lll 
1. In Tune [featuring Amir Sulaiman]
2. Black Superhero [featuring Killer Mike + BJ The Chicago Kid + Big K.R.I.T.]
3. Shine [featuring D Smoke + Tiffany Gouché]
4. Why We Speak [featuring Q-Tip + Esperanza Spalding]
5. Over [featuring Yebba]
6. Better Than I Imagined [featuring H.E.R. + Meshell Ndegeocello]
7. Everybody Wants To Rule the World [featuring Lalah Hathaway + Common]
8. Everybody Love [featuring Musiq Soulchild + Posdnuos]
9. It Don't Matter [featuring Gregory Porter + Ledisi]
10. Heaven's Here [featuring Ant Clemons]
11. Out of My Hands [featuring Jennifer Hudson]
12. Forever [featuring PJ Morton + India.Arie]
13. Bright Lights [with Ty Dolla $ign]

Watch Common perform "When We Move" with Seun Kuti & The Roots

Common performed "When We Move" – off his forthcoming album A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 – on the Tonight Show last night. 

Happy Birthday Ahmad Jamal

Celebrating the birthday of pianist Ahmad Jamal with recordings which may sound familiar to fans of Nas, De La Soul & Common. 

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That time Common stopped to freestyle with a local New Orleans MC

Common jumped on the mic in New Orleans recently. Also, watch Common's new video for "Hercules" w/ Vince Staples.

Common unveils his new Let Love album in Toronto August 7th

Common is releasing his new album, Let Love, on August 30 via Loma Vista Recordings.

About the album, he shared, “This album is inspired by the book, Let Love Have The Last Word,  which gave me a path to write about things I had never written about before. It forced me to go deeper and because I opened up about so many things in the book, I was charged to go to raw, personal and spiritual places in the music. Production-wise, I knew that the music had to have depth, soul and dimension to it. I wanted the musicianship and the spirit of what live music brings but it also had to have something raw and basement about it. When my team said, ‘You should do some music revolving around the book’, I just took that energy and went running into my artistry without focusing on anything else. No movies, no commercials, no parties (well, I don’t do that too much anyway) and I just worked on music. So this album is the culmination of this journey, this passion and this Divine Love that I have for one of GOD's greatest gifts - MUSIC.”

Common will kick off his Let Love Tour in Denver, Colorado and continues through marquee venues in the US and Canada, with a stop in Toronto for a show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on August 7th. Get tickets here.

The official digital and CD release date is August 30th, with vinyl to follow on October 11th.

Common – Let Love (Loma Vista Recordings) 

1. Good Morning Love feat. Samora Pinderhughes
2. HER Love feat. Daniel Caesar w/special guest Dwele
3. Dwele's Interlude
4. Hercules feat. Swizz Beatz
5. Fifth Story feat. Leikeli47
6. Forever Your Love feat. BJ The Chicago Kid
7. Leaders (Crib Love) feat. A-Trak
8. Memories of Home feat. BJ The Chicago Kid and Samora Pinderhughes
9. Show Me That You Love feat. Jill Scott and Samora Pinderhughes
10. My Fancy Free Future Love
11. God Is Love feat. Leon Bridges and Jonathan McReynolds






TOUR DATES:
July 11 - Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom
July 12 - Salt Lake City, UT – The Gallivan Center
July 13 - Garden City, Idaho – Revolution Concert House
July 14 - Seattle, WA – The Moore
July 16 - Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
July 17 - Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
July 18 - Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
July 20 - Las Vegas, NV – Reynolds Hall at the Smith Center
July 21 - Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
July 24 - Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
July 26 - Newport Beach, CA – The Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
August 7 - Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
August 8 - Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
August 9 - Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
August 10 - Covington, KY – Madison Theater*
August 11 - McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theater
August 14 - Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
August 15 - Mashantucket, CT – Fox Theatre
August 16 - Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
August 20 - Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
August 21 - Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
August 22 - Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
August 23 - Charlotte, NC – Belk Theater
August 27 - Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater*
August 28 - Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
August 29 - Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
September 7 - Oslo Norway – Sentrum Scene
September 8 - Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
September 10 - London, England – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
September 12 - Manchester, England – O2 Ritz
September 14 - Paris, France – Elysée Montmartre
September 15 - Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk
September 16 - Berlin, Germany – Astra
September 18 - Utrecht, Holland – Ronda
September 19 - Belgium, Gent – Vooriut
*No Maimouna Youssef aka Fresh

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