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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
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Bon Jovi Score Highest-Earning Tour Of 2010

December 29, 2010
Bon Jovi Score Highest-Earning Tour Of 2010Bon Jovi have scored the highest-earning tour of 2010 with their Circle jaunt.

The tour, which included a huge run of gigs in London, took $201.1m worldwide.

AC/DC were at number two for the second year in a row, earning $177m, while U2 were third with ticket sales of $160.9m.

Lady Gaga, who played a total of 138 gigs - almost twice as many as Bon Jovi - took $133.6m at the box office, according to Pollstar.

Other notable entrants inside the top-10 included Michael Buble at number six with $104.1m and Paul McCartney at eight with $93m.

(by Jason Gregory)



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