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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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Drake, Rihanna Added To Grammy Awards 2011 Line-Up

February 2, 2011
Drake, Rihanna Added To Grammy Awards 2011 Line-UpDrake and Rihanna are among the acts who will perform at this month’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry have also been confirmed by organisers.

The Grammy’s broke the news over Twitter: "OFFICIAL & for our fans first: @Rihanna to perform w/ Drake (@drakkardnoir) at 53rd GRAMMYs! More tomorrow! #GRAMMYs2011".

Eminem leads the way in nominations, with Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga receiving seven and six nods each. Other nominees include Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Rihanna.

The ceremony takes place on February 13.

(by Holly Frith)



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