Day 2 of the Roots Picnic was less hype, more chill with Erykah Badu, Black Thought, and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Here’s what our music critic thought.

Roots Picnic weekend came to a close Sunday night, with a full moon shining over the Center City skyline in the distance and ...

Roots Picnic 2026 Recap: Erykah Badu, Kehlani, De La Soul and T.I.

Another year, another Roots Picnic on the books. This year, the legendary Roots crew staged the almost decades-old festival ...
Orlando Weekly

Erykah Badu and the Alchemist want to play you some new, unheard music at House of Blues this week

The “Queen of Neo Soul” Erykah Badu and hip-hop producer The Alchemist are coming to the House of Blues to debut their collaborative LP, Abi & Alan. Iconoclast Badu redefined R&B in her own image with ...
Dallas Morning News

Erykah Badu celebrates 'Mama's Gun' anniversary with concert at Toyota Music Factory

Erykah Badu chose not to make a big deal about the 25th anniversary of Baduizm, her trailblazing debut album. But she is marking the silver jubilee of her second album with "Mama's Gun '25: The Return ...

Beyond the stage: 5 standout moments from Roots Picnic 2026

From Erykah Badu’s love letter to Philadelphia to local food and immersive activations, Roots Picnic celebrated culture and ...
Rolling Stone

Bas Thought He’d Never Clear This Rare Erykah Badu Sample — Until the Neo-Soul Queen Called

As Sudanese-American rapper Bas was prepping the release of Melanchronica, his somber joint album with London duo the Hics, one major hiccup stood in the way. The sample on “Four Walls,” a break-up ...