H.E.R. Rocks 'I Can't Breathe'/'Fate' Medley for Roots Picnic 2020

Michelle Obama recently said to the nation, «and it couldn't be more important that everybody makes their voice be heard this time around.»As usual, she's right.

Public Enemy opened the 2020 BET Awards last night with a powerful rendition of ‘Fight The Power’, which saw them joined by the likes of Nas, Rapsody, YG and The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove.Updating the track with timely verses, the performance saw the group referencing the Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide protests across the US after the death of George Floyd.“They say a suicide when dead bodies are swinging / Cowards are hunting Black men that’s what I’m seeing,” Nas rapped,

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“I am here today to talk about the queen. You know the one,” said Michelle Obama by way of introduction.She was, of course, speaking about Beyoncé, who received the Humanitarian Award at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday night.The superstar was honored for her work with the BeyGOOD foundation, which most recently provided much-needed coronavirus aid to Houston.

Beyonce received a huge honor at the 2020 BET Awards!

Lemonade to Black Is King, her coming later this summer.Former First Lady Michelle Obama presented the award to Beyoncé. "From her music that gives voice to Black joy and Black pain to her activism that demands justice for Black lives," Obama said.

neo soul and/or traditional R&B artists, she also received the Humanitarian Award for her work with her BeyGOOD initiative, which has funded college scholarships, brought safe water and sanitation to the East African nation of Burundi and, most recently, brought COVID-19 testing resources to Black and brown communities as well as support Black small business honors.Also Read: Beyond Blackface: Can Hollywood's Reckoning on Race Lead to Substantive Change?Former First Lady Michelle Obama

, a "celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience" which features music from and was written, directed, and executive produced by her. Expect guest appearances from Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, Blue Ivy Carter, Pharrell, and Jay-Z—and in case you're like I NEED THIS YESTERDAY, don't panic! You don't have to wait too long.

virtual festival on Saturday (June 27), the former first lady joined The Roots' Questlove and Black Thought on a split screen to urge voter registration for the upcoming election in November."These past few months have been pretty heavy for just about everyone, and the truth is we still have our work cut out for us in the weeks and months ahead," Obama said.

The iconic Roots Picnic looked a little different this year. The annual event went digital in 2020, and served as a collaboration with When We All Vote, the voting rights organization headed by Michelle Obama.

SZA took "Normal Girl" out to nature for this year's Roots Picnic.The singer delivered a fresh, soothing vocal performance of the CTRL track outdoors for Saturday night's (June 27) event.Surrounded by trees and accompanied by just a guitarist, SZA crooned about what it might be like to be the "type of girl you wanna take home to mama" and the "type of girl my daddy, he'd be proud of."SZA was part of a packed lineup for the virtual rendition of the Roots Picnic, which kicked off with Michelle

Michelle Obama is urging people to vote. The former first lady, in partnership with her nonprofit organization When We All Vote, teamed up with The Roots to participate in the 13th Annual Roots Picnic on Saturday.

When We All Vote for the event.The June 27 show--executive produced by Shawn Gee (Live Nation Urban), the Roots' Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq Trotter (Two One Five Entertainment) and Dan Parise (DPS)--will be hosted by Quest, Black Thought and Obama, with sets from The Roots, H.E.R., Roddy Ricch, Lil Baby, SZA, Kirk Franklin, Snoh Aalegra, Earthgang, G Herbo, Polo G, D Nice and Musiq Soulchild (backed by The Roots).Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Paul, Tom Hanks, Liza Koshy, Kerry Washington,

coronavirus concert kibosh.But while the annual event won’t take over Fairmount Park in the City of Brotherly Love — the hometown of the Roots — the music and the message will carry on from the virtual stage on Saturday.In fact, the lineup for the 13th Roots Picnic — which will stream on YouTube — is serving up a host of performances and celebrity appearances to feed your soul and spirit.

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Hip-hop stars The Roots are taking their annual music festival, Roots Picnic, online and turning it into a voter registration drive with the help of former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.Frontman Questlove, otherwise known as Ahmir Khalib Thompson, and his bandmates had to postpone the summer event in their hometown of Philadelphia due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Roots are taking their Roots Picnic online this year, and they're teaming up with former First Lady Michelle Obama to give the event an extra boost. The 13th annual Roots Picnic will go virtual on June 27 on YouTube in partnership with Obama's national, nonpartisan nonprofit When We All Vote.

The Roots and Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote registration initiative have announced that they will partner on the 13th annual ‘Roots Picnic’.The music festival, which is the brainchild of the Philadelphia rap group, is usually held in their hometown at Fairmount Park.