Questlove
American hip hop musician
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| 2025 | Scheduled to direct two projects: 'Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music' and 'Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)' |
| 2024 | Nominated for Webby Awards in Podcasts - Music (General Series) and Podcasts - Best Co-Hosts categories |
| 2023 | Questlove began hosting a series of seven invite-only Game Night events for celebrities from various industries, with the event locations kept secret and only revealed on the morning of each event. |
| 2023 | Released studio album 'Plumb' with David Murray and Ray Angry through J.M.I. Recordings |
| 2023 | Won Music Podcast of the Year at iHeartRadio Podcast Awards |
| 2022 | Nominated for Music Podcast of the Year at iHeartRadio Podcast Awards |
| 2022 | Received Webby Awards for Podcasts - Lifestyle (General Series) and Podcasts - Music (General Series), People's Voice category |
| 2022 | Nominated for NAACP Image Awards in 'Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast' and 'Outstanding Arts and Entertainment Podcast' categories |
| 2021 | Made his directorial debut with Summer of Soul documentary, which won multiple awards including the US Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards, and Best Music Film at the Grammy Awards. |
| 2021 | Directed 'Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)' |
| 2021 | Received Webby Award for Podcasts - Music (General Series) |
| 2020 | Released 'Fight the Power: Remix' featuring Public Enemy, Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, Jahi, and YG through Enemy Records |
| 2020 | Voiced the character Curley in the animated film 'Soul' |
| 2019 | Appeared in the film 'Someone Great' |
| 2019 | Podcast moved from Pandora to iHeartMedia. |
| 2019 | Received Webby Award for Podcasts - Interview/Talk Show (General Series) |
| 2019 | Received Webby Award for Podcasts - Arts & Culture (General Series) for episode 'QLS Classic: Lena Waithe' |
| 2018 | Collaborated with Robert Glasper on 'Take Me I'm Yours' by Difford & Tilbrook, released through Yep Roc Records |
| 2017 | Released 'Sufro Breaks' through Serato Pressings |
| December 2017 | On the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Questlove learns about his ancestors Charles and Maggie Lewis, who were slaves brought illegally to the United States on the Clotilda in 1860. |
| April 26 2017 | Launched the second season of Questlove Supreme podcast with a three-part episode featuring Babyface. |
| 2016 | Joins Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University as an adjunct professor. |
| 2016 | Appeared in two documentaries: 'Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall' and made a cameo in 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping'. Also composed music for 'Vincent N Roxxy' |
| September 2016 | Launched weekly radio show Questlove Supreme on Pandora. |
| 2015 | Questlove produces the cast album for the Broadway musical Hamilton. |
| 2014 | Served as executive music producer and composer for 'Top Five', and appeared in the documentary 'Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown' |
| 2014 | The Roots become the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. |
| 2013 | Narrated and co-executive produced the documentary 'Finding the Funk' |
| 2012 | Appeared in the documentary 'Bad 25' |
| 2012 | Nominated for Outstanding Duo or Group |
| 2011 | Questlove appeared in two documentaries: 'The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975' and 'Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest' |
| 2011 | Questlove has his DNA tested for the Okayplayer platform, revealing his West African ancestry from the Mende people. |
| 2011 | Won Outstanding Collaboration and Outstanding Album awards for the album 'Wake Up!' |
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