Questlove says upcoming ‘SNL’ special is ‘love letter’ to show’s 50 years of musical performances
NBC’s celebration of “Saturday Night Live’s” 50-year history will continues this week with a new 3-hour documentary titled “Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music.”
Questlove uses photo of Will Smith in Sly Stone documentary 3 years after slap overshadowed his Oscar win
Questlove uses a photo of Will Smith in his new Sly Stone documentary — three years after Smith's infamous slap overshadowed Questlove's first Oscar win — to illustrate the pressure Black artists face in the public eye.
Questlove Speaks About Including Will Smith in ‘Sly Lives!' Montage About ‘The Burden of Black Genius'
The infamous Slap, an example of "multiple sabotagings happening at once," per Questlove, was an example of many of the ideas presented in his new film about the pressure Black artists are under.
Questlove’s ‘Sly Lives!’ Shows How Black Artists Are Both Geniuses and Everyday People
But Questlove unexpectedly leans heavier on his title’s parenthetical addendum in order to illuminate some deeper truths about the challenges of stardom (especially for Black artists) that may have started with Stone,
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Inside VIBE’s Questlove Cover Party At The 2025 Sundance Film Festival
See more photos from VIBE's cover party featuring Questlove and presented by the Onyx Collective at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
How Did Questlove Make His New ‘SNL’ Doc? Step One: Watch 900 Episodes
The director explains his approach to covering five of the show's most infamous performances for the epic Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music
‘Sly Lives!' is More Than Just Questlove's Doc on Sly Stone. It's a Funked-Up Look at Genius
Profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone gives you plenty of evidence that he's one of the most important musicians ever - and a lot more
Sundance: Questlove On ‘Sly Lives!’ Secret Heart, His Park City Return, ‘SNL’ Music Film, New Roots Album & Self-Sabotage
Roots co-founder Questlove is back at Sundance after winning an Oscar for Summer Of Soul, this time the musician is looking at Sly Stone to see today.
Questlove Watched Literally Every Episode Of ‘SNL’ While Making His Documentary On The Show’s Music
Live is going big in celebration of its 50th anniversary, and part of that effort was announced last month, when it was revealed Questlove and Oz Rodriguez co-directed a new documentary, Ladies &
Questlove on Parsing 50 Years of Music for His ‘S.N.L.’ Documentary
Digging through more than 900 episodes was bound to yield some surprises — and some warm memories. The experience didn’t disappoint.
‘Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)’ Review: Questlove’s Sly Stone Doc Is Dazzling and Definitive
Questlove's second documentary levels up from "Summer of Soul," exploring Sly Stone's life and legacy in a kaleidoscopic and profound way.
'Saturday Night Live' has a rich, half-century musical history. Questlove's new documentary digs in
It's a mashup of performances from artists that few people would think of putting together, like R.E.M. and Morris Day, Rick James and Duran Duran, Hanson and Cher. Filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's experience as a DJ taught him enough about beats per minute and musical keys to meld things seamlessly.