AMAZON MUSIC TO LIVE STREAM THE ROOTS AND FRIENDS WITH THE DALLAS POPS TONIGHT
Amazon Music, in collaboration with GRAMMY Award winning hip hop band The Roots, is set to live stream A Night of Symphonic Hip Hop in Dallas, TX on Facebook as well as on Amazon social media platform Twitch. Special guests for the event include Erykah Badu,Bilal, Robert Glasper and conductor, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, all to be backed by the full symphony orchestra the Dallas POPS atThe Pavilion Indoor Theater at Toyota Music Factory tonight at 6:30pm PT/8:30pm CT/9:30pmET. The live stream will be available online at www.amazon.com/therootslive or on Amazon devices, including Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets via the Twitch app.
Previously Amazon Music has hosted live streams with artists including Train, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Ryan Bingham, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and Regina Spektor. Amazon Music has also been the official livestreaming partner of the Alternative Press Music Awards for the last two years.
Following its introduction earlier this year, A Night Of Symphonic Hip Hop, presented by Live Nation Urban and TCG Entertainment, has unified some of rap’s most celebrated icons Common with full orchestras for an experience unlike anything in the marketplace. This third incarnation of A Night Of Symphonic Hip Hop places the most prominent and prolific band in hip-hop history, three-time GRAMMY Award winners The Roots, on stage with a Dallas-based-piece orchestra. The singular synergy will undoubtedly unlock another dimension of the Philadelphia group’s groundbreaking fusion of rap, funk, jazz, soul, and rock in the live arena. As the legendary outfit and the orchestra collaborate on stage, the event promises to be unforgettable for classical music aficionados and hip-hop heads alike. The transformative nature of A Night Of Symphonic Hip Hop continues to speak to audiences across genres, the concert series has drawn packed crowds comprised of rap and classical faithful, presenting a powerful cross-section of audiences.
