Wizkid and Tems appeared virtually on The Tonight Show to perform their joint single “Essence.” Performing in an empty arena, the pair offered a soulful rendition of the track, complete with sultry dance moves. “Essence” is the hit single off Wizkid’s most recent album, Made in Lagos, which dropped in …
Read More »James Blake Holds a 'Funeral' on 'Fallon'
James Blake appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his recent song “Funeral” with the help of U.K. rapper Slowthai. The duo took the emotive track’s title literally, evoking a mourning event on the late night show’s stage. The performance comes a day after Blake released a music video for …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon Jams With Chris Stapleton on 'You Should Probably Leave'
Fortunately, Jimmy Fallon knows his way around a guitar. The Tonight Show host stepped in to play rhythm during Chris Stapleton’s Tuesday night appearance on Fallon’s talk show after the country singer’s usual guitarist — his producer Dave Cobb — bowed out with an earache. Fallon told his audience that …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon Parodies Harry Styles' New Video With Phoebe Waller-Bridge
On Monday night’sTonight Show, Jimmy Fallon starred in a parody skit for Harry Styles‘ new video “Treat People With Kindness,” in which the British artist dances a duet withFleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Rather than sending up the video itself, Fallon portrays an over-the-top Styles during dance rehearsal, going through the …
Read More »Trevor Noah, Fallon Climb the Hill of Beans That Is Trump's Goya Obsession
Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon joked about President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump’s ethically dubious decision to essentially post sponsored content for Goya Foods after the company’s president, Robert Unanue, praised Trump last week. Unanue’s comments prompted some liberals to call for a boycott of the company’s products, …
Read More »'Breaking Bad' Theme Song Gets Lyrics Courtesy of Trace Adkins
The bluesy theme song of Breaking Bad is instantly recognizable to fans of the show, but that doesn’t mean they can sing along to it; the instrumental track has no official lyrics. But on Tuesday night’s segment of “Audience Suggestion Box” on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon read one …
Read More »See the Highwomen Sing 'Redesigning Women,' 'Crowded Table' on 'Fallon'
The Highwomen‘s debut album isn’t out until September 6th, but the country supergroup has been seemingly everywhere since first releasing the LP’s lead single “Redesigning Women” earlier this month. On Tuesday night, the four women — Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, Natalie Hemby, and Maren Morris — performed the song on …
Read More »Watch OneRepublic's Bombastic Performance of 'Rescue Me' on 'Fallon'
OneRepublic took The Tonight Show on Jimmy Fallon stage Thursday night to perform their latest single, “Rescue Me.” Frontman Ryan Tedder riled the crowd up with his energetic vocal performance and tambourine-playing, and the song’s house-inspired structure lent itself well to a live audience. Later, Tedder sat down with Fallon …
Read More »See Jimmy Fallon, the Roots Summon the Eighties for Rendition of 'Hungry Like the Wolf'
Jimmy Fallon and the Roots don sunglasses, colorful ties and suit attire in a neon-lit room to create a suave, Eighties-vibed setting for their cover of Duran Duran’s 1982 classic, “Hungry Like the Wolf.” Their rendition is part the Tonight Show‘s backstage “Cover Room,” which is an online-only music series …
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