Singer-songwriter Muni Long made her TV debut on The Tonight Show Monday, performing her viral single “Hrs and Hrs.” Accompanied by a band and several back-up singers, Long — whose real name is Priscilla Renea — gave a soulful rendition of the R&B song while decked out in a glimmering …
Read More »Imagine Dragons Bring 'League of Legends'-Inspired 'Enemy' to 'Fallon'
Imagine Dragons brought their Las Vegas-tinged brand of theatrical pop rock toThe Tonight ShowTuesday with a performance of “Enemy.” The standalone single is the theme song for the Netflix animated seriesArcane, which is inspired by the massively popular multiplayer online video game, League of Legends. Surrounded by his bandmates, lead …
Read More »Tune-Yards Bring Old-School Kids Show Vibes to 'Colbert' With 'Hold Yourself' Performance
Tune-Yards delivered a joyous rendition of their recent single, “Hold Yourself,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday, February 22nd. The performance found Merrill Garbus, Nate Brenner, and their backing band channeling a kind of Seventies children’s show vibe, filling the set with bright monochrome colors. Garbus started the …
Read More »Bad Bunny Belts Alt-Rock Break-Up Ballad 'Te Deseo Lo Mejor' on 'Corden'
Bad Bunny performed his new song, “Te Deseo Lo Mejor,” on The Late Late Show With James Corden, Wednesday, December 2nd. Bad Bunny recorded the performance in a small space with a patchwork curtain and glowing hanging lights. The intimate atmosphere perfectly fit the aching, alt-rock balladry of “Te Deseo …
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 »Angélique Kidjo Brings Fresh Funk to Cover of Midnight Oil's 'Beds Are Burning'
Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo performed a cover of Midnight Oil’s 1987 song “Beds Are Burning” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘s #PlayAtHome music series. For their rendition, Kidjo and her socially distanced band offered up a decisively funky take on the synth-tinged Eighties rocker. While the song is about …
Read More »Atlanta Mayor Criticizes 'Premature' Decision to Reopen Georgia During COVID-19 on 'Daily Show'
During an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms expressed her concerns about Georgia’s plans to reopen its economy as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the state. Bottoms acknowledged that she had a good working relationship with Georgia Governor Brian …
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