Country songwriter Tim McGraw and presidential historian Jon Meacham reflected on protest music and musical patriotism on Tuesday’s Late Show. During the interview with Stephen Colbert, which promoted their new book, Songs of America, they highlighted the intriguing ambiguity of Johnny Cash‘s song “Ragged Old Flag,” which balances overt sentimentality …
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Chromeo brought their shaky, lovestruck resolve to Late Night With Seth Meyers Tuesday with a performance of their song “Bad Decision.” The neo-disco outfit tore through the track, which boasts a heavy low-end thump topped off with rumbling percussion, frontman Dave 1’s sparkling guitar and some vocoder-assisted back-up vocals from …
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Desus and Mero stopped by The Tonight Show Tuesday to talk about getting into Game of Thrones during the final season, the unique animals of the Bronx and playing 2020 presidential hopeful Cory Booker in basketball. Fallon opened by asking Desus about his first foray into Game of Thrones, which …
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The intrepid reporters for “Lie Witness News” returned to the streets to find out what everyday Americans thought of the biggest events to definitely not happen in 2018 on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday. Perhaps because 2018 was so hectic, people were more than wiling to speak up on an array …
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Stephen Colbert broke down the latest developments in the myriad investigations facing President Donald Trump, as well as the president’s ridiculous attempts to keep tweeting through the news on The Late Show Monday. As Colbert noted, Trump now faces over 17 known investigations, and over the weekend a Senate Intelligence …
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Chicago rapper Joey Purp teamed with RZA to perform “Godbody Pt. 2” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday. It’s the latest single from Joey Purp’s 2018 album, Quarterthing. Backed by a drummer and keyboardist, RZA delivered the intro detailing success. “Sitting on Oprah’s sofa/ My drink is …
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Bradley Cooper spoke about playing surreptitious sets at Glastonbury and Stage Coach while filming A Star Is Born during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Wednesday. Cooper learned to play guitar for the role, though noted that in the live sequences of A Star Is Born, the …
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Lil Wayne enlisted the Roots on Tuesday’s Tonight Show for a smooth live version of “Dedicate,” a track from his recently issued – and long-delayed – 12th LP, Tha Carter V. The fanny pack-wearing rapper adopted his signature nasal flow on the track, unleashing a flurry of triplet rhymes over …
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Days after news broke that Drake has filed an application to trademark the phrase “God’s Plan,” Stephen Colbert completed the final step on the rapper’s behalf: clearing the usage with the Lord himself. Before the divine consultation, the Late Show host cracked a few jokes about the headline. “That’s a …
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Kelly Clarkson showed off her gold-plated pipes and found a romantic date with her husband inside James Corden‘s car on the latest installment of The Late Late Show‘s “Carpool Karaoke.” The segment began with Clarkson helping Corden get through the doldrums of traffic with renditions of her biggest hits like, …
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