Phoebe Bridgers was joined by a group of string players for an emotionally evocative performance of her recent song, “Sidelines.” The singer and her band donned skeleton-clad football uniforms, which stood in contrast to the moody, introspective tune, for an appearance on The Tonight Show. Bridgers wrote and recorded “Sidelines” …
Read More »Ella Mai Performs Sultry Medley of 'DFMU,' 'Leave You Alone' on 'Fallon'
Ella Mai brought her unique brand of throwback R&B to The Tonight Show Tuesday, performing a medley of single “DFMU” and “Leave You Alone.” Both songs appear on the British singer’s latest studio album, Heart on My Sleeve, which dropped earlier this month. “DFMU” — which stands for “don’t fuck me up” …
Read More »Omar Apollo's 'Killing Me' Brings a Sexy, Late-Night Fantasy to 'Fallon'
Omar Apollo daydreams about love and lust in his new song “Killing Me,” which he performed on The Tonight Show Friday. The bilingual R&B track is one of Apollo’s most unabashedly sexy releases yet, offering another glimpse at the eclecticism the Mexican-American singer will showcase on his upcoming album, Ivory, …
Read More »Late Night Reacts to Inauguration of President Joe Biden
The inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday turned out to be a calm, largely uneventful ceremony — and for many who lived through the Trump administration, that was a very welcome change, to say the least. Stephen Colbert began his monologue last night by addressing how unexpectedly emotional …
Read More »Watch Four Sheryl Crows Cover Tom Petty's 'You Don't Know How It Feels' on 'Fallon'
Sheryl Crow paid tribute to Tom Petty on Wednesday’s Tonight Show with a cover of “You Don’t Know How It Feels.” For the outdoor performance, the singer first performed the song solo on acoustic guitar and harmonica before she’s joined — thanks to some clever editing — by other Sheryl …
Read More »Watch Justin Bieber Perform 'Intentions' With Quavo on 'Fallon'
A night after teaching Jimmy Fallon how to play hockey, Justin Bieber returned to The Tonight Show Friday — the day of new album Changes‘ release — to perform the single “Intentions” alongside Quavo. The Tonight Show performance mirrored Bieber’s Saturday Night Live musical guest spot from earlier in the …
Read More »Charli XCX, Jimmy Fallon Perform Depeche Mode/Icona Pop Mashup on 'The Tonight Show'
Charli XCX and Jimmy Fallon performed a live mashup on The Tonight Show Wednesday night, as part of the late-night program’s Live Show series running this week. The pair combined Depeche Mode‘s 1981 song “I Just Can’t Get Enough” with Charli and Icona Pop‘s 2012 single “I Love It,” written by …
Read More »Watch the Raconteurs Perform 'Shine the Light on Me' on 'Fallon'
The Raconteurs took the stage at The Tonight Show to offer a rousing version of their song “Shine the Light on Me.” The digital-only performance, which did not air on TV, featured the band giving the bluesy, piano-based track their all. The song, which comes off the band’s recent album …
Read More »Watch Selena Gomez and Jimmy Fallon Struggle to Eat Hot Wings
Jimmy Fallon enlisted Selena Gomez to join him for a segment on The Tonight Show involving really spicy chicken wings and proved the pop star is a champion when it comes to hot foods. For a live edition of web series “Hot Ones,” Fallon brought out Sean Evans, who asked …
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