Damon Albarn appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to showcase his recent song, “Royal Morning Blue.” Performing at a grand piano, the blur frontman is accompanied by a string section and a cinematic video backdrop featuring scenes of Iceland. “Royal Morning Blue,” off Albarn’s solo album The Nearer the Fountain, More …
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John Oliver explored the overzealous and overused tactic of police raids on Last Week Tonight Sunday, February 28th. In the segment — which began with a very worthwhile, if unrelated, digression into the short-lived TV musical Cop Rock — Oliver traced the rise of police raids back to the War …
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On their respective late-night shows, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to turn the full force of his presidency on getting rid of TikTok in the middle of a pandemic and economic downturn. Trump has cited national security concerns as the reason for possibly banning TikTok …
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Bright Eyes shared a live studio performance of their newest track, “Mariana Trench,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. With some COVID-19 restrictions easing, it looked as if Bright Eyes and the rest of their backing band were able to gather for the performance in the same studio …
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Jerry Seinfeld spoke with Jimmy Kimmel about popping up in the Chicago Bulls documentary The Last Dance, throwing out ceremonial first pitches and trying to be on his best behavior during quarantine on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday. The interview featured a lot of sports talk, starting with a clip from …
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Trevor Noah unpacked and countered Kanye West‘s claim that black people have been “brainwashed” into voting for Democrats on The Daily Show‘s interstitial bit, “Between the Scenes” Tuesday. In a recent interview, the radio DJ Big Boy asked West about his support for President Donald Trump, to which the rapper …
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Tove Lo performed a shadowy version of her sleek new single “Sweettalk My Heart” on Wednesday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers. The singer opened dramatically, singing the minor-key electro-pop tune with the backing band nearly hidden behind her on a dimly lit platform. She swiveled as the song swelled — …
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Stephen Colbert offered a special preview of the redacted Mueller report, in audiobook form, on The Late Show Wednesday. The cold open featured a fake accomplished actor delivering a dramatic reading of some of the most anticipated moments from the report, such as the firing of former FBI director James …
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John Oliver slammed President Trump’s national emergency declaration that Trump made to secure funding in order to build a wall along America’s southern border during Last Week Tonight on Sunday. “According to Trump, the border suddenly constitutes a national emergency. Or, as he might spell it in a tweet, ‘the …
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Lenny Kravitz performed his funky, soulful single“Low” on Thursday’s Late Late Show. The singer-songwriter recruited a massive live band for the track, recreating the song’s trebly guitar riffs, slap-bass and punctuated sax lines. “Low” appears onKravitz’s recently issued 11th LP, Raise Vibration, which he also promoted with a sit-down interview …
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