Brazilian pop sensation Anitta gave her first TV performance of her newest single, “Boys Don’t Cry,” Monday on The Tonight Show. The new track — a dance punk-tinged affair which marks a pivot from Anitta’s reggaetón sound — draws inspiration from Anitta’s teenage admiration for bands like Panic! At The …
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The Late Late Show host James Corden has tested positive for Covid-19. He’s the third late-night host in a week to announce they had recently been diagnosed with the virus. Upcoming episodes of Corden’s CBS show have been canceled. “I just tested positive for Covid-19. I’m fully vaccinated, boosted and …
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Black Pumas delivered a pristine performance of their song “Know You Better” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, February 18th. The Austin duo performed the simmering soul tune with the help of a small backing band and a pair of vocalists who layered harmonies beneath frontman Eric Burton’s delicate croon. After …
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Bartees Strange made his late-night television debut with a performance of “Boomer” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday, January 25th. “Boomer” is the perfect introduction to Strange’s singular mix of styles, and the performance found him effortlessly moving between the verses, which mix hip-hop cadences with indie guitar licks, …
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Jazmine Sullivan delivered a mesmerizing rendition of her single, “Girl Like Me,” on The Tonight Show Tuesday, January 12th. The track finds Sullivan unflinchingly exploring the second-guessing and self-flagellation that follows a break-up, and contending with internal and external pressures to become a different kind of woman. With just a …
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Stacey Abrams discussed the triumphant culmination of her long fight to flip Georgia, as well as what’s at stake in the crucial Senate runoffs there, during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Monday, November 9th. As Abrams recalled, her efforts began back in 2010 when, as the …
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With the Supreme Court primed to take a rightward lurch, John Oliver highlighted the dire need for a drastic overhaul of several increasingly undemocratic American institutions on Last Week Tonight. The segment was prompted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgand the nomination of Judge Amy Coney …
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Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Kimmel found themselves with plenty of joke fodder Monday following protests in multiple states last weekend against the stay-at-home orders issued to stem the spread of COVID-19. On The Late Show, Colbert stated the obvious: That social distancing and closing up businesses isn’t just …
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Ahead of Election Day this Tuesday, November 5th, John Oliver explored the myriad ways our voting machines remain vulnerable to tampering. Most public-facing election officials will argue that none of the machines used are hackable, with one Pennsylvania official claiming they could set up a machine in the middle of …
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Stephen Colbert examined President Donald Trump‘s nerve-wracking handling of the crisis with Iran, as well as his questionable word choice on Twitter, on The Late Show Monday. After Iran shot down an unmanned U.S. drone last Wednesday, Trump approved a retaliation strike but called it off at the last possible …
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