Hours after the arrival of Lana Del Rey’s new album Blue Banisters, the singer appeared — via video — on The Late Show to perform the LP’s lead single “Arcadia.” Accompanied only by piano, Del Rey furthers strips down the already sparse ballad for the performance, which she delivered as …
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Canadian singer-songwriter JP Saxe enlisted John Mayer for a performance of “Here’s Hopin’” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday, July 1st. Saxe and Mayer delivered the song, mostly, as a delicately stripped-down guitar duet, with Saxe strumming on his acoustic and singing and Mayer providing some deft …
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Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon performed “22 (Over S∞∞N)” as part of The Late Show‘s #PlayAtHome series, showcasing artists performing at their houses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vernon put a meditative spin on the opener from his 2016 album 22, A Million, extending its run time to nearly six minutes and adding …
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Elizabeth Warren discussed her upcoming speech at the Democratic National Convention and bridging the gap between the progressive and establishment wings of the party during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Tuesday, August 18th. The highlight of the interview, however, arguably happened about a minute in when, …
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Sheryl Crow performed her revamped version of “Woman in the White House” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday, August 17th. The country star — wearing a shirt emblazoned with the word “Vote” — was joined by her socially distant band as she breezed through the cut. Crow originally …
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Like many artists performing on late night these days, Phoebe Bridgers had to get creative with her at-home stage setup for her latest appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. This time, she went full karaoke. Bridgers performed “Kyoto,” from her new album Punisher, in front of a glittery curtain …
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Big Thief appeared onThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday night to perform their song “Not,” from their new albumTwo Hands. The track got a hard-rock spin for the band’s live performance, with plenty of distorted guitar fuzz, manic drums and beautiful, wailing vocals from Adrianne Lenker, who veered into …
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Stephen Colbert called out President Donald Trump for hislatest racist rant after he went after Maryland’s 7th District, which includes most of Baltimore, and its long-time representative, Elijah Cummings, who criticized the conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border. During his monologue on The Late Show Monday, Colbert reintroduced a segment called …
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John Oliver delivered a double-shot of depressing takes about the looming possibilities of both a second term for President Donald Trump and a “no deal” Brexit on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. After a friendly discussion about the Last Week Tonight host’s slowly-atrophying features, Oliver and Colbert turned …
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