Ahead of Friday’s release of McCartney III, Paul McCartney virtually stopped by The Tonight Show to talk about the creation of his new album. “I just was in lockdown and I had some time on my hands, so I started finishing up songs and stuff, thinking this was just for …
Read More »James Taylor Sings 'You Can Close Your Eyes' With His Family at Home
James Taylor gave a very sweet performance on The Tonight Show Thursday night, singing “You Can Close Your Eyes” with his wife Kim and his son Henry from their home in Montana. Taylor played guitar and sang lead vocals on the comforting song, while his family accompanied him with beautiful …
Read More »Sting, Jimmy Fallon, the Roots Remix 'Don't Stand So Close to Me' at Home
The Police’s “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” is a fitting anthem for quarantine, self-isolation and social-distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. So, naturally, Jimmy Fallon has helped put together a new version of the song that feels especially appropriate for the times. Recorded as part of The Tonight Show‘s “At Home” …
Read More »Watch Lil Wayne Perform 'Dreams' on 'Fallon'
Lil Wayne stopped by The Tonight Show to perform his single “Dream” with the help of house band the Roots and three backup singers. The track, which comes off the rapper’s new album Funeral, sees Wayne reflecting on nightmare scenarios. “I had a dream I was broke,” he raps in …
Read More »Weezer, the Roots, Fallon Play A-ha's 'Take on Me' With Classroom Instruments
Weezer recruited the Roots and Jimmy Fallon for a “classroom instruments” version of A-ha’s “Take on Me” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The group went suitably retro for the occasion, with Fallon and Rivers Cuomo sporting New Wave/synth-pop haircuts and neon jackets with sharp shoulder pads and rolled-up sleeves. The ramshackle, …
Read More »See Mariah Carey Perform 'The Distance,' Talk 'Glitter' Justice on 'Fallon'
Mariah Carey visited The Tonight Show Friday, the same day her new album Caution arrived, to perform “The Distance” and discuss the Glitter resurgence with Jimmy Fallon. To celebrate the release of her 15th studio album, Carey delivered a show-stopping rendition of “The Distance” alongside the single’s featured guest Ty …
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