• Kendrick Lamar Premieres New Song on 'The Colbert Report' [WATCH]

    As "The Colbert Report" finishes its last week, the show has been able to pull together some high-profile guests to pay homage to a man, Stephen Colbert, who has become a star on late-night television. As his final music guest on the show, the show had Kendrick Lamar come on for a short interview and to perform a song, an opportunity which K.Dot used to premiere a new, unnamed track.Before jumping into the song, Colbert poses the difficult questions he always does in the sarcastic and humorous manner that has made his stage persona so popular. He lets Kendrick know there is some pressure on his shoulders, noting that "Paul McCartney, R.E.M., Jack White and Nas were your opening acts."He asks if it is difficult to get life insurance as the leader of West Coast rap and what he is trying to communicate through his songs as a writer, not a rapper.

  • Kendrick Lamar To Appear As Guest on Final Week of 'The Colbert Report'

    Next week, "The Colbert Report" will sadly be going off the air as Stephen Colbert prepares for his new job as host of "The Late Show" on CBS, but he's determined to go out on top. As revealed in a tweet sent out by "The New York Times" writer Dave Itzkoff, Colbert's guest next Tuesday, Dec. 16, will be Kendrick Lamar. Since Lamar recently performed two songs on "Saturday Night Live," let's hope that he uses his performance on "The Colbert Report" to debut another new song from his upcoming, highly anticipated album (or even reveal its title and release date).

  • WATCH: Beck On 'Colbert': Performs Two Songs, Chats With Stephen

    Though his new album Morning Phase came out all the way back in February, Beck finally made his way to The Colbert Report studio last night, where he sat down for an expectedly funny chat with Stephen Colbert before performing two songs. You can check out the interview and his two performances below.

  • Who Should Be Stephen Colbert's Bandleader?

    We can all stop speculating: today it was officially announced that Stephen Colbert will be taking over for David Letterman when he retires from The Late Show next year. Now we can begin speculating about something else: who will be Colbert’s bandleader? Based on all of the great musical guests he’s had on The Colbert Report, he’d probably make an excellent choice. Here are five musicians who would be interesting bandleaders on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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