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http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/calendar/
--- On Mon, 2/16/09, lux4muz N <[email protected]> wrote:
From: lux4muz N <[email protected]>
Subject: [arr] ARR to appear on Leno on Thursday....according to this news
report
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Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 3:13 PM
http://www.film. com/tv/late- night-with- conan-obrien/
story/music- tv-week-lily- allen/26150178
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Drake Lelane, Feb 16, 2009
This is one stacked week, as the talkies have seemingly upped their game for
Conan O'Brien's final week hosting Late Night. Leno, as if anticipating his
replacement, has booked a very Conan-like music lineup for the week,
procuring Andrew Bird, Oscar lock A.R. Rahman and Monday night's starting off
point, Lily Allen.
The UK star just hit number one in her home country for both song ("The Fear")
and album (It's Not Me, It's You) while also making headlines for advising
parents to let their kids try drugs. BesidesLeno, the spunky Allen will also be
on Ellen (Tuesday) and look for her to be a little more tight-lipped with US
audiences (see her chat with Matt Lauer last week). For instance, don't expect
her to goflashing us her third nipple.
While the Lily Allen stateside onslaught is already in progress,A.R. Rahman's
is about to begin. Already the biggest pop star in India, Rahman's work
for Slumdog Millionaire is almost guaranteed to win him an Oscar -- likely two
-- and place him on a bigger stage here in the US. He'll be performing one of
his two nominated songs --"Jai Ho" with singer Sukhwinder Singh --
on Leno Thursday, and then an abbreviated version of it and "O Saya" for the
Oscar telecast. And by "abbreviated" I mean part of a medley of all three
nominated songs, limited to 65 seconds each. This new limitation is what
led Peter Gabriel (the other nominated artist) to pull out of performing as a
protest. His song for Wall-E, "Down to Earth," (which normally runs 6 minutes)
will now likely be performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir. Meanwhile, M.I.A.,
Rahman's other collaborator, just had her baby this past Wednesday and it's
probably too soon to expect her to make it
back to the stage. I guess stranger things have happened -- like performing at
the Grammys with contractions on her due date.
Finally, it's the final week for Late Night Conan O'Brien before Jimmy Fallon
steps in and Conan disappears for a couple months getting ready for the Tonight
Showgig. To send him off, White Stripesare playing their first public
performance since the summer of 2007. They have a history with O'Brien, going
back to even before appearances on the show (they played five nights in a row
back in 2003). Conan has known Meg and Jack White since before they were even
The White Stripes, which goes a long ways explaining Conan's appearance in
their Michel Gondry directed video for "Denial Twist."
Wow ... all that and no mention of Letterman's stellar first half of the week.
He's got Willie Nelson with Asleep at the Wheel on Monday, M. Ward on Tuesday,
and Antony and the Johnsons stopping by on Wednesday. Any other week, those
would be the leads, my friends.
Playlist: Picks for the week
Monday, February 16
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Lenka (REPEAT)
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Willie Nelson with Asleep at the Wheel
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Living Things
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Lily Allen
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: thenewno2
Tuesday, February 17
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: M. Ward
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Funeral Party
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Andrew Bird
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Lykke Li
SYNDICATION: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Lily Allen
Wednesday, February 18
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Antony and the Johnsons
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Lisa Hannigan
SUNDANCE: Spectacle: Elvis Costello With...: Elton John, Diana Krall
Thursday, February 19
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Razorlight
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: A.R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh
Friday, February 20
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Kinky
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: The Knux
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Chris Isaak
NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: White Stripes
Saturday, February 21
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Kanye West
PBS: Austin City Limits: Kings of Leon, Roky Erickson
Sunday, February 21
ABC: The Academy Awards: A.R. Rahman, Sukhwinder Singh, M.I.A. (maybe???)
drake lelane
