TikTok and YouTube could fill a gap for musicians as space shrinks on late-night TV

When CBS ended The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings—a blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.Performing on late-night has historically been a unique avenue for musicians hoping to access new audiences—think of a rising Chappell Roan on The Late Show or The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. But when James Corden left CBS’s The Late Late Show in 2023, his program—and its coveted performance space—was never revived. NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers has cut back on live music, while ABC’s Jimmy Kim...