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Late-Night TV’s Music Decline and New Online Frontiers | Wilmington News
Late-night TV is shrinking for musicians, with most shows cutting back or eliminating music segments — leaving only Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show as a consistent live performance hub. This hurts emerging artists who once relied on these slots for massive exposure, like Future Islands did with Letterman. But new platforms like TikTok are rising, turning viral moments into record deals. Online creators are also stepping in with shows like Track Star and Outside Tonight, offering fresh spaces for live music and artist discovery. The real value? Exposure and fan growth — not just sales — and while…
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