Tag Archives: James Corden

Watch Gene Simmons give clues to ‘Jeopardy!’ contestants; KISS play Late Late Show

Posted by on November 1, 2018

KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons decided to participate on a segment from last night’s Jeopardy! The legend was there to give the three contestants a few clues during the game show. Earlier that day, Jeopardy! host, Alex Trebek teamed up with Simmons for the promo shoot as he decided to dress up as Simmons. Check out […]

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James Corden defers to Chester Bennington’s family about airing ‘Carpool Karaoke’ episode

Posted by on August 9, 2017

Roughly one week prior to Chester Bennington’s death, Linkin Park filmed an episode of Carpool Karaoke on July 14th. The new Apple Music series debuted last night (8) and now it’s up to the singer’s family to decide if this upcoming episode should air. The Associated Press recently interviewed James Corden and during the discussion, […]

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Watch Linkin Park and Kiiara play the unheavy “Heavy” on ‘Corden’

Posted by on February 28, 2017

Linkin Park’s switch from nu-metal troubadours to pop crossover successes appears to have fully happened. “Heavy,” the first single from their forthcoming seventh album, One More Light, debuted on Mediabase’s Top 40 chart at 27, and band appeared last night on The Late Late Show with James Corden to play the song. Joined by Kiiara, the electronic ballad […]

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Metallica serenade James Corden’s parents backstage at Grammys

Posted by on February 17, 2017

Remember when Metallica played the Grammys with Lady Gaga and James Hetfield’s mic cut out? Of course you do. We’ve written about it every day since Sunday right when it happened. We also have written pretty extensively about Megadeth winning the Best Metal Performance Grammy and the band serenading them with Metallica’s “Master of Puppets.” […]

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Metallica sings Rihanna’s “Diamonds” while the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air returns in new Carpool Karaoke trailer

Posted by on February 16, 2017

During the Grammy Awards, we watched the trailer for Apple Music’s new series made out of James Corden’s segment on The Late Show With James Corden called Carpool Karaoke. We noticed flashes of Metallica in there, along with hearing snippets of “Master of Puppets.” Apple Music posted an extended trailer promoting this series. This time […]

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Lars Ulrich talks Grammys on Late Late Show

Posted by on February 15, 2017

Lars Ulrich continued to roam through LA, and last night he stopped by The Late Late Show With James Corden to discuss what went wrong at the Grammys. Looking at the video, Lars remained pretty calm about it.  Corden blatantly asked, “There were some technical issues in James’ mic, how did you feel afterward, I thought you […]

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Metallica featured in ‘Carpool Karaoke’ commercial during Grammys

Posted by on February 13, 2017

At a certain point, let’s say after Metallica and Lady Gaga performed, the commercials were about as interesting as the performances at last night’s Grammys. It’s no secret that Metallica had several technical issues and no one really knew what was going on with Beyonce’s performance. But some ads like Chick-Fil-A’s Cows VR one with it’s Starship/Mannequin flashback, were […]

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Remember When: Dave Grohl raved about Sepultura’s ‘Roots’ on ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’?

Posted by on October 11, 2016

It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal Insider recalls the most random instances of metal’s elite appearing in front […]

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