‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Cancellation Marks a New Late-Night Landscape for Musicians

From its 1993 inception with host David Letterman through its most recent decade under Stephen Colbert, CBS’ The Late Show has hosted a who’s who of musicians, both on the couch for interviews and on the stage for performances.

With last week’s announcement that The Late Show has been canceled and will wrap up in May 2026, the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is looking back at some of the biggest musicians who’ve graced the New York stage and some of the biggest music moments across 30-plus years on the air. Plus, with 10 months left of The Late Show, there’s a lot of time left for Colbert (and some of his favorite musicians) to take the show out with a bang. Listen to Katie & Keith’s full chat below:

Also on the show, on the Billboard 200 albums chart, after eight weeks at No. 1, Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem is pushed out of the top slot, while five albums debut in the top 10. Plus, on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, Justin Bieber’s “Daisies” — from his surprise album SWAG — blooms with a big debut, while Ravyn Lenae hits the top 10 for the first time with “Love Me Not.”

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)