{"id":106385,"date":"2018-02-10T14:50:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T18:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=106385"},"modified":"2018-02-10T14:50:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T18:50:37","slug":"alice-merton-performed-no-roots-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2018\/02\/10\/alice-merton-performed-no-roots-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Merton Performed &#8220;No Roots&#8221; on &#8220;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&#8221; marked the NBC talk show&#8217;s final original episode before the Winter Olympics hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>It featured a musical performance by Alice Merton.<\/p>\n<p>Merton, who was making her &#8220;Tonight Show&#8221; debut, performed &#8220;No Roots.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A breakthrough hit for Merton, &#8220;No Roots&#8221; reached #1 at Triple A Radio and holds a Top 2 position at alternative\/modern rock radio.  It is also crossing over to mainstream formats; it is in the Top 20 at hot adult contemporary and Top 50 at pop.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;No Roots&#8221; performance concluded an episode that also featured Paul Rudd and Laurie Metcalf.  A video of the performance and a bonus &#8220;How I Wrote That Song&#8221; clip follow.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the taping are also embedded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sdQdCSGUuLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NTTEUhkqp4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-758x506.jpg 758w, https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Alice-Merton-Fallon-2-608x406.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; 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