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“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” is making its final episodes count, routinely featuring high-profile guests in its iconic New York City studio.<\/p>\n

RAYE, one such guest, delivers the closing musical performance Tuesday.<\/p>\n

RAYE takes the stage after Colbert interviews John Kerry and Neil deGrasse Tyson.<\/p>\n

Filmed in advance, the episode will hit the CBS airwaves at 11:35PM ET\/PT. The RAYE performance should start at around 12:25AM.<\/p>\n

Prior to airing Tuesday’s episode, CBS shared a collection of first-look photos from the taping.<\/p>\n

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Raye during Tuesday\u2019s April 21, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Raye during Tuesday\u2019s April 21, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Raye during Tuesday\u2019s April 21, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and musical guest Raye during Tuesday\u2019s April 21, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk \u00a92026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The acclaimed artist takes the stage on “Colbert.”","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[275,8063,2060,4862],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Look: RAYE Performs On Tuesday's "Late Show With Stephen Colbert"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" is making its final episodes count, routinely featuring high-profile guests in its iconic New York City studio. 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