The official press portrait of Tems ahead of her performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The look features a shimmering silver mesh silhouette paired with natural curls styled by Ashanti Lation. Photo Credit: The Tonight Show (BTS)/Instagram

We bet you have listened to “What You Need” a countless number of times, it might even be on repeat on your favourite playlist right now, but have you watched Tems perform it live? Because the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon version is something else entirely.

Standing at the microphone with a live band and backup singers behind her, Tems delivered an unhurried, completely assured performance of the track that made the television studio feel far more intimate than it had any right to. No theatrics, no distractions. Just her voice, the song, and a room that went very still for all the right reasons.

The look she arrived in held its own just as well. Styled by Dunsin Wrights, she wore a floor-length white strapless gown with a fitted mermaid silhouette that opened into soft layers of gathered tulle at the hem. The bodice carried a textured, ruffled edge at the neckline, and a dramatic tulle overlay swept across the hip and fell to one side, adding movement without disrupting the clean lines of the dress. Makeup by Kayla Perez and hair by Ashanti Lation rounded it all out — full curls worn loose, balancing the formality of the gown. Everything about it was built for a stage.

Tems delivers a soulful and assured live performance of “What You Need” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Styled by Dunsin Wright, she wore a metallic silver mesh gown with white lace detailing. Photo Credit: The Tonight Show (BTS)/Instagram

“What You Need” was written and produced by Tems alongside her frequent collaborator GuiltyBeatz, and centres on declaring independence from a relationship that simply is not working — “I’m better on my own, you’re better when you’re gone.” It is taken from “Love Is a Kingdom,” her third EP, surprise-released in November 2025 via RCA Records — her first solo release since debut album “Born in the Wild” in 2024.Across seven tracks produced almost entirely by Tems herself, the project moves through love in all its forms — self-love, suspicious love, spiritual love, the love you hold onto and the love you walk away from.

Grammy-winning singer Tems shares a lighthearted moment with Jimmy Fallon during her visit to The Tonight Show to perform her latest single, “What You Need,” from the ‘Love Is a Kingdom’ EP. Photo Credit: The Tonight Show (BTS)/Instagram

If you have not watched it yet, now is your moment.

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Cardi B standing against a blue wall with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon logo, wearing a gold sequined and black lace gown. Photo Credit: The Tonight Show (BTS)/Instagram

Cardi B has been having quite the week and she stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to talk about all of it — the sold-out Madison Square Garden shows, flying over a crowd despite being afraid of heights and the haircare line she has been working on for three years.

Ahead of her back-to-back performances at the iconic New York arena on 25th and 26th March, Cardi sat down with Fallon to talk about what it means to sell out the most iconic arena in her hometown. “It is really exciting,” she told him. “But today I have been very annoyed because everybody wants tickets — 40 people from my mum’s side, 30 people from my dad’s side, all my friends, friends from high school, friends from the projects, friends from the Bronx, friends from Brooklyn. I’m so overwhelmed.”

Cardi B discusses her sold-out Madison Square Garden shows and new hair care line during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 24 March 2026. Photo Credit: The Tonight Show (BTS)/Instagram

The Little Miss Drama Tour, which kicked off on 11th February 2026 at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, is Cardi’s first ever headlining arena tour and she has been going all out for it. At one point during the show she literally flies over the crowd, which she does despite being genuinely afraid of heights. She does it for the fans though. “I make sure that it is like a party,” she told Fallon. “If I could give free liquor out, I would.” On flying over the crowd she was equally direct — she does it “for the plot,” she admits, because she always has to go over the top with her audience even if that means “risking your own life.” The tour has already drawn surprise guest appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Kehlani and Tyla, and Madison Square Garden was waiting to see who would show up on the New York nights.

Cardi B and Tyla performing together on stage during the Little Miss Drama Tour at Madison Square Garden. Photo Credit: Tyla/Instagram

With the ten-year anniversary of “Bodak Yellow” approaching, Fallon asked what advice she would give her younger self. Her response was classic Cardi: “I would tell myself, why are you arguing with people on Twitter? Why are you doing that, girl?” While she hasn’t retired from the platform entirely, she noted that she has significantly scaled back her time spent there.

She also used the appearance to introduce her new haircare line Grow-Good Beauty. Developed over three years in partnership with Revolve Group, the brand draws on her Dominican heritage and the DIY hair routines she has shared with fans online for years.

Cardi B seated at the desk with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, with her Grow-Good Beauty products displayed on a tray between them. Photo Credit: The Tonight Show (BTS)/Instagram

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