Stephen Colbert was so upset that Daft Punk cancelled their planned performance on his show The Colbert Report that he blew MTV’s surprise that they would be at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The band was forced to cancel due to contractual obligations with MTV, which is owned by Viacom. Viacom owns both Comedy Central and MTV and their VMAs performance is planned as an exclusive for MTV.
“Here's the story, and it's a true story. We booked click and clack over here about a month ago, but there was a problem. This network is owned by Viacom, which is also the owner of MTV. . . . Apparently – and this is a deeply guarded secret, so shhhh! – Daft Punk are going to make a surprise appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards – spoiler alert,” Colbert said, Rolling Stone reports.
“Don't tell anyone, because fun fact: no one told me until two o'clock yesterday,” he added. They ended up getting Robin Thicke to perform in Daft Punk’s place.
Huffington Post reports Colbert also said, "Now, they're not here tonight and I have accepted a lot of money from our Colbchella sponsor, Hyundai. So, not delivering the song of the summer is a real kick in my balls, brought to you by Hyundai. Now folks, this could not be a bigger disaster, I gotta say, if someone had planned it."
Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter were supposed to perform “Get Lucky” for Colbert’s StePhest Colbchella 2013.
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