{
  "id": 11165532,
  "title": "Alex Warren Cranks Up the Smoke Machine For ‘Cry Wolf’ Performance on ‘Fallon’: Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/alex-warren-cranks-up-the-smoke-machine-for-cry-wolf-performance-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:49:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/alex-warren-cry-wolf-performance-fallon-watch-1236351721/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alex Warren, a singer, songwriter and content creator from California, has had a remarkable career in the past couple of years. His hit single \"Ordinary\" dominated the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks and ruled the Official U.K. Singles Chart for 13 weeks, making him the most successful U.S. artist in the U.K. Additionally, \"Ordinary\" was Australia's best-selling single of 2025. Warren's two albums topped the Official U.K. Albums Chart, including the recent release Wildchild. The musician has earned five iHeart Radio Awards, a 2025 MTV VMA (for best new artist), Billboard's Best New Artist of 2025, and a Grammy nomination (also for best new artist).\n\nWarren completed his Finding Family on the Road world arena tour and returned to the stage for an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. For the segment, which aired on September 30, he and his band performed the ballad \"Cry Wolf\" from his album Wildchild. The performance took place on a stage that appeared to be a haunted walk in the park, enhanced by a smoke machine. Warren expressed his pride in his new album, stating that he wanted to creatively explore new elements and deliver a message. He is content with his current state and eager to achieve the accomplishments his dad couldn't finish as a husband and eventually as a father. Watch the performance below.",
  "summary": "The California singer and songwriter performed the \"Wildchild\" ballad on late-night TV.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}