Jimmy Fallon made an emotional return to The Tonight Show last night after the death of his Mom – and Taylor Swift showed up to support him AND surprise the audience.

Jodi shares this Hollywood Outsider at 14:18 minutes into the show podcast below.

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According to PEOPLE

On Monday, Taylor Swift made an unannounced appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, during the comedian’s first show on air since the death of his mother Gloria. The singer, 27, performed her new single “New Year’s Day” while playing the piano following the late night host’s monologue.

And this is just the latest public outing in what has been a very busy week in New York City for Swift. On Saturday, she performed both “Call It What You Want” and “…Ready for It?” — two songs from her new album Reputation — for the first time on Saturday Night Live.

Surprise musical guest Taylor Swift debuts her single “New Year’s Day” for the Tonight Show audience.

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