Daft Punk were scheduled to appear on the episode of '' The Colbert Report '' on 6 August 2013 to promote '' Random Access Memories '' , but were unable to do so because of contractual obligations regarding the duo 's later appearance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . According to Stephen Colbert , Daft Punk were unaware of any exclusivity agreement and were halted by MTV executives the morning prior to the taping . In 2015 , Daft Punk appeared alongside several other musicians to announce their co-ownership of the music service Tidal at its relaunch
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
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