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The Piedmont Raging Grannies Carry Guthrie’s Refrain Into a Kitchen Protest Performance
The Piedmont Raging Grannies adapt All You Fascists Bound to Lose in an informal kitchen gathering. Voices, instruments, and a…
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Andrea Bocelli and Teddy Swims Share Amazing Grace in St. Peter’s Square
At Grace for the World during the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee Year, Andrea Bocelli and Teddy Swims bring different vocal colors…
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Lady Gaga Brings a Childhood Memory and a Funk Groove to Stevie Wonder’s I Wish
At Stevie Wonder's 2015 Grammy salute, Lady Gaga introduces I Wish by recalling his music from her childhood. The personal…
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A Classroom Sign Leads Diana Fairbanks Into A Whole New World With Michael Buble
At Michael Buble's Oakland concert, a handmade request from Diana Fairbanks's students becomes an invitation to sing. The teacher takes…
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Teddy Swims and Maren Morris Let Some Things I’ll Never Know Grow Through Harmony
Teddy Swims opens Some Things I'll Never Know with voice and a spare piano part. Maren Morris enters softly at…
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Sara Bareilles Finds a Darker Piano Frame for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in Atlanta
Sara Bareilles's Atlanta performance of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road centers on voice and piano. Measured accompaniment and rising vocal phrases…
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My Back Pages Brings Dylan and Five Fellow Musicians Into One Shared Song
At Bob Dylan's 1992 anniversary concert, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, and Roger McGuinn join him for…
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Lady Gaga Connects Abracadabra and The Dead Dance in a Theatrical VMAs Medley
Lady Gaga's 2025 VMAs performance joins Abracadabra and The Dead Dance through red costume, coordinated dancers, and ghostly imagery. Rhythm…
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LeAnn Rimes and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles Share the Warmth of The Rose
LeAnn Rimes joins the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles for The Rose, introducing the performance with recognition for the…
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Taylor Swift Moves From a Personal Introduction Into Clean at the Piano
A personal speech about her courtroom experience leads Taylor Swift into a quiet piano Clean. The song's images of renewal…
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Toni Cornell Sings Fell on Black Days With Nancy Wilson at Soundgarden’s Induction
Toni Cornell brings her own voice to Fell on Black Days during Soundgarden's 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…
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A Familiar Refrain Connects Josh Groban With Hyde Park in You Raise Me Up
With the BBC Concert Orchestra and a choir around him, Josh Groban brings You Raise Me Up to Hyde Park.…
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Erin Morton and Her Student Ensemble Give Creep a Patient, Powerful Build
At the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music's Jam Band event, Erin Morton shapes Creep from a restrained opening into…
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Amy Lee Keeps My Immortal Intimate Within Synthesis Live’s Orchestral Sound
Evanescence's Synthesis Live places My Immortal within an expanded orchestral arrangement. Amy Lee's vocal gives the familiar ballad continuity, while…
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Build You Never Can Tell in Leipzig
A fan's sign sends Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band toward Chuck Berry's You Never Can Tell in Leipzig…
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Taylor Swift Follows the Story Inside Can’t Stop Loving You
In BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Taylor Swift gives Can't Stop Loving You a patient, intimate interpretation. The song associated…
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Chester Bennington and Linkin Park Share a Small-Room Musical Memory in Carpool Karaoke
Chester Bennington joins Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, and Ken Jeong for a Carpool Karaoke ride filmed six days before his…
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P!nk, Brandi Carlile, and Zac Brown Share Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors
P!nk, Brandi Carlile, and Zac Brown honor Dolly Parton at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Coat of…
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Steven Tyler and 2CELLOS Reframe Dream On at Rome’s Colosseum
Steven Tyler sings Dream On with 2CELLOS and an orchestra at the Colosseum. Hauser and Luka Sulic give the Aerosmith…
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Josh Groban Invites Hyde Park Into You Raise Me Up
Josh Groban's You Raise Me Up in Hyde Park grows from a warm lead vocal into a shared refrain. The…
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