Live Music Picks
Live performances, memorable recordings and close looks at the songs and artists behind them.
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Lady Gaga Performs ‘Million Reasons’ at the Royal Variety Performance
Lady Gaga performs “Million Reasons” at the Royal Variety Performance. Her lead vocal and the supporting arrangement carry the familiar…
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Ohio State’s Marching Band Forms a Moving Michael Jackson Tribute
Ohio State’s marching band performs a Michael Jackson tribute at halftime of the 2013 Ohio State–Iowa game. Instrumental music and…
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John Legend Performs ‘Redemption Song’ at the 2017 Nobel Ceremony
John Legend performs Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” at the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony. Piano and voice give the…
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Bruno Mars Performs Two Police Songs for Sting’s Kennedy Center Tribute
Bruno Mars performs “So Lonely” and “Message in a Bottle” at the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Sting, connecting…
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Ozzy Osbourne’s TV Reactions Bring Everyday Moments into Focus
A compilation from The Osbournes gathers Ozzy’s puzzled reactions and quick exchanges in domestic settings, showing a television side of…
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Evanescence Adds Piano and Orchestra to ‘My Immortal’ on Synthesis Live
Amy Lee sings “My Immortal” in Evanescence’s Synthesis Live arrangement. Piano and orchestral textures broaden the familiar ballad while keeping…
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Tom Jones Performs ‘I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall’ at Shepherd’s Bush
Tom Jones performs “I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall” at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Restrained accompaniment and measured…
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Michael Bublé Sings a Bee Gees Ballad for Barry Gibb’s Honors Tribute
Michael Bublé performs the Bee Gees’ “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” during Barry Gibb’s 2023 Kennedy Center Honors…
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Bobby Hatfield Sings ‘Unchained Melody’ in a 1965 TV Performance
Bobby Hatfield performs “Unchained Melody” in a 1965 television recording. Sustained vocal lines and shifts in intensity carry the familiar…
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KZ Tandingan Reworks ‘Over the Rainbow’ for an X Factor Audition
KZ Tandingan performs “Over the Rainbow” in her X Factor Philippines audition. Changes in vocal color, phrasing and rhythm give…
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Kelly Clarkson and Teddy Swims Share a Television ‘Lose Control’
Kelly Clarkson and Teddy Swims perform “Lose Control” on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Their contrasting vocal tones and shared phrases…
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Ed Sheeran Performs ‘Perfect’ with Piano in an Outdoor Setting
Ed Sheeran performs “Perfect” beside a piano outdoors. Voice and keyboard carry the familiar melody together, with the public surroundings…
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John Denver and Barry Manilow Share an Everly Brothers Medley
John Denver and Barry Manilow share Everly Brothers songs in a television medley. Their contrasting vocal tones and coordinated harmony…
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Johnny Cash’s 2003 Virginia Concert Centers Voice and Guitar
Johnny Cash’s 2003 performance in Hiltons, Virginia brings his familiar voice and acoustic guitar into a live setting. The listed…
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Jamie Lee Curtis and Jimmy Fallon Revisit ‘Perfect’ on The Tonight Show
Jamie Lee Curtis and Jimmy Fallon recreate the aerobics setting from Perfect in a Tonight Show sketch. Familiar movement and…
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Joe Bonamassa Expands ‘Taxman’ at the Cavern Club
Joe Bonamassa performs the Beatles’ “Taxman” at the Cavern Club with a guitar-led band arrangement. Extended instrumental phrases add a…
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Lady Gaga Performs Sting’s ‘If I Ever Lose My Faith in You’ at Kennedy Center Honors
Lady Gaga performs Sting’s “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” at the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors. Piano and…
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Four Elphaba Performers Share ‘Defying Gravity’ at Musical Con
Louise Dearman, Alice Fearn, Nikki Bentley and Laura Pick perform “Defying Gravity” together at Musical Con 2022. Four voices meet…
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Céline Dion and Joe Walsh Share George Harrison’s ‘Something’
Céline Dion sings George Harrison’s “Something” with Joe Walsh on guitar. Her sustained vocal phrases and his instrumental responses meet…
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Joe Bonamassa Gives the Beatles’ ‘Taxman’ a Cavern Club Band Arrangement
Joe Bonamassa performs the Beatles’ “Taxman” at the Cavern Club with a guitar-led band arrangement. Instrumental passages expand the familiar…
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