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 2016 Royal Variety Performance
Lady Gaga performs ‘Million Reasons’ with orchestral accompaniment at the 2016 Royal Variety Performance in London. The formal stage and…
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Miley Cyrus Performs Blondie’s ‘Heart of Glass’ at the 2020 iHeartRadio Festival
Miley Cyrus performs Blondie’s ‘Heart of Glass’ at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival with a different vocal tone and live…
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Crosby, Stills & Nash Perform the Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ with Guitar and Three Voices
Crosby, Stills & Nash perform the Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ in a compact acoustic arrangement for three voices and guitar. The Japan…
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Dan Vasc Arranges ‘Amazing Grace’ as a Rock Ballad
Dan Vasc gives ‘Amazing Grace’ a rock-ballad arrangement, building the familiar hymn melody through sustained vocals and changing intensity. The…
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Nene Royal Performs Muse’s ‘Hysteria’ in an AGT Judges’ Callbacks Appearance
Nene Royal sings and plays electric guitar during her America’s Got Talent judges’ callbacks performance of Muse’s ‘Hysteria.’ The video…
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Josh Stafford Coordinates Hands and Feet for Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on Organ
Josh Stafford plays Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on the Boardwalk Hall pipe organ. The console view shows how his hands and…
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George Harrison and Eric Clapton Play ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ at the 1987 Prince’s Trust Gala
George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr appear together at the 1987 Prince’s Trust Rock Gala for ‘While My Guitar…
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Dan Vasc Shapes ‘Amazing Grace’ as a Rock Ballad
Dan Vasc arranges ‘Amazing Grace’ with the gradual build of a rock ballad. The familiar hymn melody remains recognizable as…
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Niall Horan Performs ‘This Town’ at One Love Manchester
Niall Horan introduces ‘This Town’ at the One Love Manchester benefit concert on June 4, 2017. His acoustic performance and…
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Göran Söllscher Arranges ‘Eleanor Rigby’ for Eleven-String Guitar
Göran Söllscher plays the Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ on an eleven-string guitar, arranging its melody, bass and accompaniment for one performer.…
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Kodi Lee and Leona Lewis Perform ‘You Are the Reason’ on the AGT Finale
Kodi Lee and Leona Lewis sing ‘You Are the Reason’ together during the America’s Got Talent season fourteen finale. Lee’s…
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Taylor Swift Connects ‘Clean’ to a Personal Concert Introduction
Taylor Swift introduces ‘Clean’ with a brief personal reflection before performing it at the piano. The spare concert arrangement keeps…
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Adam Levine and Train Perform Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ at Howard Stern’s Birthday Bash
At Howard Stern’s 2014 Birthday Bash, Adam Levine performs ‘Purple Rain’ with Train. The live arrangement gives Levine room to…
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Eric Burdon Returns to ‘House of the Rising Sun’ in a Later Live Performance
Eric Burdon performs ‘House of the Rising Sun’ with a live band, bringing the Animals’ familiar song into a later…
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Lady Gaga’s ‘I Wish’ Tribute Follows Stevie Wonder’s Groove
Lady Gaga’s performance of Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Wish’ at the 2015 Grammy salute centers on the song’s rhythmic interplay. Her…
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Adrian Mann’s Alexander Piano Grows from a Question About Bass Strings
Adrian Mann traces the Alexander Piano to a teenage experiment with piano wire. His account follows the instrument from an…
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CityRocks Unites 400 Musicians for Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall’
CityRocks’ official video identifies 400 musicians and a children’s choir performing Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick in the Wall.’ The large…
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Konstantina Andritsou Plays Tárrega’s ‘Capricho Árabe’ in Athens
A 2014 Athens concert recording shows seven-year-old Konstantina Andritsou performing Francisco Tárrega’s ‘Capricho Árabe.’ The solo guitar arrangement asks one…
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Lady Gaga Performs Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Wish’ at the 2015 Grammy Salute
Lady Gaga introduces ‘I Wish’ with a memory of discovering Stevie Wonder’s music, then joins the band for a rhythm-led…
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The Singing Sergeants Shape ‘Hallelujah’ Through Solo Lines and A Cappella Harmony
The Singing Sergeants, the United States Air Force Band’s vocal ensemble, arrange ‘Hallelujah’ around solo voices and layered harmony. Their…
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