Live Music Picks
Live performances, memorable recordings and close looks at the songs and artists behind them.
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Bing Crosby and David Bowie Give Two Christmas Melodies One Gentle Frame
Recorded in September 1977, Bing Crosby and David Bowie's Christmas duet pairs Little Drummer Boy with Peace on Earth. Distinct…
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Andrea Bocelli and Jennifer Lopez Share the Hesitation of Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Andrea Bocelli introduces Quizas, Quizas, Quizas before Jennifer Lopez joins him in an orchestral duet. Their different tones give the…
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Josh Groban Lets Hyde Park Carry the Refrain of You Raise Me Up
Josh Groban's Hyde Park You Raise Me Up gives its familiar refrain to more than one voice. A violin opening,…
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Adam Lambert Gives Queen’s Who Wants to Live Forever a Polar Music Prize Tribute
Adam Lambert's Polar Music Prize tribute moves from Another One Bites the Dust to the sustained drama of Who Wants…
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Palmerston North Students Farewell Dawson Tamatea Through Their School Haka
As Dawson Tamatea's hearse enters Palmerston North Boys' High School, students move from silence into a collective haka. Their coordinated…
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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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