Live Music Picks
Live performances, memorable recordings and close looks at the songs and artists behind them.
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Cameron Hughes Builds an Arena Dance Around Mony Mony and a Shirt-Reveal Gag
At a Vegas Golden Knights game, professional crowd entertainer Cameron Hughes turns Billy Idol's Mony Mony into an arena routine.…
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An Audience Tenor Answers Lisette Oropesa During Sempre Libera in Parma
During Lisette Oropesa's Sempre Libera encore in Parma, Liu Jianwei supplies Alfredo's missing response from the audience. His knowledge of…
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Micky Dolenz Brings I’m a Believer Close to the Church Studio Audience
At 81, Micky Dolenz revisits I'm a Believer for an intimate audience at The Church Studio during the Monkees' 60th-anniversary…
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Listening to the Wind Through Burnley’s Singing Ringing Tree
On a Lancashire hillside above Burnley, the Singing Ringing Tree turns changing airflow into shifting tones. Mike Tonkin and Anna…
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Tom Jones Finds Wit and Reflection in Tower of Song on The Voice UK
Tom Jones gives Leonard Cohen's Tower of Song a measured reading on The Voice UK. His familiar vocal strength supports…
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Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain Revisit Faithfully for Bill Graham
At Bill Graham's November 3, 1991 memorial concert in Golden Gate Park, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain share…
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Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon Bring Playful Warmth to Islands in the Stream
Miley Cyrus and Jimmy Fallon recreate Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's Islands in the Stream with exaggerated costumes and committed…
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Jelly Roll and Wynonna Judd Keep Need a Favor Connected at the CMA Awards
Jelly Roll and Wynonna Judd share Need a Favor at the CMA Awards with a visible sense of support. Judd…
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Ye-lim Kim Gives A Thousand Years a Flowing Shape on Ice
Ye-lim Kim skates to Christina Perri's A Thousand Years at the 2023 An Evening with Champions benefit exhibition. Long glides,…
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Taylor Swift Gives Can’t Stop Loving You a Close Live Lounge Reading
Taylor Swift approaches Can't Stop Loving You, familiar from Phil Collins's recording, through restrained phrasing in BBC Radio 1's Live…
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Josh Stafford Recasts Bohemian Rhapsody Across Boardwalk Hall’s Organ Console
At Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, Josh Stafford translates Bohemian Rhapsody to pipe organ. The console view reveals hands, feet, and…
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Johnny Depp Leads Heroes Within the Hollywood Vampires’ Rock Sound
Johnny Depp sings David Bowie's Heroes with the Hollywood Vampires in a New York concert recording. His rough, direct vocal…
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How Lanie Gardner’s Home Dreams Cover Opened a Professional Door
Lanie Gardner's 2020 home performance of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams brought her smoky vocal tone to a much larger audience. The…
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Nene Royal Pairs Voice and Guitar in AGT’s Black Hole Sun
Nene Royal's America's Got Talent quarterfinal performance of Black Hole Sun combines forceful singing with electric guitar. The 16-year-old Phuket…
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Michael Bolton and Seal Turn Two Soul Standards Into a Shared Exchange
On David Foster's live stage, Michael Bolton's When a Man Loves a Woman gives way to Seal and It's a…
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The von Trapps Share Edelweiss in a Columbus Office
An office visit in Columbus, Ohio turns musical when staff ask the von Trapp family's great-grandchildren to sing Edelweiss. Four…
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Celine Dion Returns to All By Myself Before Her Paris Audience
During Celine Dion's 2026 Paris concert return, All By Myself reconnects a familiar signature song with a waiting audience. Its…
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Julie Andrews Welcomes a Sound of Music Reunion Through Do-Re-Mi
At Julie Andrews's AFI Life Achievement Award tribute, former Sound of Music cast members return for a Do-Re-Mi sing-along. Nicholas…
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Carole King and James Taylor Give Will You Love Me Tomorrow a MusiCares Reunion
At Carole King's 2014 MusiCares celebration, James Taylor joins her for Will You Love Me Tomorrow. His acoustic guitar and…
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Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison, and Joe Walsh Share a Gentle Tribute Through Something
Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison, and Joe Walsh revisit George Harrison's Something with close vocal harmonies and lyrical guitar. With Paul…
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