Live Music Picks
Live performances, memorable recordings and close looks at the songs and artists behind them.
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Four Schoolboys Turn a Christmas Quartet Soundtrack Into a Comic Mime
Four schoolboys mime to a recorded quartet in a playful Christmas routine. Deep voices, youthful faces, and carefully timed expressions…
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Broadway Casts Share Songs During a LaGuardia Airport Delay
Members of The Lion King and Aladdin casts turn a delay at LaGuardia into a friendly musical exchange. Familiar Broadway…
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Adam Lambert and Leona Lewis Find a Shared Shape for Girl Crush
Adam Lambert and Leona Lewis pair their contrasting tones in a live Girl Crush duet. Solo lines give each singer…
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Bonnie Tyler’s Voice Lives On Through Ballads, Rock Urgency, and Quiet Detail
Following the July 2026 announcement of Bonnie Tyler's death, her recordings offer a direct way to revisit her musical legacy.…
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Father Ray Kelly Makes Hallelujah a Wedding Song for Chris and Leah
During Chris and Leah's wedding ceremony, Father Ray Kelly sings a personalized Hallelujah for the couple. Adapted words, a familiar…
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Nene Royal Shares The Emptiness Machine With Linkin Park at the AGT Finale
Sixteen-year-old Nene Royal joins Emily Armstrong, Mike Shinoda, and Linkin Park for The Emptiness Machine at the America's Got Talent…
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Pentatonix Brings The Sound of Silence Into the Hollywood Bowl’s Open Air
At the Hollywood Bowl, Pentatonix shapes The Sound of Silence through five voices, shifting harmonies, and a gradual build. The…
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Celine Dion Invites Joe Walsh Into a Long-Awaited Performance of Something
With Olivia Harrison and Joe Walsh in the audience, Celine Dion introduces a George Harrison song she has long wanted…
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The Singing Sergeants Shape Hallelujah Through Solo Voices and Layered Harmony
The U.S. Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants build Hallelujah entirely from voices. Individual soloists emerge from blended harmonies, giving the…
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Heart Builds a Stairway to Heaven Tribute Around Voices, Memory, and Musical Patience
At the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, Heart's Stairway to Heaven grows from a restrained opening into a choir-backed finale. Jason…
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Celine Dion and Josh Groban Revisit The Prayer After a Teenage Rehearsal Encounter
Celine Dion introduces Josh Groban by recalling the 17-year-old who once filled in for Andrea Bocelli at a GRAMMY rehearsal.…
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Teddy Swims Gives Cruel Summer a Slower, Soulful Shape in the Live Lounge
Teddy Swims brings an acoustic approach to Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The familiar melody…
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Greg Finds Room for Radiohead’s Creep Beside Reggie’s New York Guitar
At 14th Street and Eighth Avenue, guitaro5000's invitation gives passerby Greg a chance to sing Creep. Acoustic guitar, a steady…
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A Student Choir Marks Captain Smith’s Final Flight With Viva La Vida
After Captain Smith's last United Airlines flight from Chicago to Brussels, a Luxembourg student choir stayed aboard to sing an…
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Simon, Crosby and Nash Share Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun” at Madison Square Garden
Paul Simon, David Crosby and Graham Nash give “Here Comes the Sun” a warm acoustic setting at the 2009 Rock…
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Norah Jones Remembers Chris Cornell Through a Quiet “Black Hole Sun”
At Detroit’s Fox Theatre on May 23, 2017, Norah Jones gives “Black Hole Sun” a patient, piano-led setting in remembrance…
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Ndlovu Youth Choir Brings “Bohemian Rhapsody” Into an isiZulu Ensemble World
Ndlovu Youth Choir reinterprets Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” through isiZulu, expressive vocal exchanges and the sound of a South African ensemble.…
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Remembering Dawson Tamatea Through His Students’ School Haka
The arrival of Dawson Tamatea’s hearse brings Palmerston North Boys’ High School together in silence before a collective haka begins.…
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Lady Gaga Gives “Hold My Hand” a Direct, Intimate Oscars Setting
At the 2023 Oscars, Lady Gaga presents “Hold My Hand” in a T-shirt, jeans and a restrained arrangement. Her personal…
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Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill Give “How Great Thou Art” a Measured Rise
Carrie Underwood’s “How Great Thou Art” at ACM Girls’ Night Out grows from quiet preparation into a commanding finish. Vince…
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