List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged explained
Below is a list of musical artists, bands, and groups that have performed on the television series MTV Unplugged.[1]
Performances by performance date
1989
- Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton – National Video Center, NYC, October 31
- The Smithereens and Graham Parker – National Video Center, NYC, December 13
- 10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn – National Video Center, NYC, December 13
- The Alarm and Nuclear Valdez – National Video Center, NYC, December 14
- Joe Walsh and Dr. John – National Video Center, NYC, December 14
1990
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
- Michelle Shocked and Indigo Girls – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
- Sinéad O'Connor and The Church – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
- Don Henley – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
- Great White and Damn Yankees – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
- Crowded House and Tim Finn – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
- Hall & Oates – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
- Elton John – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
- Aerosmith – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
- Crosby, Stills & Nash – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
- Ratt and Vixen – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
- The Black Crowes and Tesla – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
- The Allman Brothers Band – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
- Poison – National Video, NYC, November 19
1991
- The Cure – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 24
- Paul McCartney – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 25 (See also Unplugged)
- Winger and Slaughter – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
- Sting – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
- R.E.M. – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10 (See also )
- Yo! Unplugged Rap: LL Cool J, MC Lyte, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Pop's Cool Love – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10
- Elvis Costello – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, June 3
1992
- Eric Clapton – Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, January 16 (See also Unplugged)
- Paul Simon – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 4
- R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men, Shanice and Joe Public – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
- Mariah Carey with Trey Lorenz – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Pearl Jam – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Queensrÿche – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
- John Mellencamp – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
- Joe Cocker – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 2
- Annie Lennox – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 3
- Eurythmics – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5
- Bruce Springsteen – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, September 22 (See also In Concert/MTV Plugged)
- k.d. lang – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16 (aired in 1993)
- Neil Young – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16 (never aired [2])
- Arrested Development – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 17 (aired in 1993) (See also Unplugged)
1993
- Roxette – Stockholm Circus, Sweden, January 9
- Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5 (See also Unplugged...and Seated)
- Denis Leary – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
- Uptown Unplugged: Jodeci, Father MC, Mary J. Blige, Christopher Williams and Heavy D – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
- Neil Young – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 7 (See also Unplugged)
- Midnight Oil – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
- Spoken Word I: 99, Maggie Estep, Barry Yourgrau, Reg E. Gaines, Bob Holman, Edwin Torres and Henry Rollins – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
- 10,000 Maniacs with special guest David Byrne – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Soul Asylum w/ special guest Lulu – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21
- Boom Crash Opera - Melbourne's Channel Nine studios, June
- Duran Duran – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17
- Stone Temple Pilots – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17 (aired in 1994)
- Nirvana with guest appearance by Meat Puppets – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18 (See also MTV Unplugged in New York)
1994
- Tony Bennett – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12 (see also )
- Spoken Word II: MC Lyte, Toby Huss, Bahiyyih Maroon, Eric Bogosian, Matthew Courtney, Hal Sirowitz, Gil Scott-Heron, Larry McDonald and Wanda Phipps – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
- Spoken Word III: Max Blagg, Danny Hoch, Maggie Estep, Jim Carroll, John S. Hall and Paul Beatty – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
- Lenny Kravitz – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 14
- Page and Plant – London Studios, London, England, August 25–26 (see also )
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Miami, September 29 (first Latin/Spanish Unplugged)
- Caifanes - Miami, October 28 (first Mexican Rock Unplugged)
- Björk – New York City, November 7
- Eagles – Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA, November 8 (see also Hell Freezes Over)
- Bob Dylan – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18 (see also MTV Unplugged)
1995
- Hole – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
- The Cranberries – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
- Melissa Etheridge with Bruce Springsteen – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
- Live – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
- Sheryl Crow – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
- Charly García – Miami, April 28
- Herbert Grönemeyer – Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany, May 14
- Café Tacuba – Miami, May 15
- Chris Isaak – Sony Music Studios, NYC, June 9[3]
- KISS – Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8 (See also KISS Unplugged)
- Los Tres – Miami, September 14
1996
- Soda Stereo with Andrea Echeverri – Miami, March 12 (See also Comfort y Música Para Volar)
- Seal – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9
- Alice in Chains – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10 (See also Unplugged)
- Tori Amos – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11
- Hootie & the Blowfish – The Horseshoe (at the University of South Carolina), Columbia, South Carolina, April 19
- Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Miami, April 26
- CHAGE and ASKA[4] – The Fountain Studios, London, June 19
- Harlem Yu – The Fountain Studios, London, June
- Colonial Cousins – The Fountain Studios, London, June
- Oasis, excluding Liam Gallagher, with Noel Gallagher on lead vocals – Royal Festival Hall, London, England, August 23
- George Michael – Three Mills Studios, London, England, October 11
- Maldita Vecindad – MTV Studios, Miami, October 12
1997
- Santa Sabina – Miami Broadcast Center, Miami, Florida, April 2
- Luis Alberto Spinetta – Miami, April 19 (aired in 2004)
- The Wallflowers – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 5
- Maxwell – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 15
- Jewel – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 24
- Fiona Apple – Aired July 2
- BLACKstreet – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, September 3
- Aterciopelados – Miami, September 7
- Bryan Adams – Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 26 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder – New York City, October 18
- Erykah Badu – November 18
1998
1999
- Maná – Miami, March 10 (See also Maná MTV Unplugged)
- Shakira – Manhattan Center Studios, New York, August 12 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Alanis Morissette - The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, September 18 (See also Alanis Unplugged)
- The Corrs – Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, October 5 (See also The Corrs Unplugged)
- Incubus - AT&T Studios, Los Angeles, November 6
2000
2001
- R.E.M. – MTV Studios, NYC, May 21 (See also )
- Hikaru Utada – Tennouzu Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 21
- La Ley – Miami Broadcast Center, June 28
- Staind – MTV Studios, New York City, July 16 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Lauryn Hill – MTV Studios, New York City, July 21 (See also MTV Unplugged No. 2.0)
- Alejandro Sanz – Gusman Center, Miami, October 2 (See also MTV Unplugged)
- Jay-Z with The Roots, MTV Studios, New York City, November 11 (See also )
2002
2003
2004
2005
- Hitomi Yaida – Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24
- Queens of the Stone Age – SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10
- Giorgia – June 20 (aired April 29)[8]
- Alicia Keys – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, July 14 (See also Unplugged)
- Die Toten Hosen – Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2 (See also )
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
- Café Tacuba – March 5, Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Centro Cultural Universitario, CDMX.
- Liam Gallagher – August 3, Recorded at Hull City Hall, Hull
2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, MTV rebranded the show to MTV Unplugged at Home, as part of the network's #AloneTogether campaign, a social media initiative created to encourage the practice of social distancing among young people "in the hope of 'flattening the curve'" of the outbreak. It became an online series instead, with episodes released on MTV's YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, and featured a mix of local and international artists performing from their respective homes around the world.[25]
2021
2022
2023
- A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey's Finest: Heather B., Lady Luck, Lords of the Underground, Poor Righteous Teachers, Queen Latifah, Redman, The Sugarhill Gang, Treach, Wyclef Jean – Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ – aired December 14.
2024
European MTV
Brazilian Acústico MTV
Grammy awards and nominations received for Unplugged
MTV Unplugged |
Wins: | 15 |
Nominations: | 15 |
Grammyw: | 4 |
Grammyn: | 6 |
Award1: | Latin Grammy Awards |
Award1w: | 13 |
Award1n: | 9 |
Won
Nominations
Notes and References
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- Web site: Sugar Mountain. www.sugarmtn.org. February 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205122343/http://www.sugarmtn.org/~tah/show.php?show=199212160. February 5, 2015. live.
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008CLIP Amazon.com CD listing
- http://www.oricondd.com/package/index.php?itemcd=173679&samecd=2 Oricon CD listing
- Web site: MTV Unplugged Ken Hirai. February 13, 2003. www.imdb.com. June 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170209132416/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430325/. February 9, 2017. live.
- Web site: MTV Unplugged. May 22, 2004. Amazon.
- Web site: Mtv Unplugged. August 31, 2004. Amazon.
- Web site: Mtv Unplugged. June 10, 2005. Amazon.
- Web site: HEY. www.hey.pl. September 28, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002517/http://www.hey.pl/. September 29, 2007. live.
- "Unplugged" Specials with The Police, Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Mary J. Blige and John Mayer to Break Out Across MTV, VH1 and CMT. Island Records. May 31, 2007. 2007-06-28.
- News: MTV's "Unplugged" reborn with Police, Bon Jovi . June 1, 2007 . Reuters . July 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414022254/http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN3121196620070601 . April 14, 2009 . live .
- Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. www.mtv.com. September 29, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071002063729/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1557791&vid=145219. October 2, 2007. dead.
- Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. www.mtv.com. September 29, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070918003837/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1558893&vid=147548. September 18, 2007. dead.
- Web site: Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV. www.mtv.com. September 29, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011183149/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1562960&vid=157994. October 11, 2007. dead.
- Web site: MTV Unplugged. June 17, 2008. Amazon.
- Web site: Wettsingen in Schwetzingen/MTV unplugged. September 19, 2008. Amazon.
- http://www.presse.mtv.de/scripts/presseinformationen.php3?ACTION=anzeigen&SORTORDER=&OFFSET=8
- Web site: Tamar Anitai . Watch Silversun Pickups On 'MTV Unplugged' . Buzzworthy.mtv.com . July 6, 2009 . 2014-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200746/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/07/06/watch-silversun-pickups-on-mtv-unplugged/ . May 25, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: MTV Unplugged (CD & DVD): Music . Amazon . 2014-05-24.
- News: 30 Seconds To Mars 'Thrilled' To Do 'MTV Unplugged'. MTV. MTV Networks. James. Montgomery. May 18, 2011. August 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110826051904/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664112/30-seconds-to-mars-unplugged.jhtml. August 26, 2011. dead.
- Web site: Lil Wayne Gets Unplugged . Rap Radar . May 12, 2011 . 2014-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514171101/http://rapradar.com/2011/05/12/lil-wayne-gets-unplugged/ . May 14, 2011 . live .
- Web site: MTV Unplugged:Salyu | ON AIR . Mtv Japan . 2014-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022014016/http://www.mtvjapan.com/onair/program/964 . October 22, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Miley Cyrus Stripping Down For 'MTV Unplugged'. MTV News. Viacom. January 20, 2014. January 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140129202913/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1720731/miley-cyrus-stripping-down-mtv-unplugged.jhtml. January 29, 2014. dead.
- Web site: DMA'S for MTV Unplugged Melbourne . TV Tonight . 21 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190621170409/https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/09/dmas-for-mtv-unplugged-melbourne.html . June 21, 2019 . live .
- Web site: 'MTV Unplugged At Home' Announces Performer Line-Up Including Shaggy, Alessia Cara, Melissa Etheridge – Update. Haring. Bruce. April 3, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. https://web.archive.org/web/20200403143009/https://deadline.com/2020/04/mtv-unplugged-debuts-a-special-edition-featuring-stars-at-home-wyclef-jean-1202889126/. April 3, 2020. live. August 6, 2022.
- Watch Wyclef Jean Perform Acoustic Set on MTV's Debut 'Unplugged at Home'. subscription. Kreps. Daniel. March 21, 2020. Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322105424/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/wyclef-jean-mtv-unplugged-at-home-970830/. March 22, 2020. dead. August 6, 2022.
- Web site: Artists are playing live concerts from their homes amid the coronavirus outbreak — here's how to watch the best ones. Algrim. Callie. April 20, 2020. Insider. https://archive.today/20200425185612/https://www.insider.com/live-private-concerts-coronavirus-watch-online-music-streaming-2020-3. April 25, 2020. live. August 6, 2022.
- Web site: MTV Unplugged at Home S1:E7 Yungblud performs "Loner" - CTV. CTV. August 6, 2022.
- News: MTV launches 'Unplugged at Home' live stream series. Martin. Annie. April 3, 2020. UPI. https://web.archive.org/web/20200403172920/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/04/03/MTV-launches-Unplugged-at-Home-live-stream-series/7071585929971/. April 3, 2020. live. August 6, 2022.
- 'MTV Unplugged' Announces 'At Home' Livestream Series. subscription. Shaffer. Claire. April 3, 2020. Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20200404030048/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mtv-unplugged-at-home-livestream-coronavirus-977850/. April 4, 2020. dead. August 6, 2022.
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- MTV sets new Unplugged special with Miley Cyrus. Bucksbaum. Sydney. October 5, 2020. Entertainment Weekly. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013010728/https://ew.com/tv/miley-cyrus-mtv-unplugged-backyard-sessions/. October 13, 2020. live. February 24, 2021.
- Web site: BTS Offer Their Most Intimate, Powerful Live Performance Yet On 'Unplugged'. . February 24, 2021. Rolling Stone India. https://archive.today/20210224102041/https://rollingstoneindia.com/bts-offer-their-most-intimate-powerful-live-performance-yet-on-unplugged/. February 24, 2021. live. February 24, 2021.
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- Web site: Manu Gavassi grava MTV Acústico homenageando Rita Lee. February 5, 2023.