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Music on TV this week: 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' has it all this week, with Kacey Musgraves, CHVRCHES, Lenny Kravitz and more

Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES in concert at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Video of the concert was streamed live by The Current.
Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES in concert at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Video of the concert was streamed live by The Current.Andy Witchger for MPR

by Luke Taylor

October 08, 2018

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. We'll also post videos of performances as the week progresses.

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This week's schedule

Ellen DeGeneres is presenting a packed week of amazing musical guests on her program; watch for Kacey Musgraves, Hozier, Mavis Staples, Billie Eilish, CHVRCHES and Lenny Kravitz, all on The Ellen Degeneres Show this week. Elsewhere on the dial, Saturday brings a night of esteemed singer-songwriters, with Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live followed by John Prine on Austin City Limits.

Notable reruns this week include Caitlyn Smith's acclaimed appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*

Monday, Oct. 8

Steve Perry, Good Morning America (ABC) | Steve Perry announces new music and forthcoming album, Traces, interview with Jill Riley, Aug. 15, 2018
New Kids on the Block, Today (NBC)
Kacey Musgraves, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Giddyup out of the office with Kacey Musgraves' 'High Horse', July 12, 2018

Troye Sivan, Live with Kelly & Ryan (network varies; check your local listings)
Kacey Musgraves, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from July 24 (ABC)
Houndmouth, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)

Tuesday, Oct. 9

Hozier and Mavis Staples, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)

KT Tunstall, Live with Kelly & Ryan (network varies; check your local listings)
Lykke Li, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Sept. 10 (NBC) |

Wednesday, Oct. 10

Billie Eilish, The Ellen Degeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)

Rod Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Record Company, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | Watch the Record Company perform a MicroShow at Icehouse in Minneapolis, July 9, 2018

Thursday, Oct. 11

CHVRCHES, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Watch CHVRCHES in concert at the Palace Theatre, Oct. 3, 2018

Rod Stewart, The Talk (CBS)
Tom Morello with Portugal. The Man and Whethan, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Tom Morello performs in The Current studio, 2008

Caitlyn Smith, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Sept. 13 (CBS) | Watch Caitlyn Smith's new video for "Contact High", Oct. 2, 2018

https://youtu.be/tUyEFjQ4Lvo

Mt. Joy, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, May 24, 2018

Friday, Oct. 12

Lenny Kravitz, The Ellen Degeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)

Flora Cash, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept. 7 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, Sept. 27, 2018

Saturday, Oct. 13

St. Paul and the Broken Bones, CBS This Morning - Saturday Sessions (CBS) | St. Paul and the Broken Bones dial it down for the dance floor, June 28, 2018

Paul Simon, Saturday Night Live (NBC) | Paul Simon wraps up his farewell tour back home, MPR News, Sept. 22, 2018

John Prine, Austin City Limits (PBS) | John Prine proves that old trees grow stronger, April 13, 2018

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

Good Morning America - ABC
Today - NBC
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check local listings
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
The Talk - CBS
Saturday Night Live - NBC

Austin City Limits - PBS

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