Music on TV this week: boygenius; Morrissey; Elvis Costello; Lukas Nelson; Kacey Musgraves
by Luke Taylor
November 05, 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.
Sign up for the Music on TV newsletter
Receive the week's lineup each Monday in your inbox along with early access to this post.
This week's schedule
This week kicks off with a major-network performance by boygenius — the supergroup comprising singer-songwriters Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Other notable performances this week include The Milk Carton Kids on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Morrissey on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and Wu-Tang Clan on Good Morning America.
Saturday brings Elvis Costello and the Imposters to CBS This Morning's Saturday Sessions, and Austin City Limits focuses on homegrown talent with fellow Texans Lukas Nelson and Kacey Musgraves sharing the bill.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, Nov. 5
Carly Rae Jepsen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | viral hit of the day on Music News for Nov. 1, 2018
Imagine Dragons, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
boygenius, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) | upcoming show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Nov. 17, 2018
KISS; Snow Patrol, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
William Elliott Whitmore, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Pistol Annies, The Talk (CBS) | Pistol Annies release three new songs in preview of new album, Interstate Gospel, Sept. 27
Let's Eat Grandma, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | Song of the Day: "It's Not Just Me", Aug. 6, 2018
Wednesday, Nov. 7
The Milk Carton Kids, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | in studio at Radio Heartland (posting soon)
Morrissey, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Thursday, Nov. 8
Houndmouth, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)
Friday, Nov. 9
Wu-Tang Clan, Good Morning America (ABC) | Sweltering Soundset pleases crowds with Migos, Wu-Tang Clan, and more, May 28, 2018
Pharrell Williams, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Williams featured in Music News for Oct. 30, 2018
Big Red Machine, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Album review: Big Red Machine, by Jade, Aug. 27, 2018
Mt. Joy, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept. 20 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, May 24, 2018
Saturday, Nov. 10
Elvis Costello & the Imposters, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS) | Album Review: Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Look Now, by Bill DeVille, Oct. 22, 2018
Lil Wayne, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real; Kacey Musgraves, Austin City Limits (PBS)
• Watch Lukas Nelson captivate a SXSW crowd, March 15, 2018
• Kacey Musgraves on trusting emotion at the 'Golden Hour' of her life, April 1, 2018
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
The Talk - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
Good Morning America - ABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
CBS This Morning - CBS
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Austin City Limits - PBS
You must be 13 or older to submit any information to Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy.
