Music on TV this week: Alice Merton; Best Coast; Hozier; Lizzo; BTS
by Luke Taylor
April 08, 2019
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
Hozier is out in Los Angeles, and we'll see him on a couple shows this week: on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday and on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday. (correction, April 11: Best Coast did not perform on Fallon) On Wednesday, Alice Merton will appear on Kimmel, and NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly will feature a performance by Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora.
Lizzo's star continues to rise; on Thursday, she is the guest on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on Comedy Central.
The week wraps with K-pop superstars BTS as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live.
A highly notable rerun this week is the encore of Brandi Carlile's hourlong set on Austin City Limits, which originally aired in October 2018.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, April 8
Kacey Musgraves (interview), CBS This Morning (CBS) | Listen to Looch: talking about Kacey Musgraves, Feb. 5
2 Chainz, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Blackberry Smoke, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)
Tuesday, April 9
Hozier, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Album Review: Hozier, Wasteland, Baby!, by David Safar, March 4
The Revivalists, online taping for Austin City Limits, 8 p.m. Central (PBS)
Backstreet Boys, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Nikki Lane, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, March 2017
Wednesday, April 10
Alice Merton, Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) | Album Review: Alice Merton, Mint, by David Safar, Jan. 7
Best Coast, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | in studio at The Current, June 2015
Sara Bareilles, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Aurora, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, March 1
Thursday, April 11
Lizzo, TODAY (NBC)
Lizzo, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) | Lizzo And Missy Elliott Trade Off On The Scorching-Hot 'Tempo', March 20
Hozier, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Hozier talks about new album Wasteland, Baby!, Music News, March 6
Tank and the Bangas, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Friday, April 12
- none to report at this time -
Saturday, April 13
Melissa Etheridge, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS)
BTS, Saturday Night Live (NBC) | What happens with the BTS Army adopts you by David Perry, Jan. 4, 2019
Brandi Carlile, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 27, 2018 (PBS) | upcoming show: The Current's Music on-a-Stick: Brandi Carlile, Aug. 31
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
Today - NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
The View - ABC
Good Morning America - ABC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
The Talk - CBS
CBS This Morning - CBS
Independent Lens - PBS
Austin City Limits - PBS
Watch What Happens Live - Bravo
Conan - TBS
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The Real - network varies; check your local listings
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
The Wendy Williams Show - network varies; check your local listings
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