Music on TV this week: Morrissey; The National; BTS; Of Monsters and Men; The Head and the Heart
by Luke Taylor and Kayla Song
May 13, 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
The National, who are headlining this year's Rock the Garden festival and whose new album, I Am Easy to Find, releases this Friday, will perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this Tuesday.
Meanwhile, pop superstars BTS will make two appearances this Wednesday: they'll be on Good Morning America on ABC that morning and then they'll perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that night.
Over at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, look for performances by Morrissey, Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men, and Seattle's The Head and the Heart.
Notable reruns this week include an encore of Leon Bridges March 19 performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden and St. Vincent's season-opening, hourlong set on Austin City Limits, originally aired on Oct. 6, 2018.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, May 13
Dionne Warwick, Good Morning America (ABC)
Morrissey, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
James Bay, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Tuesday, May 14
The National, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | upcoming show: Rock the Garden in Minneapolis, June 29
Maluma, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Rayland Baxter, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) | in studio at The Current, 2015
Wednesday, May 15
BTS, Good Morning America (ABC) | What happens when the BTS army adopts you, by David Perry, Jan. 1, 2019
Of Monsters and Men, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | in studio at The Current, 2015
BTS, The Late Show Starring Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
T. Hardy Morris, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)
Thursday, May 16
The Head and the Heart, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Microshow performance at the Turf Club, March 2017
Barenaked Ladies, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Ciara, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Carly Rae Jepsen, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Friday, May 17
DJ Khaled (interview), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | DJ Khaled launches furniture line, Music News, August 30, 2018
BTS, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Slipknot, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Leon Bridges, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 19 (CBS) | in studio at The Current, Sept. 20, 2018
Saturday, May 18
Bear's Den, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS) | upcoming show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, May 29
DJ Khaled and special guests, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
St. Vincent, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 6, 2018 (PBS) | St. Vincent producing new Sleater-Kinney album, Music News, Jan. 8, 2019
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
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
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central
Busy Tonight - E!
Conan - TBS
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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