Music on TV this week: the Lemon Twigs; Troye Sivan; Paul McCartney; Nathaniel Rateliff; Cher
by Luke Taylor
September 04, 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
Many programs return to new content immediately after the Labor Day holiday. Those new programs bring appearances by artists including the Lemon Twigs, Sofi Tukker, Paul McCartney; Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats; Dreamers; Cher; and appearances by the viral electro-pop sensation Troye Sivan on three — count 'em, three — different programs.
Notable reruns include performances by Superorganism, En Vogue, Chaka Khan, Jack White, and Herbie Hancock.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, Sept. 3
The Interrupters, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from July 26
Aerosmith, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Aug. 16 (NBC)
alt-J feat. Pusha T, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from June 14 (CBS) | alt-J in studio at The Current, October 2017
Ziggy Marley, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from May 22 (CBS)
Superorganism, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from April 11 (NBC) | In studio at The Current, March 28, 2018
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Nicki Minaj, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
En Vogue, The Wendy Williams Show; note: rerun from April 5 (network varies; check your local listings)
The Lemon Twigs, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | in studio at The Current, October 2016
Sofi Tukker, Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 5
Fleetwood Mac, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Fleetwood Mac fire Lindsay Buckingham, Music News, April 9, 2018
Troye Sivan, Live with Kelly & Ryan (network varies; check your local listings)
Sheryl Crow, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Paula Abdul, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | MC Skat Cat Speaks!, Dec. 12, 2013
Thursday, Sept. 6
Troye Sivan, Watch What Happens Live (Bravo)
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | In studio at The Current | Album Review: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Tearing at the Seams, by Bill DeVille
Paul McCartney, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Listen to Looch: Legends who still thrill, June 26, 2018
Troye Sivan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Friday, Sept. 7
Alessia Cara, Today (NBC)
Cher, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | Cher announces album of ABBA covers, Music News, Aug. 24, 2018
Chaka Khan, The Wendy Williams Show; note: rerun from July 18 (network varies; check your local listings)
Dreamers, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Saturday, Sept. 8
Jack White, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from April 14 (NBC) | Album review: Boarding House Reach, by David Safar
Herbie Hancock, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Dec. 31, 2017 (PBS)
*Schedule subject to change.
Watch again: See last week's highlights.
External Links
Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The Wendy Williams Show - network varies; check local listings
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check local listings
Watch What Happens Live - Bravo
Today - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Austin City Limits - PBS
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