Music on TV this week: Pete Yorn; Common; the Avett Brothers; Chance the Rapper; Molly Tuttle
by Luke Taylor and Kayla Song
August 12, 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
Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn is back with a new album, Caretakers, which was released last Friday, Aug. 9. Yorn kicks off the week with an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night.
Chance the Rapper, whose first full-length album The Big Day, released on July 26, lights up TV screens on Friday morning with a performance on ABC's Good Morning America.
And The Avett Brothers, teasing their forthcoming album Closer Than Together with lead single "High Steppin'," will perform on Kimmel this Thursday night.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, August 12
Pete Yorn, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Common Ft. Swizz Beatz, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Bazzi, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Robert Delong, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from May 2 (NBC)
Tuesday, August 13
Florida Georgia Line, The Ellen DeGeneres Show; note: rerun from Feb 20 (network varies; check local listings)
Daniel Caesar, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Rick Ross Ft. Swizz Beatz, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Goo Goo Dolls, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Badflower, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Feb 28 (NBC)
Wednesday, August 14
Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Juanes and Alessia Cara, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Tori Kelly, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Torche, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
Rayland Baxter, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from April 1 (NBC) | Rayland Baxter performs in The Current studio
Thursday, August 15
The Avett Brothers, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | The Avett Brothers drop new single and video, announce forthcoming album, June 13
Caroline Jones, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
HAELOS, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from March 27 (NBC)
Friday, August 16
Chance the Rapper, Good Morning America (ABC) | Album review: Chance the Rapper, The Big Day, by David Safar, July 26
Aloe Blacc, Today (NBC)
Carlos Santana, CBS This Morning (CBS)
Saturday, August 17
Molly Tuttle, CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions (CBS)
Maggie Rogers, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Nov. 3, 2018 (NBC) | Maggie Rogers performs in The Current studio, Oct. 29, 2018
Sunday, August 18
Arctic Monkeys and Wild Child, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Jan. 19 (PBS) | The Artic Monkeys perform in The Current studio, 2014
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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