Music on TV this week: Wilco; Andra Day; Gorillaz; Gary Clark Jr.; Billy Corgan; Courtney Barnett; HAIM; Hozier and more
by Luke Taylor
May 18, 2020
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
Programming from hosts' and artists' homes continues, and every day this week features artists who have had music on The Current and many who have performed in our studio.
So without further ado, let's get right into the rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times (schedule subject to change).
Monday, May 18
Andra Day, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | in studio at The Current, 2016
Billy Corgan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Review: Smashing Pumpkins bring rock and plenty of spectacle to St. Paul, 2018
Gorillaz, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Old Dominion, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Tuesday, May 19
Janelle Monáe (interview), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | Janelle Monáe teaches us the importance of rebooting our hard drives by Jeffrey Bissoy, 2018
Tim McGraw, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Ava Max, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Wednesday, May 20
Gary Clark Jr., The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Album review: Gary Clark Jr., This Land, by David Safar, 2019
Wilco, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Watch Wilco in concert at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minn., 2017
Ben Platt feat. Finneas, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Thursday, May 21
Courtney Barnett, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Watch Courtney Barnett's Rock the Garden 2019 performance
Milky Chance and Jack Johnson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Milky Chance in studio at The Current, 2015
HAIM, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | HAIM announce new album, Women In Music Pt. III, share "The Steps", March 3
Friday, May 22
Hozier, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings) | watch Hozier perform in The Current studio, 2019
Twenty One Pilots, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | in studio
Lewis Capaldi, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from April 15 (CBS)
Saturday, May 23
The Lone Bellow, CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions (CBS) | in studio at The Current, 2015
Boyz II Men & Babyface , Saturday Night Live (NBC); note: rerun from May 9
Khalid; Mac DeMarco, Austin City Limits; note: encore from Dec. 15, 2018 (PBS) | Mac DeMarco in studio at The Current, October 2019
Watch again: See See last week's highlights.
External Links
Today - NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
A Little Late with Lilly Singh - 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
CBS Sunday 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
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - 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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