Music on TV this week: Lizzo; Vampire Weekend; Paul Simon; Bishop Briggs
by Kayla Song
August 19, 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
As Labor Day draws closer, reruns are dominating tv programs, with the exception of a couple new showings scattered throughout the week. Minneapolis-based rapper/singer/songwriter and flutist Lizzo, who is still on her "Cuz I Love You Too" tour, will be performing on Today on Friday. Thursday has Vampire Weekend taping at The Moody Theater for Austin City Limits while Taylor Swift performs in Central Park for Good Morning America that same day.
Monday brings a rerun showing of Spoon on Jimmy Kimmel Live! along with California rock band Incubus on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Mumford and Sons' and Bishop Briggs' performances on The Late Late Show with James Corden will re-air on Thursday and Friday respectively.
Rerunning from Oct. 13, the Grammy Award-winning American singer/songwriter of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" Paul Simon will be on TV this week on Saturday as the musical guest accompanying Late Night host Seth Meyers on Saturday Night Live.
Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*
Monday, August 19
AJR, Good Morning America (ABC)
Spoon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from July 18 (ABC) | Spoon perform in The Current studio, Oct. 11, 2007
Eddy Grant, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from July 31 (NBC)
Incubus, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from June 26 (CBS)
Aquilo, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct 2 (NBC)
Tuesday, August 20
BBMak, Good Morning America (ABC)
Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Aug 14 (ABC)
Julia Michaels, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from June 27 (NBC)
Little Mix, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from June 18 (CBS)
William Elliot Whitmore, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept. 27 (NBC)
Wednesday, August 21
BJ The Chicago Kid, Good Morning America (ABC)
Goldlink ft. Maleek Berry, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from June 11 (NBC)
Drab Majesty, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept 17 (NBC)
Thursday, August 22
Taylor Swift, Good Morning America (ABC)
Max ft. Quinn XCII, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Aug 6 (ABC)
Ty Dolla $ign, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from July 29 (NBC)
Spiritualized, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from June 4 (CBS)
Mumford and Sons, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from June 20 (CBS) | Mumford and Sons perform in The Current studio, Sept. 4, 2013
Deafheaven, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept 13 (NBC)
Vampire Weekend, Austin City Limits (show taping) (PBS) | Vampire Weekend performs in The Current studio, April 11, 2013
Friday, August 23
Lizzo, Today (NBC) | Lizzo performs in The Current studio, May 7, 2019
French Montana, Good Morning America (ABC)
Daniel Caesar, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Aug 13 (ABC)
Perry Farrell, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; note: rerun from July 29 (CBS)
Bishop Briggs, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from July 29 CBS) | Bishop Briggs performs in The Current studio, Oct. 22, 2016
Jaime Wyatt, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Sept 12 (NBC)
Saturday, August 24
Seratones, CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions (CBS)
Paul Simon, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Oct 13 (NBC)
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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