Music on TV this week: CHVRCHES; Willie Nelson; Lukas Nelson; Kate Tempest; salute to Prince; the Killers
by Luke Taylor
April 20, 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 this week. Look for a performance on Monday from Willie Nelson together with sons Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; the 4/20 thing is probably coincidental, right? Later in the week, look for performances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon by Kate Tempest (Wednesday) and CHVRCHES (Friday), the latter of whom recently inked a lucrative song-placement contract with Netflix's Elite.
On Tuesday, CBS hosts Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince, featuring Beck; Gary Clark Jr.; Common; Earth, Wind, & Fire; Foo Fighters; H.E.R.; Juanes; John Legend; Chris Martin; Morris Day and The Time; Princess; Sheila E.; St. Vincent; Mavis Staples; Miguel; the Revolution; and Usher, with special appearances by FKA Twigs, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Jam, Misty Copeland and Naomi Campbell. Maya Rudolph hosts.
And Lukas Nelson fans will enjoy two helpings of the singer-songwriter this week, as PBS music mainstay Austin City Limits will air its encore of an all-Texas show from November 2018, featuring sets of music by Lukas Nelson and by Kacey Musgraves. Look for that starting Saturday, April 25.
Here's the rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times (schedule subject to change).
Monday, April 20
Willie, Lukas and Micah Nelson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | Watch Lukas Nelson's SXSW set, 2018
Megan Thee Stallion (interview), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Snoop Dogg (interview), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
Andrea and Matteo Bocelli, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Tuesday, April 21
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (CBS)
Meghan Trainor, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Melanie C, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Wednesday, April 22
Kate Tempest, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Alec Benjamin, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
Thursday, April 23
- none to report -
Friday, April 24
CHVRCHES, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Watch CHVRCHES in concert at the Palace Theatre 2018
Dixie Chicks, The Ellen DeGeneres Show; note: rerun from March 16 | Dixie Chicks announce first album in 14 years, Gaslighter, share title track, March 4
Bad Bunny, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 3 (CBS)
Saturday, April 25
The Killers, CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions (CBS)
Kacey Musgraves; Lukas Nelson, Austin City Limits; note: encore from Nov. 10, 2018 (PBS)
• Review and photos: Kacey Musgraves at the Palace Theatre, 2019
• Lukas Nelson on staying home and focusing on the music, March 31
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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