List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged

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Below is a list of musical artists, bands, and groups that have performed on the television series MTV Unplugged.[1]

Performances by performance date[]

1989[]

1990[]

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
  • Michelle Shocked and Indigo Girls – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
  • Sinéad O'Connor and The Church – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
  • Don Henley – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
  • Great White and Damn Yankees – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
  • Crowded House and Tim Finn – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
  • Hall & Oates – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
  • Elton John – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
  • Aerosmith – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
  • Crosby, Stills & Nash – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
  • Ratt and Vixen – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
  • The Black Crowes and Tesla – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
  • The Allman Brothers Band – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
  • Poison – National Video, NYC, November 19

1991[]

  • The Cure – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 24
  • Paul McCartney – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 25 (See also Unplugged)
  • Winger and Slaughter – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
  • Sting – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
  • R.E.M. – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10 (See also Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions)
  • Yo! Unplugged Rap: LL Cool J, MC Lyte, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Pop's Cool Love – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10
  • Elvis Costello – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, June 3

1992[]

  • Eric Clapton – Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, January 16 (See also Unplugged)
  • Paul Simon – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 4
  • R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men, Shanice and Joe Public – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
  • Mariah Carey with Trey Lorenz – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Pearl Jam – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Queensrÿche – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
  • John Mellencamp – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
  • Joe Cocker – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 2
  • Annie Lennox – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 3
  • Eurythmics – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5
  • Bruce Springsteen – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, September 22 (See also In Concert/MTV Plugged)
  • k.d. lang – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16 (aired in 1993)
  • Neil Young – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16 (never aired [2])
  • Arrested Development – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 17 (aired in 1993) (See also Unplugged)

1993[]

  • Roxette – Stockholm Circus, Sweden, January 9
  • Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5 (See also Unplugged...and Seated)
  • Denis Leary – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
  • Uptown Unplugged: Jodeci, Father MC, Mary J. Blige, Christopher Williams and Heavy D – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
  • Neil Young – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 7 (See also Unplugged)
  • Midnight Oil – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
  • Spoken Word I: 99, Maggie Estep, , , Bob Holman, Edwin Torres and Henry Rollins – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
  • 10,000 Maniacs with special guest David Byrne – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Soul Asylum w/ special guest Lulu – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21
  • Duran Duran – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17 (aired in 1994)
  • Nirvana – with guest appearance by Meat Puppets, Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18 (See also MTV Unplugged in New York)

1994[]

  • Tony Bennett – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12 (see also MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett)
  • Spoken Word II: MC Lyte, Toby Huss, , Eric Bogosian, Matthew Courtney, Hal Sirowitz, Gil Scott-Heron, and – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
  • Spoken Word III: Max Blagg, Danny Hoch, Maggie Estep, Jim Carroll, John S. Hall and Paul Beatty – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
  • Lenny Kravitz – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 14
  • Page and Plant – London Studios, London, England, August 25–26 (see also No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded)
  • Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Miami, September 29 (first Latin/Spanish Unplugged)
  • Caifanes - Miami, October 28 (first Mexican Rock Unplugged)
  • Björk – New York City, November 7
  • Eagles – Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA, November 8 (see also Hell Freezes Over)
  • Bob Dylan – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18 (see also MTV Unplugged)

1995[]

  • Hole – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
  • The Cranberries – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
  • Melissa Etheridge with Bruce Springsteen – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
  • Live – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
  • Sheryl Crow – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
  • Charly García – Miami, April 28
  • Herbert Grönemeyer – Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany, May 14
  • Café Tacuba – Miami, May 15
  • Chris Isaak – Sony Music Studios, NYC, June 9[3]
  • KISS – Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8 (See also KISS Unplugged)
  • Los Tres – Miami, September 14

1996[]

  • Soda Stereo with Andrea Echeverri – Miami, March 12 (See also Comfort y Música Para Volar)
  • Seal – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9
  • Alice in Chains – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10 (See also Unplugged)
  • Tori Amos – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11
  • Hootie & the Blowfish – The Horseshoe, Columbia, South Carolina, April 19
  • Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Miami, April 26
  • CHAGE and ASKA[4] – The Fountain Studios, London, June 19
  • Harlem Yu – The Fountain Studios, London, June
  • Colonial Cousins – The Fountain Studios, London, June
  • Oasis, excluding Liam Gallagher, with Noel Gallagher on lead vocals – Royal Festival Hall, London, England, August 23
  • George Michael – Three Mills Studios, London, England, October 11
  • Maldita Vecindad – MTV Studios, Miami, October 12

1997[]

  • Santa Sabina – Miami Broadcast Center, Miami, Florida, April 2
  • Luis Alberto Spinetta – Miami, April 19 (aired in 2004)
  • The Wallflowers – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 5
  • Maxwell – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 15
  • Jewel – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 24
  • Fiona Apple – Aired July 29
  • BLACKstreet – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, September 3
  • Aterciopelados – Miami, September 7
  • Bryan Adams – Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 26 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder – New York City, October 18
  • Erykah Badu – November 18

1998[]

  • Björk (Live 'n' Loud) – MTV Studios, New York, February 22
  • Los Ratones Paranoicos – MTV studios, Miami, March 11

1999[]

  • Maná – Miami, March 10 (See also Maná MTV Unplugged)
  • Shakira – Manhattan Center Studios, New York, August 12 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Alanis Morissette - The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, September 18 (See also Alanis Unplugged)
  • The Corrs – Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, October 5 (See also The Corrs Unplugged)
  • Incubus (band) - AT&T Studios, Los Angeles, November 6

2000[]

2001[]

  • R.E.M. – MTV Studios, NYC, May 21 (See also Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions)
  • Hikaru Utada – Tennouzu Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 21
  • La Ley – Miami Broadcast Center, June 28
  • Staind – MTV Studios, New York City, July 16 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Lauryn Hill – MTV Studios, New York City, July 21 (See also MTV Unplugged No. 2.0)
  • Alejandro Sanz – Gusman Center, Miami, October 2 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Jay-Z with The Roots, MTV Studios, New York City, November 11 (See also Jay-Z: Unplugged)

2002[]

2003[]

  • Ken Hirai – February 13[5]
  • Nickelback – MTV Studios, Bussum, Netherlands, September 16

2004[]

2005[]

  • Hitomi Yaida – Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24
  • Queens of the Stone Age – SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10
  • Giorgia – June 20 (aired April 29)[8]
  • Alicia Keys – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, July 14 (See also Unplugged)
  • Die Toten Hosen – Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2 (See also Nur zu Besuch: Unplugged im Wiener Burgtheater)

2006[]

  • Ricky Martin – Miami, August 17 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Kayah – Toya film studio, Lodz, Poland, November 28 (See also MTV Unplugged)
  • Korn, with guest appearance by Amy Lee of Evanescence, and Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure – MTV Studios, NYC, December 9 (See also MTV Unplugged: Korn)

2007[]

2008[]

2009[]

2010[]

2011[]

2012[]

2013[]

2014[]

2015[]

2016[]

  • Mika Nakashima - January 10
  • Miguel Bosé - May 12
  • Mizuki Nana - October 23

2017[]

2018[]

2019[]

  • Café Tacuba – March 5, Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Centro Cultural Universitario, CDMX.
  • Liam Gallagher – August 3, Recorded at Hull City Hall, Hull

2020[]

2021[]

  • BTS – February 23, South Korea[26]

European MTV[]

  • Phil Collins (1994)[27]

Brazilian Acústico MTV[]

Year Artist
1990 Marcelo Nova (Pilot)
1991 Barão Vermelho
1992 Legião Urbana
1994 Gilberto Gil
1995 Moraes Moreira
1997 Titãs
Gal Costa
1998 Rita Lee
1999 Os Paralamas do Sucesso
2000 Capital Inicial
Lulu Santos
2001 Cássia Eller
Roberto Carlos
2002
Jorge Ben Jor
Kid Abelha
2003 Marina Lima
Charlie Brown Jr.
Zeca Pagodinho
2004 Ira!
Marcelo D2
Engenheiros do Hawaii
2005 Bandas Gaúchas:
Ultraje a Rigor
O Rappa
2006 Lenine
Zeca Pagodinho
2007 Lobão
Sandy e Junior
Paulinho da Viola
2010 Lulu Santos
2012 Arnaldo Antunes
2019 Tiago Iorc


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Awards and Nominations received for Unplugged on Grammy[]

MTV Unplugged awards and nominations
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Alicia Keys, Unplugged in 2005.
Totals[a]
Wins15
Nominations15
Note

Won[]

  • 1993 – 35th Grammy Awards to Eric Clapton
  • 1995 – 37th Grammy Awards to Tony Bennett
  • 1996 – 38th Grammy Awards to Nirvana
  • 2000 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 to Shakira
    • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance – "Octavo Día"
    • Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – "Ojos Así"
  • 2000 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 to Os Paralamas do Sucesso
    • Best Brazilian Rock Album – "Acústico MTV"
  • 2001 – 43rd Grammy Awards to Shakira
  • 2002 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2002 to Cássia Eller
    • Best Brazilian Rock Album – "Acústico MTV"
  • 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Ricky Martin
  • 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Lobão
    • Best Brazilian Rock Album – "Acústico MTV"
  • 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Lenine
    • Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album – "Acústico MTV"
  • 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Zeca Pagodinho
    • Best Album Samba/Pagode – "Acústico MTV – 2 Gafieira"
  • 2008 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 to Julieta Venegas
  • 2008 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 to Paulinho da Viola
    • Best Album Samba/Pagode – "Acústico MTV"

Nominations[]

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