“I guarantee you I will screw this song up,” Kurt Cobain told the crowd before Nirvana launched into their stirring cover of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” on MTV Unplugged back in 1993.
LOS ANGELES - Some of the most legendary performances in music television history are now finally streaming. Paramount+ has added a treasure trove of "MTV Unplugged" episodes to its platform — more ...
During its heyday in the 1990s, “MTV Unplugged” gave artists a platform to escape the confines of the recording studio and the glut of special-effects-laden music videos. They performed unadorned, raw ...
When Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora appeared at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, they sat on chairs with acoustic guitars and performed their two biggest rock hits. Though MTV’s Unplugged series was ...
The singer tells THR that the new iTunes initiative seemed like a "natural thing to do," while network exec Amy Doyle hopes to continue the process with future performers. By Sophie Schillaci Florence ...
“Black” is one of Pearl Jam’s biggest songs, and their MTV Unplugged version of the track is on another level. Eddie Vedder’s vocals are on another level in this version, and the resonator guitar only ...
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