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MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing acoustic instruments. MTV Unplugged is credited with starting an "acoustic revolution" among musicians, bringing acoustic instruments and arrangements back into the musical mainstream.
Perhaps the first widely publicized "unplugged" performance on MTV was during the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, featuring Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performing "Wanted Dead or Alive." XTC had, however, preceded Bon Jovi in MTV Unplugged, performing in May of that year.
Following the popularity of the Bon Jovi performance, MTV began the Unplugged series of concerts.
Nirvana's performance on Unplugged (see MTV Unplugged in New York) is also of special note; it was the last televised performance by Kurt Cobain. Nirvana's performance consisted mostly of little-known material from themselves, the Meat Puppets, and David Bowie. This is a contrast to other Unplugged concerts, where artists largely perform their own songs.
Artists featured on MTV Unplugged include:
- 10,000 Maniacs
- Alanis Morissette
- Alejandro Sanz
- Alice in Chains
- Annie Lennox
- Arrested Development
- Björk
- Bob Dylan
- Boyz II Men
- Britney Spears
- Bruce Springsteen (in a twist on the program's theme, most of his set was performed with amplified instruments)
- Bryan Adams
- Cássia Eller
- Chage & Aska
- Charly García
- Chris Isaak
- Dashboard Confessional (Unplugged 2.0)
- Die Ärzte
- Die Fantastischen Vier
- Diego Torres
- Duran Duran
- Elton John
- Eric Clapton
- Fiona Apple
- Herbert Grönemeyer
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
- Jay-Z (Unplugged 2.0)
- Jodeci
- Joe Cocker
- John Mellencamp
- k.d. lang
- KISS
- LL Cool J
- La Ley
- Lauryn Hill (Unplugged 2.0)
- Lenny Kravitz
- Live
- Los Tres
- Maná
- Mariah Carey
- Mary J. Blige
- Midnight Oil
- Neil Young
- Nirvana
- Noel Gallagher
- Oasis
- Page & Plant
- Paul McCartney
- Paul Simon
- Pearl Jam
- Phil Collins
- R.E.M.
- Rod Stewart with Ron Wood
- Roxette
- Seal
- Shakira (Unplugged 2.0)
- Sheryl Crow
- Soda Stereo (Comfort y música para volar)
- Squeeze
- Staind (Unplugged 2.0)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Sting
- Stone Temple Pilots
- The Church
- The Corrs
- The Cranberries
- The Cure
- The Indigo Girls
- Tony Bennett
- Tori Amos
- Utada Hikaru
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