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Music on TV this week: M. Ward; the Lumineers; HAIM; Thom Yorke and more

Singer-songwriter M. Ward
Singer-songwriter M. WardWrenne Evans

by Luke Taylor

April 27, 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. Tuesday night is chock-a-block, with performances by M. Ward, the Lumineers and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. HAIM are the ones to look for on Wednesday, and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke performs on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday.

Saturday brings another amazing encore from PBS's Austin City Limits: the one-hour set by Gary Clark Jr., which originally aired in October 2019 and features Clark performing songs from his latest album, This Land. Look for that show starting Saturday, May 2.

Here's the rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times (schedule subject to change).

Monday, April 27

Dave Grohl, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | BBC Radio 1 coordinates global collaborative recording of "Times Like These", Music News, April 24

John Fogerty, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Alessia Cara, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Yungblud, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Tuesday, April 28

M. Ward, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | M. Ward performs at Rock the Garden 2016

The Lumineers, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Theft of the Dial: The Lumineers, 2016

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | Album review: Green Day, Father of All…, by Jim McGuinn, Feb. 10

Wednesday, April 29

HAIM, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) | HAIM announce new album, Women In Music Pt. III, share "The Steps", March 3

Maluma, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

5 Seconds of Summer, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Thursday, April 30

Thom Yorke, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Album review: Thom Yorke, ANIMA, by David Safar, Aug. 12, 2019

Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Friday, May 1

Hailee Steinfeld, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Blackbear, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from March 5 (CBS)

Saturday, May 2

M. Ward, CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions (CBS) | M. Ward performs at Rock the Garden, 2016

The Weeknd, Saturday Night Live (NBC); note: rerun from March 7 -->

Gary Clark Jr., Austin City Limits; note: encore from Oct. 5, 2019 (PBS) | Album review: Gary Clark Jr., This Land, by David Safar, Feb. 17, 2019


Watch again: See See last week's highlights.

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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