If you’re looking for an example of good-sounding live music on TV—and I assure you, I do not write this sentence lightly—Jimmy Kimmel seems to have figured it out. It helps that, rather than having bands perform in the Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel studio, they play outdoors at the “Pontiac Garage” which, while kind of gross, does have acoustics that make it sound like actual bands are playing, instead of remixes that mute out selected tracks at random. In the above case, it also helps that Keri Hilson and Lil Wayne—and their band—play the hell out of “Turnin’ Me On.” MORE »
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What Will The New Jay Leno Show Mean For Music?
Any music-related news that might have emerged today would have a hard time competing with NBC’s announcement that Jay Leno will have a nightly prime-time show beginning this fall, and that it’ll air in the 10 p.m. (9 p.m. Central/Mountain) slot from Monday through Friday. With Conan O’Brien moving into Leno’s old spot and the Roots (and some dude from SNL who snickers a lot) moving into Conan’s spot, it’s worth looking at how the late-night opportunities for musical acts will shake out in the coming months. MORE »
“Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will return for the fourth time as host of the American Music Awards, which will be broadcast live November 18 on ABC.” MORE »
