‘MTV Unplugged At Home’ Announces Performer Line-Up Including Shaggy, Alessia Cara, Melissa Etheridge – Update
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UPDATE, April 3 MTV today announced its first line-up of musicians for MTV Unplugged at Home: Shaggy, Alessia Cara, Jewel, Melissa Etheridge, Monsta X, Bazzi, CNCO and FINNEAS will perform from the comfort of their homes.
Beginning today with Alessia Cara at 12 noon ET/9 a.m. PT, and continuing regularly, performances will be available to stream on MTV YouTube, Instagram and Twitter, with additional artists to be announced at a later date. These acts follow Grammy award-winner and platinum superstar Wyclef Jean, English singer-songwriter sensation Yungblud, and multi-platinum pop/R&B recording artist JoJo.
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PREVIOUS, March 20 MTV Unplugged is connecting with musicians who are quarantined to bring forth a series of at-home performances. The series is available on MTV YouTube, Instagram and Twitter starting today.
Already on tap is a mini-concert in the MTV Unplugged at Home series features Grammy winner and platinum selling artist Wyclef Jean. Other artists are expected to be announced soon.
The series, as the broadcast series did, will feature stripped-down acoustic sets from artists performing their greatest hits.
The launch coincides with MTV’s #AloneTogether campaign, a global social media initiative that educates young people on the importance of social distancing in order to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic.
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