Thanks to Paramount + you no longer have to scour YouTube to find your favorite MTV Unplugged performances. That’s right, the streamer has added more than 100 episodes of Unplugged, as well as VH1 Storytellers and CMT Crossroads.
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If you find yourself in the mood to peruse through the collection of MTV Unplugged sets, seasons 1-8 and 10-13 are now available, including Nirvana’s iconic November 1993 performance, released just seven months before the death of singer Kurt Cobain.
Some other notable performances included are season one sets by Neil Young, Sinead O’Connor with The Church, Lenny Kravitz, Elton John, Shawn Mendes and Pearl Jam. As well as season two favorites like Mariah Carey and Eric Clapton.
Season five Unplugged highlights include Bob Dylan, Tony Bennet and Stone Temple Pilots, while season six features KISS and Sheryl Crow. Plus there's Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Redman, Naughty By Nature’s Treach, Poor Righteous Teachers, Lady Luck, Lords of the Underground and the Sugar Hill Gang coming together for a 2023 celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary.
Per the press release, more than 70 of the episodes have not been available for more than 20 years, making the epic drop of iconic episodes extra special, and the aforementioned notable performances, not even the half of it.
As for the CMT Crossroads collection, it includes sets by Sheryl Crow & Willie Nelson, Melissa Etheridge and Dolly Parton, The Doobie Brothers and Luke Bryan, Sting and Vince Gill, Black Pumas and Mickey Guyton. The musical specials where icons of Country and other genres collaborate in live performances and exchange stories about their mutual love for music also includes episodes with Boyz II Men and Brett Young, Halsey and Kelsea Ballerini, John Legend and Lee Ann Womack, Nelly & Friends (Kane Brown, Georgia Florida Line, Blanco Brown and Breland), OneRepublic and Dierks Bentley, Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett, and Stevie Nicks and Lady A.
Lastly, for the VH1 Storytellers selection of episodes, which like the Unplugged and Crossroads archives is missing random seasons, songwriters tell the stories behind the inspiration and creation of their greatest songs. Featured musicians include Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, David Bowie, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Mary J. Blige, P!NK, Ringo Starr, Snoop Dogg, Tom Waits and ZZ Top, among many more.
Check out the full list of episodes for all three archived collections below.
MTV Unplugged (Seasons 1-8, 10-13)
Aerosmith (1990)
Alanis Morissette (1999)
Alice in Chains (1996)
Alicia Keys (2005)
Allman Brothers (1990)
Annie Lenox (1992)
Arrested Development (1993)
Babyface & Friends feat. Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, and K-Ci & JoJo (1997)
Bob Dylan (1994)
Bryan Adams (1997)
Chris Isaak (1995)
Cranberries (1995)
Crowded House/Tim Finn (1990)
Dashboard Confessional (2002)
Duran Duran (1993)
Elton John (1990)
Elvis Costello (1991)
Eric Clapton (1992)
Hall & Oates (1990)
Hootie & the Blowfish (1996)
Jewel (1997)
John Mellencamp (1992)
kd lang (1993)
Kiss (1995)
Korn (2007)
Lenny Kravitz (1994)
Live (1995)
Mariah Carey (1992)
Melissa Etheridge (1995)
Neil Young (1990)
Nirvana (1993)
Oasis (1996)
Paul McCartney (1991)
Paul Simon (1992)
Pearl Jam (1992)
Queensryche (1992)
R.E.M. (2001)
Rod Stewart (1993)
Seal (1996)
Shakira (2001)
Shawn Mendes (2017)
Sheryl Crow (1995)
Sinead O’Connor/The Church (1990)
Smithereens/Graham Parker (1990)
Soul Asylum (1993)
Staind (2001)
Sting (1991)
Stone Temple Pilots (1994)
The Wallflowers (1997)
Tony Bennett (1994)
Tori Amos (1996)
Uptown Show feat. Jodeci, Father MC, Mary J. Blige, Christopher Williams, and Heavy D (1993)
VH1 Storytellers (seasons 1-9, 11-13, 15, 16)
Alicia Keys (2012)
Bee Gees (1997)
Billy Joel (1997, 1998)
Black Crowes (1996)
Bruce Springsteen (2005)
Christina Aguilera (2010)
Coldplay (2005)
Counting Crows (1997)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (2000)
Dave Matthews (1999)
Dave Matthews Band (2005)
David Bowie (1999)
Def Leppard 1999)
Ed Sheeran Live (2015)
ELO (2001)
Elton John LIVE (1997)
Elvis Costello (1996)
Eurythmics (1999)
Foo Fighters (2009)
Goo Goo Dolls (2002)
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals (2012)
Green Day (2005)
Hanson (1998)
Jewel (1999)
Jill Scott (2012)
John Mellencamp (1998)
Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (1997)
Mary J. Blige (2008)
Melissa Etheridge (1996)
No Doubt (2000)
P!nk (2012)
Paul Simon (1997)
Pete Townshend (2000)
Phil Collins (1997)
R.E.M. (1998)
Ringo Starr (1998)
Rod Stewart (1998)
Sheryl Crow (1998)
Snoop Dogg (2008)
Stevie Nicks (1998)
Sting (1996)
Stone Temple Pilots (2000)
The Chicks (2006)
The Pretenders (1999)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1999)
Tom Waits (1999)
Tony Bennett (1998)
Tori Amos (1999)
Wyclef Jean (1999)
ZZ Top (2009)
CMT Crossroads (seasons 1-3, 5, 10-16, 18-20)
Black Pumas & Mickey Guyton (2022)
Boyz II Men & Brett Young (2019)
Brooks & Dunn and Friends feat. Luke Combs, Brett Young, Midland, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, and Brandon Lancaster (2019)
Cheap Trick & Jennifer Nettles (2016)
Gavin DeGraw & Chris Young (2019)
Halsey & Kelsea Ballerini (2020)
John Legend & Lee Ann Womack (2014)
John Mellencamp & Darius Rucker (2017)
Kid Rock & Hank Williams, Jr. (2002)
LeAnn Rimes & Friends feat. Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, Mickey Guyton, and Brandy Clark (2021)
Lindsey Buckingham & Little Big Town (2006)
Lynyrd Skynyrd & Brantley Gilbert (2015)
Lynyrd Skynyrd & Montgomery Gentry (2004)
Melissa Etheridge & Dolly Parton (2003)
Nathaniel Rateliff & Margo Price (2021)
Nelly & Friends feat. Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Blanco Brown, and Breland (2021)
Nick Jonas & Thomas Rhett (2016)
OneRepublic & Dierks Bentley (2014)
Randy Travis & The Avett Brothers (2012)
Sheryl Crow & Friends feat. Chris Stapleton, Joe Walsh, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Lucius, and more (2019)
Sheryl Crow & Willie Nelson (2002)
Stevie Nicks & Lady A (2013)
Sting & Vince Gill (2011)
The Doobie Brothers & Luke Bryan (2011)
Willie Nelson & Friends feat. Neil Young, Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Leon Russell, Ashley Monroe, Norah Jones, and Jamey Johnson (2013)