List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged

Performances by performance date

1989

• Neil Young - The Palladium, NYC, September 5 and 6
• Squeeze, Syd Straw and Elliot Easton – National Video Center, NYC, October 31
• The Smithereens and Graham Parker – National Video Center, NYC, December 13
• 10,000 Maniacs and Michael Penn – National Video Center, NYC, December 13
• The Alarm and Nuclear Valdez – National Video Center, NYC, December 14
• Joe Walsh and Dr. John – National Video Center, NYC, December 14

1990

• Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Satriani – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
• Michelle Shocked and Indigo Girls – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
• Sinéad O'Connor and The Church – National Video Center, NYC, January 30
• Don Henley – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
• Great White and Damn Yankees – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
• Crowded House and Tim Finn – Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, March 30
• Hall & Oates – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
• Elton John – Chelsea Studios, NYC, May 17
• Aerosmith – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
• Crosby, Stills & Nash – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
• Ratt and Vixen – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, August 11
• The Black Crowes and Tesla – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
• The Allman Brothers Band – National Video Center, NYC, November 19
• Poison – National Video, NYC, November 19

1991

• The Cure – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 24
• Paul McCartney – London Limehouse TV Studios, London, January 25
• Winger and Slaughter – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
• Sting – National Video Center, NYC, March 5
• R.E.M. – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10
• Yo! Unplugged Rap: LL Cool J, MC Lyte, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Pop's Cool Love – Chelsea Studios, NYC, April 10
• Elvis Costello – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, June 3

1992

• Eric Clapton – Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, January 16
• Paul Simon – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 4
• R&B Unplugged: Boyz II Men, Shanice and Joe Public – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
• Mariah Carey with Trey Lorenz – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
• Pearl Jam – Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York, March 16
• Queensrÿche – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
• John Mellencamp – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, April 27
• Joe Cocker – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 2
• Annie Lennox – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 3
• Eurythmics – Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, July 5
• Bruce Springsteen – Warner Hollywood Studios, Los Angeles, September 22
• k.d. lang – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16
• Neil Young – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 16
• Arrested Development – Ed Sullivan Theater, NYC, December 17

1993

• Roxette – Stockholm Circus, Sweden, January 9
• Rod Stewart with Ronnie Wood – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 5
• Denis Leary – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
• Uptown Unplugged: Jodeci, Father MC, Mary J. Blige, Christopher Williams and Heavy D – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 6
• Neil Young – Universal Studios, Los Angeles, February 7
• Midnight Oil – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
• Spoken Word I: 99, Maggie Estep, Barry Yourgrau, Reg E. Gaines, Bob Holman, Edwin Torres and Henry Rollins – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 20
• 10,000 Maniacs with special guest David Byrne – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21
• Soul Asylum w/ special guest Lulu – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 21
• Boom Crash Opera - Melbourne's Channel Nine studios, June
• Duran Duran – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17
• Stone Temple Pilots – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17
• Nirvana with guest appearance by Meat Puppets – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 18

1994

• Tony Bennett – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 12
• Spoken Word II: MC Lyte, Toby Huss, Bahiyyih Maroon, Eric Bogosian, Matthew Courtney, Hal Sirowitz, Gil Scott-Heron, Larry McDonald, and Wanda Phipps – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
• Spoken Word III: Max Blagg, Danny Hoch, Maggie Estep, Jim Carroll, John S. Hall; and Paul Beatty – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 13
• Lenny Kravitz – Sony Music Studios, NYC, April 14
• Page and Plant – London Studios, London, England, August 25–26
• Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – Miami, September 29
• Caifanes – Miami, October 28
• Björk – Fountain Studios, London, England, recorded on September 1, aired on November 7
• Eagles – Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, CA, November 8
• Bob Dylan – Sony Music Studios, NYC, November 17–18

1995

• Hole – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
• The Cranberries – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 14
• Melissa Etheridge with Bruce Springsteen – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
• Live – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
• Sheryl Crow – Brooklyn Academy of Music – Brooklyn, NY, February 15
• Charly García – Miami, April 28
• Herbert Grönemeyer – Studio Babelsberg, Berlin, Germany, May 14
• Café Tacuba – Miami, May 15
• Chris Isaak – Sony Music Studios, NYC, June 9
• Kiss – Sony Music Studios, NYC, August 8
• Los Tres – Miami, September 14

1996

• Soda Stereo with Andrea Echeverri – Miami, March 12
• Seal – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 9
• Alice in Chains – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 10
• Tori Amos – Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, April 11
• Hootie & the Blowfish – The Horseshoe, Columbia, South Carolina, April 19
• Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – Miami, April 26
• CHAGE and ASKA – The Fountain Studios, London, June 19
• Harlem Yu – The Fountain Studios, London, June
• Colonial Cousins – The Fountain Studios, London, June
• El Tri - Miami, June
• Oasis, excluding Liam Gallagher, with Noel Gallagher on lead vocals – Royal Festival Hall, London, England, August 23
• George Michael – Three Mills Studios, London, England, October 11
• Maldita Vecindad – MTV Studios, Miami, October 12

1997

• Santa Sabina – Miami Broadcast Center, Miami, Florida, April 2
• Luis Alberto Spinetta – Miami, April 19
• The Wallflowers – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, May 5
• Maxwell – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 15
• Jewel – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, June 24
• Fiona Apple – Aired July 2
• BLACKstreet – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, September 3
• Aterciopelados – Miami, September 7
• Bryan Adams – Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 26
• Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds with Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder – New York City, October 18
• Erykah Badu – November 18

1998

• Björk – MTV Studios, New York, February 22
• Los Ratones Paranoicos – MTV studios, Miami, March 11

1999

• Maná – Miami, March 10
• Shakira – Manhattan Center Studios, New York, August 12
• Alanis Morissette - The Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, September 18
• The Corrs – Ardmore Studios, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, October 5
• Incubus - AT&T Studios, Los Angeles, November 6

2000

• Die Fantastischen Vier – Stalactite cave in Balve in the Sauerland, Germany, September 20

2001

• R.E.M. – MTV Studios, NYC, May 21
• Hikaru Utada – Tennouzu Studio, Tokyo, Japan, June 21
• La Ley – Miami Broadcast Center, June 28
• Staind – MTV Studios, New York City, July 16
• Lauryn Hill – MTV Studios, New York City, July 21
• Alejandro Sanz – Gusman Center, Miami, October 2
• Jay-Z with The Roots, MTV Studios, New York City, November 11

2002

• Dashboard Confessional – MTV Studios, April 24
• Die Ärzte – Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium, Hamburg, Germany, August 31

2003

• Ken Hirai – February 13
• Nickelback – MTV Studios, Bussum, Netherlands, September 16

2004

• Diego Torres – Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 4

2005

• Hitomi Yaida – Tokyo FM, Tokyo, Japan, April 24
• Queens of the Stone Age – SilverWings, Berlin, Germany, June 10
• Giorgia – June 20
• Alicia Keys – Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY, July 14
• Die Toten Hosen – Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria, September 1–2

2006

• Ricky Martin – Miami, August 17
• Kayah – Toya film studio, Lodz, Poland, November 28
• Korn, with guest appearance by Amy Lee of Evanescence, and Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure – MTV Studios, NYC, December 9

2007

• Hey – September 10
• Bon Jovi – June 22
• Mary J. Blige
• Kenny Chesney
• John Mayer
• Alex Britti September 24
• Ne-Yo
• Joss Stone
• Maroon 5

2008

• Julieta Venegas – Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City, March 6
• Söhne Mannheims vs. Xavier Naidoo – Schlosstheater Schwetzingen, Germany, July 2
• Amy Winehouse

2009

• Sportfreunde Stiller
• Adele
• Silversun Pickups
• All Time Low
• Paramore
• Katy Perry – NEP Midtown Studios, New York City, July 22, 2009
• Ayaka – Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka, Japan, November 18
• The Script
• Wilki
• Tomoya Nagase

2010

• Vampire Weekend
• Sido
• Despina Vandi
• Adam Lambert
• Trey Songz
• The Script
• Phoenix
• Mando Diao
• Kult
• Panda
• Camila
• B.o.B
• Train

2011

• Thirty Seconds to Mars – May 13, New York City
• Zoé
• Lykke Li – April 7
• Los Tigres del Norte – May 24 at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA
• Lil Wayne – June 12
• Salyu – June 13 Billboard Live TOKYO
• Mumford & Sons – June 24

2012

• Juanes – February 1
• Florence and the Machine with guest appearance by Josh Homme–April 2 at Angel Orensanz Center, New York
• Walk the Moon – August 2
• Rita Ora – September 7
• Die Fantastischen Vier – Sony Music Studios in Berlin, Germany, October 26

2013

• Scorpions - Athens, Greece

2014

• Gentleman
• Miley Cyrus – January 29
• Kinky – June 3
• Pepe Aguilar – June 5

2015

• Cro - July 3
• Placebo - August 19
• Enrique Bunbury - September 1
• Unheilig - October 3-5

2016

• Mika Nakashima - January 10
• Miguel Bosé - May 12
• Mizuki Nana - October 23

2017

• O.S.T.R. - March 20
• Emmanuel - June 15
• A-ha - Ocean Sound Recordings, Giske, Norway, October 3
• Shawn Mendes - The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles
• Bleachers featuring Lorde and Carly Rae Jepsen - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, New Jersey

2018

• Molotov - April 12
• Los Auténticos Decadentes - May 24
• Biffy Clyro - May 25, Recorded at Roundhouse, London
• Gang of Youths - July 25, Recorded at Cobblestone Pavilion, Melbourne
• DMA's – October 11, Recorded at Memo Music Hall, Melbourne,

2019

• Café Tacuba – March 5, Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Centro Cultural Universitario, CDMX.
• Liam Gallagher – August 3, Recorded at Hull City Hall, Hull

2020

• Wyclef Jean – March 20. Jean was the first artist to perform under the new At Home format
• JoJo – March 25
• Yungblud – April 1, Los Angeles
• Alessia Cara – April 3. Cara was the first artist featured after MTV announced the official launch of At Home as a livestreaming series earlier that same day.
• Melissa Etheridge – April 7
• Finneas O'Connell – April 10
• Jewel – April 14
• Shaggy – April 17
• Kiana Ledé – April 21
• Monsta X – April 24
• Bazzi – May 1
• Marcus Mumford – May 5
• CNCO – May 8
• Hayley Kiyoko – May 12
• Clueso – May 20, Germany
• Fobia – October 2, Frontón Mexico in Mexico City. The band was the first to record under the concert-without-an-audience format for the show. The location of the performance was not disclosed at the time to avoid crowds outside the venue.
• Miley Cyrus – October 16, Los Angeles

2021

• BTS – February 23, South Korea
• Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – aired December 16
• Bastille with Charlie Barnes – aired December 23

2022

• Twenty One Pilots – aired June 9
• Liella! – aired May 27th & 28th

2023

• A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey's Finest: Heather B., Lady Luck, Lords of the Underground, Poor Righteous Teachers, Queen Latifah, Redman, The Sugarhill Gang, Treach, Wyclef Jean – Newark Symphony Hall, Newark, NJ – aired December 14.

2024

• Los Bunkers - October 9, Santiago, Chile

European MTV

• Phil Collins

Brazilian ''Acústico MTV''

Grammy awards and nominations received for ''Unplugged''

Won

• 1993 – 35th Grammy Awards to Eric Clapton
• * Grammy Award for Album of the Year – Unplugged
• 1995 – 37th Grammy Awards to Tony Bennett
• * Grammy Award for Album of the Year – MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett
• 1996 – 38th Grammy Awards to Nirvana
• * Best Alternative Music Album – Unplugged in New York
• 2000 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 to Shakira
• * Best Female Rock Vocal Performance – "Octavo Día"
• * Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – "Ojos Así"
• 2000 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 to Os Paralamas do Sucesso
• * [Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Rock en español|Rock Album|Best Brazilian Rock Album] – Acústico MTV
• 2001 – 43rd Grammy Awards to Shakira
• * Best Latin Pop Album – Unplugged
• 2002 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2002 to Cássia Eller
• * Best Brazilian Rock Album – Acústico MTV
• 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Ricky Martin
• * Best Pop Vocal Album, Male – "Unplugged"
• * Best Long Form Music Video – "Unplugged"
• 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Lobão
• * Best Brazilian Rock Album – Acústico MTV
• 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Lenine
• * Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album – Acústico MTV
• 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2007 to Zeca Pagodinho
• * Best Album Samba/Pagode – Acústico MTV – 2 Gafieira
• 2008 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 to Julieta Venegas
• * Best Alternative Album – "Unplugged"
• * Best Long Form Music Video – "Unplugged"
• 2008 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 to Paulinho da Viola
• * Best Album Samba/Pagode – ''Acústico MTV''

Nominations

• 2000 – 42nd Grammy Awards to Maná
• * Best Latin Pop Album – Unplugged
• 2000 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 to Shakira
• * Album of the Year – Unplugged
• * Best Pop Vocal Album – Unplugged
• * Best Short Form Music Video – "Ojos Así"
• 2003 – 45th Grammy Awards to Lauryn Hill
• * Best Female Rap Solo Performance – "Mystery of Iniquity"
• 2003 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2003 to Kid Abelha
• * Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album – Acústico MTV
• 2006 – 48th Grammy Awards to Alicia Keys
• * Best R&B Album – Unplugged
• * Best Female R&B Vocal Performance – "Unbreakable"
• * Best R&B Song – "Unbreakable"
• * Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – "If I Was Your Woman"
• 2007 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 to Ricky Martin
• * Album of the Year – Unplugged
• * Record of the Year – "Tu Recuerdo"
• 2008 – Latin Grammy Awards of 2008 to Julieta Venegas
• * Record of the Year – "El Presente"
• * Song of the Year – "El Presente"