List of artists featured on MTV Unplugged

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Below is a list of musical artists, bands, and groups that have performed on the television series MTV Unplugged . [1]

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Performances by performance date

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, MTV rebranded the show to MTV Unplugged at Home, as part of the network's #AloneTogether campaign, a social media initiative created to encourage the practice of social distancing among young people "in the hope of 'flattening the curve'" of the outbreak. It became an online series instead, with episodes released on MTV's YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, and featured a mix of local and international artists performing from their respective homes around the world. [25]

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European MTV

Brazilian Acústico MTV

RecordedReleasedArtistMain article
1990 Marcelo Nova (pilot)Acústico MTV: Marcelo Mova
19912006 Barão Vermelho Acústico MTV: Barão Vermelho
19921999 Legião Urbana Acústico MTV: Legião Urbana
1992 João Bosco Acústico MTV: João Bosco
19941994 Gilberto Gil Acústico MTV: Gilberto Gil
19951995 Moraes Moreira Acústico MTV: Moraes Moreira
19971997 Titãs Acústico MTV: Titãs
Gal Costa Acústico MTV: Gal Costa
19981998 Rita Lee Acústico MTV: Rita Lee
19991999 Os Paralamas do Sucesso Acústico MTV: Os Paralamas do Sucesso
20002000 Capital Inicial Acústico MTV: Capital Inicial
Art PopularAcústico MTV: Art Popular
Lulu Santos Acústico MTV: Lulu Santos
20012001 Cássia Eller Acústico MTV: Cássia Eller
Roberto Carlos Acústico MTV: Roberto Carlos
2002 Cidade Negra Acústico MTV: Cidade Negra
2002 Jorge Ben Acústico MTV: Jorge Ben Jor
Kid Abelha Acústico MTV: Kid Abelha
20032003 Marina Lima Acústico MTV: Marina Lima
Charlie Brown Jr. Acústico MTV: Charlie Brown Jr.
Zeca Pagodinho Acústico MTV: Zeca Pagodinho
20042004 Ira! Acústico MTV: Ira!
Marcelo D2 Acústico MTV: Marcelo D2
Engenheiros do Hawaii Acústico MTV: Engenheiros do Hawaii
20052005Bandas Gaúchas: Acústico MTV: Bandas Gaúchas
O Rappa Acústico MTV: O Rappa
Ultraje a Rigor Acústico MTV: Ultraje a Rigor
20062006 Lenine Acústico MTV: Lenine
Zeca PagodinhoAcústico MTV: Zeca Pagodinho 2 - Gafieira
2007 Lobão Acústico MTV: Lobão
2007 Sandy & Junior Acústico MTV: Sandy & Junior
Paulinho da Viola Acústico MTV: Paulinho da Viola
20102010Lulu SantosAcústico MTV: Lulu Santos
20112012 Arnaldo Antunes [35] Acústico MTV: Arnaldo Antunes
20192019 Tiago Iorc Acústico MTV: Tiago Iorc
20222023 Manu Gavassi [36] Acústico MTV: Manu Gavassi canta Fruto Proibido

Grammy awards and nominations received for Unplugged

MTV Unplugged awards and nominations
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Alicia Keys, Unplugged in 2005.
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Wins15
Nominations15
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

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