Courtesy of Rock on TV
MONDAY, MAY 3
MTV Total Request Live: Sheryl Crow is on hand to discuss The Globe Sessions, while John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra's video, "Duel Of Fates" from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace makes its premiere.
ABC Politically Incorrect: Rapper Coolio joins tonight's discussion group.
CBS Late Show with David Letterman: Dave makes room for Robbie Williams' celebrated pop ego.
TUESDAY, MAY 4
BET Rap City: A celebration of the pioneers of hip-hop, with live performances from Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Run DMC, EPMD and many more.
CBS Late Show with David Letterman: Dave welcomes Aussie rockers Silverchair.
CNN Newsstand: People Profiles: An in-depth profile of comeback-queen Cher.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
CBS This Morning: Academy of Country Music Awards nominee Jo Dee Messina struts her stuff.
CBS The 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards: Live from Hollywood's Universal Amphitheater: an evening of performances, award presentations and acceptance speeches featuring a who's who of modern country. Expect appearances by: Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Sawyer Brown, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Steve Wariner, Martina McBride, Clay Walker, Jo Dee Messina, Deryl Dodd, Allison Moorer and dozens more.
MUCH USA Silverchair - Inside The Neon Ballroom: A behind-the-scenes look at the recording of Silverchair's new album, Neon Ballroom.
THURSDAY, MAY 6
ABC Politically Incorrect: Find out how Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin feels about the issues of today.
BET Rap City: The Philly 103.9 concert, with Beanie Sigel, Naughty by Nature, Black Moon, the Roots, Blackstar and many more.
MUCH USA Korn: Unleashed: Korn's decade of metal mayhem is examined through music, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
FRIDAY, MAY 7
NBC Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Conan welcomes singer/songwriter Patty Griffin.
NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Irish superstar family band the Corrs perform their Gaelic pop.
SYN Russell Simmons' Oneworld Music Beat: Segments include Monica, Ja-Rule, Tevin Campbell and The Roots (air date & time varies; check local listings)
SATURDAY, MAY 8
NBC Saturday Night Live: If you missed his brilliantly over-the-top, show-stopping performance on the Grammys, here's your chance to get a taste of Ricky Martin's vida loca.
SYN Sessions at West 54th: David Byrne hosts an evening of intimate performance by Natalie Merchant and Virginia Rodrigues.
M2 Beastie Boys "In The Round": Take a front row, living room seat for a wild Beastie Boys' show, featuring the trio performing on a specially configured 360-degree rotating turntable stage.
SUNDAY, MAY 9
BRV Marsalis on Music: Why Does Tap?: Need a refresher course in musical appreciation? Wynton Marsalis deconstructs Tchaikovsky's original arrangement of "The Nutcracker" and Duke Ellington's jazz version to illustrate how composers use rhythm.
VH1 Behind The Music: The Black Crowes: Dig in to the full story of the most rock & roll rock & roll band in the world, a story rife with drugs, sibling punch-ups, press scandals, self-indulgence and enough swaggering, Southern-style blues to choke an Allman Brother.
VH1 This Is Spinal Tap: "Stonehenge," "Big Bottom," "Hell Hole" and "Sex Farm": has any other band in rock history produced so many metal classics? This 1984 feature is still the rockumentary to end all rockumentaries.
