Rock & Alternative
Tom Jones and Sting Share a TFI Friday Song Medley
Tom Jones and Sting combine “Every Breath You Take” and “Green, Green Grass of Home” in an archival TFI Friday performance. Individual lead lines and shared passages…
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Pop & Voices
Kristen Bell and Jimmy Fallon Sing Through Disney Songs
Kristen Bell and Jimmy Fallon move through a Disney-song medley on The Tonight Show in 2019. Exchanged lines and changing arrangements link seventeen song selections, giving the…
Pop & Voices
Graystones Bring a Room-Band Arrangement to “Hotel California”
Graystones perform the Eagles’ “Hotel California” in a room-band recording. Voices, keyboards, guitars and the rhythm section contribute to the arrangement. The original photograph is preserved, with…
Pop & Voices
Lucy Thomas Records a Vocal Arrangement of “Hallelujah”
Lucy Thomas sings Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in an official recording associated with her Timeless album. Her sustained lead phrases meet the arranged accompaniment, with the video presenting…
Pop & Voices
Ed Sheeran Brings “Old Phone” to The Tonight Show
Ed Sheeran introduces “Old Phone” on The Tonight Show before performing the song acoustically. The programme connects his account of finding an older phone with the guitar-and-voice…
Roots & Country
Jelly Roll and Wynonna Share “Need a Favor” at the CMA Awards
Jelly Roll and Wynonna perform “Need a Favor” at the 2023 CMA Awards. Their individual and shared vocal lines meet the band’s accompaniment, with the televised recording…
Pop & Voices
David and Romany Gilmour Rehearse “Between Two Points”
David Gilmour and Romany Gilmour perform “Between Two Points” in a 2024 tour rehearsal recording. Romany’s lead singing meets David’s guitar playing within their arrangement of the…
Pop & Voices
Lisette Oropesa’s “Sempre Libera” Includes an Audience Tenor
Lisette Oropesa performs “Sempre Libera” with a tenor response coming from the audience. The recorded passage brings the soprano line and the answering male voice into the…
Pop & Voices
Cass Elliot and John Davidson Share “Something Stupid”
Cass Elliot and John Davidson sing “Something Stupid” together on The John Davidson Show in January 1970. Their seated duet combines two distinct voices within a television…
Pop & Voices
Geoff Castellucci Builds a Vocal Arrangement of “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Geoff Castellucci records his arrangement of “Ain’t No Sunshine” at Casa Feliz in Winter Park, Florida. Lead singing and layered vocal parts create the arrangement’s contrast, with…
Pop & Voices
Taylor Swift Performs “King of My Heart” at an Engagement Party
Taylor Swift sings “King of My Heart” with acoustic guitar at Alex Goldschmidt’s engagement celebration. The party recording preserves her voice and guitar within the close gathering,…
Pop & Voices
Adam Lambert Takes “Born to Be Wild” to American Idol
Adam Lambert performs “Born to Be Wild” during American Idol’s eighth season. His lead vocal and the band’s rhythmic backing give the song a television-stage arrangement, with…