Live from Daryl’s House, Later With Jools Holland: Music Series Return on MTV Live

MTV Live, MTV‘s 24-hour dedicated music channel, kicks off spring with new seasons of the performance series Live from Daryl’s House and Later… With Jools Holland, Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 9:00 p.m. This season of Live from Daryl’s House features artists including Cheap Trick, Wyclef Jean, Elle King, The O’Jays, Anderson East, Daughtry, Grace, and Kenny Loggins.

MTV Live’s presentation of the BBC series Later…With Jools Holland features performances by Sir Elton John, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jason Isbell, Lake Street Dive, Gregory Porter, Savages, and more.

 

 

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“LIVE FROM DARYL’S HOUSE” AND “LATER… WITH JOOLS HOLLAND” NEW SEASONS TO PREMIERE ON MTV LIVE THURSDAY, MAY 5

“Live from Daryl’s House” Guests Include Wyclef Jean, Elle King, The O’Jays and more

BBC Hit Series “Later… With Jools Holland” to Feature Performances from Sir Elton John, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, Gregory Porter and more

New York, NY (April 28, 2016) – MTV Live, MTV’s 24-hour dedicated music channel, kicks off spring with new seasons of performance series’ “Live from Daryl’s House” and “Later… With Jools Holland” on Thursday, May 5 beginning at 9:00 p.m.

In each episode of “Live from Daryl’s House,” music icon Daryl Hall invites a fellow musician over to his club to perform each other’s hits. Musical guests range from rock legends, established soul and pop acts to emerging artists. The series has been a musical staple in the industry featuring a mix of well-known performers including Ben Folds, Aloe Blacc, Aaron Neville, Gavin DeGraw, Joe Walsh, Kandace Springs, Billy Gibbons, Jason Mraz, Fitz & The Tantrums, Amos Lee and more. This season will feature artists like Cheap Trick, Wyclef Jean, Elle King, The O’Jays, Anderson East, Daughtry, Grace and Kenny Loggins.

“I never thought that I’d be able to top the past, but this season is the best one ever.” – Daryl Hall

This season line-up of artists on “Live from Daryl’s House” will feature:

· Cheap Trick – Thursday, May 5

· Wyclef Jean – Thursday, May 12

· Elle King – Thursday, May 19

· The O’Jays – Thursday, May 26

· Anderson East – Thursday, June 2

· Daughtry – Thursday, June 9

· Grace – Thursday, June 16

· Kenny Loggins – Thursday, June 23

The renowned BBC series, “Later… With Jools Holland,” a BBC Music Production, is back with all-new episodes premiering on Thursday, May 5 at 10:00pm. Taped in front of a live studio audience this long-running music series is hosted by musician Jools Holland. “Later… With Jools Holland” is the only show where music legends, current chart toppers and emerging artists across genres from around the world perform together live in the same studio. This season will feature artists like Sir Elton John, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jason Isbell, Lake Street Dive, Gregory Porter, Savages and more. Distributed by BBC Worldwide North America.

“Not since Caesar conquered Europe, since Shakespeare conquered language or The Beatles conquered America, could a man feel as honoured or proud as I do today, in the knowledge that MTV Live viewers will now be able to watch my show. Sharing all this wonderful music is a great responsibility so I am now going to have a lie down. Thank you MTV and thank you America.” – Jools Holland

Previous musical guests have included Paul McCartney, Florence + The Machine, U2, Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, The Weeknd, Arcade Fire, Robert Plant, Disclosure, Kanye West, The Black Keys, Coldplay and The Killers.

“Live From Daryl’s House” is executive produced by Hall and his manager, Jonathan Wolfson.

“Later… With Jools Holland” is executive produced by Mark Cooper and series produced by Alison Howe.

About MTV Live:

MTV Live, MTV’s 24-hour high-definition music channel, was rebranded from Palladia in February 2016 and features original music-based programming for a variety of music genres, including rock, pop, contemporary, classic rock, hip hop, alternative rock, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups. The channel has grown to 42 million households and is available on major U.S. carriers including Comcast, Cox, Verizon FiOS, Time Warner, Dish, DIRECTV, Charter, AT&T u-Verse, Cablevision and Insight.

 

What do you think? Do you plan to watch the Live from Daryl’s House and Later… With Jools Holland TV series on MTV Live? Now that the music is back, do you want your MTV?