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MTV Unplugged: Season 2

7 episodes Premiered Mar 2, 1991 Updated Oct 22, 2026

Mtv Unplugged is an acclaimed music series that showcases today's top artists and rising stars in the industry performing acoustic versions of their songs. Created by Robert Small, Jim Burns, and James S. Burns, the documentary and television series features major pop music stars playing their songs with only acoustic instruments. The American television series on mtv presents recorded live performances of popular mu

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Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The series showcases top artists and rising stars performing acoustic versions of their songs.
  • ⚡ Major pop music stars play their songs using only acoustic instruments.
  • ⚡ Performances feature recorded live acoustic or unplugged variations of popular music.
  • ⚡ The show highlights appearances by artists such as 10,000 Maniacs, Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett, and Natalie Merchant.
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Season overview

Mtv Unplugged is an acclaimed music series that showcases today's top artists and rising stars in the industry performing acoustic versions of their songs. Created by Robert Small, Jim Burns, and James S. Burns, the documentary and television series features major pop music stars playing their songs with only acoustic instruments. The American television series on mtv presents recorded live performances of popular music artists playing acoustic or unplugged variations of songs. Featuring performers such as 10,000 Maniacs, Eric Clapton, Tony Bennett, and Natalie Merchant, the programme highlights stripped-down musical presentations from various established and emerging acts.

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2·E1 Mytharc

The Cure

Mar 3, 1991 · 60 min

In its first European recording of ""MTV Unplugged,"" the highly-acclaimed acoustic music series, MTV presents an acoustic performance of one of Britain's premier alternative rock

S2·E2 Core

Winger with Slaughter

Mar 24, 1991 · 60 min

MTV presents an edition of ""MTV Unplugged,"" the acoustic music series, with hard rockers Slaughter and Winger. The program was taped in New York City on March 5, 1991 in an intim

S2·E3 Core

Paul McCartney

Apr 3, 1991 · 60 min

""MTV Unplugged,"" the critically acclaimed acoustic music series, world premiered a one hour performance with the legendary Paul McCartney on Wednesday, April 3, 1991. The perform

S2·E4 Core

Sting

Apr 10, 1991 · 60 min

""MTV Unplugged"" presents a 45-minute acoustic performance with British rock superstar Sting. Taped in New York in March of 1991 in an intimate studio setting, Sting, accompanied

S2·E5 Core

R.E.M. (1)

Apr 24, 1991 · 60 min

R.E.M., the band touted by Rolling Stone Magazine as ""America's Best Rock and Roll Band,"" spent several hours in New York's Chelsea Studios on April 10, 1991 to tape a one hour a

S2·E6 Mytharc

Yo! Unplugged Rap

May 1, 1991 · 60 min

""MTV Unplugged,"" the highly acclaimed acoustic music series, brings rap back to its roots in the first ever acoustic rap show to air on television. The special features performan

S2·E7 Mytharc

Elvis Costello

Jul 3, 1991 · 60 min

MTV showcases the multi-faceted musical talent of Elvis Costello in this new edition of ""MTV Unplugged."" Taped in Los Angeles in June of 1991, Elvis performs ""So Like Candy"" an

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