MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999.

Many of the artists who appeared on the show in the 1990s released their Unplugged session as an album, and some of these albums were commercial and critical hits. Unplugged albums that went platinum include Mariah Carey’s MTV Unplugged (1992), Eric Clapton’s Unplugged (1992), Rod Stewart’s Unplugged…and Seated (1993), 10,000 Maniacs‘ MTV Unplugged (1993), Tony Bennett’s MTV Unplugged (1994), Page and Plant’s No Quarter (1994), Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York (1994), Los Tres’s MTV Unplugged (1995), Shakira’s MTV Unplugged (1999), Lauryn Hill’s MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 (2001) and Alicia Keys’ Unplugged (2005).