Cover Songs & Artist Cover Performances

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Watch Tegan & Sara Sing Cyndi Lauper: Candid Covers

December 12, 2012 12:00 PM EST

Tegan & Sara are more known for indie rock than pop, yet they've been influenced over the years by Cyndi Lauper. Watch as they sing the Lauper's "Time After Time" and explain how the 1984 song changed the big picture in their musical careers.

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Cher Lloyd Sings Katy Perry's 'E.T.': Candid Covers

December 05, 2012 3:00 PM EST

Watch Cher Lloyd perform Katy Perry's "E.T." as Katy Perry herself listens.

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Watch Lianne La Havas Sing Jill Scott

November 28, 2012 11:30 AM EST

La Havas sings Scott's "He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)" in this latest installment of the Women In Music-themed Candid Covers series.

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Watch ZZ Ward Sing Etta James: Candid Covers

November 21, 2012 12:00 PM EST

Etta James was known for hits like "At Last," but ZZ Ward connected with one of the legend's lesser known hits, "Waiting For Charlie (To Come Home)." Watch her perform the song in this installment of our Women In Music-themed Candid Covers series.

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Watch Kimbra Sing Nina Simone: Candid Covers

November 14, 2012 12:30 PM EST

Watch below as Kimbra covers a song made famous by Nina Simone, whose music influenced small moments in her school days and the big picture of her own current musical success.

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Candid Covers: Melanie Fiona Sings Alanis Morissette

August 07, 2012 12:00 PM EDT

Alanis Morisette's "Ironic" helped change the big picture in Melanie Fiona's musical journey when she was young -- "It really made me pay attention to the art of storytelling," she says. Watch her sing the 1996 song in her Billboard Candid Covers session.

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Candid Covers: Wynter Gordon Sings Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn'

July 31, 2012 12:00 PM EDT

"It's one of those songs that defines my youth," Wynter Gordon said of Natalie Imbruglia "Torn," the song she covered for her Billboard Candid Covers session.

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Candid Covers: The Gaslight Anthem Sings 'House of the Rising Sun'

July 24, 2012 11:45 AM EDT

"We didn't invent this -- this rock 'n' roll thing," Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon joked, explaining why the band chose to sing the Animals' "The House of the Rising Sun" for their Billboard Candid Covers Session.

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Candid Covers: Tristan Prettyman Sings 'Wonderwall' by Oasis

July 17, 2012 11:55 AM EDT

When Tristan Prettyman was young, she says she was mesmerized by "Wonderwall" by Oasis. Watch as the Californian singer-songwriter covers the song that influenced her childhood.

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Candid Covers: Civil Twilight Sings Beck

July 10, 2012 12:45 PM EDT

When South African rock trio Civil Twilight moved to L.A., one of their first gigs sent them into the desert, where they fell in love with Beck's "The Golden Age" as they listend to his "Sea Change" album along the way.

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Candid Covers: Edens Edge Sings Brad Paisley

July 03, 2012 11:55 AM EDT

Watch as country trio Edens Edge performs "Whiskey Lullaby" -- a cover of Brad Paisley's duet with Alison Krauss -- and the three members talk about how a small moment, performing the song onstage with Paisley, shaped the big picture in their musical career.

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Candid Covers: Ed Sheeran Sings Bob Dylan

June 26, 2012 12:00 PM EDT

Watch Sheeran perform the early Dylan classic "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and discuss how the small moment when his astute father turned him onto Dylan changed the big picture of his own musical path.