Fred Armisen to Host CNN Series With Deep Dives Into Universal’s Vast Music Archive: Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Many More

Fred Armisen to Host CNN Series With Deep Dives Into Universal’s Vast Music Archive: Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, Many More

Fred Armisen will host a CNN series with deep dives into Universal Music's archives, with rare recordings and items from Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, more.

Fred Armisen to Host CNN Series Delving Into Nirvana, GN’R, and Other Universal Music Artists

CNN and Universal Music Group are teaming up for a new television series that will be hosted by actor-comedian Fred Armisen. The as-yet-untitled CNN Original Series, which will premiere later this year, will dive deep into the UMG vaults, spotlighting such acts as Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, and others. Get Nirvana’s Music on Vinyl and CD A press release describes the series as follows: “The untitled music docuseries will give fans an unprecedented,…

New CNN docuseries will dig into Universal Music Group vaults

Netflix is far from the only player in town when it comes to music documentaries in 2026. Witness Universal Music Group’s deal with CNN for a new docuseries digging into the major’s vaults. The show, which is still untitled, will be produced by UMG’s own Polygram Entertainment alongside Time Studios and Known Originals, and will be […] The post is from Music Ally.

Fred Armisen to host CNN music docuseries pulling from UMG’s underground vault

The vault lies within the Iron Mountain facility in Boyers, Pennsylvania, where UMG stores a portion of its catalog 220 feet underground. Source