A weekly bulletin on musical guests playing late night TV; set your TIVOs or DVRs.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Monday, April 27: The All-American Rejects
Tuesday, April 28: Dolly Parton
Wednesday, April 29: Manchester Orchestra
Friday, May 1: Bat for Lashes (pictured)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
Monday, April 27: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Tuesday, April 28: Country Bones
Wednesday, April 29: Zac Brown Band
Thursday, April 30: Starsailor
Friday, May 1: Ziggy Marley

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS
Wednesday, April 29: Antony and the Johnsons

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC
Monday, April 27: Morrissey (rerun, March 23)
Wednesday, April 29: Gomez (pictured, March 31)
Thursday, April 30: Santigold (March 3)
Friday, May 1: Cold War Kids (April 3)

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Monday, April 27: Franz Ferdinand (April 16)
Tuesday, April 28: Asher Roth
Wednesday, April 29: Bang Camaro
Friday, May 1: Jason Aldean

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC
Monday, April 27: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (rerun, April 3)
Tuesday, April 28: The Duke Spirit (March 20)
Wednesday, April 29: Ben Harper & Relentless7 (March 27)
Thursday, April 30: Adele (April 14)
Friday, May 1: The Duke Spirit (April 15)

Saturday Night Live, NBC
Saturday, May 2: Kelly Clarkson (rerun March 14)

If you missed it last week, here’s Beyonce performing “Halo” on Letterman.

My “Top 20 Songs of 2008″ feature is in the Creative Loafing that streets today. Here are my honorable mentions:

“All Nightmare Long,” Metallica
Metal masters are back – with a fierceness.

“Anyone Who had a Heart,” Shelby Lynne
Dusty would be proud.

“Be Mine!” Robyn (pictured)
Britney with brains.

“Better Get to Livin,’” Dolly Parton
Feel-good country pop from everyone’s favorite drag queen.

“Chemtrails,” Beck
Trippy dude.

“Discipline,” Nine Inch Nails
More Reznor industrial wickedness of the highest order.

“Don’t Change,” Lyrics Born
Positive alternative rap with a disco beat.

“Dust My Broom,” Cassandra Wilson
Greatest vocalist alive lends her sublimely smokey contralto to this Robert Johnson blues classic.

“Furr,” Blitzen Trapper
A splendid Dylan rip-off.

“Getting’ Up,” Q-Tip
Rap word master is back with a smooth, mellow, masterstroke.

“I Wish I Knew,” Hank Williams III
Hellbilly renegade turns in a high, lonesome, first-rate tearjerker.

“Juliet of the Spirits,” The B-52s
Original college rockers return with a clubby cool ode to Fellini – and fallen women.

“Just Us Kids,” James McMurtry
Moving tale of a couple blue-collar guys reflecting on their real-life working man blues.

“Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs,” Raul Malo
Former Maverick faithfully and wonderfully updates this countrypolitan, Charlie Rich chestnut.

“Lonely Me, Lonely You,” The Gibson Brothers
Gorgeous close-harmonies that teem with hillbilly charm – and genuine heartache.

“A Lot of Days Are Gone,” The Hacienda Brothers
A fitting farewell to underground alt-country standout Chris Gaffney.

“Outlaw Shit,” Waylon Jennings
The late, great honky tonk hero says goodbye – his way.

“Pretty Runs Out,” Amanda Shaw
Catchy Cajun pop from precocious teen fiddling sensation.

“Salute Your Solution,” The Raconteurs
Awesomely gritty garage rock with ample swagger.

“She Loves the Sunset,” Old 97’s
Steel guitar and sweet vocals celebrate the joys of romance.

“Stay with Me,” Al Green
The reverend’s best cut in years, sounds like something criminally left off that Green’s greatest hits CD we all have – or should have!

“Street of Dreams,” Guns N’ Roses
“November Rain” rewrite still ranks as best power ballad to be issued in years, by anyone.

“Supernatural Superserious,” R.E.M.
Athens allstars bring back the blazing guitars and elate fans with a song that recalls the band’s glory, I.R.S. days.

“Waitin’ For Some Girl,” Ry Cooder
Slide-guitar-ace-turned storyteller offers another amazingly literate character study.

“When I Still had You,” Sonny Landreth
Reigning king of the slide guitar Sonny Landreth displays his melody-writing chops.