Saturday Night Live has announced Dave Chappelle will host the show next week (November 12), with a reunited Black Star (Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli) serving as the musical guests. The last time Chappelle hosted the show was November 2016, the week after the U.S. general election. At that show, Chappelle implored the audience to…
Paramore stopped by the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed as the show’s musical guest. The band played the title track from their upcoming LP This Is Why. The album was announced last month with the video for the single. This Is Why is the followup to 2017’s After…
Nilüfer Yanya closed out the week on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing “Midnight Sun” from her new album Painless in a pait of giant pink angel wings. Watch it below. Yanya issued Painless, her second record, at the beginning of March. She’s just embarked on a European tour that she’ll follow with a…
This Sunday (February 20), the 71st NBA All-Star Game will take place in Cleveland and air live at 8 p.m. Eastern on TNT. During halftime, there will be a ceremony for the league’s 75th anniversary featuring narration from Usher, Spike Lee, Tiffany Haddish, and Anthony Anderson. In addition, Earth, Wind & Fire will perform “Shining…
LCD Soundsystem has been announced as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on February 26. John Mulaney, a former head writer on the show, is set to host. LCD Soundsystem shared their holiday special on Amazon Prime Video last month, starring Macaulay Culkin, Aparna Nancherla, and Eric Wareheim. Their 20-date residency at Brooklyn Steel…
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac has signed on to produce a new musical drama series called 13 Songs with Fox, Variety reports. The show follows an aging rock star who seeks out his band after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Fleetwood will serve as an executive producer, contribute “creative ideas” and music to the series. …
Wizkid and Tems were the musical guests on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed their hit single “Essence.” The song, which appears on Wizkid’s latest album Made in Lagos, recently received a Grammy nod for Best Global Music Performance. Check out Wizkid and Tems’ performance below. Made in…
Maxwell performed a medley of songs from his career—including “Bad Habits,” “Lifetime,” and “Sumthin’ Sumthin’”—at the 2021 Soul Train Awards. He was also honored with the Legend award, which Jazmine Sullivan presented to him onstage. Check out his acceptance speech and the full medley performance below. Earlier this month, Maxwell announced a 2022 tour and…
Saweetie made her Saturday Night Live debut this week, performing a medley of “Tap In” and “Best Friend,” as well as her brand new single “Icy Chain.” Simu Liu hosted the episode. Watch Saweetie take the stage below. Saweetie has released a handful of singles this year, most recently issuing the Dr. Luke-produced “Icy Chain”…
Damon Albarn appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday (November 12). He where he performed “Darkness to Light” from his new album The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows, coinciding with the record’s release date. Check it out below. Following Gorillaz’s expansive Song Machine project, which began last fall, Albarn…
Brandi Carlile made her debut as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week, performing “Broken Horses” and “Right on Time” from her new album In These Silent Days. Jason Sudeikis hosted the episode. Watch Carlile’s performances below. Carlile released In These Silent Days, the follow-up to 2018’s By the Way, I Forgive You,…
Lana Del Rey appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Friday night (October 22), performing “Arcadia” from her new album Blue Banisters. Watch it below. The singer first announced Blue Banisters in the spring, first promising it for July 4 before pushing it back to the fall. It’s her second album of the year,…
Billie Eilish was the music guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Joined by her brother and collaborator Finneas, Eilish performed “Happier Than Ever” on the roof of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Also during the episode, Eilish sat down for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. During the interview, she discussed her James Bond song “No…
Kacey Musgraves was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week, the premiere of the show’s 47th season. She performed “Justified” and “Camera Roll” from her new album star-crossed, and fellow Texan Owen Wilson hosted the episode. During “Justified,” Musgraves wore cowboy boots and appeared to be nude behind her acoustic guitar. She later…
