{"id":7723,"date":"2025-12-30T22:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/musician-snl-hosts-saturday-night-live\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:49:19","slug":"musician-snl-hosts-saturday-night-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/musician-snl-hosts-saturday-night-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Every Musician Who\u2019s Ever Hosted \u2018Saturday Night\u00a0Live\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSince its premiere in 1975, <em>Saturday Night Live <\/em>has been one of the biggest bucket-list performance slots for musicians. But to host the legendary sketch-comedy program? That\u2019s when you know you\u2019ve really made it as a star. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd for many musicians over the years, that dream has become reality. Everyone from Ray Charles to the Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Madonna, Britney Spears, Drake, Taylor Swift have, at various points in <em>SNL <\/em>history, piloted different episodes of the series. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s not an easy gig \u2014 especially for hosts who pull double duty and serve as their own musical guests \u2014 with show leads only getting one week of preparation before they are tasked with delivering live monologues and playing absurd characters in skits that challenge them to break away from their artistic images. But with the help of creator Lorne Michaels and a rotating cast of some of the world\u2019s best comedians and joke writers, time and time again, musicians have successfully added 30 Rock to the list of venues they\u2019ve conquered, adding their names to the show\u2019s ever-expanding host history book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs <em>SNL <\/em>celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, <em>Billboard <\/em>is rounding up every musician who\u2019s ever hosted the flagship NBC program \u2014 not counting stars like Bruce Willis or Eddie Murphy, who may have musical proclivities but are much more famous for their non-musical pursuits. From Paul Simon to Charli XCX and more, keep reading to see all the artists who\u2019ve led the show \u2014 plus their respective seasons, episodes and musical guests \u2014 in chronological order below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__figure u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text-small u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-1 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-2 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-3 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-4 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its premiere in 1975, Saturday Night Live has been one of the biggest bucket-list performance slots for musicians. 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