A month before she releases her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, Olivia Rodrigo will both host and sing on Saturday Night Live. The artist will pull double duty on May 2. Although the artist, whose “Drivers License” inspired one of SNL‘s most memorable sketches in recent years, appeared on the show as a musical guest twice, this will be her first time hosting. “Massive dream come true,” she wrote on Instagram. “See u soon nyc🗽🩷💋” It’s safe to guess that she’ll preview songs from the album, due out June 12, during her musical guest portion of the show.
The show, which will air live this weekend with host Colman Domingo and musical guest Anitta, also announced the hosts and musical guests for the last two episodes of the season. Matt Damon will host on May 9 with musical guest Noah Kahan. Damon will be promoting The Odyssey, the Homeric upcoming Christopher Nolan movie he’s starring in this summer, and Kahan has his fourth album, The Great Divide, coming out April 24.
Will Ferrell, who stars in Neflix’s upcoming golf comedy The Hawk, will close out the season on May 16 with musical guest Paul McCartney. The former Beatle’s upcoming solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, will arrive May 29.
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Rodrigo announced her new album in early April, surprising fans hat she did not stick to her convention of four-letter album titles. Regarding the message behind You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, she said in a statement: “No matter how hard I try to write love songs they always come out laced with a little melancholy. I am so proud of this record, and I can’t wait for you to hear it.”
From Rolling Stone US
