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Miley Cyrus releases ‘Walk of Fame’ with Brittany Howard, strolling the Walk of Fame ahead of receiving her star.

Miley Cyrus has unveiled the music video for her new track ‘Walk of Fame’, a powerful collaboration with Brittany Howard, lead vocalist of Alabama Shakes. In it, the star strides confidently along the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame, wearing tall black boots and a silver dress that reflects as much style as attitude.

The release comes just before the ceremony at which Cyrus will be immortalised with her own star on the legendary boulevard, cementing her place among entertainment greats.

The singer and actor recently shared that the Walk of Fame has been part of her life since childhood: “When I first came to Los Angeles from Nashville, my family was staying in a hotel on Hollywood Blvd. I used to go out for late-night walks with my dad, when nobody recognised him,...

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Miley Cyrus dropped her ninth full-length studio album, Something Beautiful, earlier this spring, and now the LP’s companion film is finally available for fans to watch at home.

Released in theaters in June, Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful is now streaming on Hulu, complete with all of the 13 tracks from the new LP, including singles like “Easy Lover,” “End of the World,” and “More to Lose.”

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Following the release of her ninth studio album, the heralded Something Beautiful, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that the Grammy winner would be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The news is fitting, given that her latest LP features the glitzy track “Walk of Fame.”

In response to the announcement, Cyrus took to social media to reflect on the full circle moment, sharing a memory of her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. “Honored to be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,...

Miley Cyrus’ visual album, “Something Beautiful,” is headed to Hulu and Disney+ in July.

“Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful,” which serves as a visual companion to Cyrus’ latest album, will premiere July 16 on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S., Disney announced Monday. Internationally, “Something Beautiful” will begin streaming July 16 in Canada and July 30 in Emea, Latam and Apac on Disney+.

The visual album will hit the Disney-owned streaming services just over a month after “Something Beautiful” premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 6, as well as its one-night theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada on June 12.

The film serves as a visual companion to Cyrus’ album, “Something Beautiful,” which released May 30. “Prelude,” “Something Beautiful” and “End of the World” were released ahead of the debut of the album, which consists of 13 songs. Additional songs include “More to Lose,” “Easy Lover,” “Golden Burning Sun,” “Walk of Fame ft. Brittany Howard,...

Michael Stipe and Big Red Machine, Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are among the artists lending their work to a new double album, Democracy Forward, to benefit the group of the same name.

Democracy Forward has challenged Trump administration actions on immigration, Doge cuts and federal funding freezes, among other actions.

Other artists on the album include Tyler Childers, Brittany Howard, John Prine, Wilco and Langhorne Slim. The album, a partnership of Democracy Forward and literary magazine The Bitter Southerner, will be released on vinyl and online on July 3 and started taking pre-orders today.

From left: Michael Stipe, Brandi Carlile & Jason Isbell

In a recording for the album, former R.E.M. frontman Stipe said: “We believe in the importance of our democracy and also our ability to save it. The world is depending on us. This fight is not over. The day is not done.”

Skye Perryman, President & CEO of Democracy Forward,...

Miley Cyrus has spent her whole career mutating and evolving, making drastic musical left turns. She went from Hannah Montana to the indie-sleaze neon orgy that was Bangerz, the ultimate “Disney kid breaks free” statement. But that turned out to be just one of the many Mileys we’d get to know — over the next decade, she moved on to the stoner prog-rock of her Flaming Lips project Dead Petz, to the rootsy country of Younger Now, to the Eighties electro power-glitz of Plastic Hearts. Some thought Endless Summer Vacation...

Miley Cyrus released her new album Something Beautiful on Friday, and on the song “Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved,” she seemingly throws shade at Dua Lipa.

The lyrics in question are as follows: “She speaks the perfect French/ She can dance the night away/ And still, she’ll never break a sweat.” While, sure, these could be about any woman that speaks French and can dance a lot without perspiring. But Dua Lipa checks all three boxes; she can speak French (certainly evidenced by her French-speaking cameo in Charli Xcx’s recent “Talk Talk” remix with Troye Sivan) and she can definitely dance the night away (as stated directly in 2023’s “Dance the Night” from the Barbie soundtrack).

The final detail—that she’ll never break a sweat—is a bit more open to interpretation. It might be a nod to the viral “go girl give us nothing” meme from a few years back,...

It’s New Music Friday, and the weekend brings an exciting batch of new albums to stream.

Miley Cyrus is back with her highly-conceptual, Pink Floyd-inspired visual album Something Beautiful, while The National’s Matt Berninger returns for his second solo effort, Get Sunk. Plus, there’s new releases from yeule, Garbage, and Mt. Joy, as well as a collaborative project between Low’s Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles.

Check out our list of the best new albums to stream today.

Alan Sparhawk (of Low) — Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles

After sharing the experimental White Roses, My God last year, Low’s Alan Sparhawk returns today with a collaborative album made with the folk band Trampled by Turtles. It’s a fitting combination, as both acts emerged from the Duluth, Minnesota area and have shared the stage together dozens of times over the years.

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Miley Cyrus has dropped a show biz-themed music video for her song “Easy Lover.” The clip, directed by Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, and Brendan Walter, arrived alongside Cyrus’ new album, Something Beautiful.

In the video, Cyrus arrives in a dressing room, where she dons a costume and has her hair and makeup done. She struts across a film studio backlot to one of the stages, where she dances alongside a group of back-up dancers in true showgirl style.

The song sees Cyrus reflecting on a difficult relationship: “You got the love...

Miley Cyrus is already planning her next move ahead of the release of her anticipated ninth album, Something Beautiful, out May 30.

During a fan event at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, California, on Tuesday, Cyrus debuted songs from her upcoming LP, while also teasing its follow-up record. “My next album is about to be extremely experimental, so have fun with that,” said the singer-songwriter before the small crowd gathered at the historic hotel. Shimmering in a mini dress, she added, “Something Beautiful is just the appetizer.”

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For more than a decade, Miley Cyrus has swung deliberately back and forth between maximalism and a relatively simple pop formula. For every Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz in her discography there’s a Bangerz. For every “Mother’s Daughter,” there’s a “Malibu.” And like clockwork, Cyrus’s ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, finds the singer squarely in the former mode, following up the more straightforward pop of 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation with a post-apocalyptic prog-pop visual album.

Unlike that of its predecessor, the music on Something Beautiful oozes as much personality as the singer herself. Following a psychedelic prelude in which Cyrus outlines her creative ethos—“The beauty one finds alone is a prayer that longs to be shared,” she says—the title track, an intermittently explosive prog-rock torch song, serves as a Big Bang of sorts, as Cyrus’s desire is expressed in short, ecstatic bursts of brass and electric guitar.

Miley Cyrus delivered a rush of emotion to Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night, performing her potent single “More to Lose.”

Appearing with a live band elevated by violins, the Grammy winner was illuminated by spotlights as she took the stage in a dark, hooded coat, echoing the visuals of the track’s music video released earlier this month. The live rendition on the late night stage saw Cyrus bring the full force of the track’s poignant chorus as she sang, “And you say it, but I wish it...

Harrison Ford may have played a role in the creative direction of Something Beautiful. In a new interview for The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music 1, Miley Cyrus shared that the iconic actor made a suggestion about her film, which she ended up following.

Cyrus explained that the pair of stars (who have known each other by “just growing up in Disney and [being] in the same circles”) were catching up on their respective projects when Cyrus decided to show him a Pdf about her vision.

“I show him my idea of Somewhere Beautiful,...

It’s quite fitting that an album titled Something Beautiful includes a collaboration with an actual supermodel. On Monday, Miley Cyrus revealed the track list for her upcoming album, which includes collaborations with Naomi Campbell and rock star Brittany Howard.

Cyrus unveiled the Something Beautiful track list in a 23-second teaser clip for the album’s accompanying short film. The album is set to feature songs titled “Golden Burning Sun,” “Reborn,” “More to Lose,” and “Give Me Love,” along with a pair of unnamed interludes. (The teaser included a snippet of the song “Easy Lover.

Saturday Night Live is known for its eclectic comedic sketches, however, it is doubtful whether any of those skits can ever top Larry David’s hilarious encounter with Sir Paul McCartney when he met the former Beatle at SNL50.

David, 77, recently opened up about his memorable experience of meeting the Hey Jude creator during a recent interview, where he revealed that he didn’t waste a breath in exchanging pleasantries when he met McCartney. Instead, he chose to assuage his boiling curiosity regarding the musician’s personal life when he got the chance to have a direct conversation with McCartney, 82.

Larry David didn’t beat around the bush when he asked Paul McCartney a personal question

Appearing on the Fly on the Wall podcast, David recalled the moment from Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary event from February 2025, where he directly asked the legendary singer whether he had ever been punched in the face.

The Sinners soundtrack and score are available on vinyl from Mutant.

The soundtrack features James Blake, Cedric Burnside, Jerry Cantrell, Miles Caton, Peter Dreams, Eric Gales, Rhiannon Giddens, Ludwig Göransson, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Lola Kirke, Jack O’Connell, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Og Dayv, Bobby Rush, Raphael Saadiq, Hailee Steinfeld, Don Toliver, Rod Wave, and more.

The score is composed by Academy Award winner Ludwig Göransson.

Due out on August 29, each 2xLP album is pressed on 140-gram colored vinyl for $45. CD versions are also available for $15.

Now in theaters, Sinners is written and directed by Ryan Coogler.

Michael B. Jordan stars in a dual role as twin brothers Smoke and Stack. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, they return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee), Jack O’Connell (Eden Lake...

In Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” music has an elemental power – not just the incredible score by Ludwig Göransson, but the blues songs that make up the soundtrack, which transport you to a different time and place.

And if you’ve been wondering where the vinyl versions of the two albums (the soundtrack and the score) have been, we can exclusively solve that mystery.

Mutant, in partnership with Sony Music Soundtracks, will debut the physical releases of the original soundtrack and original score to “Sinners” later this year.

The original soundtrack album is executive produced by the film’s composer Göransson (who also serves as an executive producer on the movie), Coogler and Serena Göransson and features original songs and recordings by James Blake, Cedric Burnside, Jerry Cantrell, Miles Caton, Rhiannon Giddens, Ludwig Göransson, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Lola Kirke, Jack O’Connell, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Og Dayv, Bobby Rush,...

Ryan Coogler‘s “Sinners” is much more than a bloody showdown featuring vampires. The supernatural thriller is anchored in music, specifically the blues.

In the film, in theaters now, Michael B. Jordan plays Smoke and Stack, twin brothers who return to their hometown in the 1930s Mississippi Delta, seeking a fresh start. Miles Caton plays their young cousin Sammie, a sharecropper and the pastor’s son, who has a deep connection to music. He dreams of becoming a blues musician, so the twins recruit him to perform at their new juke joint. There, his preternatural musical ability sets off a chain of supernatural events.

To craft the music for “Sinners,” which became a character of its own within the film, Coogler called on his go-to collaborator, composer Ludwig Göransson. Göransson, who also serves as an executive producer, began sending Coogler songs early on in the development process.

At first, Ludwig...

Randy Newman returned to late-night television with a performance of his 1972 song “Political Science” on Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney.

The legendary singer-songwriter also played a rendition of his oft-covered “I Think It’s Going to Rain Today” on the Netflix show, Newman’s first late-night performance since a Covid-era virtual performance on The Tonight Show in June 2020 and his first onstage performance in over two years.

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Newport Jazz Festival has unveiled a star-studded lineup for its summer weekend. Janelle Monáe, the Roots, and Jacob Collier will headline the three-day event, which will take place Aug. 1-3 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island.

The rest of the bill is just as stacked. Raye, Willow, Esperanza Spalding, Jorja Smith, De La Soul, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Thee Sacred Souls, and Sofi Tukker are among the other acts performing this year. Plus, there will be an all-star cast for the Big Band set, assembled by artistic director Christian McBride.

Michael B. Jordan as Smoke and as Stack in ‘Sinners’ (Photo © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc)

Ryan Coogler may be the most under-the-radar director working in Hollywood today. He’s done Marvel movies. He’s won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award (Fruitvale Station). He’s made a Rocky franchise movie (Creed). And every step of the way, he’s brought his main man, actor Michael B. Jordan, along with him. Welp, they’re at it again with the supernatural thriller Sinners.

Set in the thirties, Sinners stars Jordan as the Smokestack Twins, Smoke and Stack, two brothers who come back to their small plantation town in Mississippi after seven years of working for the mob in Chicago. The twins have a plan to open a juke joint, and with the help of their friends and family, they put together the booze, food, and entertainment to do it.

Ludwig Göransson’s original soundtrack for “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s latest film, will feature collaborations with artists like Brittany Howard, Rod Wave, Raphael Saadiq, James Blake, Cedric Burnside, Rhiannon Giddens, Don Toliver and Lola Kirke.

The soundtrack, along with Göransson’s original score, will be released by Sony Classical and Sony Masterworks April 18.

The highly-anticipated horror thriller is based on an original script by Coogler, with the project set in the 1930s Jim Crow era-South with Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers.

Göransson executive-produced the soundtrack with Serena Göransson and Coogler. The lead single by Wave called “Sinners” has already been released, along with a music video.

For the score, Göransson drew from blues music. “The score I composed for ‘Sinners’ is the most personal of my career. It’s a reflection of my own musical journey, told through the voice of the instrument that means the most to me.

A month after linking up on the Grammys stage, Brad Paisley and Dawes team up again on the country star’s new song “Raining Inside.”

Paisley originally wrote the track with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith and songwriter Lee Thomas Miller, and originally recorded it with just himself on lead vocals. However, following their show-opening all-star performance of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” at last month’s Grammys, Paisley instead opted to enlist Dawes’ Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith for the studio version released Friday.

Paisley and Dawes — who previously debuted the...

Brad Paisley is returning to the road this spring with his Truck Still Works World Tour, named after a nostalgic new single that revisits the themes of his 2003 hit “Mud on the Tires.”

The 20-date tour kicks off May 21 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and concludes in Arcadia, Wisconsin on Aug. 8. Walker Hayes will open throughout the tour, and Avery Anna, Mae Estes, and Alexandra Kay will also alternate as openers across different dates.

Paisley will make his debut appearances at two historic venues during this run: Colorado’s Red Rocks...

Former Saturday Night Live star Victoria Jackson has denied "slamming" Tom Hanks for a joke in the SNL 50 special. Hanks angered some conservatives by reprising his role as Maga supporter Doug in a "Black Jeopardy" sketch at the anniversary show.

Jackson was initially reported to be angry over the suggestion that Donald Trump's supporters are racist, telling TMZ that she thought the sketch was "stupid." The comedian has since released a statement on Instagram to deny that she had any issue with Hanks, specifically.

Victoria Jackson Denies "Slamming" Tom Hanks Over SNL 50 Sketch

Brian 'Q' Quinn Reveals How SNL's Colin Jost Helped Him Get On Impractical Jokers

Brian 'Q' Quinn talks with Cbr about how Colin Jost helped him get on his hit comedy series Impractical Jokers.

"They say 'all publicity is good publicity,' but I don't know," she told her followers. "They say I slammed Tom Hanks.

Saturday Night Live recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and while the event was filled with both heartfelt and hilarious moments, there was one that turned our eyes glossy. Aubrey Plaza made a small appearance on SNL 50 and what makes it so special is that it was her first public appearance since the passing of her husband, Jeff Baena. Jeff Baena – the writer and director best known for projects like Joshy (2016) and The Litte Hours (2017), passed away earlier this month.

Aubrey Plaza on Parks and Recreation | Credits: NBC

Jeff Baena’s death was confirmed as s*icide. This unexpected turn of events couldn’t have been easy for Aubrey Plaza and when she finally made her public appearance on SNL, she did so by paying a silent, yet loud, tribute to her late husband.

How did Jeff Baena die? Jeff Baena and Aubrey Plaza | Credit: Criterion / YouTube

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Chloe Fineman still has some work to do on her Harry Styles impression.

While chatting with Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg on the red carpet at the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special on Sunday, she revealed that her impression of the English Grammy-winning singer is “really bad.”

Fineman initially started impersonating Dimoldenberg, who is also English. “It’s like I’m looking in the mirror right now,” Dimoldenberg quipped in response before asking, “Is there an impersonation you can’t crack?”

“You right now, obviously,” Fineman joked before admitting, “Harry Styles is really bad.” She recalled doing the impression when the singer was on SNL once.

“I did it and he was like at the table and was so devastated by how bad it was,” Fineman said before trying to do her best British accent, “Anyway, I’m Harry Styles, anyway.”

“Sorry, is Harry in the room right now?...

With their official comeback now in full swing, Alabama Shakes have announced a 2025 reunion tour. The summer trek will take place across the United States, supported by a rotating roster of special guests including Bahamas, Shannon & The Clams, El Michels Affair, The Budos Band, Sam Evian, and Lee Fields.

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Kicking off on July 16th in Chicago, the band’s first tour in eight years will feature stops in cities like Nashville, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Austin, and Toronto. It also includes appearances at Minnesota Yacht Club Festival and Bourbon and Beyond. See the schedule below, and get tickets here.

Update: Alabama Shakes have added additional shows in Chicago (7/15), Bonner (8/19), and Boston (9/15), plus a new date at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 28th via Ticketmaster.

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SNL50: The Anniversary Special, itself the climax of weeks of celebratory documentaries and live specials celebrating Saturday Night Live, was brought to a rock and roll close by Paul McCartney, who performed a Beatles medley including “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight,” and “The End.” That final song might have been a direct nod to one of McCartney’s most famous appearances on SNL, opposite Chris Farley.

In the February 13th, 1993 episode of SNL, McCartney was the show’s musical guest but also made an appearance on “The Chris Farley Show” (one of the most relatable sketches ever produced if you’ve ever interviewed a celebrity). In the sketch, an awkward Farley asks McCartney a series of awkward questions, ending with a query about the lyrics from the song “The End”: “‘In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.’ Is that true?”

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NBC’s 50th anniversary special for “Saturday Night Live” hit a very strong 14.8 million viewers on average across NBC and Peacock on Sunday night.

That number is 202% above the average number of viewers who have tuned into each regular episode of “SNL” throughout its 50th season, which is 4.9 million — itself a 13% improvement on last season’s same-day viewership. And among the key adults 18-49 demographic, the special scored a 2.5 rating.

According to NBC, this is the network’s most-watched primetime entertainment telecast (meaning non-sports and non-news) in five years, since the 2020 Golden Globes Awards, as well as the fourth-most-watched entertainment telecast of all time on Peacock, only coming behind three Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade telecasts.

Additionally, it can be expected that viewership for “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” will grow significantly in delayed viewing on Peacock and other digital platforms: Accounting for seven days of delayed viewing, “SNL” Season 50’s viewership average is 8.4 million,...

The golden anniversary celebration for Saturday Night Live brought in ratings gold as well.

Sunday’s live SNL50: The Anniversary Special drew 14.8 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, based on Nielsen figures and internal numbers from NBCUniversal. The show is NBC’s biggest primetime entertainment telecast in five years, since 18.33 million people watched the 2020 Golden Globes.

The audience is also the second-largest for any non-sports primetime network show so far in the 2024-25 season, behind only the 15.4 million viewers for the Grammy Awards on CBS earlier in February. Sunday’s show more than tripled the same-day season average for regular episodes of SNL, which draw about 4.9 million viewers.

In the key ad-sales demographic of adults 18-49, SNL50 scored a 2.53 rating across NBC and Peacock, equivalent to about 3.39 million people in that age range. That’s also a five-year high for the network in primetime, excluding sports.

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Saturday Night Live has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. The long-running sketch comedy show that launched a horde of comedic titans into the pop culture zeitgeist brought back a variety of its top-rated talent for a three-hour extravaganza. And while a fair few bits were more cringe than comedy, here are the biggest celebrities and the funniest performances from a night 50 years in the making.

Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11, 1975, with the 50th season starting on September 28, 2024. In a weekend of specials, throwbacks, and concerts, the Sunday edition of the Saturday night broadcast show was a dedication to all the hardworking people behind the production of the series. Cast, crew members, stagehands, and cue-card holders, SNL 50 gave star-studded homage to the history and the city that makes Saturday Night Live.

At the end of the Feb. 16 broadcast of “SNL50,” a tribute to the half-century reign of “Saturday Night Live” over American culture, Martin Short thanked executive producer and series creator Lorne Michaels, calling him “the man who made our dreams come true.”

Michaels — relentlessly parodied in popular culture, including on that very broadcast — seems at once familiar and remote. On film, his whimsical, dismissive mien provided the basis for Mike Myers’ “Austin Powers” villain Dr. Evil; on “SNL50,” his putative best friends from growing up in Canada (played by Vanessa Bayer and Fred Armisen) roasted him for his imperious management style when they helped him move. Onstage, at the end of a three-hour-plus special that would seem to have crystallized his sensibility, he was affable, but let others do the talking for him.

We have fifty years’ worth of evidence that such a role is most comfortable for him. The new biography “Lorne,...

Aubrey Plaza made an appearance on the special 50th anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live, introducing musical acts Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard who sang "Nothing Compares 2 U." It's Plaza's first public appearance since the tragic death of her husband, Jeff Baena, who took his life on Jan. 3, 2025.

During the brief introduction of Miley and Brittany, Plaza wore black pants and jacket along with a tie-dye shirt. Fans of the star quickly recognized that she was honoring her late husband with the shirt. The couple had been together for 10 years when they married in 2021. In an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show in Dec. 2021 (via EW), Plaza discussed their wedding day and explained her husband's love of tie-dye:

"We got married on a whim, literally decided at like 5 p.m. and got married at like, 8:30. Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine, so, I decided that Jeff...

Aubrey Plaza made her first public appearance since the death of her husband Jeff Baena on Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special.

During the special, which aired Sunday night on NBC, Plaza, who was once an intern on SNL, briefly appeared to introduce musical guests Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard. However, it was what Plaza was wearing that caught the attention of fans. Along with her dress pants and a blazer, Plaza wore a tie-dye shirt which served as a tribute to her late husband. The reason the tie-dye shirt was so notable was due to Plaza’s previous comments about how the couple wore tie-dye for their spontaneous nuptials.

During a 2021 interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, Plaza had said that the two “got married on a whim” and that tie-dyeing was a hobby Baena grew interested in during the pandemic.

“Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine,...

Aubrey Plaza made her first public appearance since the loss of her husband during Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special. The actress and comedian, whose husband filmmaker Jeff Baena passed away on January 3 at 47, returned to the stage to introduce a musical performance featuring Miley Cyrus, Brittany Howard, and The Roots.

Plaza, who was previously scheduled to appear at the Golden Globes, was seen wearing a tie-dye shirt—a possible nod to a personal memory. In a past interview, she recalled that Baena had embraced tie-dye during a period of isolation, sharing that the couple had planned to wear matching tie-dye pajamas for their wedding ceremony in 2020. The subtle sartorial detail at the show may have served as a quiet homage to her late husband.

Following Baena’s death, Plaza released a joint statement with the families of Baena and Stern. The statement expressed deep sorrow while extending gratitude for the outpouring of support.

Two years after she made her Saturday Night Live debut as host, Aubrey Plaza was back on the show for the SNL50 anniversary special, introducing one of the musical performances. This marked Plaza’s first public appearance since her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, died Jan. 3 at age 47.

At the time, Plaza had been slated to present at the Golden Globes two days later; she pulled from the award ceremony. In her SNL appearance, Plaza was wearing a tie-dye shirt, which may have been a subtle tribute to Baena.

“Jeff got really into tie-dyeing during the quarantine,” Plaza said in a 2021 interview on The Drew Barrymore Show about the duo’s 2020 wedding. “So, I decided that Jeff and I were going to wear tie-dye pajamas that he had made for us [at the nuptials.]”

Following Baena’s death, Plaza issued a statement.

“This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support,...

“Saturday Night Live” celebrated its 50th anniversary with a three-and-a-half-hour Sunday night primetime special, because there were too many stars to fit into 90 minutes.

Lorne Michaels’ sketch comedy institution has been part of the fabric of American culture for so long that it can be easy to take for granted how unique its run has been. “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” served as a star-studded reminder of how singular the show is — how long it’s been relevant, how many stars it has produced and how many catchphrases it has embedded into the collective vocabulary. The special was a cavalcade of sketches, celebrity guests and “SNL” history that celebrated the past while keeping an eye on the present.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the show with a rendition of Simon and Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” which Simon performed on the show with Paul McCartney in 1976.. Then 16-time host Steve Martin got to do the monologue,...

“SNL50” dazzled on Sunday night with a three-hour-plus celebration of the late night institution’s 50th anniversary.

The show, which brought back so many former cast members that they couldn’t even fit in the closing shot, paid tribute to the legacy of “Saturday Night Live” by reviving iconic sketches that mixed in celebrities like Pedro Pascal, Jon Hamm, Sabrina Carpenter and even Meryl Streep — who gave a filthy performance as the mother of Kate McKinnon’s character from the “Alien Abduction” sketch.

Memorable returns included Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer, Mike Myers’ Linda Richman as well as the show’s latest viral character Domingo, played by Marcello Hernández with a twist: Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny as his brothers.

Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon opened the show, Paul McCartney closed it and in between viewers got Seth Meyers back in the Weekend Update chair, a new digital short, Tina Fey...

It was a massively star-studded affair at the SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday evening (February 16) held at Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Saturday Night Live celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with hundreds of stars who have appeared on the show over the years.

From music stars like Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Cher, to actors like Ayo Edebiri, Emma Stone and Anya Taylor-Joy.

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The late-night sketch show’s special featured many returning sketches, with past and present SNL cast members reprising their characters, and even several celebrities who have hosted reprising their characters!

We have gathered every celebrity, cast member and more’s looks from the red carpet and you can see over 200 below…

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Adam & Jackie Sandler

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Lil Wayne’s latest big performance may not have happened on Super Bowl Sunday, but he did appear in a super-sized Saturday Night Live blowout with the celebration of its 50th anniversary SNL50 special, which aired live on Sunday.

Backed by the Roots, the New Orleans rapper performed an explosive career-spanning medley of his hits, including “Uproar,” “Lollipop,” “6 Foot 7 Foot,” “Mrs. Officer,” and the finale, “A Milli.”

The performance follows his announcement that Tha Carter VI is finally arriving this summer. Five days before the Big Game he wanted to...

Saturday Night Live is celebrating a milestone birthday… and a whole bunch of big names showed up for the party.

In honor of the sketch comedy institution’s 50th season, NBC aired a live three-hour event on Sunday — titled SNL50: The Anniversary Special — with dozens of cast members, hosts and musical guests from decades past returning to Studio 8H for a night of comedy, music and mayhem.

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It’s hard to believe that Saturday Night Live is almost old enough to qualify for AARP benefits. Yet the groundbreaking sketch comedy series is indeed celebrating five decades on the air, commemorated the SNL50 special live on … Sunday night.

What started as a scrappy replacement for reruns of The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson morphed into a comedic institution, built upon youthful rebellion and an anarchic sense of humor. The brainchild of Lorne Michaels has been a breeding ground for comedic talent far too vast to list off, and some of its best known characters, sketches, and catchphrases have entered the cultural lexicon. To celebrate SNL‘s golden jubilee, here are the best moments from the 50th anniversary event.

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Saturday Night Live is nothing if not famous for its musical performances, and in a show of its intergenerational appeal, SNL50 kicked...

Miley Cyrus, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, and the Roots teamed up for an excellent tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday. Aubrey Plaza, who made her first public appearance following the death of her husband Jeff Baena, introduced the performance.

Backed by the Roots, Cyrus and Howard duetted a soulful, gritty rendition of the Prince-penned “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which became a big hit for O’Connor. (Prince also served as an SNL musical guest four times). Their rousing rendition was a fitting tribute to the late singer,...

Aubrey Plaza made her first public appearance of the year on SNL50: The Anniversary Special.

The 40-year-old actress was on the Saturday Night Live special anniversary special to introduce a musical performance from Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard.

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If you didn’t know, Aubrey has quite the history with SNL as she interned at the sketch show for the 2004-2005 season when she was in film school. She was also an NBC page after that, and in 2023, she returned to the show as a host!

This marked Aubrey‘s first public outing following the sudden death of her husband Jeff Baena at the start of the new year. The director and writer passed away by suicide on January 4th.

Aubrey and Jeff‘s family released a statement following his unexpected passing, and she has since deleted her Instagram account.

Earlier this month, Aubrey starred...

Having teamed up earlier in the weekend to pay tribute to Queen at the SNL50 Homecoming Concert, Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard again joined forces during the SNL50 live special. This time, they performed a rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Check out the video below.

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In a surprise appearance, Aubrey Plaza introduced the duo’s performance. For Plaza, it wasn’t just a return to 30 Rock after being a former Saturday Night Live page, but her first public appearance since the passing of her husband, director Jeff Baena, earlier this year.

Cyrus and Howard’s choice of cover was, of course, tied to SNL lore. While the purple attire and Howard’s ripping guitar solo aligned it with the Prince version, “Nothing Compared 2 U” was made famous by Sinéad O’Connor. During O’Connor’s infamous 1992 SNL performance, she ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II,...

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Last month, we reported on the tragic death of Aubrey Plaza’s husband, Jeff Baena.

The talented director took his own life at the age of 47.

Understandably, Aubrey has been keeping a low profile in the weeks since.

Aubrey Plaza attends the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )

So fans were pleasantly surprised to see Aubrey introduce Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard at Sunday night’s SNL 50 special.

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The special was loaded with celebrities, and as far as we know, Aubrey skipped the red carpet and made a low-key entrance.

On X (formerly Twitter), fans were thrilled to see Aubrey following her recent tragedy.

Writer/director Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza pose for a portrait during Sundance Next...

Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard appeared to honor Sinéad O’Connor during “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday night.

The duo, who also performed during the “Saturday Night Live” concert special two nights prior, this time performed the Prince song, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The 1985 track was made famous by O’Connor when she recorded it for her second studio album, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got,” in 1990.

In 1992, O’Connor performed a cover of Bob Marley’s “War” on “Saturday Night Live.” At the end of the episode, hosted by Tim Robbins, she ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II. As she threw the pieces onto the floor, she said, “Fight the real enemy.” Following the performance, she shared that she made the move as an effort to call out sexual abuse happening in the Catholic Church.

She was then banned by “Saturday Night Live,” mocked...

Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon kicked off Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special with a touching duet.

The Grammy winners introduced each other before they opened the NBC broadcast by performing Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound.” Simon pointed out that he performed the same track on SNL in 1976 with George Harrison, while Carpenter joked that neither she nor her parents were born at the time.

After they concluded their performance, Carpenter and Simon kicked off the special by reciting SNL‘s signature catchphrase, “Live From New York, it’s Saturday night,” despite the special airing on Sunday. From there, Steve Martin appeared to deliver the monologue.

Carpenter took the stage later Sunday night for a bridesmaid skit inspired by SNL‘s viral Domingo skit with Ariana Grande, which featured music from her track “Espresso.” There, Marcello Hernández reprised his role of Domingo once more, while Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny...

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SNL is celebrating 50 years this weekend beginning Friday with SNL50: The Homecoming Concert and now Sunday, when a star-studded lineup of Saturday Night Live cast members past and present will participate in the anticipated SNL50: The Anniversary Special. That live three-hour telecast from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center begins at 8 p.m. Et/5 p.m. Pt on NBC and is simulcast on Peacock.

This weekend’s historic reunion will bring together current cast members and legendary alumni this weekend. Four of the original Saturday Night Live stars — Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin and Laraine Newman — are among those expected to return for this milestone event. Joining them will be alumni including Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Jimmy Fallon, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon, Pete Davidson, Seth Meyers,...