The Weeknd, " Blinding Lights " and " Scared to Live " We'll attempt to take that into consideration.ġ8. SNL's Studio 8H stage isn't always kind to musicians, but it's bound to present advantages over a setting that provides no audience feedback. The last three, nicknamed Saturday Night Live at Home, were cobbled together from performers' residences - including those of the musical guests. So now, friends, that tradition continues.Ī few quick notes about SNL's 45th season, which ended Saturday: Due to COVID-19, what was intended to be a 21-episode season was shortened to 18 shows, only 15 of which took place before a live audience. We did this last year (with apologies to Greta Van Fleet) and the year before (with apologies to James Bay, whose performance almost definitely happened, though we can't be 100 percent certain). Which is why, in the interest of national unity - of shared struggle, of resilience, of all-in-this-togetherness, of patriotism - it is vital that we reflect on the most recent season of Saturday Night Live and mean-spiritedly rank the quality of its musical guests. Our emotions frequently form a thick slurry of anxiety, worry, boredom, rage and desperate desire for threads of normalcy for moments of mundanity for the calming comfort of the familiar. We're roughly two months into a collective crisis that's kept us sheltered in place, cut off from friends and fearful for the future of our health, our families and our economic well-being. Will Heath/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Lizzo performs on Saturday Night Live in December 2019.
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