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Emily Lipson*LCD Soundsystem, Charli XCX and Rosalía will be performing on NBC’s Saturday Night Live for its next three shows.
Next Saturday, on Feb. 26, Emmy-winning comedian John Mulaney will return to host the late-night sketch comedy series for his fifth time, with LCD Soundsystem as the musical guest.
Moon Knight actor Oscar Isaac will make his hosting debut on March 5, when Charli XCX will finally get to perform at Studio 8H after canceling her performance in December due to the surge of Omicron COVID-19 cases. The hyper-pop singer, who recently released her Rina Sawayama collaboration “Beg for You,” will release her new album Crash on March 18.
The Batman actress Zoë Kravitz will host SNL for the first time on the March 12-dated episode, while Rosalía will perform on the show for the first time as a main act. She previously accompanied Bad Bunny during their romantic performance of “La Noche de Anoche” a year ago in February 2021. The Grammy-winning Spanish singer, who recently released her single “SAOKO,” will drop her highly anticipated album MOTOMAMI on March 18, the same day as Charli’s.
In addition to the live broadcast, SNL will stream the remainder of season 47 on Peacock. The show airs at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on Saturdays.
See the official SNL announcement below.
Not for the first time, Moby is speaking out against Donald Trump’s administration with clear frustration.
“The U.S. is collapsing under a deeply corrupt and shockingly ineffective administration,” the longtime electronic musician shared on social media. “These are unbelievably dark times.”
Moby went deeper into his thoughts through a video message, where he explained that people outside the United States keep asking Americans what is actually happening in the country.
“So many of my friends outside the United States keep asking me, ‘what the hell is happening over there?’ And honestly, we don’t even know,” he said. “The country is being controlled by one of the most corrupt, dangerous and incompetent administrations imaginable. Nobody fully understands what’s happening right now. These are very dark times in America.”
Moby joins a growing list of artists publicly criticizing Trump and MAGA politics, including Bruce Springsteen, Jack White, Eminem and Billie Eilish.
Earlier this year, Moby uploaded another statement to social media where he addressed how people should respond following the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. “The real question isn’t whether people should feel horrified or outraged by what’s happening in the United States,” Moby explained in the Jan. 26 clip. “The question is what are we actually going to do about it?”
The musician and activist also encouraged people to protest, saying demonstrations are a constitutional right and something he believes Trump’s administration is attempting to weaken.
In the end, he urged people to vote regularly, “not only during the upcoming midterms, even though those matter, but also in every special election throughout the year.” He also encouraged supporters to “stop giving money to the scumbag corporations backing Trump and ICE. We all know who they are. Boycott them.”
His newest remarks arrive as the U.S. Justice Department unveils a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who claim they were unfairly investigated. At the same time, the Strait of Hormuz remains shut down following military action launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran in late February without approval from Congress, leading to rising gas prices across the globe.
Throughout his independent music career, Moby has earned 10 entries on the Billboard 200 along with two songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and an enormous catalog of sync placements. Overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, he is viewed as one of the defining artists of his era. He scored two No. 1 albums there with Play from 1999 and 18 from 2002, alongside 18 top 40 singles and two nominations for Best International Male at the BRIT Awards.
Check out Moby’s newest social media post below.
