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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.
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
