{"id":2399872,"date":"2026-05-03T06:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2399872"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:31:16","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-makes-snl-hosting-debut-debuts-new-song-begged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/olivia-rodrigo-makes-snl-hosting-debut-debuts-new-song-begged\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo Makes SNL Hosting Debut, Debuts New Song &#8216;begged&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/olivia-rodrigo\/\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> pulled double duty on <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/saturday-night-live\/\" id=\"auto-tag_saturday-night-live\" data-tag=\"saturday-night-live\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/em> on Saturday night (May 2).making her hosting debut while also serving as musical guest \u2014 debuting two tracks from her upcoming third studio album <em><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"1236213725\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/olivia-rodrigo-new-album-release-date-announced-1236213725\/\">You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/a><\/em><\/em>, due June 12.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/olivia-rodrigo\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRodrigo opened the show with a monologue that revisited her Disney Channel beginnings on <em>Bizaardvark<\/em> \u2014 including a jab at former co-star Jake Paul \u2014 and included a musical parody of her breakout hit \u201cdrivers license,\u201d reworked into a story about getting a Real ID at the DMV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor her first musical performance of the night, rock legend Debbie Harry of Blondie introduced Rodrigo\u2019s energetic performance of \u201cdrop dead,\u201d the lead single from <em>You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em>, which was released April 17. The track has already become her fourth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThen, <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> star Connor Storrie introduced Rodrigo\u2019s second number \u2014 the mournful ballad \u201cbegged,\u201d a previously unreleased track from the album. Rodrigo performed the song seated on a swing, a visual that mirrors the cover art for the new album, which features her upside-down on a swing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe episode marks Rodrigo\u2019s third overall appearance on <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/snl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_snl\" data-tag=\"snl\">SNL<\/a><\/em> but her first time hosting. She previously appeared as musical guest in May 2021, performing songs from <em>Sour<\/em>, and again in December 2023 promoting <em>Guts<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRodrigo has also recently announced <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/olivia-rodrigo-dates-unraveled-world-tour-1236235539\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236235539\">The Unraveled Tour<\/a>, a new concert series taking her through the U.S., Canada and several European countries. She also made a surprise appearance at Coachella earlier this month, joining Addison Rae onstage to debut \u201cdrop dead\u201d live for the first time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRodrigo first broke through in 2021 with debut album <em>Sour<\/em>, followed by 2023\u2019s <em>Guts<\/em>, quickly becoming one of pop\u2019s most commercially dominant young artists, earning three Grammy Awards and Album of the Year nominations for both records. \u201cdrivers license\u201d spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release in 2021. <em>You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/em> arrives June 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEarlier in the episode, Rodrigo performed \u201cDrop Dead,\u201d which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking her fourth chart-topper \u2014 all of which have opened at the summit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHer appearance marked her third time on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>, and her first time serving as both host and musical guest in a single episode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.billboard.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Rodrigo pulled double duty on Saturday Night Live on Saturday night (May 2).making her hosting debut while also serving as musical guest \u2014 debuting two tracks from her upcoming third studio album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, due June 12. 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