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Debbie Harry<\/a> made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live<\/em> on Saturday night (May 2), emerging from the wings to introduce Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2018s performance of new single \u201cdrop dead\u201d \u2014 giving the pop star a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll co-sign in front of a live Studio 8H audience.<\/p>\n The Blondie frontwoman\u2019s cameo came as Rodrigo pulled double duty on the show<\/a>, serving as both host and musical guest for the first time.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Harry introduced Rodrigo\u2019s first musical performance of the night, which saw the singer-songwriter perform \u201cdrop dead\u201d in an airy green and pink dress, rocking out to the boisterous, energetic track. The single \u2014 released April 17 \u2014 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>, becoming Rodrigo\u2019s fourth chart-topper.<\/p>\n Harry\u2019s appearance was one of several surprise cameos on the night. Later in the episode, Heated Rivalry<\/em> star Connor Storrie introduced Rodrigo\u2019s second performance, the previously unreleased ballad \u201cbegged,\u201d <\/a>while Aziz Ansari also stopped by to skewer FBI director Kash Patel in the cold open.<\/p>\n Rodrigo opened the show with a monologue that revisited her Disney Channel beginnings on\u00a0Bizaardvark<\/em>\u00a0\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 Harry and Blondie pioneered the new wave scene from 1974 onward, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. The band has sold over 40 million records worldwide and announced last year that a new album, High Noon<\/em>, would arrive in spring 2026. The pairing of Harry and Rodrigo carried a clear symbolic weight \u2014 both artists having defined their respective generations\u2019 idea of guitar-driven pop with an edge.<\/p>\n Rodrigo has appeared on SNL<\/em> twice before, as musical guest in May 2021 promoting debut album Sour<\/em> and in December 2023 behind Guts<\/em>. Saturday\u2019s episode marked her first time hosting. Her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/a><\/em>, produced by longtime collaborator Dan Nigro, is due June 12.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Debbie Harry made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live on Saturday night (May 2), emerging from the wings to introduce Olivia Rodrigo\u2018s performance of new single \u201cdrop dead\u201d \u2014 giving the pop star a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll co-sign in front of a live Studio 8H audience. 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