Olivia Rodrigo Hosts SNL, Drops New Album & Tour

0:00It's May 3rd. I'm Corey with The Story. This is Music News Today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Olivia Rodrigo stepped up to host Saturday Night Live for the first time last night, handling musical guest duties too. She dropped, dropped dead, the lead single from her new album You Seemed Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love, and teamed up with Wise Blood on Begged, which she first previewed last month in Los Angeles. Big names joined the fun, like Connor Story, from Heated Rivalry, introducing Begged, and Blondie's Debbie Harry kicking off-drop dead. Aziz Ansari popped in too, playing FBI director Cash Patel during the sketches. Fans love the energy, marking her return since 2023, when she performed Vampire and All American Bitch to hype her guts album. She has the third artist this 51st season to host and perform, right after Harry Styles and Sabrina Carpenter. The album hits June 12th, and Thursday she revealed the unraveled tour with four night residencies in London, New York, and Los Angeles.

1:03Select shows feature openers, Grace Ives, The Last Inner Party, and Wolf Alice. Rodriguez on a roll, blending TV magic with tour fire. Those residencies are gonna be epic stops for her growing fan base.