“Saturday Night Live” announces musical guests for the first four episodes of its 52nd season, which begins later this month. Turnstile and KATSEYE are booked to make their debut appearances as musical guests, while Rosalía and Gracie Abrams are set to return as musical guests.
The outlet reports also note the season’s premiere timing and host for the first episode. The season is scheduled to kick off on Sept. 26, with 2026 NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson serving as host. Billboard and Stereogum both focus on the musical lineup details for early episodes, with coverage aligning on which artists are appearing and which are returning.
Across the two reports, the main differences are limited to emphasis: Billboard highlights the broader season kickoff information alongside the guest lineup, while Stereogum specifically foregrounds Turnstile and KATSEYE’s debut roles and frames the news as part of the announced first four-episode lineup.
