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Cher, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg & More Added to ‘SNL50’ Homecoming Concert

The show will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 14, and will also stream live on Peacock for viewers at home.

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With the highly anticipated SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert just a day away, NBC has added a string of A-list performers to the lineup. Cher, Dave Grohl, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent and Wyclef Jean will all be joining the fun at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Friday night (Feb. 14).

The Jimmy Fallon-hosted live homecoming concert will also feature performances by Arcade Fire, Backstreet Boys, Bad Bunny, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, DEVO, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Jelly Roll, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mumford & Sons, Post Malone, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, The B-52s, and The Roots.


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Additionally, the event celebrating 50 years of Saturday Night Live will include special appearances by Ana Gasteyer, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph, Paul Shaffer, Tracy Morgan, Will Ferrell and more. SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert is executive produced by Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson.

The show will take place at 8 p.m. ET, and will also stream live on Peacock for viewers at home, with fan screening events scheduled for several Regal Cinemas theaters.

Two days later, on Feb. 16, a three-hour telecast will air from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center. The SNL50: The Anniversary Special will feature appearances by Sabrina Carpenter, Paul McCartney, Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short, Miley Cyrus, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks and Woody Harrelson, with additional names to be announced.

The special will air on Sunday (Feb. 16) at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.

This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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Obituaries: Canadian Jazz Singer Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Scottish-Canadian Folk Star Enoch Kent

This week we also acknowledge the passing of former Santana vocalist Alex Ligterwood and Jamaican ska pioneer Carlos Malcolm.

Kate Hammett-Vaughan, a Vancouver-based and Juno-nominated jazz vocalist, died on May 7, at age 69, after a long illness.

An obituary posted in the Vancouver Province reports that "Kathryn Andrea Vaughan was born in 1957 in Nova Scotia. She studied English at Acadia University where she started singing jazz. The Great American Songbook would be her passion and profession for the next 50 years."

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