I think live music on TV is important.” He’s not wrong! And Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music proves it.

Live creator Lorne Michaels insists acts like Rage Against the Machine, Sinead O'Connor, and Elvis Costello have never been banned from the show.

Live is planning a rocking celebration ahead of its 50th anniversary. Peacock will air SNL50: The Homecoming Concert live on February 14 – two days ahead of the 50th anniversary show. It will be hosted by former SNL star Jimmy Fallon and will feature a phalanx of pop stars and rock stars including

Lorne Michaels has maintained no musical guest has ever been "banned" from Saturday Night Live. A number of artists have performed controversial sets during SNL's musical guest slot over the show's 50- year history.

According to the creator of the long-running comedy sketch show, musical guests had never been barred from performing on the show. In the documentary Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music, Michaels, 80, explained the show's mentality when it came to picking artists.

Bowen Yang is ready to celebrate half a century of Saturday Night Live with cast members from every generation in SNL50: The Anniversary Special. As the 4x Emmy nominee stopped by Deadline’s Sundance 2025 Studio with his The Wedding Banquet co-stars and director Andrew Ahn,

Honestly, learning about Michaels’ claim on the cold open is stellar and an incredible easter egg to get amid Saturday Night Live ’s 50th Season. Here’s hoping that more insightful and shocking BTS stories continue to rise as we near the reunion and the second half of this historic season.

After a docuseries, a movie retelling its origins, and with a live special still to come, “Saturday Night Live” still has more ways to celebrate its 50 years on the air. Next up: “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” which will air live on Valentine’s Day and celebrate the show’s long history of musical guests.

Live is planning a rocking celebration ahead of its 50th anniversary. Peacock will air SNL50: The Homecoming Concert live on February 14 – two days ahead of the 50th anniversary show. It will be hosted by former SNL star Jimmy Fallon and will feature a phalanx of pop stars and rock stars including

Hosted by Jimmy Fallon and featuring a lineup of chart-topping musical guests from across the decades, SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT will celebrate 50 years of SNL musical and comedy performances.

Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup of musical performances and comedy guests. This one-night-only SNL homecoming event, executive produced by Lorne Michaels and Mark Ronson, will bring together legendary SNL hall-of-famers, iconic guests, and surprise musical performances.

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert' happens 2/14 at Radio City Music Hall; performers also include Bonnie Raitt, Chris Martin, The B-52s, The Backstreet Boys, Brittany Howard, Brandi Carlile, and lots more.