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Cardi B to Serve as ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Guest After Teyana Taylor Makes Hosting Debut

The 1,000th episode will feature Cardi B performing songs from her No. 1 album, with hosts promoting major film and TV projects, NBC said.

  • On Jan. 7, Saturday Night Live announced Bronx rapper Cardi B will return as a musical guest in early 2026 for her second appearance, performing songs from her 2025 album Am I the Drama?.
  • Three first-time hosts will open Saturday Night Live in January with Finn Wolfhard on Jan. 17 with A$AP Rocky, Teyana Taylor on Jan. 24 with Geese, and Alexander Skarsg�rd on Jan. 31 with Cardi B.
  • Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another star, will host while Brooklyn band Geese tour to support their 2025 album Getting Killed.
  • The lineup arrives as the Jan. 31 show marks SNL's 1,000th regular episode amid departures of Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Bowen Yang plus five new featured players.
  • Season 51's bookings sustain an all-star musical run with Cher, Doja Cat, Lily Allen, Olivia Dean and Sombr, keeping visibility strong in the Saturday 11:30 p.m. ET NBC slot.
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Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård to host 'Saturday Night Live'

Teyana Taylor attends the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 4, 2026, in Santa Monica, California. (Robert Smith/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) The next three hosts of Saturday Night Live have been revealed. NBC has announced that Finn Wolfhard, Teyana Taylor and Alexander Skarsgård are set to host the first three episodes in 2026. Wolfhard will take over hosting duties for the first time on the Jan. 17 episode of the…

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Consequence broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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