‘Saturday Night Live’ Reveals Its First 4 Season 52 Musical Guests—and a Chart-Topping Girl Group Leads the Way

As any regular Saturday Night Live viewer can tell you, last season featured a pretty stellar lineup of musical guests, from Paul McCartney to Cardi B to Cher to Harry Styles (just to name a few).

Now, with the premiere of Season 52 just weeks away (Sept. 26), fans everywhere are wondering what kind of tunes will be pumping live on the Studio 8H stage this year. (Spoiler alert: They won’t be disappointed.)

Here’s the list of SNL musical guests for Season 52 so far.

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Every Saturday Night Live musical guest of Season 52

KATSEYE — Episode 1 (Sept. 26)

Appearing on SNL for the very first time, global girl group KATSEYE will be kicking off the season as musical guests in support of NBA star Jalen Brunson as host on Sept. 26. Brunson will also be making his debut on the show.

Currently on tour, KATSEYE recently hit a career milestone when their EP Wild hit the top of the Billboard Hot 200 in August, making it their first #1 album.

Turnstile — Episode 2 (Oct. 3)

On Oct. 3, another musical act will make their SNL debut: Hardcore band Turnstile, currently on their Never Enough Tour Part 2.

Turnstile will be supporting third-time host Dakota Johnson, promoting her new thriller Verity. (She previously hosted in 2015 and 2024.)

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Rosalía — Episode 3 (Oct. 10)

Spanish superstar Rosalía returns for her second appearance as SNL musical guest on Oct. 10, when fans can no doubt expect to hear tunes from her critically-acclaimed LUX album.

Shane Gillis, who was fired from SNL in 2019 for racist and homophobic remarks after a short time as a cast member, hosts on the same night.

Gracie Abrams — Episode 4 (Oct. 31)

Second-time musical guest Gracie Abrams takes center stage on Halloween, promoting her latest album, Daughter from Hell.

Obsession star Inde Navarrette, who was recently cast in the new X-Men film and The Waffle House Index, will be making her debut as host.

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