‘SNL’ highlights
“Saturday Night Live” returned for its 47th season premiere Saturday, hosted by Owen Wilson with musical guest Kacey Musgraves (who performed nude on stage like Jenny from “Forrest Gump”). “SNL” highlights included Cecily Strong skewering Sen. Kyrsten Sinema opposite newcomer James Austin Johnson as President Joe Biden in the cold open, Kenan Thompson singing R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” at a funeral, Pete Davidson as Dog the Bounty Hunter at a school board meeting on Covid, Owen and Luke Wilson in an egotistical billionaires-inspired spoof of “Star Trek,” a pitch for “Cars 4,” and a “Weekend Update” tribute to Norm Macdonald.
David Lee Roth retiring
Former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth says he’s retiring from music, ending with five concerts at the Las Vegas House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in January. “I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring,” Roth told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “This is the first, and only, official announcement. You’ve got the news. Share it with the world.” Roth, 66, said he wouldn’t provide any further explanation, but confirmed that “these are my last five shows.” Roth was the lead singer for Van Halen’s classic lineup, but left the group in 1985. He reunited with Eddie Van Halen, who died last year, in 1996 and 2006. The rock band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
CMA Awards ban Morgan Wallen
Billboard reports the CMA Awards have banned Morgan Wallen from attending next month’s ceremony, despite being nominated for Album of the Year for his “Dangerous: The Double Album.” The Country Music Association previously said they would allow Wallen, who won best new artist last year, to be eligible in categories that honor artistic works (“so as not to limit opportunity for other credited collaborators”) but not individual artist categories (i.e. entertainer of the year) after he was caught on video using a racial slur in February. Wallen was also dropped from many radio stations, temporarily suspended by his record label, and banned by the ACM Awards, but still saw a spike in sales; he later vowed to donate $500,000 to Black groups to help make amends, but has given just a third of that money.
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