Young Thug To Make ‘SNL’ Music Debut

NBC’s long-running comedy series Saturday Night Live kicks off its 47th season on Oct. 2.

The Emmy Award-winning show starts the new season with four consecutive live shows with a lineup of A-list celebrities including Young Thug, making his debut music performance on Oct. 16.

The Atlanta rapper, whose birth name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is expected to drop his new album, Punk, one day before his SNL performance.

Owen Wilson is slated to host the season premiere, with Kacey Musgraves making her second appearance as a musical guest. On Oct. 9, Kim Kardashian West will host SNL for the first time, joined by musical guest Halsey, who recently released her fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, that debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart.

Rami Malek, making his debut, will headline as the host on Oct. 16, with Young Thug as the musical guest. SNL alum Jason Sudeikis returns to the show on Oct. 23 for the first time as a host, with musical guest Brandi Carlile, a six-time Grammy Award-winner, making her debut.