Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion among first musical guests for new season of SNL

21 September 2022, 13:03 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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The first musical guests for season 48 of Saturday Night Live have been revealed, including Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion.

Last night (20 September) SNL shared the line-ups for the first three shows of season 48, which will begin on 1 October with host Miles Teller, and musical guest Kendrick Lamar.

The 8 October show will feature a performance from WILLOW, and will be hosted by Brendan Gleeson, and Megan Thee Stallion is both the host and the musical guest for SNL on 15 October.

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Lamar's latest SNL performance happened in 2018 with Anderson .Paak for their collaborative single "Tints". Megan Thee Stallion made her SNL debut in 2019 performing "Handsome" with Chance The Rapper, and returned the following year for her own musical guest spot.

Earlier this month Kendrick Lamar unveiled his "We Cry Together" short film co-starring Taylour Paige.