Stevie Nicks made her highly anticipated return to Saturday Night Live (SNL) after 41 years, serving as the musical guest for the October 12 episode hosted by Ariana Grande.
The Fleetwood Mac vocalist performed her new single, ‘The Lighthouse,’ along with her classic hit, ‘Edge of Seventeen.’ Dressed in all black, this was Nicks’ second-ever appearance on the show and her first in over four decades. The last time she performed on SNL was in 1983, when she sang ‘Stand Back’ and ‘Night Bird.’ Notably, her band Fleetwood Mac has never appeared on the comedy show.
Watch Nicks perform ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘Edge of Seventeen’ below.
Nicks released her new track ‘The Lighthouse’ in September, which was inspired by the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The former Fleetwood Mac singer has called the song “the most important thing I ever do,” describing it as a powerful call to action for women to reclaim their reproductive healthcare rights in the US and beyond.
“I have my scars, you have yours / Don’t let them take your power,” she sings softly at the opening of the track. The track swells into a full rock production, with Nicks singing: “They’ll take your soul, they’ll take your power / Unless you save it / And that’s that / Unless you stand up and take it back”.
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Nicks has recently urged her fans to “select the candidate who resonates with you and your beliefs” when voting in the US presidential election. Saturday night’s episode of SNL was hosted by Ariana Grande, who was the third host of the historic show’s 50th season. She performed impressions of Britney Spears, Celine Dion, and Miley Cyrus. Kicking off the show, Grande began with a monologue referencing her upcoming role as Glinda in the ‘Wicked’ movie.
“It’s awesome, because I’m such a theatre kid. And it’s every theatre kid’s dream to be Glinda or Elphaba,” she told the audience. “Well, it’s every theatre kid’s dream to lose their vi**inity. But their second dream is of course to be in Wicked.”
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Later in the show, she impersonated Celine Dion in a sketch that parodied the singer’s surprising promotional appearance for the NFL from the previous week.
In another segment, the cast performed a sketch as Oasis, humourously referencing the band’s tumultuous relationship. Liam Gallagher has since reacted to the skit, tweeting, “Are they meant to be comedians?”
–Silviya.Y