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Olivia Dean Makes SNL Debut, Dijon Announced For Next Month

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TikTok-viral soft-pop singer Olivia Dean made her debut on SNL last night in an episode hosted by fellow first-timer Glen Powell. Her sophomore album The Art Of Loving arrived in September, and she sang two songs from it, “Man I Need” and “Let Alone The One You Love.”

The episode was light on the music, but Powell did sing in the pre-taped music video “I Miss My Ex’s Dad” alongside Tommy Brennan and Ben Marshall (Powell played the father in question). Other notable moments included a surprise return from former cast member Will Forte in some new MacGruber pre-tapes poking fun at the Epstein files, during which Powell and Chloe Fineman played MacGruber’s partners.

In more SNL news, the show just announced details for their December 6 episode. Dijon will make his musical guest debut with returning host Melissa McCarthy. See highlights from last night below.

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Watch Olivia Dean perform ‘Man I Need' and ‘Let Alone the One You Love’ on 'SNL'
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Watch Olivia Dean perform ‘Man I Need’ and ‘Let Alone the One You Love’ on ‘SNL’

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Olivia Dean sang ‘Man I Need’ and ‘Let Alone the One You Love’ on Saturday Night Live – check out clips of both performances below.

  • READ MORE: Olivia Dean – ‘The Art of Loving’ review: musings on love from a star risen

Following the release of her second album, ‘The Art of Loving‘, the musician made her debut on the show last night (November 15) with a pair of tracks from the record. Fresh off the back of a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist at next year’s ceremony, she kicked things off with ‘Man I Need’.

Performing in front of a shimmering gold backdrop, a jubilant Dean sang backed by a band, who then joined her in slowing things down with ‘Let Alone the One You Love’.

Both tracks come from her highly acclaimed latest album, the success of which saw her become the first female solo artist to ever have four singles in the Official Charts UK Top 10 simultaneously late last month.

The songs in question were ‘Man I Need’, which at that time was sat at Number Two, ‘So Easy (To Fall in Love) at Number Six, ‘Nice To Each Other’ at Number Eight, and ‘Rein Me In’, her collaboration with Sam Fender, at Number 10.

It followed after ‘The Art of Loving’ reached Number One in the album charts upon its release, marking the biggest opening week for a British female artist since Adele in 2021.

Dean’s latest record scored a four-star review from NME, with Hannah Mylrea comparing her to musicians like RAYE and Sam Fender: “British artists who’ve ascended to bigger and bigger stages, crafting music that while sonically is in their own lanes, is filled with honest lyricism coming from a distinct voice.

“As Dean prepares for her own sold-out arena tours – and with her tracks soaring up the UK charts – this record comes to cement her place. With it, marks the next chapter in Dean’s career, one as a popstar risen.”

Next year, she’s headed on a UK and European tour, which includes four dates at London’s O2 Arena. You can find a full list of dates, as well as all ticket information, here.

Ahead of the album’s release, Dean shared the lead single ‘Nice To Each Other’ back in June, and told fans it was about the push and pull of exploring your independence in dating.

In other news, earlier this summer, Dean played a surprise set at Glastonbury and released the duet version of ‘Rein Me In’ with Sam Fender, after the two performed his ‘People Watching’ track during his huge London Stadium show.

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Olivia Dean Performs 'Man I Need,' 'Let Alone The One You Love'
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Olivia Dean Performs ‘Man I Need,’ ‘Let Alone The One You Love’

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British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean debuted on Saturday Night Live by performing two songs from her second studio album, The Art of Loving, which came out in September.

Dean, who was just nominated for Best New Artist at next year’s Grammys, led off with “Man I Need.”

The song “is about knowing how you deserve to be loved and not being afraid to ask for it,” Dean said in statement upon its release earlier this year. “It’s forward, sexy, fun! It’s made for dancing!”

Dean wrote “Man I Need” with Zach Nahome and Tobias Jesso Jr., the winner of the 2023 Grammy for Songwriter of the Year. He is nominated for that award again this year.

Dean’s second performance was of “Let Alone the One You Love,” the sixth track off her latest album.

“We made most of this album in a studio we built in a house in East London,” the 26-year-old wrote on Instagram teasing it. “For 8 weeks we lived in the house of loving! I brought my piano from home and all my favourite people and tried to create things that felt like warmth. Here you have a piece of my heart!”

 The Art of Loving has been widely praised.

“Dean’s star power is radiant and fueled by more than just charisma. She grooves in perfect time with an expertly assembled band, navigating through blaring trumpets, trombones, and saxophones with a delicate attention to detail and synchronicity,” Rolling Stone‘s Larisha Paul wrote in a review of the follow-up to 2023’s Messy.

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On Friday, Dean announced dates for her 14-city The Art of Loving tour, which begins next July in San Francisco, California. She’ll work her way to the east coast before wrapping up in Austin, Texas in late August.

In the last few weeks, Dean was the opener on Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tour. Before that, she opened for Sam Fender’s People Watching tour, having previously collaborated with Fender on the single “Rein Me In.”

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Brooke Shields and More Celebs Celebrate the alice + olivia and Grateful Dead Collection in New York City
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Brooke Shields and More Celebs Celebrate the alice + olivia and Grateful Dead Collection in New York City

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Feeling grateful! alice + olivia just dropped its second collaboration with the Grateful Dead, honoring 60 years of the legendary band in true rock ‘n roll fashion on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Angel Orensanz in New York City.

The brand, loved by Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kourtney Kardashian, teamed up with the rock group, whose fans include Diplo, John Mayer, Will Arnett, and Andy Cohen, to launch styles that fuse chicness with free-spirited edge.

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The event, hosted by Stacey Bendet, the brand’s founder, CEO, and creative director, brought fashion and music lovers together, with Brooke Shields, Busy Philipps, Olivia Jade, Nicky Hilton, and Shaun White in attendance, for a night of bohemian glamour. 

Guests enjoyed a TYMO hair styling booth, tie-dye activities, aura readings on festive journals by the Bumbys, and more as they previewed the 14-piece collection.

Think: Everything from baggy jeans and oversized button-downs to a ball-gown style skirt and minidress, all covered in embroidery, charms, sequins, and the band’s signature dancing bear.

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“The Grateful Dead built more than a band; they built a legendary community. Sixty years later, their spirit, style and music still resonate,” Bendet said in a press release.

“This capsule is a celebration of optimism and creativity… pieces designed to make you feel unstoppable, and a wearable reminder to always be grateful,” she continued.

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With prices ranging from $275 to $1,795, the collab brings vintage-inspired vibes to modern silhouettes, paying homage to the Dead’s iconic legacy.

alice + olivia x Grateful Dead is available to shop online and at select boutiques. 

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White Stripes Celebrated by Olivia Rodrigo, Iggy Pop at Rock Hall
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White Stripes Celebrated by Olivia Rodrigo, Iggy Pop at Rock Hall

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It’s official: The White Stripes are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The induction took place on Saturday in Los Angeles, with Jack and Meg White honored for their indelible, decade-long mark on music.

As expected, Meg did not attend the ceremony — she has completely left the music industry and public life in general since the White Stripes broke up in 2011 — but thankfully a handful of artists were on hand to help fill the void left by the essential artist, one of Rolling Stone‘s 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time.

Olivia Rodrigo and Feist teamed up for a rendition of the White Blood Cells classic “We’re Going to Be Friends,” while Twenty One Pilots, themselves a guitar-drums duo like the White Stripes, delivered a rendition of the ultimate stadium rocker “Seven Nation Army.”

Feist and Olivia Rodrigo perform onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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The White Stripes were inducted into the Rock Hall by fellow Motor City rock icon Iggy Pop, who took the stage and led the crowd through a chant of “Seven Nation Army.” He held his speech in his hands and joked, “Let me see if I can read this shit.”

Pop described the duo as “a 21st century Adam and Eve, who had started a rock & roll band,” and praised Meg’s drumming ability, saying it was her support that launched “the rocket of racket that was Jack White.”

Next, Jack himself took the podium for his induction speech, thanking “Uncle Iggy.” Standing in a red suit and white tie, he revealed that he’d been talking to Meg about being honored, and that Meg made “punctuation and corrections” to his speech. “I spoke with Meg White the other day; she said she’s very sorry she couldn’t make it tonight, but she’s very grateful for the folks who have supported her throughout all the years, it really means a lot to her tonight,” he said.

Jack thanked the White Stripes’ musical heroes, and also named other iconic duos in pop culture: Leiber and Stoller, Siegel and Shuster, and Abbott and Costello. “I myself have been in a lot of bands that you’ve probably never heard of,” he said. “But for some reason, people especially connected with this one two-piece duo project that I was in called the White Stripes. We don’t know why these things happen, but when they do, it’s the most beautiful thing you can have as an artist or musician when people are responding and sharing with you.”

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“To young artists, I want to say, get your hands dirty and drop the screens and get out in your garage or your little room and get obsessed,” he added. “Get obsessed with something, get passionate. We all want to share in what you might create.”

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Iggy Pop and Jack White onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Rodrigo, who was born just two months before the White Stripes released Elephant since April 2003, has long praised the group, saying she grew up listening to the album and especially “The Hardest Button to Button.”

“Meg’s drums really shine on that one, and from there I dove into all their other incredible albums and became a massive fan,” Rodrigo told Elle in 2023. “Meg’s drumming and the White Stripes in general [provided] a huge lesson to me on the value of simplicity in music. They taught me that a truly great song doesn’t need to have crazy production or layers of sound. It just needs to move you.”

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Olivia Rodrigo Slams ICE Using Song for 'Racist, Hateful Propaganda'
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Olivia Rodrigo Slams ICE Using Song for ‘Racist, Hateful Propaganda’

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Olivia Rodrigo is making it clear that she is not happy with the Trump administration (and his Department of Homeland Security) using her music to promote their policies. On Friday, the pop singer slammed the White House and DHS for posting a video about self-deportation using one of her songs.

A video posted to Instagram on Tuesday opened with the chaotic, rock part of her Guts favorite “All-American Bitch” showing clips of ICE agents detaining undocumented immigrants with the caption “If ICE finds you,” and then undocumented immigrants seemingly choosing to self-deport with the softer, more peaceful part of the song that follows.

“LEAVE NOW and self-deport using the CBP Home app,” read the DHS post’s caption. “If you don’t, you will face the consequences.”

In a comment that has since been deleted (although it’s unclear if by Rodrigo or DHS), Rodrigo wrote, “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.” Since its deletion, fans of Rodrigo have been copy/pasting her original message to remind viewers of Rodrigo’s take.

In response to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment on the matter, a DHS spokesperson said, “America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe. We suggest Ms. Rodrigo thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice.”

Rodrigo has been a loud voice against Trump’s policies and racist approach to immigration enforcement. When ICE started targeting Angelenos in mass raids back in June, Rodrigo shared an Instagram story condemning deportations.

“I’ve lived in L.A. my whole life and I’m deeply upset about these violent deportations of my neighbors under the current administration,” Rodrigo wrote. “L.A. simply wouldn’t exist without immigrants. Treating hardworking community members with such little respect, empathy, and due process is awful.”

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She continued: “I stand with the beautiful, diverse community of Los Angeles and with immigrants all across America. I stand for our right to freedom of speech and freedom to protest.”

A rep for Rodrigo did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for additional comment.

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bitchy | “Jacob Elordi & Olivia Jade broke up again, this time for good?” links
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bitchy | “Jacob Elordi & Olivia Jade broke up again, this time for good?” links

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Jacob Elordi & Olivia Jade broke up again and sources say this split is the final one. Eh, I believe they have one more go-round in them. [Just Jared]
Kim Kardashian & the All’s Fair cast are promoting the show in New York this week, so there are assorted photos of Kim around. [Go Fug Yourself]
Michael B. Jordan & Austin Butler in a Miami Vice movie? [Socialite Life]
Ariana Grande is back to wearing pink. Sigh. [LaineyGossip]
AOC clapped back on Riley Gaines & it was pretty funny. [Buzzfeed]
Should I give Alien: Earth another try? It doesn’t sound like FX is into it. [Pajiba]
Elvira is out for Halloween. [OMG Blog]
Brie Larson’s hair is short and very blonde right now. [RCFA]
A DWTS hospitalization. [Seriously OMG]
I hope Democrats hold the line. [Jezebel]
Does Bianca Censori have any money? [Hollywood Life]

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman's "fun" film confirms UK streaming date
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman’s “fun” film confirms UK streaming date

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Two months on from its release in cinemas, a streaming release date has been confirmed for the comedy film The Roses, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman.

The film, which hit cinemas in August, will be available to watch on Disney Plus from 3rd December this year – so not too long to wait at all.

The Roses is a savage and star-filled reimagining of the 1989 classic The War of the Roses, itself based on the novel of the same name by Warren Adler.

It starred Cumberbatch and Colman as the seemingly perfect couple, Ivy and Theo, both of whom appear successful and happy in their day-to-day lives.

However, their relationship suddenly goes into freefall after Theo’s career nosedives and Ivy’s own ambitions take off, in what has been described as “a story of real life gone spectacularly wrong”.

Directed by Jay Roach, the film also boasted a starry supporting cast including Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa, Kate McKinnon, Zoë Chao, Hala Finley, Jamie Demetriou and Sunita Mani.

Andy Samberg and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Roses. Searchlight Pictures

It has largely been well received by critics, with the Hollywood Reporter stating that “Cumberbatch and Coleman are terrific” and has been certified as Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with 65 per cent of 187 critics’ reviews being positive.

In our own review, we gave the film three stars out of five, finding it to be fun but toothless, arguing that its two leads perhaps failed to fully portray the bitterness that comes to the fore as the film progresses.

Described as a satirical black comedy, it will hitting the streaming service just in time for Christmas.

The Roses will be available to stream on Disney+ from 3rd December.

Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.

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Can Olivia Dean or Kid Cudi Make Big Moves on the Billboard Charts?
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Can Olivia Dean or Kid Cudi Make Big Moves on the Billboard Charts?

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Our Billboard chart experts break down whether Olivia Dean’s “So Easy (To Fall In Love),” Kid Cudi’s “Maui Wowie” or Tame Impala’s “Dracula” make moves on the Billboard charts.

Jerah Milligan 

‘The Life of a Show Girl,’ “Golden” and “Ordinary” still may be dominating our top 10, but who’s in the mix on the hot 100 this week? Could the resurfacing of Kid Cudi’s classic bring this old song to the charts? Is Olivia Dean stealing people’s hearts and staying on repeat, or will Tame Impala’s new music be a  moment? We’re giving you the rundown on some of the contenders on This Week’s Hot 100 this “Maui Wowie” trend is taking over the internet. Will the song make its debut on the charts 17 years after it first was released? 

Treavor Anderson

Kid Cudi’s “Maui Wowie,” which debuts this week in the 70s, really blowing up on TikTok. This is a song from 2008 by the way. So it’s our first time actually seeing Kid Cudion the Hot 100 in a lead role since 2020 so welcome back to the chart, Cudi. But this trend is going crazy. This song is blowing up, so that’s something to watch out for as the streams keep going up, that song could really be a big hit for him. 

Jerah Milligan

It’s so easy to fall in love with Olivia Dean that we may see her climb,

Delisa Shannon

Based off of my streams alone, that one is going to have an uptick on the charts. Everyone is excited about Olivia Dean’s ‘The Art of Loving.’ She has this ability with the way that she arranges, her melodies, her vocals. Everyone is excited, myself included.

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Olivia Rodrigo Ends Guts Tour With Surprise NYC Show
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Olivia Rodrigo Ends Guts Tour With Surprise NYC Show

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Olivia Rodrigo closed out her blockbuster Guts World Tour with a secret show in New York City on Thursday night (Oct. 23), playing to an intimate crowd of fans, friends, and celebrity guests inside the historic Park Avenue Armory.

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The invite-only event, hosted by American Express, featured a setlist packed with fan favorites — including “Drivers License,” “Vampire,” “Deja Vu” and “Sour” — as well as the rare live performance of “Lacy,” a track that has taken on a viral life of its own since being featured on the TV series The Summer I Turned Pretty.

“Ever since it was in that show, people have been chanting at me at concerts to sing this song if I wasn’t going to sing it,” Rodrigo told the crowd. “And so I’m really grateful to that show, and I’m really grateful to you guys for listening to this song and streaming it, because it’s always been one of my favorites.”

The “Good 4 U” singer also welcomed young fans from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, meeting with several attendees before the show. Proceeds from ticket sales benefited Rodrigo’s own Fund 4 Good, an initiative launched to support education, reproductive rights, and young women’s leadership programs.

Among those in attendance were Emily in Paris star Ashley Park, The Bear’s Molly Gordon, Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev, makeup artist Patrick Ta, Good American founder Emma Grede, and interior designer Jeremiah Brent.

Rodrigo performed beneath the soaring arches of the Armory’s Drill Hall — a venue steeped in New York military history — which once housed the Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, the first volunteer militia to answer Abraham Lincoln’s call in 1861.

The secret concert marked the final stop on Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour, which kicked off earlier this year in Palm Springs and has since spanned over 75 dates across North America and Europe.

Rodrigo has placed 30 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Her 2021 hit “Drivers License” was No. 1 for a whopping eight weeks. In total so far, she has three Hot 100 No. 1s and made headlines for her 2025 Lollapalooza performance, including a set during which she brought out Weezer.

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