Scarlett Johansson, Bad Bunny to Close Out SNL's 50th Season Next Month

The milestone 50th season of Saturday Night Live will close on May 17 with an episode featuring host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny. The week prior, on May 10, Walton Goggins will make his hosting debut, with Arcade Fire set to perform. Quinta Brunson previously revealed that she’s returning as host for the May 3 show, while Benson Boone will make his performance debut.

Google parent company Alphabet exceeded analysts’ expectations with its first-quarter report on Thursday, with revenue rising 12% year-over-year to $90.23 billion. Leading the way were the search and advertising departments, jumping 8.5% and 9.8% from the previous year, respectively, including $8.93 billion from YouTube ads alone. In the wake of the news, the company’s stock rose by more than 5% in after-hours trading at the time of this writing.

The lead single from the forthcoming album Uy Scuti by Young Thug will feature longtime collaborator Future. Expected to release on Friday, “Money on Money” will be the rapper’s first release as the lead artist since accepting a plea deal that guaranteed his release from jail last October. The official release date for Uy Scuti has not been revealed, but merch and vinyl records are available for preorder.

We now know the NBA teams making the journey overseas this upcoming preseason. The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers will play two games in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 2 and 4, while the New Orleans Pelicans will head down under and suit up against a pair of Australian teams — Melbourne United on Oct. 3 and South East Melbourne Phoenix on Oct. 5. Finally, the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will face off in China on Oct. 10 and Oct. 12.

BET+ and Sony Music Vision announced Thursday that beginning May 8, the concert film Usher: Rendezvous in Paris will be streamed exclusively on BET+. Directed by Anthony Mandler, the production chronicles the R&B superstar’s eight-show residency during Paris Fashion Week at La Seine Musicale back in 2023. Usher is currently performing on the European leg of his Past Present Future Tour.

Comcast reported first-quarter results on Thursday, and total revenue reached $29.89 billion, barely down from the $30.05 billion a year earlier. Overall profits for NBCUniversal streaming platform Peacock jumped 16% to $1.2 billion, while the company slimmed its debt to $215 million from $639 million in the year-ago period. Finally, the Studios unit capitalized on carryover success from Wicked and Nosferatu, helping EBITDA jump 22% to $298 million.

Billy McFarland, founder of the twice-failed Fyre Festival, has officially put the brand up for sale. Interested buyers can submit their information and make an open-ended offer via an online form, as it looks for a buyer with the “scale, experience, and infrastructure” to succeed after its disastrous experience in 2017. McFarland added that his team will select the new owner based on “their ability to execute the vision of FYRE in a transparent, grand and expeditious manner.”

USWNT star Trinity Rodman leads a new campaign for Oakley, appearing in a series of black and white videos and photos. The futuristic shots confirm that the Straight Jacket 99 featuring a wraparound silhouette is returning soon. Rodman initially agreed to a deal with the eyewear brand in 2023 when she was announced alongside fellow signee Paolo Banchero.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) announced Thursday that baseball legend Ryan Howard and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt have joined the museum’s “Pitch for the Future” campaign, an initiative to construct a new facility and campus in Kansas City, with a purpose of advancing the museum’s goal of preserving the legacy of Negro Leagues baseball. Howard and Shildt’s involvement in the campaign will include storytelling initiatives, fundraising efforts, program support, and advocacy to amplify the museum’s mission and expansion plans.

As the sales continue to slow in the luxury market, be prepared to start paying more. Analysts at Bernstein and Barclays noticed that Louis Vuitton has increased prices by about 4% on its U.S. site. The French House’s pricing surge seems to be a direct response to the tariffs recently imposed by President Donald Trump. However, analysts also observed less-intense price hikes in the French and Japanese markets.

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