Billie Eilish made a celestial appearance on Saturday Night Live.
The 22-year-old pop star dropped by Studio 8H on Oct. 19 for her fourth time as musical guest on the long-running NBC sketch comedy show, delivering a pair of out-of-this-world live performances from her third album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which dropped in May.
For her first performance during the Michael Keaton-hosted episode, Eilish stepped onto the stage promoting her latest album, whose Hit Me Hard and Soft title was printed on the bottom of her shoes and could be seen through the clear floor. Amid a beautiful cloudy blue sky background, the singer-songwriter then delivered her breezy hit “Birds of a Feather,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October. Her brother Finneas gently rocked out on acoustic guitar alongside her before the full band joined in on the cloud-filled set.
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Eilish returned later in the SNL episode for an equally minimalistic performance of “Wildflower,” which found her performing the soulful and gloomy track in nothing but moody dark blue lighting. Finneas was once again by her side, as well as her backing band. “Wildflower,” on which the singer quietly suffers as she comes undone obsessing over her partner’s ex-girlfriend, reached No. 17 on the Hot 100 in June.
The “What Was I Made For?” musician previously performed on SNL in 2019 and 2023, pulling double-duty in 2021 as host and musical guest. Her appearance with Keaton follows last week’s Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which featured live performances from Stevie Nicks.
SNL‘s returns on Nov. 2 with comedian and actor John Mulaney back as host and first-time musical guest Chappell Roan.
Watch Eilish’s SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.
