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Prince to perform on "Saturday Night Live"; Chris Rock will host

See ya soon...

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

Credit: Melissa Ruggieri

See ya soon...
By Melissa Ruggieri
Oct 14, 2014

And The Elusive One returns.

Prince will perform on “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 1, marking his third time as musical guest on the show, which so far this season has hosted Ariana Grande, Maroon 5 and Hozier.

Prince’s performance will feature his band, 3RDEYEGIRL - guitarist Donna Grantis, drummer Hannah Ford Welton and bassist Ida Nielsen – and will help promote his two new releases, “Art Official Age” and “Plectrumelectrum.”

The albums, both released Sept. 30, bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart and rock chart, respectively, making Prince the first artist in more than a decade to debut two albums in the Top 10 at the same time.

Prince’s “SNL” appearance will be complemented by former cast member Chris Rock, who will host.

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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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