USA Today Music — Ariana Grande was set to be the musical guest on this week's premiere of NBC's Saturday Night Live but canceled for "emotional reasons," according to show creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels.             more info

Stereogum — Kanye West is performing on Saturday Night Live this weekend, maybe as a last-minute replacement for Ariana Grande. He also has plans to release a new album, Yandhi, to coincide with it. TMZ is now reporting that he'll bring some special guests a... more info

TMZ — Kanye West has been hard at work finishing his album, doing a massive shoe release and practicing for his gig on 'SNL' ... a performance that'll feature some serious star power. Sources on set tell us Ye's been in NYC all week putting the finishing�... more info

Dlisted — Kanye West showed up to The FADER offices yesterday wearing a sweatshirt with Colin Kaepernick’s name on the front, white jeans after Labor Day and a “redesigned” (it’s the same) MAGA hat. So you can pretty much tell how things went from t... more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow night, Kanye West will serve as the musical guest on the premiere of Saturday Night Live's 44th season. He'll share that spotlight with guest host Adam Driver. West has already built an entire media circus around his appearance on the show. ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Plus new music from Lil Wayne, Olly Murs, Kodaline, Selena Gomez & Cardi B, Major Lazer and even more! more info

Consequence of Sound — A custom MAGA hat, no less. more info

Stereogum — Saturday Night Live returns for its 44th season this weekend. As we already know, the premiere will be hosted by Adam Driver, and Kanye West will be the first musical guest. (That same night, Kanye will release his new album Yandhi , which features 6... more info

411 Mania — Kanye West has confirmed that his new album Yandhi will release on Saturday night, the same night that he will perform on Saturday Night Live. The post Kanye West Confirms That New Album Will Release on Saturday appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

Consequence of Sound — Following this weekend's premiere hosted by host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West. more info