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mark barger has a ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: even for an established artist like kelsea ballerini, getting theone of those things that you have on your bucket list. >> reporter: it also put ballerini on a list. >> ladies and gentlemen, are you so lucky tonight. >> charlie xcs. prince! >> reporter: a who's who of music on the snl stage. >> initially, the beginning, i think i was just going to compile maybe the 50 best performances on the show. >> reporter: but questlove took a different approach for his documentary, ladies and gentlemen, 50 years of snl music. >> they don't want to see you dangle. >> there's way more iconic comedic moments musically on the show, like surpassing the legendary performances. >> reporter: so, along with david bowie, the rolling stones, prince, taylor swift and hundreds more, some cast members also made a musical mark. >> i'm pointing at you. >> music plays a major mark on that show. most of the iconic sketches that people remember, be it king tut or anything eddie murphy's done. the lonely island stuff. it's all music related. >> reporter: early on, snl's music was

even for an established artist like kelsea ballerini, getting the invite for snl was big. literally at the hair salon and in the bowl and got the call and just started crying. honestly, it's just one of those things that you have on your bucket list. it also put ballerini on a list. ladies and gentlemen, you are so lucky tonight. charli xcx, prince. ll cool j, adele, public enemy, bob dylan, willie nelson, bad bunny, a who's who of music on the snl stage initially. you know, in the beginning, i think i was just going to compile, like maybe the 50 best performances on the show. but questlove took a broader approach for his documentary. ladies and gentlemen, 50 years of snl music. and i realized there was way more iconic comedic moments musically on the show, like surpassing just the legendary performances. so along with david bowie, the rolling stones, prince, taylor swift and hundreds more, some cast members also made a musical mark point in point in a pointed at you. music plays a major part on that show, and most of the iconic sketches that people remember, be it king tu

john legend, michael bublÉ, kelsea ballerini and adam lavine. they chatted about their careers.n the elevators. christmas is a difficult time for me because, you know, if -- >> how do you define "difficult"? as in lucrative? >> i feel like when i hear it, why we sing about christmas is because when i hear it, i have a hard time not, you know, it sort of takes over, and i get critical of myself and i get very shy. >> yeah, when you listen to it. >> as i said, christmas is literally going shopping for my wife, going, like, oh, god. >> there i am. there i am. >> yeah. >> it's me, yes, it is. >> wow. who knew? >> i don't know. >> this is going to be good. >> i'm into kelsea ballerini. >> and adam is back. >> maybe we'll get blake back. >> going into the season, who would you say has the edge of those coaches? >> that's hard to say. i mean, michael bublÉ is kind of on a heater right now. he's done a bunch in a row. he's done well. adam levine is the most competitive person i know. like in real life. when we do this, it's a tv show. when the blind auditions is happening and somebody i

even for an established artist like kelsea ballerini? getting the invite for snl was big.i was quite literally at the hair salon and in the bowl and got the call and just started crying. honestly, it's just one of those things that you have on your bucket list. it also put ballerini on a list. ladies and gentlemen, you are so lucky tonight. charli xcx, prince. ll cool j, adele, public enemy, bob dylan, willie nelson, stephanie a who's who of music on the snl stage initially. you know, in the beginning, i think i was just going to compile, like maybe the 50 best performances on the show. but questlove took a broader approach for his documentary. ladies and gentlemen, 50 years of snl musicic. you don't know what's going to happen until 11:30 p.m. it's the tightrope walk. they want to see you dangle. they don't want to see you fall. then i realized there was way more iconic comedic moments musically on the show, like surpassing just the legendary performances. so along with david bowie, the rolling stones, prince, taylor swift and hundreds more, some cast members also made a

big news on "the voice," where kelsea ballerini and three-time winner adam levine joined the coachingr another treacherous season of "the traitors." -it's brutal this time, and it gets, whoa, ugly. i actually thought i was going to have to break up a fight. -some of the biggest artists in music will be touring in 2025, including dua lipa, billie eilish, green day, coldplay, keith urban, olivia rodrigo, sabrina carpenter and mariah carey, whose vegas residency resumes in january. and get ready for the theme park that changes everything. the new universal epic universe opens in orlando on may 22nd, and we're all looking forward to a dazzling experience. thank you all for watching tonight. the entire e! news team is wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season. -and very happy new year. good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ right now at 11. the countdown to 2025. it is underway. the crowds have gathered in san francisco to ring in the new year. busy but exciting night. less than one hour until 2025. and we're counting down to the annual

kelsea ballerini, idina menzel, will farrell and pete davidson. >> that was a whoo.ifoia, that's good news. then we look to sunday, sunday. windy and cold around the great lakes. the sunshine continues in the east. flood risk down through the lower mississippi river valley. we are starting a bit of a cooldown as we get ready for the weekend. today we will stay dry and temperatures will be there in the mid 60s, but for the weekend they will take a tumble down into the upper 50s with a chance of seeing some rain. it will be spotty so not going to be a complete washout. watch out for the breeze into next week. we clear out the skies, but temperatures stay cool in the 60s. there we look at san francisco and the peninsula, also >>> and that's >>> and that's your latest weather. >> guys, coming up, the energy and excitement. live playoff pep rallies. eagles, commanders, bills, they're ready to rock. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone