{"id":2091338,"date":"2026-08-13T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091338"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:10:00","slug":"snl-parts-ways-with-longtime-music-booker-after-nearly-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091338","title":{"rendered":"\u2018SNL\u2019 parts ways with longtime music booker after nearly 30 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paul-McCartney-Performing.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018SNL\u2019 parts ways with longtime music booker after nearly 30 years<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Brian Siedlecki started as an intern on the series in 1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-13T12:10:00+01:00\">13th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paul-McCartney-Performing-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Saturday Night Live\" title=\"Paul McCartney Performing\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Paul McCartney is one of many music legends to appear on the long-running show. CREDIT: Kristy Sparow\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> has parted ways with music booker Brian Siedlecki, who has been with the show for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018SNL\u2019 heroes: stunning \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 performances by your favourite stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The long-running sketch show is known for iconic music performances and being one of the most coveted performing spots on television. Siedlecki has been a big part of that success, rising from an intern role on the show in 1996 to booking his first act, Nelly Furtado, in 2001.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Since then, he has been responsible for bringing some of the biggest names in music to their famous stage. Recent notable appearances include Paul McCartney performing Beatles hits with Will Ferrell playing cowbell (a reference to a famous <em>SNL<\/em> sketch); Megan Thee Stallion using her 2020 debut on the show to protest the shooting of Breonna Taylor; and Lily Allen bringing out Dakota Johnson as the title character of her track \u2018Madeline\u2019 during a performance last year.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lily Allen - Madeline (Live on SNL)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RRj1it--Y-I?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Siedlecki, <em>SNL<\/em>, and network NBC have all declined to comment on the departure, which was first revealed by <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. The article states that the show still has two long-serving music bookers, Keri Powers and Rebecca Schwartz, who have each been with SNL for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Music has also been a part of <em>Saturday Night Live UK<\/em>, the British spin-off that debuted in March of this year and will return in September for a second season. The debut season saw Kasabian perform \u2018Release The Pressure\u2019 and \u2018Great Pretender\u2019; Wolf Alice play \u2018White Horses\u2019 and \u2018Leaning Against the Wall\u2019; and Foo Fighters become the first international band to appear when they performed \u2018Child Actor\u2019 and \u2018Caught in the Echo\u2019 on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to NME ahead of Kasabian\u2019s appearance, Serge Pizzorno said: \u201cIt\u2019s obviously an American institution that has been on over there for decades, so once people start to understand the structure of it and get the pace, then it\u2019ll be great.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s really beautiful is having music on the telly again. I might sound like a fossil here but I think that\u2019s great,\u201d he added. \u201cSeeing a band have two songs and then having all the clips on socials is brilliant and we\u2019ve been missing that opportunity for a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Foo Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Kasabian<\/li>\n<li>Lily Allen<\/li>\n<li>Megan Thee Stallion<\/li>\n<li>Nelly Furtado<\/li>\n<li>Paul McCartney<\/li>\n<li>Saturday Night Live<\/li>\n<li>Wolf Alice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Phoebe Bridgers \u2013 \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 review: indie\u2019s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> \u2018SNL\u2019 heroes: stunning \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 performances by your favourite stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The long-running sketch show is known for iconic music performances and being one of the most coveted performing spots on television. Siedlecki has been a big part of that success, rising from an intern role on the show in 1996 to booking his first act, Nelly Furtado, in 2001.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Since then, he has been responsible for bringing some of the biggest names in music to their famous stage. Recent notable appearances include Paul McCartney performing Beatles hits with Will Ferrell playing cowbell (a reference to a famous <em>SNL<\/em> sketch); Megan Thee Stallion using her 2020 debut on the show to protest the shooting of Breonna Taylor; and Lily Allen bringing out Dakota Johnson as the title character of her track \u2018Madeline\u2019 during a performance last year.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lily Allen - Madeline (Live on SNL)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RRj1it--Y-I?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Siedlecki, <em>SNL<\/em>, and network NBC have all declined to comment on the departure, which was first revealed by <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. The article states that the show still has two long-serving music bookers, Keri Powers and Rebecca Schwartz, who have each been with SNL for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Music has also been a part of <em>Saturday Night Live UK<\/em>, the British spin-off that debuted in March of this year and will return in September for a second season. The debut season saw Kasabian perform \u2018Release The Pressure\u2019 and \u2018Great Pretender\u2019; Wolf Alice play \u2018White Horses\u2019 and \u2018Leaning Against the Wall\u2019; and Foo Fighters become the first international band to appear when they performed \u2018Child Actor\u2019 and \u2018Caught in the Echo\u2019 on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to NME ahead of Kasabian\u2019s appearance, Serge Pizzorno said: \u201cIt\u2019s obviously an American institution that has been on over there for decades, so once people start to understand the structure of it and get the pace, then it\u2019ll be great.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s really beautiful is having music on the telly again. I might sound like a fossil here but I think that\u2019s great,\u201d he added. \u201cSeeing a band have two songs and then having all the clips on socials is brilliant and we\u2019ve been missing that opportunity for a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/snl-parts-ways-with-longtime-music-booker-after-nearly-30-years-3962350&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Paul-McCartney-Performing.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News \u2018SNL\u2019 parts ways with longtime music booker after nearly 30 years Brian Siedlecki started as an intern on the series in 1996 By Victoria Luxford 13th August 2026 Paul McCartney is one of many music legends to appear on the long-running show. 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