# Saturday Night Live Parts Ways With Longtime Music Booker

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/saturday-night-live-parts-ways-with-longtime-music-booker/
- Published: 2026-08-12T17:01:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-12T18:33:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2508083/saturday-night-live-parts-ways-with-longtime-music-booker/news/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- SNL will not renew music booker Brian Siedlecker’s contract.
- Siedlecker booked musical guests from 2001.
- Other SNL music bookers will remain.

## Summary

Saturday Night Live has ended its relationship with Brian Siedlecker, the programme’s longtime music booker and producer. The decision matters because an SNL musical-guest slot remains a prominent mainstream platform for emerging and established artists, often signalling a significant career milestone.

Siedlecker joined SNL as an intern in 1996 and had booked its musical guests since 2001, beginning with Nelly Furtado during the “I’m Like a Bird” era. NBC did not explain the change, saying it does not comment on staffing; fellow bookers Keri Powers and Rebecca Schwartz will remain, and SNL returns for its 52nd season on 26 September.

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