Gracie Abrams and Heidi Gardner are big fans of Chris Rock in an unexpected way.

Rock is set to host Saturday Night Live this weekend, with Abrams as the musical guest. In a new promo for the episode released on Thursday (Dec. 12), Gardner tells the comedian that he stars in both her and Abrams’ “absolute favorite movie in the world.”

Rock listed Madagascar and the Grown Ups franchise as the films he assumed they were talking about, but Abrams surprised him when she revealed that the movie in question was actually 2001’s Pootie Tang, with Gardner quoting his “Wa-Da-Tah” line.

The “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” singer-songwriter is making her first-ever appearance on SNL, while Rock will be hosting the show for a fourth time. The performance will cap off an explosive year for Abrams, who closes out her time opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour earlier this month. Since its release in October, her song “That’s So True” has gained serious momentum, thanks in part to a boost from TikTok virality. The track peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Watch the promo featuring Chris Rock and Gracie Abrams below, and catch the full episode of Saturday Night Live this weekend (Dec. 14) at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, before it also streams on Peacock.

Just moments after winning his first-ever Billboard Music Award Thursday (Dec. 12), Jelly Roll brought the house down with an impassioned performance of his hit song “I Am Not Okay” at the ceremony hosted by Marriott Bonvoy.

The 40-year-old country star started his performance by simply walking into the arena with Bunnie XO, greeting fans and giving high-fives. After kissing the podcaster — to whom he’s been married since 2016 — Jelly hopped on stage and stood under a wooden house-shaped frame, which melted into glowing flames at the top as he sang.

“I am not okay/ I’m barely getting by/ I’m losing track of days/ And losing sleep at night,” he sang, taking in the crowd and encouraging fans — many of whom appeared emotional — to sing along by holding out his microphone.

Released over the summer ahead of Jelly’s Billboard 200-topping album Beautifully Broken, “I Am Not Okay” peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October.

Before going out on stage, the Nashville native accepted the BBMA for top hard rock song for “All My Life,” his June collaboration with Falling in Reverse. Making a speech from behind the stage curtain, Jelly gave all the glory to the band’s frontman Ronnie Radke, saying, “You’re one of the greatest artists that is so under-appreciated, and I hope this shows the world your credit.”

“Thank you to the fans,” Jelly said. “This is all your brainchild, Ronnie … Rock n’ roll never died, baby. Rock n’ roll never forgets, neither.”

Jelly is a finalist for a total of three BBMAs this year. In addition to Top Hard Rock Song, the “Son of a Sinner” musician also scored nods for Top Song Sales Artist and Top Rock Artist.

Hosted by Michelle Buteau, the 2024 BBMAs is airing on FOX and Fire TV Channels and on-demand on Paramount+. Performances are available to watch back as they’re uploaded on Billboard.com and via @BBMAs and @Billboard social channels.

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation. PMC is also the parent company of Billboard.

Tyla tore the club up with her performance of “Push 2 Start” and “Shake Ah” at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards Thursday night (Dec. 12).

Tyla’s tiger motif didn’t come to play tonight, as the zebra mini skirt-wearing singer pushed open the bathroom door to start performing “Push 2 Start.” Dancers emerged from each stall, and the color-changing lights felt like the club was as much inside the ladies’ room as it was outside of it. The “Water” hitmaker and the girls recreated the choreography from her wet and wild music video released last month before they came out to where the real party was at.

Tyla keenly surveyed the scene by the DJ booth on the balcony while “Shake Ah” started playing and got the dancefloor jumping. “Too serious, too serious/ Hands on my hips, he don’t wanna let go/ Ah shake-a (Shake-a), shake-a (Shake-a),” she breathily cooed her verse before the crowd went crazy over her booty-shaking moves. Optimist Music ZA, one of the featured artists on the song, stormed onto the scene with his own posse in tow while rapping his second verse before propping himself up onto the bar with Tyla. The two eventually shut it down with confetti cannons, which rained down over viral duo Pete & Bas as they attempted to enjoy a cup of tea and a scone or two at the club.

The South African singer is a finalist eight times: Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top Afrobeats Artist, Top R&B Album (Tyla), Top R&B Song (“Water”) and Top Afrobeats Song (“Truth or Dare,” “Water” and “Jump” with Gunna and Skillibeng).

Her Billboard Hot 100 No. 7 smash “Water,” “Truth or Dare” and “Jump” are all featured on her eponymous debut album, which was released on March 22, 2024, via FAX and Epic Records. It topped World Albums for five weeks, reached No. 8 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200. “Water” also won Tyla her first Grammy earlier this year for best African music performance during the category’s inaugural year. Tyla released the deluxe edition on Oct. 11 with three new tracks: “Shake Ah,” featuring Tony Duardo, Optimist Music ZA and Ez Maestro, “Push 2 Start” and “Back to You.”

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation. PMC is also the parent company of Billboard.