'She Was Not Having It.' Justin Timberlake Tells The Story Behind SNL's Infamous Single Ladies Sketch And How Beyoncé Nearly Didn't Cooperate

2025 marks 50 years since Saturday Night Live first started making audiences laugh. To commemorate the milestone, a documentary has been released, Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music, which now ...
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Justin Timberlake says Beyoncé was 'very hesitant' to do “SNL” 'Single Ladies' sketch: 'She was not having it'

Beyoncé nearly didn't let Saturday Night Live put a ring on the legendary "Single Ladies" sketch. "She was very polite about it, but she was very hesitant, and when I say hesitant, I mean, like, she ...
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Justin Timberlake Recalls Pitching Beyoncé on ‘Single Ladies’ Male Dancer ‘SNL’ Sketch: ‘She Was Not Having It’

A big part of the job at Saturday Night Live in the week leading up to showtime is convincing that week’s host or musical guest to appear in sketches that sometimes sound bizarre at best, or ...
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Beyoncé Adds ‘Single Ladies,’ ‘If I Were a Boy,’ Other Hits to Cowboy Carter Setlist on Night 2

Beyoncé added more of her hits to the setlist on Night 2 of her Cowboy Carter tour. On Thursday night at SoFi Stadium, the musician incorporated a new medley later in her show that included ...