Overview
- The appearance marked her fourth turn as SNL musical guest and her second in 2025 after an April duet with Elton John.
- She opened with “Church & State,” co-written with Andrew Watt and longtime collaborators Phil and Tim Hanseroth, confronting a “failing empire” and reciting Thomas Jefferson’s 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists.
- She followed with “Human,” a soaring ballad about vulnerability that also gives its name to her Human Tour starting in February 2026.
- Returning to Myself, released October 25, is her eighth studio album and her first solo release since 2021’s In These Silent Days.
- Carlile is slated to sing “Black Hole Sun” with Soundgarden at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in the coming days.