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Olivia Dean Makes SNL Debut With “Man I Need” and “Let Alone the One You Love

The performance underscores a breakout stretch defined by a Best New Artist Grammy nod alongside newly announced headline tours.

Overview

  • Dean took the Saturday Night Live stage on November 15 to perform two tracks from her second album, The Art of Loving.
  • The Art of Loving, released in September, debuted at Number One in the U.K. with the biggest opening week for a British female artist since 2021.
  • Late last month, she became the first female solo artist to hold four singles in the Official UK Top 10 at the same time.
  • She has announced a 14-city U.S. The Art of Loving tour starting next July in San Francisco and concluding in Austin in late August, plus a UK and European run that includes four O2 Arena dates in London.
  • Man I Need” was co-written with Zach Nahome and Tobias Jesso Jr., who won the 2023 Grammy for Songwriter of the Year and is nominated again this year.