Rosalía sang "Reliquia" en pointe on SNL, then got rained on during "Magnolias"

Rosalía was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on 10 October 2026, with Shane Gillis hosting, and she used both of her slots to show that the staging around Lux is as ambitious as the music.

For readers meeting her for the first time: Rosalía is the Barcelona-born singer and producer who built her name on flamenco-meets-pop records and then went wider and stranger with Lux, an album sung across many languages and backed by an orchestral sound. It sent her on a world tour with the London Symphony Orchestra, and this was her third time on the SNL stage.

"Reliquia", on her toes

She opened with "Reliquia" and stayed almost perfectly still while she sang, standing en pointe, the ballet technique of balancing on the tips of the toes, for the length of the song. Dancers joined her near the end. Viewers online wondered whether she was propped up, but anyone who has seen the Lux shows will know she builds ballet into the set, and the stillness suited a song that sounds like a hymn.

"Magnolias" in the rain

The second number turned physical in a different way. Partway through "Magnolias", a rain shower fell over the stage, soaking her hair and white dress while she kept singing. It is a simple idea, executed without fuss, and it fits the record's mix of the sacred and the earthly.

Both songs are on Lux. If you want to hear them without the water effects, the album is on all the major streaming services.

Gillis's own night had its moments too, but the music slot was the one people were still sharing on Sunday morning.