Rihanna To Perform New ‘R8’ Material at ‘SNL’ Season Finale

Rihanna is headed to ‘SNL‘ to help the show close out its 40th season and will be performing new material from her highly anticipated album.

The show announced that the May 16 season finale will be hosted by Louis C.K., with musical guest Rihanna. This will be Riri’s first appearance on the show since November 2012. It’s safe to assume that we will getting a ‘Shy Ronnie 3’ skit, we can’t wait!

The final host of #SNL‘s 40th season will be Louis C.K., with music from @rihanna! Can’t wait for May 16! pic.twitter.com/CKFlpaawQD

— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) April 23, 2015

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