One Direction was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live Dec. 20, and the boys brought their A-games. Despite being on a holiday-filled show, 1D opted to give fans a double serving of their new album Four. They performed "Night Changes" and "Ready to Run." The fellas melted a lot of hearts in the process.
As Rolling Stone notes, "Night Changes" worked well on the dimly lit stage inside Studio 8H. The harmonies soared and each member got to shine at different times. Check out the performance below.
The boys also got involved elsewhere in the show, joining Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong on "Girlfriends Talk Show." They portrayed a high-school dance team. Hilarity ensured.
SNL just announced that Kevin Hart will be the first host after the holiday break, on Jan. 17. No musical acts have been announced yet.
Four was released in November and went straight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. Rolling Stone gave the effort three stars out of a possible five.
"One Direction have now been the biggest pop band in the world for three full years. Such longevity doesn't exactly make them the Allman Brothers — but it's pretty impressive for a bunch of singing-contest runners-up joined together in Simon Cowell's laboratory," RS wrote. "If any of these guys harbor secret dreams of going solo or becoming an actor or a fashion exec, they've stayed secret. They don't appear to be jerks."
In August, Cowell guessed that the group only had two more records left.
"Bands don't stay together forever. I think they will make at least two more albums together and they are in the middle of one right now," he said.
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