Rumors started going around Thursday that Kanye West would be returning to "Saturday Night Live" as the musical guest next month following the release of his upcoming album "WAVES," and it has now been officially confirmed.
"Excited to announce that @melissamccarthy will host #SNL February 13 with musical guest @kanyewest!" the NBC show wrote on Twitter.
This will be McCarthy's fourth time hosting the iconic comedy show since 2011, according to Entertainment Weekly. The last time she hosted was in February 2014 with musical guests Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar.
West has also performed on "SNL" before, with his most recent appearance being at the 40th anniversary special last February when he performed "Wolves," which is a track from his forthcoming album, his single "Only One," and his hit song "Jesus Walks." This upcoming appearance will be his sixth time as a musical guest on the show.
With "WAVES" dropping on Feb. 11 during a special debut event alongside the launch of his Yeezy Season 3 collection at MSG and the whole Twitter feud going on between him, Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose right now, it'll be interesting to see if all of this gets brought up in any of the comedy skits.
McCarthy and West's episode of "SNL" will air on Saturday, Feb. 13, on NBC at 11:30 p.m.
Excited to announce that @melissamccarthy will host #SNL February 13 with musical guest @kanyewest! pic.twitter.com/gUkXGNzbW3
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) January 29, 2016
