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Caps off to Katy Perry.

The pop star appeared as the musical guest on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” trended on Twitter and was celebrated for her two performances. She gave viewers a taste of her Las Vegas residency, as promised. When Perry was announced as this weekend’s musical act, she teased on Instagram, “Live from New York, it’s PLAY. Can’t wait to bring my slice of Sin City to the Big Apple,” adding a TV emoji. 

On Saturday, she performed “When I’m Gone” dressed in red fringed chaps and a coordinating mushroom hat, as she does for audiences at Resorts World, accompanied by trippy, gyrating dancers clad as full-on mushrooms. She also charmed with a slowed-down version of “Never Really Over.”

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“i didn’t think I would be able to love Never really over even more than I do but after hearing Katy Perry sing it in a whole new way I’m absolutely obsessed,” one member of the Twitterverse raved.

Another declared, “SHE SERVED HARD.” 

“Katy Perry vocal on snl is SPECTACULAR,” read another positive post, “especially with the full blown choreography, one of the best female artist in the game (right now).”

Perry was even able to win a viewer over with the evening’s songs and her theatrics. “Not really a #KatyPerry fan but I loved that whole mushroom in the forest performance on #SNL,” the new fan posted.

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Perry told her Instagram followers Saturday night that New York City gave her an icy reception. “Flew into a blizzard to bring some heat to @nbcsnl,” she wrote in a caption. “see u tonight.” 

Saturday’s episode of the long-running sketch show was the fourth time Perry served as musical guest. She hosted in 2011.

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