As the show gears up to celebrate its milestone, here are 12 moments over the past five decades when the show didn't just reflect pop culture — it drove it.

NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years ...

Kendrick Lamar was joined by SZA and scored a hip-hop touchdown with a triumphant Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday.

Kendrick Lamar performed hits including “Not Like Us” at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, joined by Mustard, SZA and Samuel ...

Photo: Gregory Shamus/ It looked like Kendrick was more interested in the aesthetics of the cover art of To Pimp a Butterfly ...