Entertainment Quick Hits: Swift, Styles, X-Files

Taylor Swift has tied Rihanna for the most number-one songs by a female artist in the 21st century. In other entertainment news, Daniel Dedweiler is joining the cast of Hulu's *X-Files* reboot, and Harry Styles is confirmed to host *Saturday Night Live* on March 14.

- Taylor Swift and Rihanna are now tied with 14 No. 1 hits each on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 21st century. - The *X-Files* reboot for Hulu has received a pilot order, with Ryan Coogler (director of *Black Panther* and *Sinners*) set to write and direct the first episode. - Danielle Deadwyler, known for her roles in *Till* and *The Harder They Fall*, will star as one of the two lead FBI agents in the new *X-Files*. - Original *X-Files* creator Chris Carter will return as an executive producer on the reboot, but original star David Duchovny is not attached to the project. - Harry Styles will be pulling double duty as both host and musical guest on *Saturday Night Live*. - This marks Styles' second time hosting and performing on the show; his first was in November 2019. - The appearance is scheduled just eight days after the release of his fourth solo album, "Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.," which drops on March 6. - Styles has previously appeared on *SNL* as a musical guest in 2017 and three times with One Direction between 2012 and 2014.

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