In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor made headlines for ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live — and was never invited back to the show. But during SNL’s 50th anniversary special, Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard performed her signature hit “Nothing Compares 2 U,

In a new interview with Puck, Lorne Michaels revealed that if she were alive, Sinead O’Connor would’ve been invited to perform “Nothing Compares 2 U” on “SNL 50: The Anniversary Special” in February despite her being banned from the show over 30 years ago.