{"id":81694,"date":"2024-03-10T06:35:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T06:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/10\/snl-ariana-grande-delivers-powerful-debut-performance-of-new-music\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T06:35:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T06:35:24","slug":"snl-ariana-grande-delivers-powerful-debut-performance-of-new-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/10\/snl-ariana-grande-delivers-powerful-debut-performance-of-new-music\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;SNL&#8217;: Ariana Grande Delivers Powerful Debut Performance of New Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/people\/ariana-grande\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ariana Grande<\/a><span> made her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/tv\/saturday-night-live\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a><span> return over the weekend as the musical guest &#8212; for an episode <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/snl-scarlett-johansson-makes-surprise-cameo-as-katie-britt-to-mock-gops-state-of-the-union-response\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hosted by the delightfully strange Josh Brolin<\/a><span> &#8212; and she wowed fans with two powerful, beautiful performances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The songstress took the stage for the first time in a set made up to look like a living room, as she belted out her tune &#8220;We Can\u2019t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)&#8221; while watching <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/ariana-grande-has-memories-of-her-ex-erased-in-we-cant-be-friends-music-video-221246\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the song&#8217;s music video<\/a><span> on a retro TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the tune built up to its first big crescendo, the living room walls &#8212; projected on large screens &#8212; were flooded with crashing waves, which slowly receded and gave way to a whole slew of seasons and cosmic imagery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The psychedelic and emotional set found a lot of love from fans watching at home, who took to social media to share their feelings about the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While Brolin introduced Grande the first time around, the songstress&#8217; second set of the night was introduced by her mom, Joan Grande, in a super sweet moment that fans couldn&#8217;t help but love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For her second number, Grande debuted &#8220;Imperfect For You&#8221; &#8212; both songs hailing from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/ariana-grande-on-message-behind-her-heartbreak-songs-on-new-album-after-split-from-husband-dalton\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her new album, <em>Eternal Sunshine<\/em><\/a><span>, which just dropped on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, Grande&#8217;s involvement in the episode didn&#8217;t end at simply being the musical guest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As she&#8217;s shown when we hosted in the past, Grande has impeccable comedic timing and is a natural <\/span><em><span>SNL <\/span><\/em><span>performer. This time around, she actually appeared in two sketches alongside Brolin &#8212; and even took the primary role in a bit about all the unused songs sampled in 2001 film <\/span><em><span>Moulin Rouge<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Grande &#8212; complete with long, flowing red locks &#8212; portraying Nicole Kidman&#8217;s character, and Bowen Yang playing Ewan McGregor&#8217;s character, the duo sang, showed off their accents and tried their hardest not to constantly break during the ridiculous sketch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Needless to say, her performance as a musical guest has some fans wondering when they can expect Grande to be taking the helm as host once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/tv\/saturday-night-live\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a><span> airs live, coast-to-coast at 11:30p.m. ET\/ 8:30 p.m. PT on NBC. In addition to the broadcast on NBC, <\/span><em><span>SNL <\/span><\/em><span>streams live on Peacock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>RELATED CONTENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/snl-ariana-grande-delivers-stormy-powerful-debut-performance-of-new-music-221292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariana Grande made her Saturday Night Live return over the weekend as the musical guest &#8212; for an episode hosted by the delightfully strange Josh Brolin &#8212; and she wowed fans with two powerful, beautiful performances. 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