Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th year on the tube, and the venerable sketch show's first offering this season didn't disappoint.
With Chris Pratt hosting, musical guest Ariana Grande made the most of her two songs. The "Problem" singer performed "Break Free" and then brought out The Weeknd to help with "Love Me Harder."
Chock full of talent and moxie, Grande was a natural. Check it:
We knew Grande would likely perform two songs of her latest, feature-heavy album My Everything. But our collabo prediction was either Iggy Azalea or Big Sean (The Weeknd wasn't a bad consolation prize).
While prepping for the show this week, Pratt got to hear Grande's rehearsal and gave it a raving review.
"In the dressing room at #SNL hearing @ArianaGrande rehearse. Man. That girl can sing!!!! Like REALLY sing. You probably already knew that" he wrote.
Following Grande's SNL premiere, Maroon 5 is set to perform on the show next weekend (Oct. 4) with comedian Sarah Silverman as the guest. Then Irish rocker Hozier will take the stage the following weekend (Oct. 11) with host Bill Hader.
Meanwhile, Ariana will continue traversing the globe. Here are her upcoming tour dates:
10/24: Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
12/06: Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
02/25: Independence, MO @ Independence Events Center
02/28: Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center
03/01: St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
03/03: Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
03/05: Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
03/07: Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
03/08: Toronto, ON, Canada @ Air Canada Centre
03/10: Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
03/12: Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
03/14: Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
03/15: Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
03/20: New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
03/21: New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
03/24: Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
03/26: Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
03/28: Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
03/31: San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
04/01: Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
04/03: Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
04/06: Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
04/08: Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
04/10: Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
04/12: San Jose, CA @ SAP Center at San Jose
04/14: Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
