Written by: Lauren Groff
After breaking off her engagement to Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson, Grammy-nominated artist Ariana Grande emerged with arguably one of the most iconic music videos of the twenty-first century this past Friday. Titled “thank u, next," the bold lyrics and catchy beat broke both personal records for Grande and worldwide records for YouTube. The song rightfully serves as Grande’s first number one hit single and is also credited for “breaking Youtube”- the premiere of its video racked up the most views ever recorded in 24 hours (https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8487658/ariana-grande-thank-u-next-video-breaks-youtube-vevo-record-24-hour-views). The comment section was temporarily unavailable as millions of voices from around the world poured in their thoughts in a matter of seconds.
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The music video was themed around four classically nostalgic "chick-flicks"- Legally Blonde, Mean Girls, Bring it On, and 13 Going on 30. Grande places herself in the main role of each movie, transforming into different characters with costumes and hairstyles unique to each recreation. Stars from some of the original movies even made cameos as their characters- Jennifer Coolidge (reprising her role of Paulette, the nail salon employee in Legally Blonde), and Jonathan Bennett (reappearing as heartthrob Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls). She also paid homage to her beginnings in the industry on the hit Nickelodeon T.V. show, Victorious, welcoming back former co-stars Daniella Monet, Liz Gillies, and Matt Bennett alongside her in the video. A very special mention goes out to momager Kris Jenner for the most memorable cameo.
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Hidden messages are strewn throughout the video, most noticeable in Grande’s own rendition of the iconic “Burn Book” from Mean Girls. Not long after the release of the video, viewers screenshotted and zoomed in on the pages of the book to see messages Grande had written about her exes. Notably, she writes "srry I dipped" on Davidson's page in crude red letters.
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“thank u, next” is the titular track of Grande's fifth studio album, set to be released sometime in the near future. She is also preparing for her Sweetener World Tour, appearing closest to Sparta at Madison Square Garden on June 18, 2019.
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