Ariana Grande Powers Up Two New 'Eternal Sunshine' Songs On 'SNL': Watch

Ariana Grande is back at Saturday night live as a musical guest to perform new songs from her latest album, Eternal sunshine.

The 30-year-old pop superstar and actress took the Studio 8H stage for the third time on March 9 to deliver powerful renditions of her hit singles “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and “Imperfect for You.” seventh full-length, which arrived on Friday.

The Bad star introduced by SNL host Josh Brolin for her first song and received an introduction from her mother, Joan Grande, for her second performance.

Grande opened with “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” delivering the midtempo track to a lounge-style set while the song's newly released music video played on a retro TV in the background. The clip pays loving homage to the 2004 Jim Carrey sci-fi romance that inspired the title of her new album.

The singer and actress returned for a stirring rendition of “Imperfect for You,” where she performed against an outdoor backdrop reminiscent of the poppy field in The Wizard of Oz.

Grande appeared SNL twice before: once as a musical guest in September 2014 and once as a host and performer in March 2016.

The singer fired her Eternal sunshine era at the top of 2024 with the release of “Yes, And?” The Max Martin-helmed house bop debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 — her sixth song to do so — and later received a remix with fellow chart-topper Mariah Carey. Inspired by the Oscar winner Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindGrande's new album features contributions from Martin, Ilya, Oscar Görres and Nonna, Ariana's grandmother.

On Saturday night, so did Grande announced the “slightly luxurious” version of Eternal sunshinefeaturing four additional tracks: “Supernatural (featuring Troye Sivan), “Imperfect for You” (acoustic), “True Story” (a capella) and “Yes, And?” (featuring Carey).

Check out Grande's SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast continues Peacockwhich you can subscribe to at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous ones SNL episodes.