Ariana Grande brought out Nicki Minaj, *NSYNC and more at Coachella

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Ariana Grande had a huge performance at Coachella over the festival’s first weekend. She sang all her hits, and even brought out a few stars.

Sunday night might have been all abuzz about Game of Thronesbut make no mistake, there was still room for fans to go wild over Ariana Grande at Coachella.

The singer’s performance was the festival’s big headliner and the closing act on the Coachella Stage to wrap up the first week — and she made sure the festival went out with a bang. The setlist included 26 songs spanning all of her discography, including “Thank U, Next” to “Break Free.” Plus, she even invited a few special guests to join her on stage.

Because Grande was the big headliner, some are comparing #Arichella to #Beychella, Beyoncé’s groundbreaking Coachella performance from last year. And before we get into highlights from Grande’s show, let’s settle it now: there’s no need to compare Beyoncé to Grande. Yes, Beyoncé’s performance made a lot more buzz than Grande’s. But Grande still killed it during her performance, and that’s all that matters.

Speaking of which, one of the biggest surprises during Grande’s killer performance was when the *NSYNC showed up to sing “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored,” and “Tearin’ Up My Heart.” Justin Timberlake, unfortunately, couldn’t make it to the performance because he was wrapping up his own tour this weekend.

Grande also surprised fans with Nicki Minaj, who performed “Bang Bang” and “Side to Side” with her. Unfortunately, things went south for the performance during “Bang Bang,” in which Grande said they couldn’t hear the music. It resulted in Minaj’s verse being off beat, but the two knew the show must go on. Fans showed a lot of love to the two for keeping the show going.

The guest performers didn’t stop with *NSYNC and Minaj. In an interesting move, Diddy and Mase came out to sing “Mo Money Mo Problems.” The song served as a tribute to late rappers like The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Nipsey Hussle and Grande’s ex-boyfriend Mac Miller.

Grande’s set included a lot of visually stunning moments, including a cameo from Wall-E and Eve, and fireworks to cap off the show.

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For anyone who didn’t get to see Ariana Grande at Coachella, she’s currently in the midst of her Sweetener World Tour. It’ll last all through the summer in the U.S., and hit Europe later this year.