Ariana Grande And Jimmy Fallon Run Through A History Of Classic Duets

Ariana Grande stopped by The Tonight Show ahead of the release of Wicked: For Good and used the moment to deliver a quick journey through some of the most well known duets with host Jimmy Fallon.

Together, they moved through a lineup of famous pairings, starting with the Wicked song “For Good,” followed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow,” and Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine.” Their medley covered Broadway, film, and even animated stories like Aladdin. They wrapped things up with Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes’ “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life.”

Grande also chatted with Fallon about Wicked: For Good, which lands in theaters Friday, and her upcoming turn as host of Saturday Night Live with Cher as the musical guest. “I am so excited,” Grande said about SNL. “I did not know it was going to be her until maybe two days before, and when I found out I nearly fainted. I had no idea how to handle it. What an honor.” She went on to say, “This is one of the gayest SNL episodes that has ever happened, right?”

The singer looked back on making both Wicked films at the same time. “It was fascinating to see it years after we had finished because we shot both simultaneously,” she said of the second movie. “So in my mind they are both one story and one experience.” She added that she is “grateful” the project was divided into two films because it allowed the audience to “really get to know Glinda the way that I got to know her and to love her in order to play her.”

Once Wicked: For Good arrives, Grande will begin preparing for her Eternal Sunshine tour, which will be her first long stretch of live shows since 2019. However, in a new conversation on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, the singer explained that she does not expect to tour again after this run.