Ariana Grande, Bring It On, Thank U Next Video

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Ariana Grande's latest music video burns bright with serious star power. 

After much anticipation and a promotional lead up that rivaled even the buzziest of Academy Award contenders, the pop star dropped the music video for "Thank U, Next" on Friday.

Ariana promised to pay homage to teen movie classics like Mean GirlsBring It On13 Going on 30 and Legally Blonde, and the visual for "Thank U, Next" did that and so much more. Several of the films' original stars like Jennifer Coolidge and Jonathan Bennett made appearances, in addition to Grande's own celebrity pals, former co-stars and longtime besties and a very special guest fans anticipated would get the part.

Despite revealing a handful of roles prior to its Friday release, the 25-year-old was able to keep a few celebrity cameos a total secret.

Check them out by scrolling below: 

Kris Jenner, Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next

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She's not a regular mom, she's a cool mom! The Keeping Up With the Kardashians momager plays Regina George's mom in the Mean Girls segment.

Ariana Grande, Thank U Next Video

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They're taking the dog, dumbass! The Legally Blonde actress reprises her iconic role to star opposite Ariana's re-imagination of Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods.

Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bennett, Mean Girls, Thank U, Next

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The pop star couldn't breathe new life into Mean Girls without incorporating Aaron Samuels himself! 

Troye Sivan

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"I heard she's a lesbian now and dating some girl named Aubrey," the singer-songwriter riffs in the music, satirizing Mean Girls and referencing the mistake Apple Music made in publishing the lyrics to "Thank U, Next."

Ariana Grande, Thank U Next Video

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The YouTube star and comedienne rocks her baby bump for the Bring It On-inspired portion of the wildly popular visual. 

Ariana Grande, Thank U Next Video

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Grande taps her former Victorious co-star to reprise Lindsay Lohan's Mean Girls character, and yes the resemblance is uncanny. 

Matt Bennett, Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next, Video

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Grande's other Victorious co-star is the Cliff to her Torrence in the Bring It On part of the video.

Daniella Monet, Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next, Video

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A third Victorious alum can bring it!

Stefanie Drummond

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Pete Davidson gets a subtle shout out in the video thanks to this Mean Girls star, who tells the camera, "Ariana broke off an engagement, so I found a guy to propose to me and I broke off an engagement."

Ariana Grande, Thank U Next Video

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The YouTube star (who is a self-proclaimed Ariana superfan and often impersonates the singer) lands a cameo role in the music video. 

Don't mind us while we watch "Thank U, Next"...

...on loop for the rest of the day! 

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