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Ariana Grande brings out *NSYNC and Nicki Minaj at Coachella

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Ariana Grande took over Coachella on Sunday night with a captivating performance of several of her recent chart-topping hits.

The "thank u, next" singer, 25, brought out a few special guests during the first of her two headlining sets at the music festival, including *NSYNC, Nicki Minaj and Diddy.

“Coachella I’ve been rehearsing my whole f------ life for this moment,” she told the crowd during her set. “Make some noise for *NSYNC!”

(MORE: NSYNC's Lance Bass gives boy bands a platform to discuss disgraced manager Lou Pearlman in new documentary)

Tune in now https://t.co/kRjOZ0KCue @coachella @ArianaGrande pic.twitter.com/fc1tOLyayb

— *NSYNC (@NSYNC) April 15, 2019

Band members Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Joey Fatone joined Grande onstage for a performance of their 1997 hit, "Tearin' Up My Heart."

ariana really did THAT... bringing out @NSYNC (minus justin timberlake) is ICONIC !! way to gooo princess of pop #ARICHELLA #Cochella #ARIANAxCOACHELLA #NSYNC pic.twitter.com/SuHRZfNU4J

— sorcerorsammy (@sorcerersammy) April 15, 2019
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The group also sang a mashup of Grande's hit "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored" and their 2000 song "It Makes Me Ill."

The band's former front man Justin Timerberlake did not take part in the Coachella performance but congratulated the group. "You guys killed it last night," he wrote in an Instagram post shared the next day.

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PHOTO: Ariana Grande performs onstage with members of NYSNC Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, and Chris Kirkpatrick Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, April 14, 2019, in Indio, Calif.
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Ariana Grande performs onstage with members of NYSNC Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, and Chris Kirkpatrick Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, April 14, 2019, in Indio, Calif.

Another highlight of her set? Nicki Minaj joining Grande to perform two of their collaborations, “Side to Side” and “Bang Bang.”

PHOTO: Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande perform on Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, April 14, 2019, in Indio, Calif.
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Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande perform on Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, April 14, 2019, in Indio, Calif.

Diddy and Mase appeared for a performance of “Mo Money Mo Problems” with Grande.

PHOTO: Mase, Ariana Grande and Diddy perform on Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, April 14, 2019, in Indio, Calif.
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Mase, Ariana Grande and Diddy perform on Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival, April 14, 2019, in Indio, Calif.

Another noteworthy moment of the night was Zedd bringing Katy Perry out during his set to perform their new song "365."

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Selena Gomez appeared at the festival on Friday to perform “Taki Taki” during DJ Snake’s set with Cardi B and Ozuna.

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Donald Glover, whose stage name is Childish Gambino, paid tribute to his late father, Mac Miller and Nispey Hussle during his set on Friday night.

"What I'm starting to realize ... is all we really have is memories at the end of the day, that's all we are," he told the crowd.

"All we are really is really, like, data," he continued. "You pass onto your kids, you can pass it on to your friends, your family. The problem with us, millennials, like everybody here, we have so much data, like, we know what's going to happen."

Party just for you @donaldglover pic.twitter.com/W6wiErtW0D

— Coachella (@coachella) April 13, 2019

Glover recently starred alongside Rihanna in Amazon Prime movie "Guava Island," which debuted at Coachella.