Watch Ariana Grande perform her new song “The Light Is Coming”

The song features Nicki Minaj.

June 03, 2018

Ahead of her performance at Wango Tango, Ariana Grande told fans on Twitter that she would be performing "something new" at the iHeart Radio concert. During her set, she performed "The Light Is Coming" her most recent collaboration with Nicki Minaj. She previously teased the song on her Twitter account, but you can now listen and watch her perform the new song above.

Read The FADER's cover story on Ariana Grande here.

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Posted: June 03, 2018

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