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Ariana Grande's secret weapon on 'The Voice' has Twitter crying laughing

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Not since Miley Cyrus joined The Voice in 2016 have viewers and, specifically, social media been so excited for a new Voice coach.

During the Season 21 premiere Monday night, Ariana Grande made her highly-anticipated debut and simultaneously had returning coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend feeling very threatened.

"Ariana, she is taking over these blind auditions," said Shelton, who added, " You can tell she's been a fan of the show for a long time. She's incredibly sneaky." However, the best part of the night was, hands down, Ariana's secret weapon – a "Thank U, Next" button.

Kelly thought it was the greatest thing ever, and so did viewers, who took to Twitter laughing so hard. One fan tweeted: "THEY PUT THANK U NEXT ON HER BUTTON OH MY GOD THIS SHOW IS NEXT LEVEL" (@KRwedone)

Ariana got serious as well, though, as she came to play... and win.

"I know that I'm new here, and you guys don't know me as a coach yet, but I want to guide you in this competition," said Grande to one contestant. "I want to help you sing the right songs. I want to answer any questions that you have regarding my experiences and help you get to where you want to go as an artist. I want to help you get to the healthiest place with your instrument that you've ever been in in your life. I want to help you become one of the biggest artists you can be. I want to help you win this thing and then have a career, and I want to be here to do the real work."

Video transcript

KELLY CLARKSON: (SINGING) All right. R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

ARIANA GRANDE: (SINGING) Find out what it means to me.

KELLY CLARKSON: (SINGING) R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

ARIANA GRANDE: (SINGING) Take care, TCB.

[VOCALIZING]

KYLIE MAR: Not since Miley Cyrus joined "The Voice" in 2016 have viewers and specifically, social media been so excited for a new voice coach. During this season 21 premiere Monday night, Ariana Grande made her highly anticipated debut and simultaneously had returning coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, and John Legend feeling very threatened.

BLAKE SHELTON: Ariana, she is taking over these blind auditions.

ARIANA GRANDE: I owe it all to you.

BLAKE SHELTON: You did. I tell you what, see, being mean get you somewhere around here. You can tell she's been a fan of the show for a long time. She is incredibly sneaky.

KYLIE MAR: But the best part of the night was Ariana's secret weapon.

JOHN LEGEND: I would love to work with you it would be an honor--

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

[LAUGHTER]

KELLY CLARKSON: Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

KYLIE MAR: Kelly thought it was the greatest thing ever and so did viewers who took to Twitter laughing so hard. Like this person who tweeted, they put "Thank U Next" on her button. Oh, my God. This show is next level.

JOHN LEGEND: I love that song.

KELLY CLARKSON: Did you just do "Thank U Next?" That's so awesome!

JOHN LEGEND: Let's play it some more.

KELLY CLARKSON: Oh, my God. That's so amazing.

[LAUGHTER]

KYLIE MAR: But Ariana got serious, as well, as she came to play and win.

ARIANA GRANDE: I want to help you get to the healthiest place with your instrument that you've ever been in in your life. I want to help you become one of the biggest artists you can be. I want help you win this thing and then have a career. And I want to be here to do the real work. I want to be that to you.