'SNL': Ariana Grande can sing, 'Alright'! (She can also curse)

If you just know Ariana Grande as some young, former Nickelodeon star who might be hispanic (she's actually just "very, very Italian," as she explains in one sketch), then the singer's appearance on Saturday Night Live probably took you by surprise:

Grande, who performed a number of songs in different genres, was a fantastic host and musical guest who showcased her flawless vocals. Though her SNL gig was successful, Grande did have a couple of minor mishaps. Here are her impressive musical moments:

Musical impressions in Tidal sketch

The premise: Grande, as intern Chloe, must sing like a number of Tidal artists while the music site deals with outages of those different streams. Grande, who's already shown off her unbelievable musical impressions on The Tonight Show, got to channel these artists: Britney Spears (Hit Me Baby One More Time), Celine Dion (It's All Coming Back to Me), Whitney Houston (I Will Always Love You) and Rihanna-- which was more of a joke (Work).

'Scandal' song in monologue

To open the show, Grande reminisced with fellow former Nickelodeon star Kenan Thompson ("I've been on the show for 13 years, and people still ask me, 'Where's Kel?'," he said of his old Nick co-star), and talked about growing up and being "ready to be caught in a real adult scandal." So, it was time for a jazzy (and, frankly, beautiful) song on the topic. Some lyrics:

"They’ll say, 'She’s a hot mess.' Or, 'What a disgrace.' They’ll say, 'Is that botox in her butt or in her face?' The tweet about the Jews was it really in poor taste?"

Ironically, she sang "What will my scandal be... Oh, (explicit)" and unexpectedly cursed within the song.

'This is Not a Feminist Song'

Grande lent her airy vocals to a tune about the struggle of writing a song by and for feminists. She and the female SNL cast members frolicked on a beach and sang:

"This is not a feminist song. We tried hard, but it took too long... Instead of writing lyrics, here's us running in the sand. Here’s a bunch of lens flares and old women’s hands... We know a owoman shouldn’t be reduced to just her hands."

The funny, self-aware song finally determined it was feminist, because it was by women. It ended with: "Now it’s time for you at home to weigh in on this song—tell us if we handled it all wrong" with #FeministSong.

'Dangerous Woman'

Grande performed her new Bond-like single, and it sounded fantastic. However, there was something strange going on with the singer's jacket-- she was wearing only one sleeve for most of the song. Was she stuck? Was that a new look?

'Be Alright'

Be Alright: another song off Grande's Dangerous Woman album (available May 20), and another pitch-perfect vocal. Though you couldn't tell by her singing, Grande looked as though she had some earpiece issues, because her IFB was clearly out of her ear early on in the performance. Regardless, she nailed it.