The music video for Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga‘s single, Rain On Me, has surpassed more than 21.5 million views since debuting at midnight on Friday.
To celebrate the hit track’s success, the 26-year-old Grammy winner shared a behind-the-scenes look of herself in a matching, futuristic two-piece, which bared her extremely toned midriff.
‘rain on me,’ she captioned the snap without her signature high ponytail via Instagram on Saturday.
Futuristic: Ariana Grande shared a behind-the-scenes look, which bared her extremely toned midriff, on the set of her and Lady Gaga’s Rain On Me music video
The Bang Bang hitmaker struck a sultry pose, as she licked her lips and placed both hands in her dark tresses, which cascaded past her waist.
Her super-bright eye look, which matched Gaga’s white and silver eyeliner, were executed by makeup artist Michael Anthony.
In addition to flaunting her scalloped ensemble and coordinating lavender choker, Grande gave two additional close-ups of her sci-fi-inspired makeup.
Her super-bright eye look, which matched Gaga’s white and silver eyeliner, were executed by makeup artist Michael Anthony.
Close-up: Grande shared additional snaps of her cool makeup look on Saturday
In the dance-filled video, the two pop titans sizzled in a number of sexy looks as they showed off their killer moves in front of a gang of colorfully dressed dancers.
The icons appeared to be performing in a post-apocalyptic arena with a cityscape in the background as rain pours around them.
The new track is Gaga’s official second single from her upcoming album, following her first song Stupid Love.
Bold: In addition to flaunting her scalloped ensemble and coordinating lavender choker, Grande gave two additional close-ups of her sci-fi-inspired makeup
Cyber-chic: The single is the second track off Gaga’s new album Chromatica
Speaking to Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 radio show, the Oscar winner explained: ‘[‘Rain On Me’] is also a metaphor for tears and for the amount of alcohol I was taking to numb myself.
‘I’d rather be dry but at least I’m alive, rain on me.’ And Gaga, 34, said she and Ariana- who has battled with a number of tragedies in her life in the past few years, including the bombing at her 2017 Manchester Arena gig and the death of her ex Mac Miller – bonded while working on the song.
Gaga explained: ‘That woman has been through some really tough, really hard life testing stuff, undoubtedly. And her ability to move on…
Patience: Gaga admitted it took her some time to open up to friendship with Ariana, because of her own mental health struggles
‘To be with her and hold her and be like, “Anything that you feel chains you, any pop cultural construct that you feel you have to live up to, I’d like you to please forget about it and be yourself.”
However, Gaga admitted it took her some time to open up to friendship with Ariana, because of her own mental health struggles.
She said: ‘When she came into the studio, I was still crying and she was not. And she was like, “You’re going to be OK. Call me; here’s my number”
Delayed alum: Chromatica was due for release April 10 but has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now be out May 29
‘And she was so persistent. She would try over and over again to be friends with me. And I was too ashamed to hang out with her because I didn’t want to project all of this negativity onto something that was healing and so beautiful.
‘And eventually she called me on my sh*t. She was, “You’re hiding”. And I was … and then this friendship blossomed.’
Chromatica was due for release April 10 but has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now be out May 29.
‘She called me on my sh*t’: Gaga said her friendship with Ariana eventually blossomed