Justin Bieber broke his hiatus to duet with Ariana Grande at Coachella on Sunday for what was his first live appearance since 2016.
The 25-year-old pop superstar - who was videoed hugging Billie Eilish during Ariana's set last weekend - broke his hiatus to duet with the 'Thank U, Next' hitmaker on his 2015 hit 'Sorry'.
The performance was a complete surprise as Ariana, also 25, had said there would be no special guests joining her for her second performance at the festival.
Thank you @ArianaGrande. Thank you @coachella. That felt right. Love you.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 22, 2019
During his impromptu appearance, which came after Ariana sung 'Break Free', Justin - who is married to Hailey Bieber - told the California crowd: "I haven't been on stage in like two years. I came out here, no idea I was gonna be on stage tonight.
"I wore this fly outfit not knowing I was gonna be on stage. I had to get my groove back, get my swag back."
DO YOU HEAR THE WHOLE CROWD WHEN ARIANA SAID JUSTIN BIEBER pic.twitter.com/UsPsM4ugT0
— izzy (@izrnsrdn) April 22, 2019
JUSTIN BIEBER SHARED THE COACHELLA STAGE WITH ARIANA GRANDE TONIGHT!! I'M NOT OKAY Y'ALL #Coachella pic.twitter.com/5b41L0Zkog
— VINI 🇧🇷 (@Viniciuslamegoo) April 22, 2019
The 'Love Yourself' singer - who shares manager Scooter Braun with the 'No Tears Left to Cry' hitmaker - then said: "Thank you Coachella, thank you to Ariana Grande. She's so amazing by the way, she's so awesome."
OVERNIGHT NEWS - Justin Bieber at Coachella: "Album coming soon." pic.twitter.com/Vr4XQpExbQ
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) April 22, 2019
If that wasn't enough, Justin then teased that his new album - his first since 2015's 'Purpose' - is "coming soon".
THIS JUST CLARIFIED THAT THE SUMMER BANGERS THAT JUSTIN BIEBER IS ABOUT TO RELEASE ARE THE LEAD SINGLES FROM HIS NEXT STUDIO ALBUM. HE NOT ONLY HAS A WHOLE ALBUM READY BUT IS FEELING GOOD WITHIN HIMSELF TO DROP IT & BE BACK TO THE MUSIC SCENE, HALLELUJAH pic.twitter.com/22cZ5NcxJL
— Ʀ (@Groovybiebz) April 22, 2019
Justin - who recently made his music return on Lil Dicky's song 'Earth' with Ariana, and the likes of Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled, Katy Perry, Halsey, Shawn Mendes and Adam Levine - told fans in March that he wouldn't be rushing his return to music because he wanted to take the time to make something he could be proud of.
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