Ariana Grande's insane musical impressions save Tidal in 'SNL' sketch

To keep the music service alive, Grande is "forced" to do spot-on impressions of Shakira, Britney Spears, and Rihanna.
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Ariana Grande's insane musical impressions save Tidal in 'SNL' sketch
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Streaming music service Tidal has had an uneven couple months -- and who better to exploit all its vulnerabilities than Saturday Night Live.

Tidal looks like a marginally functioning, barely powered start-up in this SNL parody. As the electricity trickles on and off, so do individual artists' music streams. Meek secretary Ariana Grande steps up to save the day by doing impressions of various artists -- Rihanna, Celine Dion, Shakira.

They're strangely, mesmerizingly spot on. Maybe Tidal should shut down its actual music services and just become a glorified karaoke bar.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.


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