"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

Madonna's version of the speech subs out "brothers" for "sisters," and is followed by a moment in which Grande hurls her giant mallet up in the air, and it — literally and figuratively — breaks through the glass ceiling. They did not come to play.

Grande dropped a hint about Madonna's involvement on her new album in a then-mysterious tweet on July 11. The 25-year-old pop star shared a picture of her basically gasping in Madonna's presence with the caption, "thank you @madonna ... u know why."