Ariana Grande ditched her iconic ponytail for ombré pigtails, and fans are already saying she 'owns' the hairstyle

• Ariana Grande will sing "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga at the 2020 VMAs on Sunday.
• In preparation, the 27-year-old singer posted a set of photos, apparently giving a peek at her performance look and sporting a fresh hairstyle.
• Instead of her famously sleek, brunette, super-long ponytail, Grande posed in ombré pigtails.
• Fans immediately gushed over her new look and declared that Grande "owns pigtails now."

Ariana Grande wished her fans "happy vma day" with new photos — and simultaneously sent them into a frenzy with her newly iconic hairstyle.

Grande, who will sing "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, apparently gave a peek at her dark-blue performance look by posting a set of photos.

happy VMA day ::)

A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Aug 30, 2020 at 3:00pm PDTAug 30, 2020 at 3:00pm PDT

"so excited for u see our first rain on me performance tonight ! @ladygaga is fucking incredible and i'm so honored to share this moment with her and u all," she wrote on Instagram.

"also just want to say thank you to @MTV being so diligent in making this such a safe & healthy experience for all of the performers and crew involved. it's so greatly appreciated and i can't imagine how difficult it was to figure out! see u all so soon!"

happy VMA day ::) so excited for u see our first rain on me performance tonight ! @ladygaga is fucking incredible and i’m so honored to share this moment with her and u all also just want to say thank you to @MTV being so diligent in making this such a safe & healthy experience for all of the performers and crew involved. it’s so greatly appreciated and i can’t imagine how difficult it was to figure out! see u all so soon!

A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Aug 30, 2020 at 3:05pm PDTAug 30, 2020 at 3:05pm PDT

Notably, instead of her famously sleek, brunette, super-long ponytail, Grande posed in ombré pigtails.

The 27-year-old superstar previously wore ponytails in two posts (with three different photos) on Instagram, both shared on Monday and apparently taken at a rehearsal for her VMAs performance.

A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on Aug 24, 2020 at 3:29pm PDTAug 24, 2020 at 3:29pm PDT

Grande has rarely posed without her distinctive ponytail in the past few years — and anytime she does, the stylistic decision makes headlines.

This time is no different. Fans immediately gushed over her new look and declared that Grande "owns pigtails now."

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The VMAs are airing live on MTV at 8 p.m. EST. Grande and Gaga lead the pack of nominations with nine nods apiece.

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