Ariana Grande Releases 'Thank You, Next' Right Before SNL Show Tonight

Ariana Grande isn't going to let Pete Davidson be the narrator of their breakup by himself "Saturday Night Live",because she's releasing a song 30 minutes before "SNL."

Record label sources say the theme of "Thank u, next", is empowerment and what she's been through in her relationships and other experiences.

Ariana specifically names Pete, Mac and others ... but she doesn't go after Pete the way she did earlier this week after he publicly joked about their breakup. She had accused him of being a hypocrite ... pretending he wasn't into being in the spotlight yet hanging on for dear life.

Ariana is rumored to be felling betrayed by Pete and doesn't want to take the chance that he'll talk about their breakup tonight on "SNL" as she just sits by. Sources say Pete was planning on addressing it, but 86'd the idea after she made it clear they had an agreement to keep their relationship private.

Among the lyrics, which she posted, "Got so much love ..... got so much patience ..... I've learnt from the pain ..... and turnt out amazin ..... say I've loved and I've lost ..... but that's not what I see cause look what I got ..... look what you taught me."
It goes on ... "Cause look what I found ..... ain't no need for searching and for that I say ..... thank u, next."
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The song was released at 11 PM ET.