Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next could be the music video of the year: When is it released?

Over recent days the megastar has been teasing clips of the accompanying music video, which will pay homage to iconic teen movies. Excitement for the clip – which is set to have cameos from the likes of Jennifer Coolidge and Mean Girls’ Jonathan Bennett – is through the roof. So when is it actually getting released?

Well, of course, the short answer is nobody knows.

But given the sheer volume of teasers Ariana has been releasing in recent days, it makes sense for it to be sooner rather than later.

Still, the star has only very recently dropped the promo clip for her previous single Breathin’, which has racked up an incredible 38 million plays in a couple of weeks.

Safe to say the Thank U, Next video could do even better – but for now the wait continues.

On Friday, Grande confirmed on Twitter that it’s “coming soon”, a post retweeted by music video director Hannah Lux Davis, with whom she has worked several times in the past.

Other stars of the video will include Alexa Luria as Karen Smith, Courtney Chipolone as Gretchen Wieners and fellow Victorious star Elizabeth “Liz” Gillies as Cady Heron.

Tayla Parx, Victoria Monét, Patience Aquart, Luz Remigio-Frias and Nekai Johnson also had their involvement confirmed by an earlier pic.

Gigi Hadid demanded a release date on one snap, saying: “Has she told us when yet” – but Grande kept tight-lipped on the details.

Thank U, Next caps off an incredible year for Grande; whose album Sweetener topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its lead single No Tears Left To Cry peaked at No3 in the US and No2 in the UK, while follow-up God Is A Woman was a Top 10 smash on both sides of the pond.

Thank U, Next has broken a slew of records, including most plays in a single day on Spotify for a female artist. It was the first female-sung song to debut at No1 in the US since Adele’s Hello three years ago.

What’s more, it is the bookies’ favourite to be Christmas No1 in the UK next month.