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Brandy and Monica Make Cameos in Ariana Grande's 'The Boy Is Mine' Video Starring Penn Badgley

Ariana Grande has the original queens of 'The Boy Is Mine' in her new music video, which also stars Penn Badgley.

Ariana Grande paid tribute to the original queens of "The Boy Is Mine" by having Brandy and Monica make a special cameo appearance in the music video for her reimagined version of their 1998 hit. Grande's latest single's highly anticipated visuals dropped on Friday, and show the 30-year-old singer concocting a love potion to make a fictional mayor, played by Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley, fall for her. Brandy and Monica - Ariana Grande/YouTubeTheir cameo serves as a touching full-circle moment, with Grande tipping her hat to the iconic artists whose chart-topping smash inspired her modern rendition and bold reinterpretation.

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