Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande-Butera(/ˌɑːriˈɑːnəˈɡrɑːndeɪbjʊˈtɛərə/AR-ee-AH-nəGRAHN-day byuu-TAIR-ə;born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as apop icon, she is an influential figure inpopular musicand is known for her four-octavevocal rangewhich extends into thewhistle register.
Grande began her career as a teenage actress by appearing in theBroadwaymusical13(2008), and rose to fame asCat Valentinein theNickelodeontelevision seriesVictorious(2010–2013) and its spin-off seriesSam & Cat(2013–2014). She signed withRepublic Recordsand released herretro-pop andR&B-influenced debut studio album,Yours Truly(2013), which debuted at number one on theBillboard200. Grande blended pop, R&B, andelectronicon her second and third albums,My Everything(2014) andDangerous Woman(2016), solidifying her critical and commercial success. Both albums contained the internationally successful singles "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", "One Last Time", "Into You" and "Side to Side".
Themes of personal struggles influenced Grande'strap-infused albumsSweetener(2018) andThank U, Next(2019). The former won Grande her firstGrammyaward, while the latter garnered US number-one singles "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings", and made her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of theBillboardHot 100. She subsequently achieved themost number-one debutsin Hot 100 chart history with thetitle trackof her sixth album,Positions(2020), as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" withJustin Bieberand "Rain on Me" withLady Gaga. After a musical hiatus, Grande released her critically acclaimed seventh album,Eternal Sunshine(2024), which became her sixth US number-one album and spawned the US number-one singles "Yes, And?" and "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". She returned to film acting with the political satireDon't Look Up(2021) and received widespread praise for her portrayal ofGlindain the2024 film adaptationof the fantasy musicalWicked. The latter earned Grande a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Among the world'sbest-selling music artists, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide and is the fifth-highest-certifieddigital singlesfemale artist.Her various accoladesinclude twoGrammy Awards, aBrit Award, twoBillboardMusic Awards, threeAmerican Music Awards, tenMTV Video Music Awards, and thirty-sevenGuinness World Records. Grande was named theTop Female Artist of the Yeartwice (2017 and 2019), theWoman of the Year(2018), themost successful female artist to emerge in the 2010s, and the ninth-greatest pop star of the 21st centurybyBillboard. She is featured in listicles such asRolling Stone's greatest singers of all time,Time100(2016 and 2019),ForbesCelebrity 100(2019–2020), and was ranked thehighest-paid female musicianof 2020 byForbes. Outside of music and film, Grande has worked with many charitable organizations and advocates foranimal rights,mental health, andgender,racial, andLGBT equality. Her business ventures includeR.E.M. Beauty, a cosmetics brand launched in 2021, and a fragrance line that has earned over $1 billion in global retail sales. She has a large social media following, being thesixth-most-followed individualon Instagram.
Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, 1993, inBoca Raton, Florida.She is the daughter of Joan Grande, theBrooklyn-born CEO of Hose-McCann Communications, a manufacturer of marine communications equipment owned by the Grande family since 1964,and Edward Butera, a graphic design firm owner in Boca Raton.Grande is of Italiandescent and has described herself as an Italian American withSicilianandAbruzzeseroots.She has an older half-brother,Frankie Grande, who is an entertainer and producer.Her family moved from New York to Florida before her birth, and her parents separated when she was eight or nine years old.Grande has a close relationship with her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Grande.At age 8, she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at theFlorida Panthers' home game against theChicago Blackhawkson January 16, 2002.
As a young child, Grande performed with theFort LauderdaleChildren's Theater,playing her first role as the title character in the musicalAnnie. She also performed in their productions ofThe Wizard of OzandBeauty and the Beast.At age eight, she performed at a karaoke lounge on a cruise ship and with various orchestras such as South Florida's Philharmonic, Florida Sunshine Pops and Symphonic Orchestras.During this time, she attended thePine Crest Schooland laterNorth Broward Preparatory.
When she first arrived inLos Angeles, Californiato meet with her managers, she expressed a desire to record anR&Balbum: "I was like, 'I want to make an R&B album,' They were like 'Um, that's a helluva goal! Who is going to buy a 14-year-old's R&B album?!'"In 2008, Grande was cast as cheerleader Charlotte in the Broadway musical13.
Grande was cast in theNickelodeontelevision showVictoriousalong with13co-starElizabeth Gilliesin 2009.In the sitcom, set at aperforming artshigh school, she played the "adorably dimwitted"Cat Valentine.She had to dye her hair red every other week for the role, which damaged it.The show premiered in March 2010 to the second-largest audience for a live-action series in Nickelodeon, with 5.7 million viewers.The role helped propel Grande toteen idolstatus, but she was more interested in a music career, saying that acting is "fun, but music has always been first and foremost with me."
After the first season ofVictoriouswrapped, Grande wanted to focus on her music career and began working on her debut album in August 2010.The second season premiered in April 2011 to 6.2 million viewers, becoming the show's highest-rated episode.In May 2011, Grande appeared inGreyson Chance's video for the song "Unfriend You" from his albumHold On 'til the Night(2011), portraying his ex-girlfriend. She made her first musical appearance on the track "Give It Up" from theVictorioussoundtrackin August 2011. While filmingVictorious, Grande made several recordings of herself singing covers of songs byAdele,Whitney HoustonandMariah Carey, and uploaded them toYouTube.A friend ofMonte Lipman, chief executive officer (CEO) ofRepublic Records, came across one of the videos. Impressed by her vocals, he sent the links to Lipman, who signed her to a recording contract.Grande voiced the title role in the English dub of theSpanish-languageanimated filmSnowflake, the White Gorillain November 2011.From 2011 to 2013, she was cast in the role of fairy Princess Diaspro in theNickelodeon revivalofWinx Club.
In December 2011, Grande released her first single, "Put Your Hearts Up", which was recorded for a potential teen-oriented pop album that was never issued. She later disowned the track for itsbubblegum popsound, saying she had no interest in recording music of that genre.The song was later certified Gold by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA).On a second soundtrack,Victorious 2.0, released on June 5, 2012, as anextended play, she supplied vocals as part of the show's cast for the song "5 Fingaz to the Face".The third and final soundtrack,Victorious 3.0, was released on November 6, 2012, which featured a duet by Grande andVictoria Justicetitled "L.A. Boyz", with an accompanying music video being released shortly after.In December 2012, Grande collaborated on the single version of "Popular Song", a duet with British singer and songwriterMika.
After four seasons,Victoriouswas not renewed,with the finale airing in February 2013. Grande starred asSnow Whitein thepantomime-style musical theatre productionA Snow White ChristmaswithCharlene TiltonandNeil Patrick Harrisat thePasadena Playhouse.She played Amanda Benson inSwindle, a 2013 Nickelodeon film adaptation of the children'sbook of the same name.Meanwhile, Nickelodeon createdSam & Cat, aniCarlyandVictoriousspin-off starringJennette McCurdyand Grande.Grande and McCurdy reprised their roles as Cat Valentine andSam Pucketton the buddy sitcom, which paired the characters as roommates who form an after-school babysitting business.
Grande released her debut album,Yours Truly, on August 30, 2013.A pop andR&Brecord influenced by 1950sdoo-wop,Yours Trulydebuted at number one on the USBillboard200albums chart, with 138,000 copies sold in its first week.Yours Trulyalso debuted in the top ten in several other countries, including Australia,the UK,Ireland,and the Netherlands.Its lead single, "The Way", featuringPittsburghrapperMac Miller, debuted at number ten on the USBillboardHot 100,eventually peaking at number nine for two weeks.Grande was later sued by Minder Music for copying the line "What we gotta do right here is go back, back in time" from the 1972 song "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" byThe Jimmy Castor Bunch.The album's second single, "Baby I", was released in July.Its third single, "Right There", featuringDetroitrapperBig Sean, was released in August 2013.They respectively peaked at number 21 and 84 on theBillboardHot 100.
Grande recorded the duet "Almost Is Never Enough" withNathan SykesofThe Wanted, which was released as a promotional single in August 2013. She also joinedJustin Bieberon hisBelieve Tourfor three shows and kicked off her own headlining mini-tour,The Listening Sessions.At the 2013American Music Awards, she won the award forNew Artist of the Year.She released a four-song Christmas EP,Christmas Kissesin December 2013.Grande received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award from theMusic Business Association, recognizing her achievements throughout 2013.By January 2014, Grande had begun recording her second studio album, with singer-songwriterRyan Tedderand record producersBenny BlancoandMax Martin.The same month, she earned the Favorite Breakout Artist award at thePeople's Choice Awards 2014.In March 2014, Grande sang at theWhite Houseconcert, "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House".The following month, PresidentBarack Obamaand First LadyMichelle Obamainvited Grande again to perform at the White House for theEaster Egg Rollevent.
Grande released her second studio albumMy Everythingon August 25, 2014; it debuted atop theBillboard200 with 169,000 copies and received generally positive reviews.She exploredEDM,dance-pop, andelectrogenres on the album.Its lead single, "Problem" featuring Australian rapperIggy Azalea, peaked at number two on theBillboardHot 100,and became Grande's first number-one onthe UKandNew Zealand singlescharts.Selling 438,000 digital copies in its opening week, it achieved the highest first-week sales numbers of 2014and made Grande the youngest woman, at 20 years old, to debut with over 400,000 downloads at the time."Problem" became 2014's eighth-best-selling digital single globally, with over 9 million copies sold, according to theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI).The album's second single, "Break Free", featuring German musician and producerZedd,was released on July 3 and reached number four in the United States.She performed the song as the opening of the2014 MTV Video Music Awards, and wonBest Pop Videofor "Problem".Grande andNicki Minajprovided guest vocals on "Bang Bang", the lead single fromJessie J's albumSweet Talker,which peaked at number one in the UK and at number three in the US.The song was added to the deluxe version ofMy Everything, serving as the third single from the album.It was certified diamond by the RIAA in May 2024, for selling over 10 million units in the US; it marked the first all-female collaboration to achieve the certification.With the singles "Problem", "Break Free", and "Bang Bang", Grande became the second female artist in chart history, joiningAdele, with three top-ten singles simultaneously on theBillboardHot 100 as a lead artist.
Grande was the musical performer onSaturday Night Live, withChris Prattas the host on September 27, 2014.That same month, the fourth single fromMy Everything, "Love Me Harder", featuring Canadian recording artistthe Weeknd, was released and peaked at number seven in the United States.The song became her fourth top-ten single of 2014, the most by any artist that year.In November 2014, Grande was featured inMajor Lazer's song "All My Love" from thesoundtrack albumfor the filmThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1(2014).Later that month, Grande released the Christmas song "Santa Tell Me" as a single from thereissueof her first Christmas EP,Christmas Kisses(2014).The track became a modernChristmas standard, significantly rising in popularity on streaming services during the holiday season every year.A decade after its release, it reached number five on the Hot 100 issue dated January 4, 2025—being the first Christmas song released in the 21st century to appear in the chart's top-five region.The following month, she appeared on Nicki Minaj's third albumThe Pinkprint, with the song "Get on Your Knees". She later released the fifth and the final single fromMy Everything, "One Last Time", which peaked at number 13 in the US.
In February 2015, Grande embarked on her first worldwide concert tour,The Honeymoon Tour, to further promoteMy Everything, with shows in North America, Europe, Asia and South America.Grande was featured onCashmere Cat's song"Adore", which was released in March 2015.In the spring, she signed an exclusive publishing contract with theUniversal Music Publishing Group, covering her entire music catalog.Grande also filmed an episode for theFox Broadcasting Companyreality TV seriesKnock Knock Live(2015),but the show was canceled before her episode aired.She also guest-starred on several episodes of the Foxcomedy-horrortelevision seriesScream QueensasSonya Herfmann/Chanel #2 from September to November 2015.She recorded the duet "E Più Ti Penso" with Italian recording artistAndrea Bocelli, which was released in October 2015 as the lead single from Bocelli's albumCinema(2015),and covered the song "Zero to Hero", originally from theanimated filmHercules(1997), for the compilation albumWe Love Disney(2015).Grande also released her second Christmas EP,Christmas & Chillin December 2015.
Grande began recording songs for her third studio album,Dangerous Woman, originally titledMoonlight, in 2015.In October of that year, she released the single "Focus", initially intended as the lead single from the album; the song debuted at number seven on theBillboardHot 100.The next month American singerWho Is Fancyreleased the single "Boys Like You", which features Ariana Grande andMeghan Trainor.She was featured in the remix version of "Over and Over Again", a song by English singerNathan Sykesfrom his solo debut studio albumUnfinished Business, which was released in January 2016.In March 2016, Grande released "Dangerous Woman" as the lead single from the retitled album of the same name.The single debuted at number ten on theBillboardHot 100, making her the first artist to have the lead single from each of their first three albums debut in the top ten.The same month, Grande appeared as host and musical guest ofSaturday Night Live, where she performed "Dangerous Woman" and debuted the promotional single "Be Alright",which charted at number 43 on theBillboardHot 100.Grande garnered positive reviews for her appearance on the show, including praise for her impressions of various singers,some of which she had done onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Grande releasedDangerous Womanon May 20, 2016, which debuted at number two on theBillboard200.It also debuted at number two in Japan,and at number one in several other markets, including Australia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and the UK.Mark Savage, writing forBBC News, called the album "a mature, confident record".In August, Grande released a third single from the album, "Side to Side", featuring rapperNicki Minaj, her eighth top ten entry on the Hot 100, which peaked at number four on that chart.Dangerous Womanwas nominated forGrammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Albumand the title track forBest Pop Solo Performance.
Aside from music, Grande played Penny Pingleton in the NBC television broadcastHairspray Live!, which aired in December 2016.Grande recordedthe title trackof the soundtrack for the2017 live-action remakeof Disney's 1991 animated filmBeauty and the Beast. The recording was released as a duet with American singerJohn Legendin February 2017.The same month, Grande embarked on her third concert tour, theDangerous Woman Tour, to promote the album.
On May 22, 2017, her concert atManchester Arenawas the target of asuicide bombing—ashrapnel-ladenhomemade bombdetonated by anIslamic extremist, motivated byMuslimcasualties fromUS intervention in the Syrian Civil War, as people were leaving the arena. TheManchester Arena bombing, which occurred at the City Room, caused 22 deaths and injured hundreds more. Grande suspended the remainder of the tour and held a televised benefit concert,One Love Manchester, on June 4,helping to raise $23 million to aid the bombing's victims and affected families.The concert featured performances from Grande, as well asLiam Gallagher,Robbie Williams,Justin Bieber,Katy Perry,Miley Cyrusand other artists.To recognize her efforts, theManchester City Councilnamed Grande the firsthonorary citizenofManchesterand, later in the year, she was reported to have declined an honorary UKdamehood. The tour resumed on June 7 in Paris and ended in September 2017.
In August 2017, Grande appeared in anApple MusicCarpool Karaokeepisode, singingmusical theatresongs with American entertainerSeth MacFarlane.In December 2017,Billboardmagazine named her "Female Artist of the Year".
Grande began working on songs for her fourth studio album,SweetenerwithPharrell Williamsin 2016.Grande released "No Tears Left to Cry" as the lead single fromSweetenerin April 2018,with the song debuting at number three on theBillboardHot 100, making Grande the only artist to have debuted the lead single of her first four albums in the top ten of the Hot 100.In June 2018, she was featured in "Bed", the second single fromNicki Minaj's fourth studio albumQueen.The same month, she was featured onTroye Sivan's single "Dance to This" from his sophomore albumBloom. The second single, "God Is a Woman",peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100 and became Grande's tenth top ten single in the US.Released in August 2018,Sweetenerdebuted at number one on theBillboard200and received acclaim from critics.She simultaneously charted nine songs from the album on the Hot 100, along with a collaboration, making her the fourth female artist to reach the ten-song mark.Grande gave four concerts to promote the album, billed asThe Sweetener Sessions, in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London between August 20 and September 4, 2018.In October 2018, Grande participated in the NBC broadcast,A Very Wicked Halloween, singing "The Wizard and I" from the musicalWicked.The following month, the BBC aired a one-hour special,Ariana Grande at the BBC, featuring interviews and performances.
In November 2018, Grande released the single "Thank U, Next" and announced herfifth studio album of the same name.The song debuted at number one on theBillboardHot 100, becoming Grande's first chart-topping single in the United States, spending seven non-consecutive weeks atop.Since then, it has been certified eight-times platinum in the United States;the song's music video broke records for most-watched music video on YouTube within 24 hours of releaseand fastest Vevo video to reach 100 million views on YouTube, at the time.OnSpotify, it became the fastest song to reach 100 million streams (11 days) and most-streamed song by a female artist in a 24-hour period, with 9.6 million streams, before being surpassed by her own "7 Rings" (nearly 15 million streams)."Thank U, Next" became the most-streamed song by a woman globally onApple Musicof 2019.Later the same month, Grande released, in collaboration withYouTube, a four-part docuseries titledAriana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries. It shows behind the scenes and concert footage from Grande'sDangerous Woman Tour, including moments from theOne Love Manchesterconcert, and follows her professional life during the tour and the making ofSweetener. The series debuted on November 29, 2018.By the end of the year, she became the most-streamed female artist on Spotify,and was namedBillboard's Woman of the Year. In January 2019, it was announced that Grande would be headlining theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,where she became the youngest and only the fourth female artist ever to headline the festival.Grande brought a number of guest artists to perform with her, includingNSYNC,P. Diddy,Nicki Minaj, andJustin Bieber. Her set received critical acclaim.
Grande's second single fromThank U, Next, "7 Rings", was released on January 18, 2019, and debuted at number one on theBillboardHot 100 issue dated February 2, becoming her second single in a row (and overall) to top the charts.It made Grande the third female artist with multiple number-one debuts after Mariah Carey (3) andBritney Spears(2) and fifth artist overall afterJustin BieberandDrake.Spending eight non-consecutive weeks at number one, it became Grande's most successful song on the chartand has since been certified nine-times platinum in the US."7 Rings" became the fifth-best-selling song of 2019 globally, and one of thebest-selling digital singles worldwide.Thank U, Nextwas released on February 8, 2019, and debuted at number one on theBillboard200while receiving acclaim from critics.The album garnered Grande's largest sales week of all time in the United States (360,000 album-equivalent units).Her fourth number-one album, and second in less than six months, it marked the shortest gap between number-one albums for a woman at the time.Thank U, Nextbroke records for the largest streaming week for a pop album and for a female album in the US, with 307 million on-demand streams.It was the only non-hip hop title among the twenty largest US album streaming weeks at the time, at number eight.The album also achieved the largest streaming week by a female artist in Canada and the United Kingdom.In June 2020,Thank U, Nextwas certified double platinum by the RIAA.
Grande became the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots on theBillboardHot 100 with "7 Rings" at number one, her third single "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" debuting at number two, and her lead single "Thank U, Next" rose to number three, and the overall second artist to do so sincethe Beatlesdid in 1964 when they occupied the top five spots.In the United Kingdom, Grande became the second female solo artist to simultaneously hold the number one and two spots and the first musical artist to replace herself at number one, twice consecutively.With elevenThank U, Nexttracks appearing within the top 40 region on the Hot 100, Grande broke the record for the most simultaneous top 40 entries by a female artist.In February 2019, it was reported Grande wouldn't attend theGrammy Awardsafter she had a disagreement with producers over a potential performance at the ceremony.Grande ended up earning her first Grammy, forBest Pop Vocal Album, forSweetener.The same month, Grande won aBrit AwardforInternational Female Solo Artist.She also embarked on her third headlining tour, theSweetener World Tour, to promote bothSweetenerandThank U, Next, which began on March 18,and concluded on December 22, 2019.Spanning 97 shows through North America and Europe, it grossed US$146.6 million with over 1.3 million tickets sold, marking Grande's highest-grossing and biggest tour to date.A live album of the tour's setlist, titledK Bye for Now (SWT Live), was released on December 23.Grande was nominated for 9 awards at the2019BillboardMusic Awards, includingTop Artist. She would win two awards forBillboardChart AchievementandTop Female Artiston May 1, 2019.Grande performed at the event via a pre-recorded performance from her Sweetener World Tour.
Grande co-executive producedthe soundtrackto the filmCharlie's Angels, which was released on November 1, 2019; she co-wrote and performed various songs for the record.The soundtrack was met with lukewarm reception.A collaboration withMiley CyrusandLana Del Rey, titled "Don't Call Me Angel", was released as the lead single on September 13.Pitchforkwrote that the pop stars "meet at a lower creative common denominator than they've enjoyed lately".The track was nominated forBest Original Songat the24th Satellite Awards.In August 2019, she released the single "Boyfriend" with pop duoSocial House;it debuted at number eight on the Hot 100,and became the first song by a woman to top theRolling StoneTop 100chart.Grande co-wrote singerNormani's debut solo single "Motivation", which was released on August 16, 2019.Grande won three awards at the2019 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Artist of the Year award. She was nominated for 12 awards in total, including Video of the Year for "Thank U, Next".Grande was featured on the remix of American singer and rapperLizzo's song "Good as Hell", which was released on October 25, 2019.By the end of the year,Billboardnamed Grande the most accomplished female artist to debut in the 2010s, whileNMEnamed her one of the defining music artists of the decade. She also became the most-streamed female artist of the decade on music streaming service Spotify.Also,Forbesranked her amongst thehighest-paid celebritiesin 2019, placing at number 62 on the list,whileBillboardranked her as 2019's highest-paid solo musician.According to theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI),Thank U, Nextwas the eighth-best-selling album of 2019 globally, having sold over one million copies worldwide.It also ranked as the second-best-performing album on theBillboard200 year-end chart of 2019.
In January 2020, Grande received multiple nominations at the 2020iHeartRadio Music Awards, includingFemale Artist of the Year.At the62nd Annual Grammy Awards, Grande performed a medley of "Imagine", "My Favorite Things", "7 Rings", and "Thank U, Next".Her performance was ranked by various publications as one of the best of the ceremony.Grande received the third-most nominations (5), including her first nods forAlbum of the Year(Thank U, Next) andRecord of the Year("7 Rings").She was named byBillboardandThe Hollywood Reporteras one of the biggest snubs of the ceremony.Grande and Justin Bieber released a collaboration song titled "Stuck with U" on May 8, 2020; net proceeds from the sales of the song were donated to the First Responders Children's Foundation in light of theCOVID-19 pandemic.The song debuted at number one on theBillboardHot 100,becoming Grande's third chart-topping single. Alongside Bieber, both artists tied Mariah Carey andDrakefor the most songs to debut at number one on the Hot 100; Grande became the first artist to have her first three number ones debut at the top, following "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings".Grande also released a collaboration withLady Gaga, "Rain on Me", as the second single from Gaga's sixth studio albumChromatica.The song also debuted at number one on theBillboardHot 100, becoming Grande's fourth number-one single and helping her break the record for the most number-one debuts on that chart.The song won theBest Pop Duo/Group Performancecategory at the63rd Annual Grammy Awards.In 2020, Grande became the highest-earning woman in music onForbes's 2020Celebrity 100list, placing 17th overall with $72 million.At the2020 MTV Video Music Awards, she was nominated for nine awards for both "Stuck with U" (with Bieber) and "Rain on Me" (with Gaga). For the latter, Grande received her third consecutive nomination forVideo of the Year. She won four awards, includingSong of the Yearfor "Rain on Me".
Grande's sixth studio album,Positions, was released on October 30, 2020.It debuted at number one on theBillboard200with first-week sales of 174,000 units, becoming Grande's fifth number-one album.Theeponymous lead singlewas released on October 23.It debuted atop theBillboardHot 100, becoming Grande's fifth chart-topping single and breaking numerous records. Grande became the first artist to have five number-one debuts on the Hot 100 and the first to have their first five number-ones debut at the top. "Positions" became her third number-one single in 2020 following "Stuck with U" and "Rain on Me", making Grande the first artist since Drake to have three number-one singles in a single calendar year and the first female artist to do so sinceRihannaand Katy Perry in 2010.It topped thePop Airplaychart for seven weeks, surpassing "7 Rings" (six weeks) as Grande's longest-running number-one on the chart.Alongside the release ofPositions, the song from the album "34+35" served as the second single off the album. The song debuted at number 8, becoming Grande's 18th top-ten single.Grande released a "34+35" remix featuring American rappersDoja CatandMegan Thee Stallionon January 15, 2021. The remix helped the song reach a new peak at number two, the highest-charting song credited to three or more female soloists on the Hot 100 sinceChristina Aguilera,Mýa,PinkandLil' Kim's "Lady Marmalade" in 2001.The remix was one of five additional tracks included on the deluxe edition ofPositions, released on February 19, 2021. On the Pop Airplay chart issue dated February 13, "34+35" replaced Grande's own "Positions" at number one, making her the first artist to replace herself at number one as the only act credited on both tracks, and the fifth artist ever to replace themselves on the chart.On the following chart issue, Grande occupied the top two of the chart with "34+35" and "Positions", becoming the first artist to simultaneously occupy the top two with two solo tracks, and just the sixth artist in chart history to simultaneously occupy the entire top two.It remained at number one for three consecutive weeks.It also reached number one on theRhythmicairplay chart, marking Grande's third number-one.In March, the song "POV" was sent to radio as the album's third single. The song reached number 27 on the Hot 100 and would reach the top ten on mainstream radio, making Grande the first artist to have three concurrent songs in the top ten on Pop Airplay.Grande was named the most-played artist oniHeartRadio's stations in 2021, reaching 2.6 billion in audience.Positionsranked at number eight on the 2021 year-endBillboard200 chart.
On November 13, 2020, Grande made a surprise appearance on theAdult SwimFestival, performing music artistThundercat's song "Them Changes" alongside him, which Grande had previously covered.Grande andJennifer Hudsonalso featured on a remix ofMariah Carey's 2010 Christmas song "Oh Santa!". The song was released on December 4, 2020, as part ofMariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special.Grande released the concert film for herSweetener World Tour,Excuse Me, I Love You,on December 21, 2020, exclusively onNetflix.
In April, Grande was featured on a remix ofthe Weeknd's "Save Your Tears".The remix reached number one on theBillboardHot 100 andCanadian Hot 100, becoming both artists' sixth number-one single on both charts.It also topped theBillboardGlobal 200, marking Grande's second number-one single on the chart; it made her the first woman to earn multiple leaders on the chart.She joinedPaul McCartneyas the only artists to earn three number-one duets on the Hot 100.With 69 weeks, the remix became one of the ten songswith the most total weeks on the chart, and Grande's longest-charting song in the United States.It ranked as the second best-performing song of the year on theBillboardyear-end Hot 100,Global 200, and Global Excl. US chartsof 2021.Grande and the Weeknd performed "Save Your Tears" together at the2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards.In June 2021, Grande featured on the song "I Don't Do Drugs" from Doja Cat's third studio albumPlanet Her.Her contribution as a songwriter and featured artist on the song earned Grande a nomination forAlbum of the Yearat the64th Annual Grammy Awards. In September 2021, she joined as a coach of thetwenty-first seasonofThe Voice; Grande became the highest-paid coach in the show's history, earning a reported $25 million per season.The season concluded in December 2021; Grande did not return for the next season.Also in December, she appeared inAdam McKay's filmDon't Look Up, alongsideLeonardo DiCaprio,Jennifer Lawrence, andMeryl Streep. With streams of more than 152 million hours in a week, it broke the record for the biggest week of views inNetflixhistory, at the time.To promote the film, Grande released the song "Just Look Up", in collaboration with rapperKid Cudi, on December 3, 2021.At the27th Critics' Choice Awards, Grande received nominations in the categoriesBest SongandBest Acting Ensemble, as a part of the cast.She also received a nomination at the28th Screen Actors Guild AwardsforOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
On February 24, 2023, following months-long renewed interest in and virality of the Weeknd's 2016 song "Die for You",a remixof the song with Grande was released. The remix marked their fourth collaboration.In theBillboardHot 100 issue dated March 11, 2023, the remix reached the top of the chart, becoming both artists' seventh number-one hit.According to theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI), it was thefourth best-selling song of 2023globally.On August 25, 2023, Grande released a reissue of her debut studio album,Yours Truly (Tenth Anniversary Edition).On December 9, 2023, Grande and Jennifer Hudson made a surprise appearance onstage to sing the "Oh Santa!" remix at Mariah Carey's show at theMadison Square Garden, of herMerry Christmas One and All!tour.
On January 17, 2024, Grande announced her seventh studio album, titledEternal Sunshine.Its lead single, "Yes, And?", was released on January 12, 2024, and debuted atop theBillboardHot 100.The song topped theBillboardGlobal 200and Global Excl. US charts for two weeks.On February 16, a remix of "Yes, And?" featuringMariah Carey.The album was released on March 8, along with the second single off the record, "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)".Grande's first album in over three years,it marked her first foray intodanceandhousemusic.Met with universal acclaim, critics dubbedEternal Sunshineone of her most mature and sophisticated records yet.Both the album and its second single debuted atop theBillboard200 and the Hot 100 respectively,achieving Grande's third-largest sales week (227,000 units) and making her the woman with themost Hot 100 number-one debuts(7).Grande became the first woman to have two albums produce multiple number-one single debuts in the US, afterThank U, Next.It also marked her first instance of reaching the top of both theBillboardHot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producerscharts.Topping thePop Airplaychart for two weeks,"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" marked Grande's tenth number-one.
On May 6, 2024, Grande performed at theMet Gala, and was joined on stage byCynthia Erivoto close out her performance."The Boy Is Mine", which reached the top 20 on the Hot 100,was released as the thirdEternal Sunshinesingle in June;a remix featuringBrandyandMonicawas released later that month.On August 22, 2024, Grande released a reissue of her second studio album,My Everything, for the tenth anniversary of the record.Two extended editions ofEternal Sunshinecontaining the pre-released single remixes, guest vocals fromTroye Sivan, and live versions of several tracks, weresurprise releasedin March and October.Grande appeared onSaturday Night Liveas the musical guest onMarch 9, 2024to promoteEternal Sunshine.Grande featured on the remix to "Sympathy Is a Knife" onCharli XCX's remix albumBrat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat, released on October 11, 2024.On theLas Culturistaspodcast, Grande acknowledged that she would likely scale back her pop music output compared to earlier in her career, shifting her focus more towards acting.At the67th Annual Grammy Awards, Grande was nominated forBest Pop Vocal Album(Eternal Sunshine),Best Pop Duo/Group Performance("The Boy Is Mine" remix), andBest Dance Pop Recording("Yes, And?").
Grande starred asGalinda Upland, alongside Cynthia Erivo asElphaba Thropp, in the two-part film adaptation of the fantasy musicalWicked, directed byJon M. Chu.She was cast in November 2021, and auditioned five times for the role.She was credited with her birth name Ariana Grande-Butera, which was her name when she first saw the stage musical at age 10.The first part,Wicked, was theatrically released on November 22, 2024.A critical and commercial success, it grossed over US$720 million worldwide and became the highest-grossing musical adaptation film of all time.Grande's performance and comedic timing received praise from critics;she was nominated for supporting actress categories at the97th Academy Awards,82nd Golden Globe Awards, the30th Critics' Choice Awards, the78th British Academy Film Awards, and the31st Screen Actors Guild Awards.To promoteWicked, she appeared onSaturday Night Liveas the host onOctober 12, 2024.The episode drew the show's highest ratings since May 2021 and became its most-watched episode onPeacockand social media.The film'saccompanying soundtrackwas co-billed to Grande, who performed seven songs from the musical.It was met with positive reception and debuted at number two on theBillboard200 with 139,000 units, marking the highest debut for a soundtrack to astage-to-film adaptation.
Grande's music is generallypopandR&Bwith elements ofEDM,hip hop,andtrap,the latter first appearing prominently on herChristmas & Chillextended play. While consistently maintaining pop and R&B tones, she has increasingly incorporated trap into her music as her career has progressed,thanks to her work withrecord producerTommy Brown.She has collaborated with Brown on every album thus far and stated that "one of the things I love most about working with Tommy is that none of the beats he plays me ever sound the same."Grande learned how tosound engineerand produce her own vocals because she "love[s] being hands on" with every project, revealing that rapperMac Millerfirst taught her how to use thedigital audio workstationPro Tools.CollaboratorJustin Tranterremarked that he felt inspired seeing how involved Grande is in creating her music "from the writing to the vision to the storytelling and to even engineering and comping her own vocals."She has co-written songs addressing a wide variety of themes, such as love, sex, wealth, breakups, independence, empowerment, self-love and moving on from the past.
Grande's debut albumYours Trulywas complimented for recreating the R&B "vibe and feel of the 90s" with the help of songwriter and producerBabyface.Her follow-up record,My Everything, explored EDM andelectropopgenres.Grande expanded the pop and R&B sound on her third album,Dangerous Woman, which was praised by theLos Angeles Timesfor integrating elements of different styles, such asreggae-pop ("Side to Side"), dance-pop ("Be Alright"), andguitar-trap fusion ("Sometimes").Trap-pop was more heavily featured on her fourth and fifth studio albums,SweetenerandThank U, Next.Elias Leight ofRolling Stoneopined that Grande "set her sights on conquering trap, savage basslines and jittery swarms of drum programming" and "embrace[d] the sound of hard-bitten Southern hip-hop" onSweetener, exploringfunkmusic with themes of love and prosperity.Craig Jenkins ofVulturenoted that she embraced trap and hip hop with undertones of R&B onThank U, Next,with lyrics about breakups, empowerment, and self-love.Her sixth album,Positions, further emphasized the R&B and trap-pop sound of its two predecessors, with lyrics discussing sex and romance.
Grande grew up listening mainly tourban popand1990s music.She creditedGloria Estefanwith inspiring her to pursue a music career after Estefan saw and complimented Grande's performance on a cruise ship when she was eight years old.Mariah CareyandWhitney Houstonare her primary vocal influences: "I love Mariah Carey. She is literally my favorite human being on the planet. And of course Whitney [Houston] as well. As far as vocal influences go, Whitney and Mariah pretty much cover it."Grande was also influenced vocally byDestiny's Child,Celine Dion,Christina Aguilera, andMadonna.She reflected on her childhood by posting videos of herself singing songs from Dion's 1997 albumLet's Talk About Loveon her social media.Grande credits Madonna with "pav[ing] the way for me and also every other female artist" and admitted to being "obsessed withher entire discography".
Musically, Grande admiresIndia Ariebecause her "music makes me feel like everything is going to be okay", lovesBrandy's songs because "herriffsare incredibly on point", and praisedImogen Heap's "intricate" song structure.Grande also namedJudy Garlandas a childhood influence, admiring her ability to tell "a story when she sings".Music producer and collaboratorSavan Kotechastated that he and Grande were influenced byLauryn Hillwhen creating her fourth albumSweetenerand its lead single "No Tears Left to Cry".Kotecha toldVariety, "we were listening to Lauryn Hill about chord changes and why we stick to four chords all the time".
Grande expressed admiration for rappers' unconventional music release strategy. She toldBillboard, "My dream has always been to be—obviously not a rapper, but, like, to put out music in the way that a rapper does. I feel like there are certain standards that pop women are held to that men aren't ... It's just like, 'Bruh, I just want to ... drop [music] the way these boys do."It inspired her to release "Thank U, Next" without any prior announcement, whichThe Ringercalled "more of aDrakemove than an Ariana Grande move".
Grande has been described as asoprano,possessing a four-octavevocal rangeand awhistle register.With the release ofYours Truly, critics compared Grande's wide vocal range and music to those of Mariah Carey.Julianne Escobedo Shepherd ofBillboardwrote that both Carey and Grande have "the talent to let their vocals do the talking ... that's not where the similarities end. ... Grande is subverting it with cute, comfortable, and on-trend dresses with a feminine slant."
Mark Savage of BBC News named Grande "one of pop's most intriguing and gifted singers" and complimented her "unrivalled vocal control".InThe New York Times,Jon Parelesnoted that Grande's voice "can be silky, breathy or cutting, swooping through long melismas or jabbing out short R&B phrases; it's always supple and airborne, never forced."Composer and playwrightJason Robert Brownwrote in a 2016Timemagazine article, "[N]o matter how much you are underestimated ... you are going to open your mouth and that unbelievable sound is going to come out. That [...] instrument [...] allows you to shut down every objection and every obstacle."
Grande citedAudrey Hepburnas a major style influence in her early career; however, she later found emulating Hepburn's style "a little boring".She also drew inspiration from actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, such asAnn-Margret,Nancy Sinatra, andMarilyn Monroe.Grande's modest look early in her career was described as "age appropriate" in comparison to contemporary artists who grew up in the public eye.Jim Farber of New York'sDaily Newswrote in 2014 that Grande received less attention "for how little she wears or how graphically she moves than for how she sings."That year, she abandoned her earlier style in favor of short skirts andcrop topswithknee-high bootsin live performances and red carpet events.She also began regularly wearing cat and bunny ears and, subsequently, oversized jackets and hoodies.Grande's style is often imitated by social media influencers and celebrities.After years of dyeing her hair red for her role as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon, Grande wore extensions as her hair recovered from damage.Anne T. Donahue ofMTV Newsnoted that her "iconic" high ponytail has received more attention than her fashion choices.
Although Grande drew criticism for alleged impolite interactions with reporters and fans in 2014,she dismissed the reports as "weird, inaccurate depictions".Rolling Stonewrote: "Some may cry 'diva', but it's also Grande just taking a stand to not allow others to control her image."In July 2015, Grande sparked controversy after being seen on surveillance video in a doughnut shop licking doughnuts that were on display and saying "I hate Americans. I hate America. This is disgusting", referring to a tray of doughnuts.She subsequently apologized, saying that she is "EXTREMELY proud to be an American" and that her comments rather referred toobesity in the United States.She later released a video apology for "behaving poorly".The incident was parodied byThe Muppets.Grande herself poked fun at the incident while hostingSaturday Night Livein 2016, saying, "A lot of kid stars end up doing drugs, or in jail, or pregnant, or get caught licking a doughnut they didn't pay for."In 2020, she said that she stopped doing interviews for a while out of fear that her words would be misconstrued and that she would be labeled a "diva".
With a large following on social media, Grande is one of the most influential celebrities on the internet.As of February 2024, her YouTube channel has over 54 million subscribers, making her among themost-subscribed music artists on the platform.Her music videos have been viewed a total of over 27 billion times, with eight of them reaching over one billion views;two of them have surpassed over two billion views,with Grande's highest-viewed video having over 2.2 billion views on YouTube.Her Spotify profile has amassed over 100 million followers,making her thefifth-most-followed artist and third-most-followed woman.She is thesixth-most-followed individual on Instagram,and was the first woman to surpass 150 million and 200 million followers on the platform.She was the most-followed woman on the platform from 2019 to January 2022.In December 2021, Grande deleted her Twitter account, which was one of the most-followed accounts on the platform.She explained that she "always wanted to say things to [her] fans that were meant for just [her] fans [...] sometimes it would travel in a way that it wasn't intended to [...] where people who don't speak our language would kind of become involved in weird, strange way. I think I was just so sensitive [and] it started taking toll on my relationship to work. I wanted to prioritize being an artist and having a healthy relationship to my fans and to art".However, she stated that she is "very much [an] 'on the internet' person".
Often regarded as apop iconandtriple threat entertainer,wax figuresof Grande are found atMadame Tussauds Wax Museumsin major cities around the world, includingNew York,Orlando,Amsterdam,Bangkok,Sydney,Berlin,London,Vienna,Hollywood,Hong KongandBlackpool.
In 2016 and 2019, Grande was named one ofTime's100 most influential people in the world.In 2017, Celia Almeida of theMiami New Timeswrote that of all the biggest pop stars of the past 20 years, Grande made the most convincing transition "from ingénue to an independent female artist".Bloombergnamed her the "first pop diva of the streaming generation" in 2020.Regarded as apop icon, Grande was nicknamed "Princess of Pop" byGuinness World Records.Due to her 2014 song "Santa Tell Me" becoming a modern-day Christmas standard and having a lasting impact, Grande was dubbed the "Princess of Christmas".
Grande was also included inPitchfork'slist of "The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork's First 25 Years" for "emerging with music that pushed her artistry further as it asserted a magical trifecta of hope, joy, and a powerhouse voice".Her song "Thank U, Next" was ranked number 137 inRolling Stone's2021 revision of their500 Greatest Songs of All Time,while its parent album was ranked number 61 in their "250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century".In 2023, the magazine ranked Grande among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, at number 43.The Hollywood Reporternamed her as one of its "Platinum Power Players" in music in 2024.In May 2024,Katy Perryclaimed that Grande is "the best singer of our generation".In October 2024,Billboardranked Grande as the ninth-greatest pop star, out of 25 artists, of the 21st century.In 2025, the publication ranked her number 19 on their "Top Artists of the 21st Century" list.
Recording artists who have cited Grande as an influence or inspiration includeBillie Eilish,Breanna Yde,Bryson Tiller,Chappell Roan,Charlie Puth,GiselleofAespa,Grace VanderWaal,JungkookofBTS,Lana Del Rey,Madison Beer,Maggie Lindemann,Meghan Trainor,Melanie Martinez,Michelle ZaunerofJapanese Breakfast,Sufjan Stevens,Tate McRae,Troye Sivan,andZara Larsson.
Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide,making her one of thebest-selling music artistsof all time.All of Grande's studio albums have been certified platinum or higher by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) and have spent at least one year charting on theBillboard200chart. Her highest-certified album by the RIAA isMy Everything, at quadruple platinum,whilst her longest-charting album,Thank U, Next, has spent 171 non-consecutive weeks on the chart.Grande has accumulated 13 million albums and 95.5 million digital singles units as a lead artist in the United States,making her the 15th highest-certified artist and fifth highest-certified female artist on RIAA'sTop Artists (Digital Singles)ranking,22nd overall, and sixth among women across all units.In the US, Grande has moved 22.4 million album units, and garnered over 23.6 billion streams across lead artist credits, as of 2023, according toLuminate.She is one of thebest-selling female artistsin the UK, with over 31 million certified units as of 2024.
Having amassed 98 billion streams globally as of 2021, Grande is one of the most-streamed artists of all time and was the first female artist to surpass 90 billion streams.She was the most-streamed female artist of the 2010s decade onSpotify, being the only woman in the overall top five.She was also the most-streamed female act onApple Musicas of 2019, and was the first female act to amass 3 billion total streams on the platform.Grande was also the most-streamed female artist, and fourth-most-streamed artist in the US of the 2010s decade, in audio and video streams across all services; being the only woman and non-rapper in the top five.She became the most-streamed female artist of all time on Spotify in 2020, surpassingRihanna, and held the record for over two years.As of 2024, Grande is the second-most-streamed woman and the sixth-most-streamed act ever, with over 54 billion streams (over 50 billion streams across lead artist credits).She is the second woman in the platform's history to amass 40 and 50 billion streams.Her songs and albums aresome of the most-streamed of all time. Grande became the first woman with one and two billion streams with one album,3.5 billion streams on three separate albums,and the first artist to have five albums with four billion streams.Grande has 19 songs that have surpassed over one billion streams on Spotify, making her the female artist with the most songs to have achieved the feat;she was the first woman to have 14 songs surpass the mark.In 2024, Grande became the first artist to have five albums with multiple songs over a billion streams on the streaming platform.That year, she also became the first woman with over 123 million monthly listeners on the app, achieving the highest number for a female act at the time.Grande is thefifth-most-followed artist and third-most-followed female artiston Spotify, with over 103 million followers;she is the fourth artist in the streaming service's history to surpass 100 million followers.Her 2014 single "Santa Tell Me" is the most-streamed Christmas song released in the 2010s, and third-most-streamed overall, on Spotify; the most successful holiday song released in the 21st century; and the eighth-most successful holiday song of all time.Grande is the second-most-subscribed female soloist on YouTube, with over 55 million subscribers.Eight of her music videos have surpassed over one billion views; two of them have received over two billion views on the app.
Grande has won twoGrammy Awards,oneBrit Award,tenMTV Video Music Awards(the fifth-most wins among women),threeMTV Europe Music Awards,and threeAmerican Music Awards.She has received 42BillboardMusic Awardnominations and won 2 in 2019, includingTop Female Artist.Grande has won nineNickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, including one in2014for Favorite TV Actress for her performance onSam & Cat,and threePeople's Choice Awards.In 2014, she received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award from the Music Business Associationand Best Newcomer at theBambi Awards.She has won sixiHeartRadio Music Awardsand twelveTeen Choice Awards.She was namedBillboardWomen in Music's Rising Star in 2014andWoman of the Yearin 2018,the greatest pop star of 2019, with honorable mentions in 2014 and 2018; and the most successful female artist to debut in the 2010s byBillboard.Grande was named as one of the ten best-sellingglobal recording artistsof 2018, 2019, and 2020 by theInternational Federation of the Phonographic Industry(IFPI), being the highest-ranked woman of 2018 (number eight).For acting, Grande has earned anAcademy Award,Golden Globe,Critics' Choice,BAFTA Award,Screen Actors Guild AwardsandSatellite Awardnomination each.
Nine singles by Grande have topped theBillboardHot 100, her most recent being "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)".Grande has a total of twenty-two top-ten songs on the chart, which includes sixteen top-ten debuts thus far, beginning with her first single "The Way"; the lead single from each of her first seven studio albums have debuted in the top ten, making her the only artist to achieve this.In 2020, she became the first act to have her first five number one singles, "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", "Stuck With U", "Rain on Me", and "Positions" debut at number one; that year, Grande also broke the record for the most number one debuts and became the first female artist toppingGlobal 200, Global 200 Excl. US and Hot 100 simultaneously.Grande would also become the first artist to have three singles debut at number one on a single calendar year.She later broke the record for most simultaneously charting songs on the top 40 of the Hot 100 for a female artist with the release of her fifth studio album,Thank U, Next, when eleven of the twelve tracks charted within the region (later surpassed byBillie Eilish).The three singles fromThank U, Next, "7 Rings", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored", and "Thank U, Next" charted at numbers one, two, and three respectively on the week of February 23, 2019, making Grande the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of theBillboardHot 100 and the first artist to do so since the Beatles in 1964.With her albumThank U, Next, Grande set the record for the largest streaming week for a pop album and for a female artist at the time, with 307 million on-demand audio streams.With "Die for You" withthe Weekndreaching number one, Grande surpassed Paul McCartney as the artist with the most number-one duets in Hot 100 history, with four songs. As of October 2024, Grande has 85 entries on the Hot 100, and is the fourth female artist with the most Hot 100 entries.Grande is also the female artist with the most number-one debuts on the Hot 100 (7), and is tied withTaylor Swift.On theBillboardPop Airplaychart, Grande has 10 number-ones and 22 top-ten songs.She was also named theBillboardyear-end Top Female Artist of 2017 and 2019 and was ranked sixth among women (twelfth overall) on the magazine's decade-end Top Artists Chart for the 2010s, the highest for any female act to have debuted that decade.The magazine also ranked her 78th on the Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists chart,and as the sixth-greatest pop star of 2024.
As of 2025, Grande has broken 37Guinness World Records.These records included the most songs to debut at number one on theBillboardHot 100, most followers on Spotify (female), most monthly listeners on Spotify (female), most-streamed act on Spotify (female), most streamed track in one week by a female artist on the Billboard charts, fastest hat-trick of UK No. 1 singles by a female artist, first female artist to replace herself at No. 1 on UK singles chart, first solo artist to replace themselves at No. 1 on UK singles chart for two consecutive weeks, most subscribers for a musician on YouTube (female), most streamed album by a female artist in one week (UK), among others. Eleven records were achieved from the success of her albumThank U, Nextwhich was featured in the 2020 edition.
At age ten, Grande co-founded the South Florida youth singing group Kids Who Care, which performed at charitable fund-raisers and raised over $500,000 in 2007 alone.In 2009, as a member of the charitable organization Broadway in South Africa, she and her brother Frankie performed and taught music and dance to children inGugulethu, South Africa.
She was featured withBridgit MendlerandKat GrahaminSeventeenmagazine in a 2013 public campaign to endonline bullyingcalled "Delete Digital Drama".After watching the filmBlackfishthat year, she urged fans to stop supportingSeaWorld.In September 2014, Grande participated at the charitableStand Up to Cancertelevision program, performing her song "My Everything" in memory of her grandfather, who had died of cancer that July.Grande has adopted several rescue dogs as pets and has promoted pet adoption at her concerts.In 2016, she launched a line of lip shades, "Ariana Grande's MAC Viva Glam", with MAC Cosmetics, the profits of which benefited people affected by HIV and AIDS.
In 2015, Grande andMiley Cyrusperformed a cover ofCrowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" as part of Cyrus' "Backyard Sessions" to benefit herHappy Hippie Foundation, which helps homeless and LGBT youths.Later that year, Grande headlined the Dance On the Pier event, part of theLGBT PrideWeek in New York City.As a feminist, Grande wrote a well-received, "empowering" essay on Twitter decrying the double standard and misogyny in the focus of the press on female musicians' relationships and sex lives instead of "their value as an individual".She noted that she has "more to talk about" concerning her music and accomplishments rather than her romantic relationships.That year, Grande joinedMadonnato raise funds for orphaned children inMalawi;she andVictoria Monétrecorded "Better Days" in support of theBlack Lives Mattermovement.To aid the victims of theManchester Arena bombingin 2017, Grande organized theOne Love Manchesterconcert and re-released "One Last Time" and her live performance of "Over the Rainbow" at the event as charity singles.The total amount raised was reportedly $23 million (more than £17 million),and she received praise for her "grace and strength" in leading the benefit concert.Madeline Roth of MTV wrote that the performance "bolstered courage among an audience that desperately needed it. ... Returning to the stage was a true act of bravery and resilience".In 2017,New Yorkmagazine's Vulture section ranked the event as the No. 1 concert of the year,andBillboard'sMitchell Harrison called Grande a "gay icon" for her LGBT-friendly lyrics and performances and "support for the LGBTQ community".
In September 2017, Grande performed inA Concert for Charlottesvillewhich benefitted the victims of theAugust 2017 white nationalist rallyinCharlottesville, Virginia.In March 2018, she participated inMarch for Our Livesto support gun control reform.Grande donated the proceeds from the first show in Atlanta on herSweetener World Tourto Planned Parenthood in a response to the passage of a number of anti-abortion laws in several states includingGeorgia.During theCOVID-19 pandemic, Grande donated between $500 and $1,000 each to a number of fans as financial support.Grande also supported aCOVID-19fund namedProject 100, which aimed to provide $1,000 digital payments to 100,000 families who have been greatly impacted by the pandemic.In May 2020, Grande announced that all net proceeds from her collaboration with singerJustin Bieber, "Stuck With U", would be donated to the First Responders Children's Foundation to fund grants and scholarships for children of frontline workers who are working during theglobal pandemic.That month, Grande joined a Los Angeles protest against themurder of George Floyd, demanding justice and asking fans to sign petitions condemning the act of police brutality. She highlighted white privilege and called for more activism outside social media.The following month, she praised a Black-owned coffee shop on Instagram, and encouraged her LA-based followers to support the business. In recent years, Grande surprised kids, who spend the holiday at children's hospitals in L.A. and the UK, with gifts from wish lists at theUCLA Mattel Children's Hospitaland theRoyal Manchester Children's Hospital, among others. Manchester Foundation Trust Charity revealed that Grande had gifted nearly 1,000 presents to patients across the hospital network's children's wards and newborn intensive care units in 2021.
In June 2021, Grande and other celebrities signed an open letter to Congress requesting passage of theEquality Act, highlighting that the Act would protect "marginalized communities".In the same month, Grande partnered with the online portalBetterHelp, and gave away $2 million worth of therapy to fans.OnInternational Transgender Day of Visibilityin 2022, she launched the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund to benefittransgender youth, pledging to match every donation up until $1.5 million.In May 2022, Grande was among 160 artists and influencers, who signed a'Bans Off Our Bodies'full-page advertisement inThe New York Times, in support of abortion rights in the US.Grande was also one of 175 entertainers to sign an open letter to oppose books bans in US schools in 2023.In June 2022, Grande endorsedKaren Bassfor 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.
In 2023, Grande signed an open letter fromArtists4Ceasefireto presidentJoe Bidenduring theIsrael–Hamas war.In May 2024, afterIsrael launched an airstrike on Rafah, Grande shared a fundraiser aimed at providing humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.Following Biden'swithdrawalfrom the2024 US presidential election, Grande showed support for vice presidentKamala Harris'scampaign.
In November 2015, she released a limited edition handbag in collaboration withCoach.In January 2016, she launched a makeup collection withMAC Cosmetics, donating 100% of proceeds to theMAC AIDS Fund.In February 2016, Grande launched a fashion line with Lipsy London.Later that year, she teamed up withBrookstone, using the concept art of artist Wenqing Yan, to design cat ear headphones.In 2017, Grande collaborated withSquare Enixto create a character based on herself for themobile gameFinal Fantasy Brave Exvius. Grande was a limited-time unlockable character as part of theDangerous Woman Tourevent, which also included an orchestral remix of Grande's song "Touch It"; the character, Dangerous Ariana, is a magical support character who uses music-based attacks.In September 2017, she became a brand ambassador forReebok.In August 2018, she partnered withAmerican ExpressforThe Sweetener Sessions, a partnership which continued through theSweetener World Tourin 2019, alongsideT-Mobile. In March 2019, she partnered withStarbucksfor the launch of the Cloud Macchiato beverage.In May 2019, Grande was announced as the face ofGivenchy's fall-winter campaign.The campaign began in July and generated $25.13 million inmedia impact value.In July 2024, she became the brand ambassador ofSwarovski; Grande's first appearance as the face was in the house's holiday campaign in October 2024.Grande collaborated with the company's global creative directorGiovanna Battaglia Engelberton a capsule collection, released in January 2025.Beats,Samsung,Fiat, Reebok, andGuessproducts have beenfeaturedin Grande's music videos.She has appeared in commercials forMacy's, T-Mobile, andApple, as well as for her own fragrances.Since 2019, Grande has been among the ten highest-paid individuals on Instagram. As of 2023, Grande earns $1.6 million per sponsored Instagram post.
Grande has released eighteen fragrances with Luxe Brands. She launched her debut fragrance, Ari by Ariana Grande, in 2015. In the wake of its success, she launched her third fragrance, Sweet Like Candy, in 2016.Her fifth fragrance, Moonlight, was released in 2017, followed by Cloud (2018), Thank U, Next (2019), R.E.M. (2020), and God Is A Woman (2021), which was later expanded to anUlta-exclusive body care line in 2022.She then released the duo fragrance collection Mod Vanilla and Mod Blush (2022).It was followed by the collection Lovenotes (2024), which consisted of four region-exclusive fragrances.The range also includes the limited editions Frankie (2016), Sweet Like Candy Limited Edition (2017), Thank U, Next 2.0, Cloud Intense (both 2021), and Cloud Pink (2023). The fragrances won theFiFi Awardmultiple times, most recently with R.E.M. in 2021. In 2022, it was reported that Cloud was the best-selling fragrance at Ulta, selling one bottle every eleven seconds.As of 2024, the scents are developed and manufactured in collaboration withRobertet GroupandInternational Flavors & Fragrances.Grande's fragrance line is the most-searched celebrity offering, with over 4.4 million searches across Google and social media platforms per year, as of 2023.Since its launch in 2015, the franchise has made over $1 billion in retail sales globally.
In November 2021, Grande launched her makeup line R.E.M. Beauty, which is distributed at Ulta Beauty as of March 2022.The original line featured 12 core products for lips and eyes, and the range has since been expanded with additional skincare and makeup products.Forbesreported in 2022 that R.E.M. Beauty was one of the brands boosting Ulta's driving gross margin due to strong consumer demand.In May, the line won "Best New Brand" at theAllure Best of Beauty Awards.In February 2023, the brand was launched in 81Sephorastores and 13 online sites, including across Europe.
Grande has said she struggled withhypoglycemia, which she attributed to poor dietary habits.She has been avegansince 2013.Fans questioned in 2019 whether she was still a vegan after working withStarbucksto create a special edition of one of her favorite drinks which was revealed to contain eggs. Her nutritionist, Harley Pasternak, told the magazineGlamourthat Grande is vegan but that he has gotten her to "feel OK about indulging and celebrating sometimes".
Grande developedpost-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) andanxietyafter theManchester Arena bombing; she nearly pulled out of her performance in the 2018 broadcastA Very Wicked Halloweendue to anxiety.Grande has also said she has been in therapy for over a decade, having first seen a mental health professional shortly after her parents' divorce.
Grande was raisedCatholic, but left the church during the pontificate ofBenedict XVI(circa 2013),opposing itsstance on homosexualityand noting that her half-brother Frankie is gay.Grande stated that she and Frankie later visited aKabbalah Centreand that they both "really had a connection with it."Several of her songs, such as "Break Your Heart Right Back", are supportive ofLGBT rights.She has also been labeled "an advocate for asex-positiveattitude".
In November 2019, Grande endorsedBernie Sanders'second presidential bid.She endorsedJoe Bidenfor the2020 presidential election,andKamala Harrisfor the2024 presidential election.
Grande met actorGraham Phillipsin the cast of theBroadwaymusical13in 2008 and dated him until 2011.Grande was later involved in anon-again, off-again relationshipwith Australian YouTuberJai Brooksfrom August 2012 to July 2013; the two resumed their relationship from May to August 2014.She dated English singerNathan Sykesbetween August and December 2013, and then dated rapperBig Seanfrom October 2014 to April 2015.Grande was in a relationship with Ricky Alvarez, who was a backup dancer on herHoneymoon Tour, from summer 2015 to July 2016.
After recording "The Way" with rapperMac Millerin 2012, the two began dating in 2016.Grande was featured on Miller's single "My Favorite Part" from his albumThe Divine Feminine(2016);she also provided an uncredited introduction to the album and was the inspiration behind its fifth track, "Cinderella".By May 2018, their relationship had ended and Grande entered a whirlwind romance with comedianPete Davidson.They got engaged in June, after a few weeks of dating, while asong titled after and inspired by Davidsonwas featured on Grande's albumSweetener(2018).That September, Millerdied from an accidental drug overdose; Grande expressed grief over his death on social media and called him her "dearest friend".She and Davidson called off their engagement and ended their relationship the following month.Grande mentioned Sean, Alvarez, Davidson, and the late Miller in the opening lines of her 2018 song "Thank U, Next".
Grande began dating real estate agent Dalton Gomez in January 2020.Their relationship, while mostly private, was made public in May 2020, in the music video of her andJustin Bieber's charity single "Stuck with U".Grande announced their engagement on December 20, 2020, after 11 months of dating.On May 15, 2021, they married in a private ceremony at her home in Montecito, California.Her wedding pictures becamethe second-most-liked Instagram postand most-liked Instagram post featuring pictures of people at the time, with over 25 million likes.The couple separated on February 20, 2023,and simultaneously filed for divorce in September, citing "irreconcilable differences".In July 2023, her relationship with actorEthan Slaterwas confirmed.Grande and Gomez agreed on adivorce settlementin October 2023, which was finalized in March 2024. Because the couple had aprenuptial agreement, no children, and no significant legal disputes in their split, their divorce moved quickly and cleanly in the court system and only had to wait the required six months before a judge's order could take effect.Under their settlement, Grande was ordered to make a one-time payment of $1.25 million to Gomez with no futurealimony, give him half of the proceeds of the sale of their Los Angeles home, and pay up to $25,000 towards his attorney's fees.
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