145-398: " My Hair " is a song by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande from her sixth studio album Positions (2020). The song was written by Grande, Victoria Monét , and Tayla Parx , with production by Tommy Brown and Scott Storch , and additional production by Anthony M. Jones and Charles "Scootie" Anderson . It was released by Republic Records on October 30, 2020, as the eighth track on
290-423: A Drake move than an Ariana Grande move." Grande has been described as a soprano , possessing a four-octave vocal range and a whistle register . With the release of Yours Truly , critics compared Grande's wide vocal range and music to those of Mariah Carey. Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Billboard wrote that both Carey and Grande have "the talent to let their vocals do the talking ... that's not where
435-429: A pop icon and triple threat entertainer , wax figures of Grande are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York , Orlando , Amsterdam , Bangkok , Sydney , Berlin , London , Vienna , Hollywood , Hong Kong and Blackpool . In 2016 and 2019, Grande was named one of Time ' s 100 most influential people in the world . In 2017, Celia Almeida of
580-448: A 2016 Time magazine 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 cited Audrey Hepburn as 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
725-434: 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 November 2024 , her YouTube channel has over 54 million subscribers, making her among the most-subscribed music artists on
870-485: 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 on Apple Music of 2019. Later the same month, Grande released, in collaboration with YouTube , a four-part docuseries titled Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries . It shows behind the scenes and concert footage from Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour , including moments from
1015-466: A female artist. In February 2019, it was reported Grande wouldn't attend the Grammy Awards after she had a disagreement with producers over a potential performance at the ceremony. Grande ended up earning her first Grammy, for Best Pop Vocal Album , for Sweetener . The same month, Grande won a Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist . She also embarked on her third headlining tour,
1160-545: A magical trifecta of hope, joy, and a powerhouse voice". Her song "Thank U, Next" was in Rolling Stone 's 2021 revision of their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . In 2023, the magazine included Grande among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. The Hollywood Reporter named her as one of its "Platinum Power Players" in music of 2024. In May 2024, Katy Perry claimed that Grande is "the best singer of our generation". In October 2024, Billboard ranked Grande as
1305-430: A merger between the two labels. Monte Lipman became the president and CEO of the restructured label while Avery Lipman served as co-president and COO. Other changes were made at the label's parent, Universal Motown Republic Group, during the summer of 2011. Universal Motown Records was shut down, transferring its artists to the newly recreated Motown Records or Universal Republic Records. Universal Republic Records became
1450-676: A music career after Estefan saw and complimented Grande's performance on a cruise ship when she was eight years old. Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston are 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 by Destiny's Child , Celine Dion , Christina Aguilera , and Madonna . She reflected on her childhood by posting videos of herself singing songs from Dion's 1997 album Let's Talk About Love on her social media. Grande credits Madonna with "pav[ing]
1595-448: 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 satire Don't Look Up (2021) and starred as Glinda in the fantasy musical Wicked (2024). Among
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#17327830319711740-409: A number of gold and platinum certifications. Damian Marley 's debut album was certified gold and sold one million copies worldwide. Other prominent Republic releases in recent years have come from acts like Ariana Grande (2013's Yours Truly , 2014's My Everything , 2016's Dangerous Woman , 2018's Sweetener , 2019's Thank U, Next , 2020's Positions , and 2024's Eternal Sunshine );
1885-472: A remix of Mariah Carey 's 2010 Christmas song " Oh Santa! ". The song was released on December 4, 2020, as part of Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special . Grande released the concert film for her Sweetener World Tour , Excuse Me, I Love You , on December 21, 2020, exclusively on Netflix . In April, Grande was featured on a remix of the Weeknd 's " Save Your Tears ". The remix reached number one on
2030-456: A row (and overall) to top the charts. It made Grande the third female artist with multiple number-one debuts after Mariah Carey (3) and Britney Spears (2) and fifth artist overall after Justin Bieber and Drake . Spending eight non-consecutive weeks at number one, it became Grande's most successful song on the chart and has since been certified nine-times platinum in the US. "7 Rings" became
2175-593: A single from the reissue of her first Christmas EP, Christmas Kisses (2014). The following month, she appeared on Nicki Minaj's third album The Pinkprint , with the song " Get on Your Knees ". She later released the fifth and the final single from My 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 promote My Everything , with shows in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Grande
2320-768: A songwriter and featured artist on the song earned Grande a nomination for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards . In September 2021, she joined as a coach of the twenty-first season of The 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 in Adam McKay 's film Don't Look Up , alongside Leonardo DiCaprio , Jennifer Lawrence , and Meryl Streep . With streams of more than 152 million hours in
2465-632: A stand-alone label and the Universal Motown Republic Group was shut down. In August 2011, the restructured Universal Republic signed Ariana Grande to a record contract. In October 2012, Universal Republic Records returned to the Republic Records moniker. Just prior to the label's return to the Republic name, it signed Canadian artist The Weeknd through his imprint label, XO . In addition to artists' albums,
2610-459: A way of becoming vulnerable and intimate with them. In its instrumentation, the song utilizes trumpets, steel drums, and guitars. After the song's bridge, the chorus is sung completely in a whistle tone. Upon release of Positions , the song received positive reviews from music critics. Maura Johnston, a writer for Time , called the song a "standout track", describing it as a "reinvention of old-school soul". Jason Lipshutz of Billboard ranked
2755-416: 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
2900-456: A week, it broke the record for the biggest week of views in Netflix history, at the time. To promote the film, Grande released the song " Just Look Up ", in collaboration with rapper Kid Cudi , on December 3, 2021. At the 27th Critics' Choice Awards , Grande received nominations in the categories Best Song and Best Acting Ensemble , as a part of the cast. She also received a nomination at
3045-637: A writer at The Maneater , called the song a "cute, flirty ballad" and also claiming that her mastery in whistle tones "defines her as an artist". Writers at the Business Insider had mixed reviews, with one writer applauding Grande for leaning into jazzy and theatrical sounds, while another called it "enjoyable, but not memorable." Recording Personnel Ariana Grande Ariana Grande-Butera ( / ˌ ɑːr i ˈ ɑː n ə ˈ ɡ r ɑː n d eɪ b j ʊ ˈ t ɛ ə r ə / AR -ee- AH -nə GRAHN -day byuu- TAIR -ə ; born June 26, 1993)
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#17327830319713190-462: Is "EXTREMELY proud to be an American" and that her comments rather referred to obesity in the United States . She later released a video apology for "behaving poorly". The incident was parodied by The Muppets . Grande herself poked fun at the incident while hosting Saturday Night Live in 2016, saying, "A lot of kid stars end up doing drugs, or in jail, or pregnant, or get caught licking
3335-743: Is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as a pop icon and an influential figure in popular music , she is known for her four-octave vocal range which extends into the whistle register . Grande began her career as a child actress, by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008), and rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). She signed with Republic Records and released her retro -pop and R&B -influenced debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), which debuted at number one on
3480-554: 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 the Florida Panthers ' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 16, 2002. As a young child, Grande performed with
3625-443: 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 of MTV News noted 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
3770-454: Is one of the best-selling female artists in 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 on Spotify , being the only woman in the overall top five. She
3915-466: Is that none of the beats he plays me ever sound the same." Grande learned how to sound engineer and produce her own vocals because she "love[s] being hands on" with every project, revealing that rapper Mac Miller first taught her how to use the digital audio workstation Pro Tools . Collaborator Justin Tranter remarked that he felt inspired seeing how involved Grande is in creating her music "from
4060-419: Is the fifth-most-followed artist and third-most-followed female artist on Spotify, with over 100 million followers; she is the fourth artist in the platform's history to surpass 100 million followers. Grande is the second-most-subscribed female soloist on YouTube, with over 54 million subscribers; eight of her music videos have surpassed over one billion views, with two of them having over two billion views on
4205-478: Is the sixth-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
4350-464: Is the humungous, curly, curly poof, is kind of, I don’t know… so few people get to see it and it's cute, and it reminds me of me as a kid…it's who I am privately. I think that’s kind of what I envisioned that song being about, is because it's like such an intimate thing to be just like curly shower head. The hair for me is such a guard, character facade type thing, and it has had its own evolution, but it has always been this kind of costume piece. "My Hair"
4495-412: Is two minutes and 38 seconds. Musically, the song is described as a "warm, retro" R&B and neo soul track blending elements of jazz in its instrumentation and chord progression. Throughout the song, there are lyrics referencing the idiom of letting down her hair, in this case, her ponytail, something Grande is known for. Grande is essentially allowing her lover to run their hands through her hair as
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4640-646: The Billboard 200 . Grande blended pop, R&B, and electronic on her second and third albums, My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016), solidifying her critical and commercial success. Both albums contained the internationally successful singles " Problem ", " Break Free ", the RIAA diamond -certified " Bang Bang ", and " Side to Side ". Themes of personal struggles influenced Grande's trap -infused albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). The former won Grande her first Grammy award, while
4785-543: The Las Culturistas podcast, Grande acknowledged that she would likely scale back her pop music output compared to earlier in her career, shifting her focus more towards acting. Grande starred as Galinda Upland , alongside Cynthia Erivo , who plays Elphaba, in the two-part film adaptation of the fantasy musical Wicked , directed by Jon M. Chu . She was cast in November 2021; Grande auditioned five times for
4930-568: The Miami New Times wrote 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". Bloomberg named her the "first pop diva of the streaming generation" in 2020. Grande was also included in Pitchfork 's list of "The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork's First 25 Years" for "emerging with music that pushed her artistry further as it asserted
5075-558: The 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards , Republic Records won "Label of the Year". For the second year in a row, Billboard listed Republic Records as number one on its three 2022 year-end label rankings, including "Top Labels". In 2023, Republic Records had the longest streak for a label atop the Billboard 200 in 25 years, including Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time , Taylor Swift's Midnights , Nagi Yanagi's Yukiharuame , and Stray Kids ' 5-STAR . On December 6, 2023, Republic had
5220-531: The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding 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 remix of the song with Grande was released. The remix marked their fourth collaboration. In the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated March 11, 2023, the remix reached the top of the chart, becoming both artists' seventh number-one hit. According to
5365-404: The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards . In 2020, Grande became the highest-earning woman in music on Forbes ' s 2020 Celebrity 100 list, placing 17th overall with $ 72 million. At the 2020 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 for Video of
5510-547: The Billboard 200 and 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 as The Sweetener Sessions , in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London between August 20 and September 4, 2018. In October 2018, Grande participated in
5655-457: The Billboard 200. Its lead single, " Problem " debuted at number three (eventually climbing to number two) on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, " Break Free ", featuring German musician and producer Zedd , peaked at number four in the United States. She performed the song as the opening of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards , and won Best Pop Video for "Problem". Grande and Nicki Minaj provided guest vocals on " Bang Bang ",
5800-479: The Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 , becoming both artists' sixth number-one single on both charts. It also topped the Billboard Global 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 joined Paul McCartney as the only artists to earn three number-one duets on the Hot 100. With 69 weeks, the remix became one of
5945-488: The Billboard Hot 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 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Grande released Dangerous Woman on May 20, 2016, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. It also debuted at number two in Japan, and at number one in several other markets, including Australia,
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6090-472: The Billboard Hot 100. The next month American singer Who Is Fancy released the single " Boys Like You ", which features Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor . She was featured in the remix version of " Over and Over Again ", a song by English singer Nathan Sykes from his solo debut studio album Unfinished Business , which was released in January 2016. In March 2016, Grande released " Dangerous Woman " as
6235-649: The Dangerous Woman Tour , to promote the album. On May 22, 2017, her concert at Manchester Arena was the target of a suicide bombing —a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb detonated by an Islamic extremist , motivated by Muslim casualties from US intervention in the Syrian Civil War , as people were leaving the arena. The Manchester Arena bombing , which occurred at the City Room, caused 22 deaths and injured hundreds more. Grande suspended
6380-549: The Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, playing her first role as the title character in the musical Annie . She also performed in their productions of The Wizard of Oz and Beauty 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
6525-806: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the fourth best-selling song of 2023 globally. 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 the Madison Square Garden , of her Merry Christmas One and All! tour. On January 17, 2024, Grande announced her seventh studio album, titled Eternal Sunshine . Its lead single, " Yes, And? ",
6670-562: The One Love Manchester concert, and follows her professional life during the tour and the making of Sweetener . The series debuted on November 29, 2018. By the end of the year, she became the most-streamed female artist on Spotify, and was named Billboard 's Woman of the Year . In January 2019, it was announced that Grande would be headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , where she became
6815-618: The Pine Crest School and later North Broward Preparatory . When she first arrived in Los Angeles, California to meet with her managers, she expressed a desire to record an R&B album: "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 musical 13 . Grande
6960-505: The Pop Airplay chart for seven weeks, surpassing "7 Rings" (six weeks) as Grande's longest-running number-one on the chart. Alongside the release of Positions , 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 rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion on January 15, 2021. The remix helped
7105-497: The Sweetener World Tour , to promote both Sweetener and Thank 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, titled K Bye for Now (SWT Live) , was released on December 23. Grande
7250-561: The best-selling music artists of all time. All of Grande's studio albums have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and have spent at least one year charting on the Billboard 200 chart. Her highest-certified album by the RIAA is My Everything , at quadruple platinum, whilst her longest-charting album, Thank U, Next , has spent 170 non-consecutive weeks on
7395-416: The highest-paid female musician of 2020 by Forbes . Outside of music and film, Grande has worked with many charitable organizations and advocates for animal rights , mental health , and gender , racial , and LGBT equality . Her business ventures include R.E.M. Beauty , a cosmetics brand launched in 2021, and a fragrance line that has earned over $ 1 billion in global retail sales. Ariana Grande-Butera
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#17327830319717540-489: The year-end Billboard 200 chart. In 2020, Republic Records partnered up with JYP Entertainment for the South Korean girl group Twice as the group's first American label and distributor. Twice will be the first artist from JYP Entertainment to be powered under the alliance. Twice's signing represents a diversifying market for K-pop in the US. On April 8, 2020, it was stated that the record has partnered up with
7685-533: The "East Coast" banner; Monte Lipman, the label's co-founder, oversees the New York City operations. Republic Records released the Bloodhound Gang 's 1994 EP, Dingleberry Haze , and their first LP, Use Your Fingers . Kevin Rudolf 's single, " Let It Rock ", was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . Jay Sean's debut single, " Down ", sold six million copies in
7830-672: The 1950s and 1960s, such as Ann-Margret , Nancy Sinatra , and Marilyn 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's Daily News wrote 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 and crop tops with knee-high boots in live performances and red carpet events. She also began regularly wearing cat and bunny ears and, subsequently, oversized jackets and hoodies. Grande's style
7975-644: The 2013 American Music Awards , she won the award for New Artist of the Year . She released a four-song Christmas EP, Christmas Kisses in December 2013. Grande received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award from the Music Business Association , recognizing her achievements throughout 2013. By January 2014, Grande had begun recording her second studio album, with singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder and record producers Benny Blanco and Max Martin . The same month, she earned
8120-541: The Beatles did 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 eleven Thank U, Next tracks appearing within the top 40 region on the Hot 100, Grande broke the record for the most simultaneous top 40 entries by
8265-755: The Favorite Breakout Artist award at the People's Choice Awards 2014 . In March 2014, Grande sang at the White House concert, "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House". The following month, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invited Grande again to perform at the White House for the Easter Egg Roll event. Grande released her second studio album My Everything on August 25, 2014, and debuted atop
8410-509: The Fox comedy-horror television series Scream Queens as Sonya Herfmann /Chanel #2 from September to November 2015. She recorded the duet " E Più Ti Penso " with Italian recording artist Andrea Bocelli , which was released in October 2015 as the lead single from Bocelli's album Cinema (2015), and covered the song "Zero to Hero", originally from the animated film Hercules (1997), for
8555-478: The Jonas Brothers (2019's Happiness Begins and 2023's The Album ); Taylor Swift (2019's Lover , 2020's Folklore and Evermore , 2021's Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) , 2022's Midnights , 2023's Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) , and 2024's The Tortured Poets Department ); The Weeknd (2013's Kiss Land , 2015's Beauty Behind
8700-877: The Light , and 2023's Feed the Beast ). As of 2024, the current Republic Records roster includes AJR , Anitta , Any Gabrielly , Ariana Grande , Bastille , Benee , Bo Burnham , Clairo , Coi Leray , Conan Gray , Drake , Em Beihold , FLO , Ski Mask The Slump God , Florence and the Machine , fripSide , Glass Animals , Itzy , James Bay , James Blake , John Mellencamp , Julia Michaels , Kid Cudi , Kim Petras , Leith Ross , Lil Tecca , Lil Wayne , Metro Boomin , Miranda Lambert , Morgan Wallen , Nagi Yanagi , Nicki Minaj , Nmixx , Noah Kahan , Of Monsters and Men , Peach PRC , Pearl Jam , Peter Gabriel , Post Malone , Shania Twain , Stephen Sanchez , Stevie Wonder , Stray Kids , Swedish House Mafia , Taylor Swift ,
8845-481: The Lipman brothers in a December 2021 cover story on Republic Records. Republic Records became the first label to partner with DistroKid , allowing it to mine data from the company looking for new artists. The initiative began in 2021 and allowed DistroKid to receive a finder's fee for any new artist signed to the label. In January 2021, the label had five of the top seven albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including
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#17327830319718990-555: The Madness , 2016's Starboy , 2020s After Hours , and 2022's Dawn FM ); Florence and the Machine (2015's How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful , 2018's High as Hope , and 2022's Dance Fever ); Lorde (2013's Pure Heroine , 2017's Melodrama , and 2021's Solar Power ); James Blake (2019's Assume Form and 2021's Friends That Break Your Heart ); Pearl Jam (2020's Gigaton ); Poppy (2022's Stagger ) and Kim Petras (2019's Clarity and Turn Off
9135-561: The NBC broadcast, A Very Wicked Halloween , singing " The Wizard and I " from the musical Wicked . 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 her fifth studio album of the same name . The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's first chart-topping single in
9280-476: The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and the UK. Mark Savage, writing for BBC News , called the album "a mature, confident record". In August, Grande released a third single from the album, " Side to Side ", featuring rapper Nicki Minaj , her eighth top ten entry on the Hot 100, which peaked at number four on that chart. Dangerous Woman was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and
9425-496: The South Korean girl group (G)I-dle after the release of their third EP I Trust , marking the group's official debut in the US. At the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards , Republic Records won "Label of the Year". At the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards , Republic Records won "Label of the Year". For 2021, for the first time, Republic Records was ranked number one on Billboard's three year-end label rankings: "Top Labels", "200 Labels", and "Hot 100 Labels". Billboard then featured
9570-515: The UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Its lead single, " The Way ", featuring Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller , debuted at number ten on the US Billboard Hot 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) " by The Jimmy Castor Bunch . The album's second single, " Baby I ",
9715-409: The United Kingdom. In June 2020, Thank U, Next was certified double platinum by the RIAA. Grande became the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 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 since
9860-455: The United States and received a large airplay on radio worldwide. Sean's follow-up single, " Do You Remember ", sold over one million copies. Taylor Swift was first signed to Nashville-based Big Machine Records , recording her first six studio albums with the label. As her contract with Big Machine ended in 2018, she signed with Republic, with her first single " ME! " with the label released on April 26, 2019. Jack Johnson has received
10005-428: 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 release and fastest Vevo video to reach 100 million views on YouTube, at the time. On Spotify , it became the fastest song to reach 100 million streams (11 days) and most-streamed song by
10150-467: The 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 in Major Lazer 's song " All My Love " from the soundtrack album for the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014). The same month, Grande released a Christmas song titled " Santa Tell Me " as
10295-406: The Year (2018), the most successful female artist to debut in the 2010s, and among the ten greatest pop stars of the 21st century by Billboard . She was also ranked among Rolling Stone ' s greatest vocalists of all time, the highest for any artist emerging since the 2010s. She is featured in listicles such as Time 100 (2016 and 2019), Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019–2020), and was ranked
10440-547: The Year . She won four awards, including Song of the Year for "Rain on Me". Grande's sixth studio album, Positions , was released on October 30, 2020. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 174,000 units, becoming Grande's fifth number-one album. The eponymous lead single was released on October 23. It debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Grande's fifth chart-topping single and breaking numerous records. Grande became
10585-401: The Year for "Thank U, Next". Grande was featured on the remix of American singer and rapper Lizzo 's song " Good as Hell ", which was released on October 25, 2019. By the end of the year, Billboard named Grande the most accomplished female artist to debut in the 2010s, while NME named her one of the defining music artists of the decade. She also became the most-streamed female artist of
10730-471: The Year". Grande began working on songs for her fourth studio album, Sweetener with Pharrell Williams in 2016. Grande released " No Tears Left to Cry " as the lead single from Sweetener in April 2018, with the song debuting at number three on the Billboard Hot 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
10875-401: The album and its second single debuted atop the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 respectively, achieving Grande's third-largest sales week (227,000 units) and making her the woman with the most Hot 100 number-one debuts (7). Grande became the first woman to have two albums produce multiple number-one single debuts in the US, after Thank U, Next . It also marked her first instance of reaching
11020-690: The app. Republic Records Republic Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Based in New York City , it was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an imprint of the Universal Motown Republic Group , and was renamed Universal Republic Records after a reorganization in 2006 before going back to its original name in 2012. According to Avery Lipman , he and his brother Monte conceived
11165-400: The best of the ceremony. Grande received the third-most nominations (5), including her first nods for Album of the Year ( Thank U, Next ) and Record of the Year ("7 Rings"). She was named by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter as 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
11310-512: 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 and R&B record influenced by 1950s doo-wop , Yours Truly debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, with 138,000 copies sold in its first week. Yours Truly also debuted in the top ten in several other countries, including Australia,
11455-489: 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's Top 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 to Luminate . She
11600-466: The company was named Variety ' s Hitmaker Label of the Year. In 2018, Taylor Swift signed to Republic Records after releasing her music through the Republic imprint, Big Machine Records , for a majority of her career. In December of that year, Republic partnered with Sony Pictures on the release of the soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . The soundtrack's lead single
11745-411: The compilation album We Love Disney (2015). Grande also released her second Christmas EP, Christmas & Chill in December 2015. Grande began recording songs for her third studio album, Dangerous Woman , originally titled Moonlight , 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
11890-445: The decade on music streaming service Spotify. Also, Forbes ranked her amongst the highest-paid celebrities in 2019, placing at number 62 on the list, while Billboard ranked her as 2019's highest-paid solo musician. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Thank U, Next was the eighth-best-selling album of 2019 globally, having sold over one million copies worldwide. It also ranked as
12035-566: The distribution changed to the newly established Universal Records . In January 2000, it was announced that the Universal Music Group acquired the Lipman brothers' Republic Records as a wholly owned subsidiary . Monte Lipman was named president of the Universal Records label, while Avery Lipman became Republic's president. In 2006, corporate restructuring saw the formation of Universal Republic Records through
12180-458: The entire top two. It remained at number one for three consecutive weeks. It also reached number one on the Rhythmic airplay 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
12325-433: The fifth-best-selling song of 2019 globally, and one of the best-selling digital singles worldwide . Thank U, Next was released on February 8, 2019, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 while 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
12470-535: The first honorary citizen of Manchester and, later in the year, she was reported to have declined an honorary UK Damehood . The tour resumed on June 7 in Paris and ended in September 2017. In August 2017, Grande appeared in an Apple Music Carpool Karaoke episode, singing musical theatre songs with American entertainer Seth MacFarlane . In December 2017, Billboard magazine named her "Female Artist of
12615-869: The first Republic artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her album, Folklore . On November 24, 2021, Jim Roppo and Wendy Goldstein were named co-presidents of Republic Records. Since August 2021, Universal Music Group began to launch and expand the Republic Records imprint in international markets. The label made its first International debut in China via its local subsidiary UMG China on August 16, 2021. The label launched in Philippines via its local subsidiary UMG Philippines in July 22, 2022, with domestic artists Darren Espanto , Elha Nympha and Zack Tabudlo among other artists who were signed to
12760-425: The first artist to have five albums with four billion streams. She 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 on Spotify; Grande 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. She
12905-419: 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 since Rihanna and Katy Perry in 2010. It topped
13050-407: 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
13195-453: The former's sixth studio album Positions . It is a mid-tempo R&B and neo soul song about Grande becoming intimate with her lover by allowing them to see a different side of her by touching her hair. A live performance music video of "My Hair" was released on July 14, 2021. [Hair] definitely is [intimate and personal], especially when your hair kind of is something that you use to differentiate, you know what I mean? My real hair, which
13340-454: The idea for Republic Records at their apartment in New York . Lipman stated that both had previously been employed by record companies and were in between jobs at the time. They began putting records out as a hobby, the first of which was the Bloodhound Gang 's Dingleberry Haze . Republic Records was formed in 1995 as a subsidiary of MCA 's Geffen Records , but soon after its foundation,
13485-596: The label has released soundtracks with the Fox Broadcasting Company ( Star ), NBC ( The Voice ), and former UMG parent Universal Pictures ( Fifty Shades and Sing ), among numerous other partnerships, films, and television series. Republic Records had songs in six of the top-10 spots on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart in 2015, tying a 2013 record. Also in 2015, the label signed American rapper and singer, Post Malone . In November 2017,
13630-407: The label. In 2022, Republic Records expanded its current partnership with JYP Entertainment to include Itzy and Stray Kids . Republic Records partnered up with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan to include fripSide and Nagi Yanagi . This was later expanded to cover all of their artists, alongside worldwide distribution of artists and catalogs, A&R, marketing and business development. At
13775-409: The latter first appearing prominently on her Christmas & Chill extended 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 with record producer Tommy 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
13920-488: 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 the Billboard Hot 100 . She subsequently achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 chart history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions (2020), as well as the collaborations " Stuck with U " with Justin Bieber and " Rain on Me " with Lady Gaga . After
14065-463: The lead single from Jessie J 's album Sweet Talker , which peaked at number one in the UK and reached number three in the US. The song was added to the deluxe version of My 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
14210-437: The lead single from the retitled album of the same name. The single debuted at number ten on the Billboard Hot 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 of Saturday Night Live , where she performed "Dangerous Woman" and debuted the promotional single " Be Alright ", which charted at number 43 on
14355-442: The musical guest on March 9, 2024 to promote Eternal Sunshine , and as the host on October 12, 2024 to promote Wicked . The latter episode drew the show's highest ratings since May 2021 and became its most-watched episode on Peacock and social media. Grande featured on the remix to " Sympathy Is a Knife " on Charli XCX 's remix album Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat , released on October 11, 2024. On
14500-586: The ninth-greatest pop star, out of 25 artists, of the 21st century. Recording artists who have cited Grande as an influence or inspiration include Billie Eilish , Breanna Yde , Bryson Tiller , Chappell Roan , Charlie Puth , Giselle of Aespa , Grace VanderWaal , Jungkook of BTS , Lana Del Rey , Madison Beer , Maggie Lindemann , Meghan Trainor , Melanie Martinez , Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast , Sufjan Stevens , Tate McRae , Troye Sivan , and Zara Larsson . Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of
14645-408: 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 the fifth-most-followed artist and third-most-followed woman . She
14790-599: The pop and R&B sound on her third album, Dangerous Woman , which was praised by the Los Angeles Times for integrating elements of different styles, such as reggae -pop ("Side to Side"), dance-pop ("Be Alright"), and guitar -trap fusion ("Sometimes"). Trap-pop was more heavily featured on her fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener and Thank U, Next . Elias Leight of Rolling Stone opined that Grande "set her sights on conquering trap, savage basslines and jittery swarms of drum programming" and "embrace[d]
14935-498: The record for over two years. As of 2024, Grande is the second-most-streamed woman and among the top ten most-streamed acts ever, with over 50 billion streams (over 45 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 are some 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
15080-425: The record. The soundtrack was met with lukewarm reception. A collaboration with Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey , titled " Don't Call Me Angel ", was released as the lead single on September 13. Pitchfork wrote that the pop stars "meet at a lower creative common denominator than they've enjoyed lately". The track was nominated for Best Original Song at the 24th Satellite Awards . In August 2019, she released
15225-484: 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 as Liam Gallagher , Robbie Williams , Justin Bieber , Katy Perry , Miley Cyrus and other artists. To recognize her efforts, the Manchester City Council named Grande
15370-462: The reports as "weird, inaccurate depictions". Rolling Stone wrote: "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
15515-586: The role. The first part, Wicked , premiered at the State Theatre in Sydney and theatrically released in the following month. Grande performed several tracks from the musical for the film's accompanying soundtrack . Both Grande and Erivo attended the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, 2024, where they presented Best Original Score and Best Original Song . Grande's music is generally pop and R&B with elements of EDM , hip hop , and trap ,
15660-554: The sales of the song were donated to the First Responders Children's Foundation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic . The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Grande's third chart-topping single. Alongside Bieber, both artists tied Mariah Carey and Drake for 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
15805-412: The second-best-performing album on the Billboard 200 year-end chart of 2019. In January 2020, Grande received multiple nominations at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards , including Female Artist of the Year . At the 62nd 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
15950-467: The shortest gap between number-one albums for a woman at the time. Thank U, Next broke 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
16095-495: 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 and Victoria Justice titled "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 songwriter Mika . After four seasons, Victorious
16240-530: 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". In The New York Times , Jon Pareles noted 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 playwright Jason Robert Brown wrote in
16385-571: The single " Boyfriend " with pop duo Social House ; it debuted at number eight on the Hot 100, and became the first song by a woman to top the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart. Grande co-wrote singer Normani 's debut solo single " Motivation ", which was released on August 16, 2019. Grande won three awards at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards , including the Artist of the Year award. She was nominated for 12 awards in total, including Video of
16530-420: The singles "Problem", "Break Free", and "Bang Bang", Grande joined Adele as the only female artist with three top ten singles simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist. Grande was the musical performer on Saturday Night Live , with Chris Pratt as the host on September 27, 2014. That same month, the fourth single from My Everything , " Love Me Harder ", featuring Canadian recording artist
16675-657: The song "Unfriend You" from his album Hold On 'til the Night (2011), portraying his ex-girlfriend. She made her first musical appearance on the track "Give It Up" from the Victorious soundtrack in August 2011. While filming Victorious , Grande made several recordings of herself singing covers of songs by Adele , Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and uploaded them to YouTube . A friend of Monte Lipman , chief executive officer (CEO) of Republic Records , came across one of
16820-454: The song at number five in their ranking of tracks from Positions . In the ranking, he praised the song's “looser, breezy, tension-releasing” sound that contrasted the rest of the album. In a ranking of songs in Grande's discography by Billboard , the song was placed at number 23. for combining elements of neo soul with jazz music, as well as showcasing Grande's vocal capabilities. Anna Colletto,
16965-509: The song reach a new peak at number two, the highest-charting song credited to three or more female soloists on the Hot 100 since Christina Aguilera , Mýa , Pink and Lil' Kim 's "Lady Marmalade" in 2001. The remix was one of five additional tracks included on the deluxe edition of Positions , 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
17110-621: The sound of hard-bitten Southern hip-hop" on Sweetener , exploring funk music with themes of love and prosperity. Craig Jenkins of Vulture noted that she embraced trap and hip hop with undertones of R&B on Thank 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 to urban pop and 1990s music . She credited Gloria Estefan with inspiring her to pursue
17255-495: The ten songs with 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 the Billboard year-end Hot 100 , Global 200, and Global Excl. US charts of 2021. Grande and the Weeknd performed "Save Your Tears" together at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards . In June 2021, Grande featured on the song "I Don't Do Drugs" from Doja Cat's third studio album Planet Her . Her contribution as
17400-511: The time". Grande expressed admiration for rappers' unconventional music release strategy. She told Billboard , "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, which The Ringer called "more of
17545-532: The title track for Best Pop Solo Performance . Aside from music, Grande played Penny Pingleton in the NBC television broadcast Hairspray Live! , which aired in December 2016. Grande recorded the title track of the soundtrack for the 2017 live-action remake of Disney's 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast . The recording was released as a duet with American singer John Legend in February 2017. The same month, Grande embarked on her third concert tour,
17690-528: The top of both the Billboard Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts. Topping the Pop Airplay chart 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 the Met Gala , and was joined on stage by her Wicked co-star Erivo to close out her performance. " The Boy Is Mine ", which reached the top 20 on the Hot 100,
17835-423: The top six albums on the Billboard 200. It was the first time in 60 years the same label had released the top five albums on the chart. In February 2024, Republic was reorganized under the newly structured umbrella of Republic Corps, a music label unit formed by parent Universal Music Group. As part of reorganizing UMG's coastal operations, Republic was aligned with Island Records and Def Jam Recordings under
17980-536: The top ten on Pop Airplay. Grande was named the most-played artist on iHeartRadio 's stations in 2021, reaching 2.6 billion in audience. Positions ranked at number eight on the 2021 year-end Billboard 200 chart. On November 13, 2020, Grande made a surprise appearance on the Adult Swim Festival, performing music artist Thundercat 's song "Them Changes" alongside him, which Grande had previously covered. Grande and Jennifer Hudson also featured on
18125-623: The top three spots with Morgan Wallen 's Dangerous: The Double Album , Taylor Swift's Evermore , and Pop Smoke 's Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon . The Weeknd's After Hours and Ariana Grande's Positions were sixth and seventh respectively. That month, Republic also had six of the top ten albums on the Rolling Stone album chart and nine of the top 20 songs on the Rolling Stone song chart. In March 2021, Taylor Swift became
18270-523: The top, following "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings". Grande also released a collaboration with Lady Gaga , " Rain on Me ", as the second single from Gaga's sixth studio album Chromatica . The song also debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 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 the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category at
18415-633: 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 the Spanish-language animated film Snowflake, the White Gorilla in November 2011. From 2011 to 2013, she was cast in the role of fairy Princess Diaspro in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club . In December 2011, Grande released her first single, " Put Your Hearts Up ", which
18560-785: The way for me and also every other female artist" and admitted to being "obsessed with her entire discography ". Musically, Grande admires India Arie because her "music makes me feel like everything is going to be okay", loves Brandy 's songs because "her riffs are incredibly on point," and praised Imogen Heap 's "intricate" song structure. Grande also named Judy Garland as a childhood influence, admiring her ability to tell "a story when she sings". Music producer and collaborator Savan Kotecha stated that he and Grande were influenced by Lauryn Hill when creating her fourth album Sweetener and its lead single " No Tears Left to Cry ". Kotecha told Variety , "we were listening to Lauryn Hill about chord changes and why we stick to four chords all
18705-418: The world's best-selling music artists , Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide. Her various accolades include two Grammy Awards , a Brit Award , two Billboard Music Awards , three American Music Awards , ten MTV Video Music Awards , and 36 Guinness World Records . She also has a large social media following, being the sixth-most-followed individual on Instagram . Grande was named Woman of
18850-521: 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 album Yours Truly was complimented for recreating the R&B "vibe and feel of the 90s" with the help of songwriter and producer Babyface . Her follow-up record, My Everything , explored EDM and electropop genres. Grande expanded
18995-411: The year for 4 of the last 5 years and Variety ' s for each of the last three. Republic was also named Billboard ' s Hot 100 Label of the Year for the sixth straight time. Five Republic albums (Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next , Taylor Swift's Lover , Post Malone's Beerbongs & Bentleys , Drake's Scorpion and Post Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding ) also appeared in the top 10 of
19140-445: The youngest and only the fourth female artist ever to headline the festival. Grande brought a number of guest artists to perform with her, including NSYNC , P. Diddy , Nicki Minaj , and Justin Bieber . Her set received critical acclaim. Grande's second single from Thank U, Next , " 7 Rings ", was released on January 18, 2019, and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated February 2, becoming her second single in
19285-472: Was Post Malone and Swae Lee 's " Sunflower " which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke the record for most weeks in the top ten of the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at 45. Early 2019 saw the signing of a reunited Jonas Brothers , as well. Also in 2019, Republic Records was named the "Label of the Year" by both Billboard and Variety . It has been Billboard ' s label of
19430-477: Was also the most-streamed female artist on Apple Music as of 2019, and the first and only female artist to reach 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, surpassing Rihanna , and held
19575-643: Was born on June 26, 1993, in Boca Raton, Florida . She is the daughter of Joan Grande, the Brooklyn -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 Italian descent and has described herself as an Italian American with Sicilian and Abruzzese roots. She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande , who
19720-617: Was cast in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious along with 13 co-star Elizabeth Gillies in 2009. In the sitcom, set at a performing arts high school, she played the "adorably dimwitted" Cat Valentine . She had to dye her hair red every other week for the role, which severely 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 to teen idol status, but she
19865-399: Was featured in " Bed ", the second single from Nicki Minaj 's fourth studio album Queen . The same month, she was featured on Troye Sivan 's single " Dance to This " from his sophomore album Bloom . 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, Sweetener debuted at number one on
20010-522: Was featured on Cashmere Cat 's song "Adore" , which was released in March 2015. In the spring, she signed an exclusive publishing contract with the Universal Music Publishing Group , covering her entire music catalog. Grande also filmed an episode for the Fox Broadcasting Company reality TV series Knock Knock Live (2015), but the show was canceled before her episode aired. She also guest-starred on several episodes of
20155-503: 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 of Victorious wrapped, 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 in Greyson Chance 's video for
20300-452: Was nominated for 9 awards at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards , including Top Artist . She would win two awards for Billboard Chart Achievement and Top Female Artist on May 1, 2019. Grande performed at the event via a pre-recorded performance from her Sweetener World Tour. Grande co-executive produced the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels , which was released on November 1, 2019; she co-wrote and performed various songs for
20445-698: Was not renewed, with the finale airing in February 2013. Grande starred as Snow White in the pantomime -style musical theatre production A Snow White Christmas with Charlene Tilton and Neil Patrick Harris at the Pasadena Playhouse . She played Amanda Benson in Swindle , a 2013 Nickelodeon film adaptation of the children's book of the same name . Meanwhile, Nickelodeon created Sam & Cat , an iCarly and Victorious spin-off starring Jennette McCurdy and Grande. Grande and McCurdy reprised their roles as Cat Valentine and Sam Puckett on
20590-416: Was recorded for a potential teen-oriented pop album that was never issued. She later disowned the track for its bubblegum pop sound, saying she had no interest in recording music of that genre. The song was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On a second soundtrack, Victorious 2.0 , released on June 5, 2012, as an extended play , she supplied vocals as part of
20735-585: Was released as the third Eternal Sunshine single in June; a remix featuring Brandy and Monica was 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 of Eternal Sunshine containing the pre-released single remixes, guest vocals from Troye Sivan , and live versions of several tracks, were surprise released in March and October. Grande appeared twice on Saturday Night Live in 2024: as
20880-495: Was released in July. Its third single, " Right There ", featuring Detroit rapper Big Sean , was released in August 2013. They respectively peaked at number 21 and 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. Grande recorded the duet " Almost Is Never Enough " with Nathan Sykes of The Wanted , which was released as a promotional single in August 2013. She also joined Justin Bieber on his Believe Tour for three shows and kicked off her own headlining mini-tour, The Listening Sessions . At
21025-648: Was released on January 12, 2024, and debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. The song topped the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts for two weeks. On February 16, a remix of "Yes, And?" featuring Mariah 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 into dance and house music. Met with universal acclaim, critics dubbed Eternal Sunshine one of her most mature and sophisticated records yet. Both
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