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Ariana Grande
American singer and actress (born )
Ariana Grande-Butera (AR-ee-AH-nə GRAHN-day byuu-TAIR-ə;[note 1] born June 26, ) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Regarded as a pop icon, she is an influential figure in popular music and is known for her four-octave vocal range which extends into the whistle register.
Grande began her career as a teenage actress by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (), and rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (–) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (–).
She signed with Republic Records and released her retro-pop and R&B-influenced debut studio album, Yours Truly (), which debuted at number one on the Billboard Grande blended pop, R&B, and electronic on her second and third albums, My Everything () and Dangerous Woman (), solidifying her critical and commercial success.
Both albums contained the internationally successful singles "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang" and "Side to Side".
Themes of personal struggles influenced Grande's trap-infused albums, Sweetener () and Thank U, Next (). The former won Grande her first Grammy award, 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 the Billboard Hot She subsequently achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot chart history with the title track of her sixth album, Positions (), as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" with Justin Bieber and "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga.
Imdb biography search The No. She has an older half-brother named Frankie. The popstar has intermittently returned to television through smaller roles and guest appearances. Her first role was the title character in the musical Annie.After a musical hiatus, Grande released her critically acclaimed seventh album, Eternal Sunshine (), 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 () and received critical praise for her portrayal of Glinda the Good in the fantasy musical Wicked ().
Among the world's best-selling music artists, Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide and is the fifth-highest-certified digital singles female artist. 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.
Grande was named the Top Female Artist of the Year twice ( and ), the Woman of the Year (), the most successful female artist to emerge in the s, and the ninth-greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard. She is featured in listicles such as Rolling Stone's greatest singers of all time, Time ( and ), Forbes Celebrity (–), and was ranked the highest-paid female musician of 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 , and a fragrance line that has earned over $1 billion in global retail sales.
She has a large social media following, being the sixth-most-followed individual on Instagram.
Early life
Ariana Grande-Butera was born on June 26, , in Boca Raton, Florida.[2][3] 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 ,[4] and Edward Butera, a graphic design firm owner in Boca Raton.[5][6] Grande is of Italian[7] descent and has described herself as an Italian American with Sicilian and Abruzzese roots.[8] She has an older half-brother, Frankie Grande, who is an entertainer and producer.[9] Her family moved from New York to Florida before her birth, and her parents separated when she was eight or nine years old.[6] Grande has a close relationship with her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Grande.[10] At age 8, she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Florida Panthers' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on January 16, [11]
As a young child, Grande performed with the Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater,[12] 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.[7][13] 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.[14] During this time, she attended the Pine Crest School and later North Broward Preparatory.[15]
Career
– Career beginnings and Nickelodeon
Main articles: Victorious and Sam & Cat
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 year-old's R&B album?!'"[6] In , Grande was cast as cheerleader Charlotte in the Broadway musical 13.[16][17]
Grande was cast in the Nickelodeon television show Victorious along with 13 co-star Elizabeth Gillies in [18] In the sitcom, set at a performing arts high school, she played the "adorably dimwitted" Cat Valentine.[7][18] She had to dye her hair red every other week for the role, which damaged it.[19] The show premiered in March to the second-largest audience for a live-action series in Nickelodeon, with million viewers.[20][21] The role helped propel Grande to teen idol status, but she was more interested in a music career, saying that acting is "fun, but music has always been first and foremost with me."[22]
After the first season of Victorious wrapped, Grande wanted to focus on her music career and began working on her debut album in August [23] The second season premiered in April to million viewers, becoming the show's highest-rated episode.[24] In May , Grande appeared in Greyson Chance's video for the song "Unfriend You" from his album Hold On 'til the Night (), portraying his ex-girlfriend.
She made her first musical appearance on the track "Give It Up" from the Victorious soundtrack in August 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.[25] A friend of Monte Lipman, chief executive officer (CEO) of Republic Records, came across one of the videos.
Impressed by her vocals, he sent the links to Lipman, who signed her to a recording contract.[6] Grande voiced the title role in the English dub of the Spanish-language animated film Snowflake, the White Gorilla in November [26][27] From to , she was cast in the role of fairy Princess Diaspro in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club.[28]
In December , 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 its bubblegum pop sound, saying she had no interest in recording music of that genre.[2] The song was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[29] On a second soundtrack, Victorious , released on June 5, , as an extended play, she supplied vocals as part of the show's cast for the song "5 Fingaz to the Face".[30] The third and final soundtrack, Victorious , was released on November 6, , which featured a duet by Grande and Victoria Justice titled "L.A.
Boyz", with an accompanying music video being released shortly after.[31] In December , Grande collaborated on the single version of "Popular Song", a duet with British singer and songwriter Mika.[32]
After four seasons, Victorious was not renewed,[33] with the finale airing in February 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.[34] She played Amanda Benson in Swindle, a Nickelodeon film adaptation of the children's book of the same name.[27][35] Meanwhile, Nickelodeon created Sam & Cat, an iCarly and Victorious spin-off starring Jennette McCurdy and Grande.[36] Grande and McCurdy reprised their roles as Cat Valentine and Sam Puckett on the buddy sitcom, which paired the characters as roommates who form an after-school babysitting business.[37]
– Yours Truly and My Everything
Main articles: Yours Truly (Ariana Grande album) and My Everything (Ariana Grande album)
Grande released her debut album, Yours Truly, on August 30, [38] A pop and R&B record influenced by s doo-wop, Yours Truly debuted at number one on the US Billboard albums chart, with , copies sold in its first week.[39][40][41]Yours Truly also debuted in the top ten in several other countries, including Australia,[42] the UK,[43] Ireland,[44] and the Netherlands.[45] Its lead single, "The Way", featuring Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, debuted at number ten on the US Billboard Hot ,[46] eventually peaking at number nine for two weeks.[47] 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 song "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch.[48] The album's second single, "Baby I", was released in July.[49] Its third single, "Right There", featuring Detroit rapper Big Sean, was released in August [50] They respectively peaked at number 21 and 84 on the Billboard Hot [51]
Grande recorded the duet "Almost Is Never Enough" with Nathan Sykes of The Wanted, which was released as a promotional single in August She also joined Justin Bieber on his Believe Tour for three shows and kicked off her own headlining mini-tour, The Listening Sessions.[52] At the American Music Awards, she won the award for New Artist of the Year.[53][54] She released a four-song Christmas EP, Christmas Kisses in December [55] Grande received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award from the Music Business Association, recognizing her achievements throughout [56] By January , Grande had begun recording her second studio album, with singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder and record producers Benny Blanco and Max Martin.[57] The same month, she earned the Favorite Breakout Artist award at the People's Choice Awards [56] In March , Grande sang at the White House concert, "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House".[58] 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.[59]
Grande released her second studio album My Everything on August 25, ; it debuted atop the Billboard with , copies and received generally positive reviews.[60][61] She explored EDM, dance-pop, and electro genres on the album.[62] Its lead single, "Problem" featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot ,[63] and became Grande's first number-one on the UK and New Zealand singles charts.[64][65] Selling , digital copies in its opening week, it achieved the highest first-week sales numbers of [66] and made Grande the youngest woman, at 20 years old, to debut with over , downloads at the time.[67] "Problem" became 's eighth-best-selling digital single globally, with over 9 million copies sold, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[68] The album's second single, "Break Free", featuring German musician and producer Zedd,[69] was released on July 3 and reached number four in the United States.[70] She performed the song as the opening of the MTV Video Music Awards, and won Best Pop Video for "Problem".[71] Grande and Nicki Minaj provided guest vocals on "Bang Bang", the lead single from Jessie J's album Sweet Talker,[72] which peaked at number one in the UK and at number three in the US.[70] The song was added to the deluxe version of My Everything, serving as the third single from the album.[73] It was certified diamond by the RIAA in May , for selling over 10 million units in the US; it marked the first all-female collaboration to achieve the certification.[74] With the singles "Problem", "Break Free", and "Bang Bang", Grande became the second female artist in chart history, joining Adele, with three top-ten singles simultaneously on the Billboard Hot as a lead artist.[70]
Grande was the musical performer on Saturday Night Live, with Chris Pratt as the host on September 27, [75] That same month, the fourth single from My Everything, "Love Me Harder", featuring Canadian recording artist the Weeknd, was released and peaked at number seven in the United States.[76] The song became her fourth top-ten single of , the most by any artist that year.[77] In November , Grande was featured in Major Lazer's song "All My Love" from the soundtrack album for the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 ().[78] Later that month, Grande released the Christmas song "Santa Tell Me" as a single from the reissue of her first Christmas EP, Christmas Kisses ().[79] The track became a modern Christmas standard, significantly rising in popularity on streaming services during the holiday season every year.[80] A decade after its release, it reached number five on the Hot issue dated January 4, —being the first Christmas song released in the 21st century to appear in the chart's top-five region.[81][82] 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.[83]
In February , 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.[84] Grande was featured on Cashmere Cat's song "Adore", which was released in March [85] In the spring, she signed an exclusive publishing contract with the Universal Music Publishing Group, covering her entire music catalog.[86] Grande also filmed an episode for the Fox Broadcasting Company reality TV series Knock Knock Live (),[87] but the show was canceled before her episode aired.[88] She also guest-starred on several episodes of the Fox comedy-horror television series Scream Queens as Sonya Herfmann/Chanel #2 from September to November [89] She recorded the duet "E Più Ti Penso" with Italian recording artist Andrea Bocelli, which was released in October as the lead single from Bocelli's album Cinema (),[90] and covered the song "Zero to Hero", originally from the animated filmHercules (), for the compilation album We Love Disney ().[91] Grande also released her second Christmas EP, Christmas & Chill in December [92]
– Dangerous Woman
See also: Dangerous Woman, Manchester Arena bombing, and One Love Manchester
Grande began recording songs for her third studio album, Dangerous Woman, originally titled Moonlight, in [93] 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 the Billboard Hot [94] The next month American singer Who Is Fancy released the single "Boys Like You", which features Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor.[95] 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 [96] In March , Grande released "Dangerous Woman" as the lead single from the retitled album of the same name.[97][98] The single debuted at number ten on the Billboard Hot , making her the first artist to have the lead single from each of their first three albums debut in the top ten.[99] 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 the Billboard Hot [] 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, , which debuted at number two on the Billboard [] 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 for BBC News, called the album "a mature, confident record".[7] 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 , which peaked at number four on that chart.[]Dangerous Woman was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and 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 [] Grande recorded the title track of the soundtrack for the live-action remake of Disney's animated film Beauty and the Beast.
Ariana grande age: Four years later, Grande returned with her latest work, Eternal Sunshine , in March The former won Grande her first Grammy award, 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 the Billboard Hot Grande was named the Top Female Artist of the Year twice and , the Woman of the Year , the most successful female artist to emerge in the s , and the ninth- greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard. Debuting at N0.
The recording was released as a duet with American singer John Legend in February [] The same month, Grande embarked on her third concert tour, the Dangerous Woman Tour, to promote the album.[]
On May 22, , her concert at Manchester Arena was the target of a suicide bombing—a shrapnel-ladenhomemade 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 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 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 [][]
In August , Grande appeared in an Apple MusicCarpool Karaoke episode, singing musical theatre songs with American entertainer Seth MacFarlane.[] In December , Billboard magazine named her "Female Artist of the Year".[]
– Sweetener and Thank U, Next
Main articles: Sweetener (album) and Thank U, Next (album)
Grande began working on songs for her fourth studio album, Sweetener with Pharrell Williams in [] Grande released "No Tears Left to Cry" as the lead single from Sweetener in April ,[] with the song debuting at number three on the Billboard Hot , making Grande the only artist to have debuted the lead single of her first four albums in the top ten of the Hot [][] In June , she 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.
Only includes names with the selected topics. Selena Gomez. She also became the most-streamed female artist of the decade on music streaming service Spotify. The Florida native then dove headfirst into a chart-topping music career after her debut album Yours Truly came out inThe second single, "God Is a Woman",[][] peaked at number 8 on the Hot and became Grande's tenth top ten single in the US.[] Released in August ,[]Sweetener debuted at number one on the Billboard [] and received acclaim from critics.[] She simultaneously charted nine songs from the album on the Hot , 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, [] In October , Grande participated in 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 , 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 , 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 release[] and fastest Vevo video to reach million views on YouTube, at the time.[] On Spotify, it became the fastest song to reach million streams (11 days) and most-streamed song by a female artist in a hour period, with 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 [] 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 the One Love Manchester concert, and follows her professional life during the tour and the making of Sweetener. The series debuted on November 29, [] 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 , it was announced that Grande would be headlining the Coachella 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, 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, , and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 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) 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 the fifth-best-selling song of globally, and one of the best-selling digital singles worldwide.[]Thank U, Next was released on February 8, , and debuted at number one on the Billboard while receiving acclaim from critics.[] The album garnered Grande's largest sales week of all time in the United States (, 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, Next broke records for the largest streaming week for a pop album and for a female album in the US, with 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 , 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 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 the Beatles did in 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 , Grande broke the record for the most simultaneous top 40 entries by a female artist.[] In February , 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, the Sweetener World Tour, to promote both Sweetener and Thank U, Next, which began on March 18,[] and concluded on December 22, [] Spanning 97 shows through North America and Europe, it grossed US$ million with over 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 [] Grande was nominated for 9 awards at the Billboard Music Awards, including Top Artist.
She would win two awards for Billboard Chart Achievement and Top Female Artist on May 1, [] 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, ; she co-wrote and performed various songs for 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 []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 , she released the single "Boyfriend" with pop duo Social House;[] it debuted at number eight on the Hot ,[] and became the first song by a woman to top the Rolling Stone Top chart.[] Grande co-wrote singer Normani's debut solo single "Motivation", which was released on August 16, [] Grande won three awards at the 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 rapper Lizzo's song "Good as Hell", which was released on October 25, [] By the end of the year, Billboard named Grande the most accomplished female artist to debut in the s, while NME named her one of the defining music artists of the decade.
Ariana grande imdb biography of harrison She grew up in a close-knit family with her parents, Joan Grande , a homemaker, and Edward Butera , a graphic designer. Four years later, Grande returned with her latest work, Eternal Sunshine , in March In November , Grande launched her makeup line R. Beauty, which is distributed at Ulta Beauty as of MarchShe also became the most-streamed female artist of the decade on music streaming service Spotify.[][][] Also, Forbes ranked her amongst the highest-paid celebrities in , placing at number 62 on the list,[] while Billboard ranked her as '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 globally, having sold over one million copies worldwide.[] It also ranked as the second-best-performing album on the Billboard year-end chart of []
– Positions
Main article: Positions (album)
In January , Grande received multiple nominations at the 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 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, ; net proceeds from the sales of the song were donated to the First Responders Children's Foundation in light of the COVID pandemic.[] The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot , 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 ; 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 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 , 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 the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[] In , Grande became the highest-earning woman in music on Forbes's Celebrity list, placing 17th overall with $72&#;million.[] At the 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 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, [] It debuted at number one on the Billboard with first-week sales of , units, becoming Grande's fifth number-one album.[] The eponymous lead single was released on October [] It debuted atop the BillboardHot , 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 and the first to have their first five number-ones debut at the top. "Positions" became her third number-one single in 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 [] It topped 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, 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 since Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink and Lil' Kim's "Lady Marmalade" in [] The remix was one of five additional tracks included on the deluxe edition of Positions, released on February 19, 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 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 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 on iHeartRadio's stations in , reaching billion in audience.[]Positions ranked at number eight on the year-end Billboard chart.[]
On November 13, , 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 a remix of Mariah Carey's Christmas song "Oh Santa!".
The song was released on December 4, , 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, , exclusively on Netflix.[]
In April, Grande was featured on a remix of the Weeknd's "Save Your Tears".[] The remix reached number one on the Billboard Hot and Canadian Hot , becoming both artists' sixth number-one single on both charts.[] It also topped the Billboard Global , 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 [] With 69 weeks, the remix became one of 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 Billboardyear-end Hot , Global , and Global Excl.
US charts of [][][] Grande and the Weeknd performed "Save Your Tears" together at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.[] In June , Grande featured on the song "I Don't Do Drugs" from Doja Cat's third studio album Planet Her.[] Her contribution as a songwriter and featured artist on the song earned Grande a nomination for Album of the Year at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
She launched her debut fragrance, Ari by Ariana Grande, in By October , the singer and SNL star had split. Since then, she and Slater have maintained a relatively private relationship. Grande released her second studio album My Everything on August 25, ; it debuted atop the Billboard with , copies and received generally positive reviews.In September , 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 ; 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 &#;million hours in 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, [] 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 the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[]
On February 24, , following months-long renewed interest in and virality of the Weeknd's song "Die for You", a remix of the song with Grande was released.
The remix marked their fourth collaboration.[] In the Billboard Hot issue dated March 11, , the remix reached the top of the chart, becoming both artists' seventh number-one hit.[] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), it was the fourth best-selling song of globally.[] On August 25, , Grande released a reissue of her debut studio album, Yours Truly (Tenth Anniversary Edition).[