She subsequently signed with Republic Records in after the label's executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs. Her trap -infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener and Thank U, Next , were both critical and commercial successes. The former won Grande a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album , while the latter was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and set a record for the largest streaming week for a pop album. With her collaborations " Stuck with U " and " Rain on Me ", she broke the record for the most number-one debuts on the Billboard Hot and became the first artist to have their first four number-one singles debut atop the US charts.
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But the singer, whose fame does not so much polarize as it sorts—into those who adore her, ape her high ponytail, and have made her the second-most-followed person on Instagram, behind the Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, and those for whom she barely registers yet —was in quiet knots. Thank U, Next , the album she wrote and recorded in a two-week fever dream the previous October, contained the most wrenchingly personal songs in her canon, and she was about to embark on a tour of at least 40 cities, where night after night she had to sing her way through a succession of private horrors. The boots, by the way, are Sergio Rossi, though we have to dig into the insole to determine this; Grande knows about music, she says, and not about clothes. A layer of cloud casts a dull light over the low-lying suburban houses and their front yards dotted with iceberg roses and pepper trees. A large white pearl, her birthstone, glimmers on her finger. She is a Cancer: a little crab happiest in her shell. Grande begins to cry nine minutes into our conversation, at the mention of Coachella, which she headlined this year for the first time.
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We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Ariana Grande is perhaps the quintessential pop star of the last half of the s, capturing the era's spirit and style. Emerging in with the hit single "The Way," Grande initially appeared to be the heir to the throne of Mariah Carey , due in part to her powerhouse vocals.
She subsequently signed with Republic Records in after the label's executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs. Her trap -infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener and Thank U, Next , were both critical and commercial successes. The former won Grande a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album , while the latter was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and set a record for the largest streaming week for a pop album. With her collaborations " Stuck with U " and " Rain on Me ", she broke the record for the most number-one debuts on the Billboard Hot and became the first artist to have their first four number-one singles debut atop the US charts. Grande possesses an expansive four- octave vocal range and whistle register. Time magazine has named Grande one of the most influential people in the world in and , and Forbes has included her on their annual list of highest-paid women in music in and ; Billboard has recognized her as Woman of the Year in and as the most accomplished female artist to debut in the s. As a child, Grande performed with the Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, [19] playing her first role as the title character in their version of the musical Annie.
