From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Ariana Grande made an impact.
Ariana Grande-Butera is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, widely recognized as a pop icon and influential figure in popular music. She's celebrated for her impressive four-octave vocal range. Grande's achievements include two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. In 2020, she was the world's highest-paid female musician. With over 90 million records sold globally, Grande is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
On February 23, 2019, Ariana Grande's singles occupied the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since The Beatles achieved the same in 1964.
In 2007, the youth singing group Kids Who Care, co-founded by a ten-year-old Ariana Grande, raised over $500,000 through charitable fund-raisers.
In 2008, Ariana Grande began her career as a teenage actress by appearing in the Broadway musical '13'.
In 2008, Ariana Grande was cast as cheerleader Charlotte in the Broadway musical '13'.
In 2009, Ariana Grande was cast in the Nickelodeon television show 'Victorious' as Cat Valentine.
In 2009, Ariana Grande, as a member of Broadway in South Africa, performed and taught music and dance to children in Gugulethu, South Africa, alongside her brother Frankie.
In March 2010, the Nickelodeon show 'Victorious' premiered to the second-largest audience for a live-action series in Nickelodeon, with 5.7 million viewers. Ariana Grande played Cat Valentine.
In August 2010, after the first season of 'Victorious' wrapped, Ariana Grande began working on her debut album.
In 2010, Ariana Grande rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series 'Victorious'.
In 2010, Grande became the first female artist since Rihanna and Katy Perry to have three number-one singles in a single calendar year.
In April 2011, the second season of 'Victorious' premiered to 6.2 million viewers, becoming the show's highest-rated episode.
In May 2011, Ariana Grande appeared in Greyson Chance's video for the song "Unfriend You" from his album 'Hold On 'til the Night'.
In August 2011, Ariana Grande made her first musical appearance on the track "Give It Up" from the 'Victorious' soundtrack.
In November 2011, Ariana Grande voiced the title role in the English dub of the Spanish-language animated film 'Snowflake, the White Gorilla'.
In December 2011, Ariana Grande released her first single, "Put Your Hearts Up", which she later disowned.
On June 5, 2012, Ariana Grande supplied vocals as part of the show's cast for the song "5 Fingaz to the Face" on the second soundtrack, Victorious 2.0.
On November 6, 2012, the third and final soundtrack, Victorious 3.0, was released, which featured a duet by Ariana Grande and Victoria Justice titled "L.A. Boyz".
In December 2012, Ariana Grande collaborated on the single version of "Popular Song", a duet with British singer and songwriter Mika.
In February 2013, after four seasons, 'Victorious' was not renewed, with the finale airing.
In August 2013, Ariana Grande recorded the duet "Almost Is Never Enough" with Nathan Sykes of The Wanted and joined Justin Bieber on his Believe Tour for three shows.
In August 2013, the third single, "Right There", featuring Detroit rapper Big Sean, from the album 'Yours Truly' was released.
On August 30, 2013, Ariana Grande released her debut album, 'Yours Truly', which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
In December 2013, Ariana Grande released a four-song Christmas EP, 'Christmas Kisses'.
From 2011 to 2013, Ariana Grande was cast in the role of fairy Princess Diaspro in the Nickelodeon revival of 'Winx Club'.
In 2013, Ariana Grande signed with Republic Records and released her debut studio album, 'Yours Truly,' which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Also in 2013, she starred in the spin-off series 'Sam & Cat'.
In 2013, Ariana Grande was featured with Bridgit Mendler and Kat Graham in Seventeen magazine in a public campaign called "Delete Digital Drama" to end online bullying. She also urged fans to stop supporting SeaWorld after watching the film Blackfish that year.
In January 2014, Ariana Grande began recording her second studio album and earned the Favorite Breakout Artist award at the People's Choice Awards 2014.
In March 2014, Ariana Grande sang at the White House concert, "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House".
On August 25, 2014, Ariana Grande released her second studio album 'My Everything', which debuted atop the Billboard 200.
In September 2014, Ariana Grande participated in the Stand Up to Cancer television program, performing her song "My Everything" in memory of her grandfather, who had died of cancer that July.
In November 2014, Ariana 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). Also, later that month, Grande released the Christmas song "Santa Tell Me" as a single from the reissue of her first Christmas EP, Christmas Kisses (2014).
Due to her 2014 song "Santa Tell Me" becoming a modern-day Christmas standard, Ariana Grande was dubbed the "Princess of Christmas".
In 2014, Ariana Grande released her second album, 'My Everything', blending pop, R&B, and electronic music.
In 2014, Ariana Grande won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actress for her performance on Sam & Cat. She also received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award from the Music Business Association and Best Newcomer at the Bambi Awards. She was also named Billboard Women in Music's Rising Star.
In February 2015, Ariana 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.
In March 2015, Ariana Grande was featured on Cashmere Cat's song "Adore". She also signed an exclusive publishing contract with the Universal Music Publishing Group, covering her entire music catalog during this time.
In October 2015, Ariana Grande recorded the duet "E Più Ti Penso" with Italian recording artist Andrea Bocelli, which was released as the lead single from Bocelli's album Cinema (2015).
From September to November 2015, Ariana Grande guest-starred on several episodes of the Fox comedy-horror television series Scream Queens as Sonya Herfmann/Chanel #2.
In November 2015, Ariana Grande released a limited edition handbag in collaboration with Coach.
In December 2015, Ariana Grande released her second Christmas EP, Christmas & Chill.
In 2015, Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus performed a cover of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" as part of Cyrus' "Backyard Sessions" to benefit her Happy Hippie Foundation, which helps homeless and LGBT youths. Grande also headlined the Dance On the Pier event during LGBT Pride Week in New York City.
In 2015, Ariana Grande began recording songs for her third studio album, Dangerous Woman, originally titled Moonlight. In October of that year, she released the single "Focus", initially intended as the lead single from the album.
Since its launch in 2015, Ariana Grande's fragrance franchise has made over $1 billion in retail sales globally.
In January 2016, Ariana Grande launched a makeup collection with MAC Cosmetics, donating 100% of proceeds to the MAC AIDS Fund.
In January 2016, Ariana Grande 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.
In February 2016, Ariana Grande launched a fashion line with Lipsy London.
In March 2016, Ariana Grande released "Dangerous Woman" as the lead single from the retitled album of the same name. 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".
On May 20, 2016, Ariana Grande released her album Dangerous Woman, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.
In 2016, Ariana Grande began working on songs for her fourth studio album, Sweetener with Pharrell Williams.
In 2016, Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live and made a joke about the doughnut incident.
In 2016, Ariana Grande launched a line of lip shades, "Ariana Grande's MAC Viva Glam", with MAC Cosmetics, with the profits benefiting people affected by HIV and AIDS.
In 2016, Ariana Grande launched her third fragrance, Sweet Like Candy.
In 2016, Ariana Grande released her third album, 'Dangerous Woman', which contained internationally successful singles.
In 2016, Ariana Grande released the limited edition Frankie fragrance.
In February 2017, Ariana Grande released the title track of the soundtrack for the 2017 live-action remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, as a duet with John Legend. Also, that month she embarked on her third concert tour, the Dangerous Woman Tour, to promote the album.
In August 2017, Ariana Grande appeared in an Apple Music Carpool Karaoke episode, singing musical theatre songs with Seth MacFarlane.
In September 2017, Ariana Grande performed in A Concert for Charlottesville, which benefitted the victims of the August 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour, which was suspended after the Manchester Arena bombing, resumed on June 7 and ended in September 2017.
In September 2017, Ariana Grande became a brand ambassador for Reebok.
In September 2017, Ariana Grande performed in A Concert for Charlottesville, which benefitted the victims of the August 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In December 2017, Billboard magazine named Ariana Grande 'Female Artist of the Year'.
Ariana Grande was named the Billboard year-end Top Female Artist of 2017.
In 2017, Ariana Grande organized the One Love Manchester concert to aid the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. She also re-released "One Last Time" and her live performance of "Over the Rainbow" at the event as charity singles, raising $23 million.
In 2017, Ariana Grande released Sweet Like Candy Limited Edition fragrance.
In 2017, Ariana Grande's fifth fragrance, Moonlight, was released.
In 2017, Celia Almeida of the Miami New Times wrote that Ariana Grande made the most convincing transition from ingénue to an independent female artist.
In March 2018, Ariana Grande participated in March for Our Lives to support gun control reform.
In April 2018, Ariana Grande released "No Tears Left to Cry" as the lead single from Sweetener, with the song debuting at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
In June 2018, Ariana Grande 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.
In August 2018, Ariana Grande partnered with American Express for The Sweetener Sessions, a partnership which continued through the Sweetener World Tour in 2019, alongside T-Mobile.
Released in August 2018, Ariana Grande's album Sweetener debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and received acclaim from critics.
Ariana Grande gave four concerts to promote the album Sweetener, billed as The Sweetener Sessions, in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London between August 20 and September 4, 2018.
In November 2018, Ariana 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.
On November 29, 2018, Ariana Grande released, in collaboration with YouTube, a four-part docuseries titled Ariana Grande: Dangerous Woman Diaries, showcasing behind-the-scenes footage from her Dangerous Woman Tour and the making of Sweetener.
In 2018, Ariana Grande released Cloud fragrance.
In 2018, Ariana Grande released her trap-infused album 'Sweetener', which won her first Grammy Award.
In 2018, Ariana Grande was named Billboard Women in Music's Woman of the Year.
In January 2019, it was announced that Ariana 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.
On January 18, 2019, Ariana Grande released her single "7 Rings", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated February 2.
On February 8, 2019, Ariana Grande released her album Thank U, Next, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and garnered Grande's largest sales week of all time in the United States.
In February 2019, Ariana Grande earned her first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener. The same month, Grande won a Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist.
On February 23, 2019, Ariana Grande's singles "7 Rings", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored", and "Thank U, Next" charted at numbers one, two, and three respectively on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the chart since The Beatles in 1964.
In March 2019, Ariana Grande partnered with Starbucks for the launch of the Cloud Macchiato beverage.
On May 1, 2019, Ariana Grande won two awards for Billboard Chart Achievement and Top Female Artist at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
In May 2019, Ariana Grande was announced as the face of Givenchy's fall-winter campaign.
In August 2019, Ariana Grande released the single "Boyfriend" with pop duo Social House. The song debuted at number eight on the Hot 100 and topped the Rolling Stone Top 100 chart, becoming the first song by a woman to do so.
On August 16, 2019, Grande co-wrote singer Normani's debut solo single, "Motivation".
On October 25, 2019, Ariana Grande was featured on the remix of American singer and rapper Lizzo's song "Good as Hell".
On November 1, 2019, the soundtrack to the film Charlie's Angels, co-executive produced by Grande, was released. Grande co-wrote and performed various songs for the record, which received a lukewarm reception.
On December 22, 2019, Ariana Grande concluded her Sweetener World Tour, which began on March 18. A live album of the tour's setlist, titled K Bye for Now (SWT Live), was released on December 23.
In 2019, Ariana Grande released the album 'Thank U, Next', which garnered US number-one singles. She became the first solo artist to occupy the top three spots of the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2019, Ariana Grande released the fragrance Thank U, Next.
In 2019, Ariana Grande was the most-streamed female act on Apple Music, and was the first female act to amass 3 billion total streams on the platform.
In 2019, Ariana Grande won two Billboard Music Awards, including Top Female Artist.
In 2019, Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" was the most-streamed song by a woman globally on Apple Music.
On May 8, 2020, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber released the collaboration song "Stuck with U". The net proceeds from 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.
In May 2020, Ariana Grande announced that all net proceeds from her collaboration with Justin Bieber, "Stuck With U", would be donated to the First Responders Children's Foundation.
On October 30, 2020, Ariana Grande's sixth studio album, Positions, was released. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Grande's fifth number-one album. The lead single, also titled "Positions", was released on October 23 and also debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100.
On December 21, 2020, Ariana Grande released the concert film for her Sweetener World Tour, Excuse Me, I Love You, exclusively on Netflix.
In 2020, Ariana Grande achieved the most number-one debuts in Hot 100 chart history with the title track of her sixth album, 'Positions', as well as the collaborations "Stuck with U" and "Rain on Me".
In 2020, Ariana Grande became the first act to have her first five number-one singles, "Thank U, Next", "7 Rings", "Stuck With U", "Rain on Me", and "Positions" debut at number one. That year, Grande also broke the record for the most number one debuts and became the first female artist topping Global 200, Global 200 Excl. US and Hot 100 simultaneously. Grande also became the first artist to have three singles debut at number one on a single calendar year.
In 2020, Ariana Grande released the fragrance R.E.M.
In 2020, Ariana Grande was featured on Lady Gaga's "Rain on Me", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. She was also named 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 and won four, including Song of the Year for "Rain on Me".
In 2020, Ariana Grande was named as one of the ten best-selling global recording artists by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
In 2020, Ariana Grande was the world's highest-paid female musician. She sold over 90 million records worldwide.
In 2020, Eleven of Ariana Grande's records were achieved from the success of her album Thank U, Next which was featured in the 2020 edition of Guinness World Records.
On January 15, 2021, Ariana Grande released a "34+35" remix featuring American rappers Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. The remix helped the song reach a new peak at number two.
In April 2021, Ariana Grande was featured on a remix of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears". The remix reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100, becoming both artists' sixth number-one single on both charts.
In April 2021, following its vinyl LPs release, Positions achieved the largest vinyl sales week (32,000) by a female artist since MRC Data's inauguration in 1991, at that time.
In June 2021, Ariana Grande featured on the song "I Don't Do Drugs" from Doja Cat's third studio album Planet Her.
In June 2021, Ariana Grande signed an open letter to Congress requesting passage of the Equality Act, and partnered with BetterHelp, giving away $2 million worth of therapy to fans.
In September 2021, Ariana Grande joined as a coach of the twenty-first season of The Voice, becoming the highest-paid coach in the show's history, earning a reported $25 million for that season.
In November 2021, Ariana Grande launched her makeup line R.E.M. Beauty.
In November 2021, Ariana Grande was cast as Galinda Upland in the two-part film adaptation of Wicked.
In December 2021, Ariana Grande appeared in Adam McKay's film Don't Look Up, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meryl Streep.
As of 2021, Ariana Grande had amassed 98 billion streams globally, making her one of the most-streamed artists of all time.
In 2021, Ariana Grande gifted nearly 1,000 presents to patients across the hospital network's children's wards and newborn intensive care units at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
In 2021, Ariana Grande launched R.E.M. Beauty, a cosmetics brand.
In 2021, Ariana Grande released the fragrance God Is A Woman, which was later expanded to an Ulta-exclusive body care line in 2022.
In 2021, Ariana Grande released the limited edition fragrances Thank U, Next 2.0 and Cloud Intense.
In 2021, Ariana Grande returned to film acting with the political satire Don't Look Up.
In 2021, Grande was named the most-played artist on iHeartRadio's stations, reaching 2.6 billion in audience. Positions ranked at number eight on the 2021 year-end Billboard 200 chart.
As of March 2022, Ariana Grande's makeup line R.E.M. Beauty is distributed at Ulta Beauty.
In May 2022, Ariana Grande was among 160 artists and influencers who signed a 'Bans Off Our Bodies' full-page advertisement in The New York Times, in support of abortion rights in the US.
In June 2022, Ariana Grande endorsed Karen Bass for the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.
In 2022, Ariana Grande released the duo fragrance collection Mod Vanilla and Mod Blush.
In 2022, it was reported that Cloud was the best-selling fragrance at Ulta, selling one bottle every eleven seconds.
In February 2023, Ariana Grande's brand R.E.M. Beauty was launched in 81 Sephora stores and 13 online sites, including across Europe.
On February 24, 2023, a remix of The Weeknd's 2016 song "Die for You" with Ariana Grande was released, marking their fourth collaboration.
On March 11, 2023, the remix of 'Die for You' reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming both artists' seventh number-one hit.
As of 2023, Ariana Grande earns $1.6 million per sponsored Instagram post.
As of 2023, according to Luminate, Ariana Grande has moved 22.4 million album units and garnered over 23.6 billion streams across lead artist credits in the US.
In 2023, Ariana Grande released Cloud Pink fragrance.
In 2023, Ariana Grande signed an open letter from Artists4Ceasefire to president Joe Biden during the Gaza war.
In 2023, Ariana Grande was one of 175 entertainers to sign an open letter opposing book bans in US schools.
On January 12, 2024, Ariana Grande released the lead single "Yes, And?" from her upcoming album Eternal Sunshine. It debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100.
On January 17, 2024, Ariana Grande announced her seventh studio album, titled Eternal Sunshine.
In May 2024, the song "Bang Bang" was certified diamond by the RIAA for selling over 10 million units in the US; it marked the first all-female collaboration to achieve the certification.
In July 2024, Ariana Grande became the brand ambassador of Swarovski; Grande's first appearance as the face was in the house's holiday campaign in October 2024.
On October 12, 2024, Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live to promote Wicked. The episode achieved the show's highest ratings since May 2021.
In October 2024, Ariana Grande made her first appearance as the face of Swarovski in the house's holiday campaign.
On November 22, 2024, Wicked, the first part of the two-part film adaptation of the musical, starring Ariana Grande as Galinda Upland, was theatrically released. The film became a critical and commercial success.
As of 2024, Ariana Grande is one of the best-selling female artists in the UK, with over 31 million certified units.
As of 2024, Ariana Grande is the second-most-streamed woman and the sixth-most-streamed act ever on Spotify, with over 54 billion streams.
As of 2024, Ariana Grande's scents are developed and manufactured in collaboration with Robertet Group and International Flavors & Fragrances.
Billboard ranked Ariana Grande as the sixth-greatest pop star of 2024.
In 2024, Ariana Grande released her seventh album, 'Eternal Sunshine', which yielded the US number-one singles "Yes, And?" and "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)". She also received critical praise for her portrayal of Glinda in the fantasy musical Wicked, earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2024, Ariana Grande released the collection Lovenotes, which consisted of four region-exclusive fragrances.
In 2024, Grande became the first artist to have five albums with multiple songs over a billion streams on the streaming platform, and she became the first woman with over 123 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
In 2024, the IFPI ranked Ariana Grande as the eleventh-best-selling recording artist globally.
A decade after its release, on January 4, 2025, Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" reached number five on the Hot 100, being the first Christmas song released in the 21st century to appear in the chart's top-five region.
In January 2025, Ariana Grande collaborated with Swarovski's global creative director Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert on a capsule collection.
In January 2025, Ariana Grande reposted messaging from the nonprofit organization Advocates for Trans Equality, via her social media, in response to US President Donald Trump's order to withdraw federal recognition for transgender people.
On March 2, 2025, Ariana Grande and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo opened the 97th Academy Awards ceremony with a performance of a Wicked medley, including "Over the Rainbow", "Home", and "Defying Gravity".
On March 28, 2025, Ariana Grande released Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead, a reissue of her album Eternal Sunshine. She also starred as Peaches in the short film Brighter Days Ahead, which she co-directed and co-wrote with Christian Breslauer, marking her directorial debut.
As of April 2025, Ariana Grande has 96 entries on the Hot 100, and is the fourth female artist with the most Hot 100 entries.
In April 2025, "Twilight Zone" was released as the lead single from the reissue of Eternal Sunshine. It achieved top ten status on the Billboard Global 200 and in the UK.
On June 27, 2025, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, and Barbra Streisand are scheduled to release "One Heart, One Voice" for Streisand's album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two.
As of 2025, Ariana Grande has broken 39 Guinness World Records, including the most songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and most followers on Spotify (female).
In 2025, Ariana Grande released the Cherry Blossom fragrance as a R.E.M. Beauty product via Ulta.
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