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14	[floatboxright:Influences:
15	+ Music/WhitneyHouston, {{Music/Rihanna}}, Music/MariahCarey, {{Music/Beyonce}}, Music/JenniferHudson, Music/IndiaArie, Music/AliciaKeys, Music/FrankOcean, Music/AmyWinehouse, Music/ImogenHeap, Music/MichaelJackson, Music/CelineDion, Music/ChristinaAguilera, Creator/KristinChenoweth
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18	->''Some days\
19	Things just take\
20	Way too much of my energy\
21	I look up and the whole room's spinning\
22	You take my cares away\
23	I can so over-complicate\
24	People tell me to medicate''
25	-->-- '''"breathin"'''
26
27	Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993) is an American singer and actress.
28
29	She first gained mainstream recognition for her roles in ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' and the ''Victorious/Series/{{iCarly}}'' SpinOff ''Series/SamAndCat'', and received further recognition from 2014 onwards for her [[IdolSinger music career]] and consistent appearances in the pop charts (to the degree where some people are actually surprised she started as an actor). She returned to TV in 2015 as part of Creator/RyanMurphy's ''[[Series/ScreamQueens2015 Scream Queens]]'' and played Penny on Creator/{{NBC}}'s live presentation of ''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}'' in December 2016. She later returned to film acting with 2021’s ''Film/DontLookUp''.
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31	She is also the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the city of Manchester in 2017, in recognition of her fundraising efforts following the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Arena_bombing terrorist bombing]] which occurred at one of her concerts in the city on May 22 of that year.
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33	Her older half-brother Frankie Grande is a celebrity in his own right, known for appearances in various media including being a houseguest on the sixteenth season of the US ''Series/BigBrother''.
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35	Ariana has accounts on [[http://twitter.com/ArianaGrande Twitter]], [[https://www.facebook.com/arianagrande Facebook]], and [[http://instagram.com/arianagrande# Instagram]]. Her [[https://www.youtube.com/user/osnapitzari YouTube channel]], which now contains official music releases and videos, also has many old singing videos, skits, and vlogs dating back to her teenage years that are still available. Speaking of history, she also used to do [[http://www.ustream.tv/user/arianagrande a UStream]] every Friday, but had to stop during 2013 (some fans snarkily suggested that this was because she had a bad habit of accidentally revealing her phone number during said streams).
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37	From 2021 to 2023, she was married to real estate broker Dalton Gomez.
38
39	!!Discography:
40	* ''Yours Truly'' (September 3, 2013)
41	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sV0S8qWSy0 "The Way"]] (Featuring Music/MacMiller), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJuWlMFToNo "Baby I"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhcpubAVdmc "Right There"]] (Featuring Music/BigSean), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b87dBaL4qI0 "Almost Is Never Enough"]] (Released for ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'', Featuring Music/NathanSykes), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmcdLOjGVzw "Popular Song"]] (Collaboration with Music/{{Mika}}).
42	* ''Christmas Kisses'' (EP) (December 13, 2013)
43	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReK9MVrOq0w "Last Christmas"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOQAvI-5wds "Love Is Everything"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3-wgU5rpqU "Snow in California"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgR3dpfun68 "Santa Baby"]] (Featuring Creator/ElizabethGillies), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnXxxKZ57Tw "Santa Tell Me"]].
44	* ''My Everything'' (August 25, 2014)
45	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS1g8G_njx8 "Problem"]] (Featuring Music/IggyAzalea), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eRzOYhLuw "Break Free"]] (Featuring Music/{{Zedd}}), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HDdjwpPM3Y "Bang Bang"]] (Featuring Music/JessieJ and Music/NickiMinaj), [[http://youtu.be/g5qU7p7yOY8 "Love Me Harder"]] (Featuring Music/TheWeeknd), "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgEgaPk62M One Last Time]]"
46	* ''Christmas & Chill'' (EP) (December 18, 2015)
47	* ''Dangerous Woman'' (May 20, 2016)
48	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WbCfHutDSE "Dangerous Woman"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ekZEVeXwek "Into You"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXiSVQZLje8 "Side to Side"]] (Featuring Nicki Minaj), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHmBf4ExtZk "Everyday"]] (Featuring Music/{{Future}}).
49	* ''Music/{{Sweetener}}'' (August 17, 2018)
50	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxKSjUwKdU "no tears left to cry"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLHSlExFis "God is a woman"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0iD0pI3o0 "breathin"]].
51	* ''Music/ThankUNext'' (February 8, 2019)
52	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl1aHhXnN1k "thank u, next"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYh6mYIJG2Y "7 rings"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH4Y1ZUUx2g "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored"]].
53	* ''[[LiveAlbum k bye for now (swt live)]]'' (December 23, 2019)
54	* ''Positions'' (October 30, 2020)
55	--> Singles: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYodQoapMg "positions"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_iQvaIjXw "34+35"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQJEp-k-ogs "pov"]].
56	* ''eternal sunshine'' (March 8, 2024)
57	--> Singles: "yes, and?", "we can't be friends (wait for your love)"
58
59	!!Notable acting roles:
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61	* ''Theatre/{{Thirteen}}'' (2008-2009, Original Broadway Run) as Charlotte
62	* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' (2010-2013) as Cat Valentine
63	* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' (2011-2013) as Princess Diaspro (voice)
64	* ''Series/SamAndCat'' (2013-2014) as Cat Valentine
65	* ''Film/{{Swindle}}'' (2013) as Amanda Benson
66	* ''Series/{{Scream Queens\|2015}}'' (2015) as Sonya Herfmann
67	* ''[[Theatre/{{Hairspray}} Hairspray Live]]'' (2016) as Penny Pingleton
68	* ''Film/ArianaGrandeExcuseMeILoveYou'' Netflix documentary (2020) as herself
69	* ''Film/DontLookUp'' (2021) as Riley Bina
70	* ''Series/TheVoice'' (2021) as herself as a Season 21 judge
71	* ''Film/WickedPartOne'' (2024) and ''Part Two'' (2025) as Glinda
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73	!!Just keep tropin', and tropin', and tropin':
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75	* ActionGirl: In the "Break Free" video, where she destroys robots with missiles from her top and overthrows an evil extraterrestrial emperor with her chains.
76	* AdamWesting: Made guest appearances as herself in various videos on iCarly.com several times, while at the same time portraying the personality of TheDitz Cat Valentine. The cast members even [[LampshadeHanging get confused over whether she was playing Ariana or Cat]].
77	* AlbumClosure: ''Positions'' ends with a somber and soulful ballad, "pov"[[note]]"Point of view"[[/note]], after an album full of upbeat and pop-R&B tracks.
78	* AmbiguousEnding: While the theme of "Problem" is pretty straightforward (Ariana singing about someone who she is still in love with, but knows is bad for her and won't change no matter what) it's never made abundantly clear if she takes her own advice to break it off, or if she can't help herself and ends up taking her ex back.
79	%% * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Started with "The Way" and reached its peak in the ''Dangerous Woman'' album. Ariana sings about dating a nice guy but cannot resist falling for a bad boy even though she knows he's not good for her.
80	* AllLowercaseLetters: Starting from the album ''Sweetener'' and onwards, all of her tracks are formatted this way, with a few exceptions being "R.E.M" and "God is a woman" from the ''Sweetener'' album and "NASA" from the ''Thank U, Next'' album. "Saturn Returns Interlude" (from ''eternal sunshine'') also applies.
81	* AnimalEaredHeadband: Frequently performs wearing cat ears, playing up her TheCutie image, and as a nod to her StarMakingRole as Cat. She wears mouse ears while performing her song "Problem" at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards and she wore cat ears in "Love Me Harder" music video.
82	* AnimalMotifs: Her career was previously associated with cats but it has since been replaced by rabbits. Which was shown in the music video for "Dangerous Woman", rabbit ears are also connected to her and the fanbase and finally the "One Love" concert had rabbit ears in the logo. She was also a playable character in the game ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius'' and her avatar was her wearing her signature rabbit mask.
83	* AscendedFangirl: She was a huge fan of ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' and Creator/KristinChenoweth before being cast to play Glinda in the film version of the musical.
84	%%* AwardBaitSong: "Almost Is Never Enough" which was used as the love theme for Jace and Clary in ''Film/TheMortalInstruments'' and "Tattooed Heart".
85	* BadassBoast: "God is a woman." A whole song about how her prowess in bed will have her partner thinking he just experienced God. Overlaps with BlasphemousBoast.
86	* BigNo:
87	** She pulls this off at the end of the bridge from "Focus".
88	** She is featured in a sketch on MTV's ''Nikki and Sara'' where she is hired [[BadNewsInAGoodWay to sing bad news to the duo's employees.]] After wanting to leave due to her feeling uncomfortable, she does this after the two girls' attempts to get her to stay, all in song, and ends with a regular spoken "no". You can view it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2m7ihYIKo here]].
89	** Also counts as a HilariousInHindsight moment as Cat does the exact same thing in an episode of ''Victorious''.
90	* BoastfulRap: Has several self-ag[[{{Pun}} grand]]izing songs over the years, but "7 rings" has her rapping about her wealth.
91	* BodyguardCrush: In the "Into You" music video, Ariana's LoveInterest is part of her security.
92	* BodyPaint: The "God Is A Woman" music video features a nude Ariana laying in a pool of pastel paint, with only some artfully placed streaks of paint on her chest to preserve her modesty.
93	* BreakUpDemand: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Break Up With Your Girlfriend"]] is obviously this, but with the TwistEnding, in that she's demanding the guy breaks up with his girlfriend, so she can be with her.
94	* BreakupSong: "thank u, next" is a break-up song too but a more positive version - thanking the various exes for the lessons they taught her.
95	* TheCameo:
96	** The video for "One Last Time" features her ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' co-stars Creator/MattBennett and Creator/ElizabethGillies, the former as her LoveInterest, and the latter as one of the radio voices in the opening.
97	** The video for "thank u, next" features numerous celebrity cameos, including her aforementioned ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' co-stars Creator/ElizabethGillies, Creator/MattBennett, and Creator/DaniellaMonet, Creator/KrisJenner, Music/TroyeSivan, [[WebVideo/MirandaSings Colleen Ballinger]], Creator/JonathanBennett and Creator/JenniferCoolidge, her brother Frankie, her mother Joan, and many of her family, friends, and crew members.
98	* CastingGag: In the "thank u, next" video, Creator/JonathanBennett and Creator/JenniferCoolidge cameo as their roles as [[Film/MeanGirls Aaron Samuels]] and [[Film/LegallyBlonde Paulette Bonafonte]] in the segments paying homage to those films.
99	* CelebrityBreakUpSong: Invoked in the lyrics of "thank u, next", which directly reference her break-ups with Music/BigSean, Creator/PeteDavidson, and Music/MacMiller.
100	* CoverVersion: "Beauty And The Beast" for the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 2017 remake]] (with John Legend), and "Goodnight & Go" (originally by Music/ImogenHeap) for her 2018 album ''Sweetener'', also "Don't Dream It's Over" as a duet for Music/MileyCyrus's Happy Hippie Project - reprised at the One Love Manchester benefit concert in 2017.
101	* CoveredInGunge: She got slimed a couple of times as a panelist on the Nickelodeon game show ''Series/FigureItOut''.
102	* CrazyPrepared: She recorded several different versions of the opening verse to "thank u, next" as her relationship with Pete Davidson was fluctuating a lot and she didn't know what its status would be when the song was released.
103	* TheCutie: Her persona from before and during ''Yours Truly'' was basically adorable personified. Starting with ''My Everything'', she's started moving in a direction that emphasizes more sexiness and less cuteness.
104	* DarkerAndEdgier: Her entire post-Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} career compared to what she did and what she's most associated with for that network.
105	* DisproportionateRetribution: In her song with Mika, "Popular Song", Ariana turns Mika into a statue because he knocked over a block tower she made when they were children. ''Long'' time to hold a grudge.
106	* DontExplainTheJoke: At the end of "34+35", as the song fades out, she gives away the obvious joke about the title.
107	--> ''Means I wanna 69 with you''
108	--> ''No shit''
109	--> ''Math class''
110	--> ''Never was good''
111	* DoppelgangerDating: "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored" shows Grande's ex-boyfriend with a very similar-looking new girlfriend identical to Grande, same fashion style, ponytail and all.
112	* DoubleEntendre:
113	** "Love Me Harder". Does she want stronger emotional love or ''physical'' love?
114	** The album ''Positions'' has a ton of them. The album's title should be a giveaway.
115	** The song "34+35". Do the math.
116	* DueToTheDead: "thank u, next" has a tribute to Music/MacMiller, who passed away of an accidental overdose after they broke up.
117	--> "Wish I could say 'thank you' to Malcolm/Cause he was an angel..."
118	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Yours Truly'' is far more upbeat than usual. Although 90s R&B is a prominent influence on her discography as a whole, it's far more pronounced here. Almost all the songs are SillyLoveSongs, with "The Way" being one of the only songs that hint at the HotterAndSexier direction of subsequent releases. ''My Everything'' is a transitional album that's edgier than ''Yours Truly'' but still, for the most part, tamer than the rest of her discography due to it having been released only a month after ''Series/SamAndCat'' was cancelled.
119	* EmotionallyTongueTied: "Baby I" is about not being able to find the right words to tell someone how much you love them.
120	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The video for "One Last Time" places her in such a setting.
121	* FluffyFashionFeathers: For a holiday concert in 2013, [[http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Ariana+Grande/KIIS+FM+Jingle+Ball+2013+Presented+T+Mobile/tR2DiPDm18F she wore]] a white mini HappyHolidaysDress trimmed with white feathers.
122	* FriendToAllChildren
123	* GenreShift: It was gradual, but ''Positions'' finally sees a mostly ContemporaryRAndB album from Ariana, shifting from straightforward pop.
124	* GenreThrowback: Many of her songs are throwbacks to 90's R&B.
125	* {{Goth}}: The overall theme for the music video of ''Popular Song'' with Mika.
126	* GriefSong: "ghostin'" from ''thank u, next'' for Music/MacMiller.
127	* GuestFighter: She shows up as a playable character in VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius. [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BOvV7qMFAC7/ Yes, seriously.]] Somewhat justified in that she sings the theme song (an orchestrated remaster of "Touch It") for the game.
128	* HeavyMeta: "Piano" is an uplifting song meant to bring lovers together, which happens to be about Ariana wanting to write an uplifting song that brings lovers together.
129	* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: The song "Boyfriend" with Social House comes off as this, as the female protagonist sings about how even though they're not dating, she doesn't want him with anybody else either.
130	* HiddenDepths:
131	** ''Wait, this actor can '''sing'''?!''
132	** ''Wait, this singer can '''act'''?!''
133	** ''Wait, Cat Valentine can sing more than just Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}-produced pop music?!''
134	** And, of course, being a WomanOfAThousandVoices.
135	* HighHeelHurt: Has mentioned in interviews that her feet hurt badly after concerts. It stands to reason, given she's spending hours dancing in stilettos.
136	* {{Homage}}: Her music video for "Break Free" features homages to ''{{Film/Barbarella}}'', ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''{{Film/Gravity}}''. The "thank u, next" video also pays homage to and casts Grande as the leads of a few female-led films of the 2000s.
137	** To ''Film/MeanGirls'': Grande plays Regina George, the opening is a send-up of the Regina George rumor scene, the Burn Book is a diary of the exes mentioned in the song, and the MakeWayForThePrincess and Jingle Bell Rock scenes are performed.
138	** ''Film/BringItOn'': Grande is Torrance Shipman, and the cheer routine and brush-off scenes are reenacted.
139	** To ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty'': Grande is Jenna Rinks mooning over the dollhouse, which segues directly into...
140	** ''Film/LegallyBlonde'': Grande is Elle Woods stepping out of her car with her dog. The "Bend and Snap" scene is reenacted, along with her exercising on an elliptical.
141	* HotterAndSexier:
142	%%** "The Way", her song with Mac Miller. It earned comparisons to Music/MariahCarey.
143	%%** She dials this up with "Love Me Harder" featuring Music/TheWeeknd. The innuendos are much stronger and it's clear what she is really singing about. Not to mention the music video.
144	%%** And she somehow manages to wear ''even less'' for the "Bang Bang" video with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj.
145	%%** Just this period compared to her Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} days. For example, [[http://celebrityphotos.co/photos/ariana-grande-lax-airport-departure-candids/ this]] is what she wears when she's just at the freakin' airport!
146	%%** Now we have the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf_wVfwpfp8 Focus]]" music video to take it up even more!
147	%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WbCfHutDSE "Dangerous Woman"]] is a new level, even compared to "Love Me Harder", crossing from innuendo to some bold raciness.
148	%%** The ''Dangerous Woman'' album is the Hottest and Sexiest yet, with more songs about sex and racier lyrics.
149	** Ariana has come a long way, compare her ''Victorious'' days and "The Way" to the music videos for "positions" and "34+35", which are explicitly about sex.
150	* IconicOutfit: Sleeveless, midriff-baring top, tied-up high ponytail, mini-skirt and high heels = Ariana Grande.
151	* IndecipherableLyrics: A common criticism leveled at Ariana, particularly early in her career, was how difficult it was to understand what she was singing, especially live. She even made light of it by making jokes about it.
152	* IntercourseWithYou:
153	%%** "The Way".
154	%%** "Bang Bang".
155	** From ''My Everything'', "Love Me Harder" makes this even more obvious with stronger innuendos and her seductive-sounding voice. "Hands on me" is pretty obvious: "skirt off, keep the high heels on/might be a little thing, but I like that long, yeah."
156	** Plenty of the songs on ''Dangerous Woman'' allude to sex, but "Dangerous Woman", "Into You" are the ones that are most clearly "I wanna have intercourse with you" songs. "Side to Side" is confirmed as being about getting railed so hard she can't walk properly.
157	** Everything on ''Positions''.
158	* LaughOfLove: She's frequently giggling and laughing around her LoveInterest in the video for "Into You".
159	* LetsDuet: Her and Ty Dolla $ign in "Safety Net", plus her several duets with Andrea Bocelli, The Weeknd, Troye Sivan, and even Mariah Carey!
160	* LetThereBeSnow: "Snow in California" is about Ariana asking for snow so her LoveInterest's flight back home gets canceled and he can stay with her for Christmas.
161	* LingerieScene: The "Dangerous Woman" video is basically one long example of this.
162	* LOL69: In her song "34+35" off the album ''positions'', many fans did the math and noticed that those particular numbers added up to 69...
163	--> "Fuck me 'til the daylight / Thirty-four, thirty-five..."
164	* LoveIsLikeReligion: The track "God Is A Woman" features religious undertones and boasts in where a woman brags to her lover that she'll be so great, he'll believe "God is a Woman".
165	* LoveTriangle: "break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored" features Grande in a love triangle between her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
166	* LyricalDissonance: As Grande notes during the making of "34+35", it sounds like a Disney orchestra but the lyrics are really sexually explicit in contrast to the song's instrumental.
167	---> '''Ariana''': "I just think it's ridiculous, so funny and stupid. We heard the strings that sounded so Disney and orchestral, and full and pure. And I was just like, "Yo, what's the dirtiest possible, most opposing lyric that we could write to this?"
168	* MelismaticVocals: She's been compared to Music/MariahCarey for her ability to stretch a syllable through her impressive upper register.
169	* MomentOfSilence: "get well soon" has about 40 seconds of silence at the end of the track, which is generally considered a tribute to the victims of the bombing at her 2017 Manchester concert. (Notably, the song's length including the silence is exactly 5:22, and the attack occurred on May 22.)
170	* MsFanservice: She is a very beautiful woman who tends to wear outfits that show off her nice body and legs. While she is always attractive, she is especially this trope in the music videos for "Love Me Harder" and "Dangerous Woman" because of the way she looks and moves in those videos.
171	* NewSoundAlbum: ''Dangerous Woman'' is [[HotterAndSexier much more mature]] than her two previous albums, and a few songs have a rock edge to them, most notably the guitar solo in "Dangerous Woman" and the backing riffs in "Into You".
172	* NonAppearingTitle: "7 rings", though she mentions that she "Bought matching diamonds for six of my bitches".
173	* NonIndicativeName: Or IronicName, as well. "Grande" translates to "large". And she is ''tiny'', only 5 feet tall.
174	* OhCrap:
175	** Had this reaction during a stream when Jennette accidentally revealed Ariana's phone number.
176	** And later on, she did it ''to herself''. Fans had a collective HereWeGoAgain moment.
177	* PepTalkSong: "Put Your Hearts Up" ([[OldShame mind you, she absolutely hates this song]]) and "no tears left to cry".
178	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: She had been accused of culture appropriation, heavy tanning to appear more dark and using African-American vernacular since the beginning of her career. People have accused her of appropriating West Asian looks, especially during the ''thank u, next'' era.
179	* OpeningScroll: "Break Free" is filmed like a sci-fi BMovie, including an over-the-top opening scroll.
180	-->WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS IS SCIENTIFICALLY AUTHENTIC. IT IS ONE STEP AHEAD OF PRESENT DAY REALITY AND TWO STEPS AHEAD OF PRESENT DAY SEXINESS.
181	* PinkIsErotic: Ariana Grande has used a pink color scheme and aesthetic in her music videos to emphasize sex appeal.
182	* PrecisionFStrike: ''Dangerous Woman'' has "Bad Decisions". The entire ''thank u, next'' album. Positions has two songs (the title track and "34+35"). ''eternal sunshine'' got "don't wanna break up again".
183	* {{Retraux}}: In the lyric and official music videos for "Problem", the lyric video was set with a retro style from [[TheSixties 1960s]] art movement containing a black, white, and old-fashioned aesthetic and opens on a sparkling figure where Grande appears in a sequined minidress and white go go boots with her dancers backed by a spiral backdrop. Iggy Azalea is shown in front of a colorful background, and her hairstyle is reminiscent of ''Film/{{Barbarella}}'' and Music/NancySinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (1966) video. The video also contains intercepted scenes of Grande lying atop a giant spiral on a pink floor wearing a white sweater and high socks.
184	* RewatchBonus: It takes viewing the music video for "break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored" for fans to see the LoveTriangle between Ariana, her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend a little differently.
185	* RichBitch: "7 rings", where she boasts about living a rich fabulous lifestyle and spoiling herself and her friends with her riches.
186	* {{Sampling}}:
187	** "Put Your Hearts Up" samples "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes.
188	** "7 rings" samples "My Favorite Things" from ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic''
189	** "my hair" samples "My Neck, My Back" from rapper Khia.
190	** Other artists have sampled Ariana too - Music/LilUziVert's "Celebration Station" samples "raindrops (an angel cried)".
191	* TheScream: As heard in ''Series/SamAndCat'', Ariana can definitely let out a bloodcurdling scream.
192	* SecretRelationship: In "Side To Side," she asks "what's it gonna hurt if they don't know? Makin' everybody think that we solo." In "Into You," she says "A little bit scandalous, but baby don't let them see it."
193	%% * SelfBackingVocalist: In her singing videos.
194	* SequelSong: According to WordOfGod, "Right There" is this to "The Way".
195	* SexGoddess: Almost literally in "God Is A Woman". The entire song dedicated to using religious metaphors as a way to boast about her sexual prowess, such as one shot where Ariana sits on the globe where heaven is between her legs.
196	* SexForSolace: In "Let Me Love You", Ariana writhes in various different rooms while singing about casual sex that helps her get through a painful breakup.
197	* SillyLoveSongs: "The Way", "Baby I", "Honeymoon Avenue", "Better Left Unsaid", "Tattooed Heart", "Lovin' It", "Daydreamin'", "Right There".
198	* SingerSongwriter: She writes and sings her own songs.
199	* SingingVoiceDissonance: Her regular speaking voice is very soft and subtle, but when she sings, she sounds like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw5sNleirKM this]]. Over the years, her speaking voice has become more relaxed and deeper.
200	* SlumberParty: The story in [[ChristmasSongs "Santa Tell Me"]] is primarily this, holiday-themed.
201	* SophisticatedAsHell: Apart from the ''Nikki and Sarah'' skit above, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIL1tDvnH4c this]].
202	%% * SpiritualSuccessor: In terms of her singing prowess, to Music/MariahCarey. Her fans consider her to be a younger version of this.
203	* StageName: Grande is only part of her real last name; her real last name is Grande-Butera.
204	* StepfordSmiler: Defied in "Fake Smile". Rather than the narrator forcing herself to smile to keep up appearances, she already fed-up and declares that she'll make her displeasure clear because she "can't fake another smile".
205	-->If I'm hurt I ain't gonn' lie about it\
206	Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted
207	* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "Tattooed Heart", "My Everything", and "Almost Is Never Enough" in albums full of dance hits.
208	** "ghostin", "Thinking About You", "pov" and several songs from ''eternal sunshine'' (such as "imperfect for you" and "i wish i hated you") are also examples of this.
209	* SurvivalMantra: "breathin" is about how Ariana suffered from anxiety in real life and had to stop to take deep breaths to control her panic attacks.
210	-->''Just keep breathin' and breathin' and breathin' and breathin'''
211	* ThisIsThePartWhere: "Break Free" has this as a TitleDrop
212	-->"This is the part when I break free\
213	'Cause I can't resist it no more!"
214	* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: "Love Me Harder," "Dangerous Woman," and "Let Me Love You", all of which shows her writhing around on surfaces and looking seductively at the camera.
215	* Title1: The music video for "Dangerous Woman" was billed as "Visual 1", since Ariana planned for an alternate music video for the song that is story-driven and "weird". Due to lack of time, Visual 2 ended up being cancelled, with only a trailer for show.
216	* TorpedoTits: Missiles fire from her chest in the video for "Break Free".
217	* TraumaCongaLine: In a course of a little over a year, she witnessed a bunch of her fans get killed in Manchester after terrorist bombing at one of her concert, get engaged and broken off with Pete Davidson, and lose her ex Mac Miller to a drug overdose, with some crueler ''fans'' blaming her for his death, the fact that she was able to release her most critically acclaimed albums in the aftermath of all that is nothing short of a miracle.
218	* UnresolvedSexualTension: In "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored", between Ariana, her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend.
219	* VideoFullOfFilmClips: The "Beauty and the Beast" music video has Ariana and Music/JohnLegend providing the music for Belle and the Beast's DanceOfRomance, which several clips from ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' being used.
220	* VocalEvolution: Her speaking voice has somehow grown deeper than it was early in ''{{Series/Victorious}}'', necessitating a switch to the more cartoony, babyish Cat Valentine voice we hear today.
221	* AWildRapperAppears:
222	** Music/MacMiller in "The Way", Fabolous takes his place in the remix.
223	** Music/BigSean in "Right There", "Best Mistake", and in the hook for "Problem".
224	** Music/IggyAzalea in "Problem".
225	** Music/ChildishGambino about two-thirds of the way through "Break Your Heart Right Back"
226	** A$ap Ferg in "Hands On Me", although his appearance on the chorus makes his eventual verse less random and unexpected.
227	** An uncredited Creator/JamieFoxx in "Focus"
228	** Music/NickiMinaj in "Side to Side", Music/LilWayne in "Let Me Love You" and {{Music/Future}} in "Everyday"
229	** Nicki Minaj once again in "The Light Is Coming" and Music/MissyElliott in "Boarderline"
230	** Music/TwoChainz in the "7 rings" remix.
231	** Music/DojaCat in "motive".
232	** Doja Cat and Music/MeganTheeStallion on the remix of ""34+35".
233	* WomanOfAThousandVoices:
234	** She has several videos of her doing impressions, among those being Music/{{Shakira}} and Creator/JudyGarland. Also, she's a voice actor. There's also the changing the pitch of her voice to play Cat Valentine.
235	** When she did double duty as the host and musical guest on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', her impressions (not least of Creator/JenniferLawrence) went down like gangbusters.
236	* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: In the music video for "Break Free", Ariana floating in a space station as she starts to do a zero-gravity striptease, as an homage to the famous opening of ''Film/{{Barbarella}}''. Unlike the film, she only strips down to a metallic two-piece.

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