

Sweetener won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, and Thank U, Next broke the record for the largest streaming week for a pop album and was nominated for Album of the Year. Personal struggles influenced her trap-infused fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019), both of which were critical and commercial successes.

The former experimented with EDM and achieved global success with its singles " Problem", " Break Free" and " Bang Bang" the latter became her first of four consecutive number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart. She continued to explore pop and R&B in her second and third studio albums, My Everything (2014) and Dangerous Woman (2016). Grande's voice and whistle register on the album drew immediate comparisons to those of Mariah Carey. Her 1950s doo-wop-influenced pop and R&B debut album, Yours Truly (2013), topped the US Billboard 200, while its lead single, " The Way", reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100. Grande signed with Republic Records in 2011 after label executives discovered YouTube videos of her covering songs. She rose to fame for playing Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and Sam & Cat (2013–2014). Grande began her music career at age 15 in the 2008 Broadway musical 13. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 27 Guinness World Records. Her music, much of which is based on personal experiences, has been the subject of widespread media attention, while her four-octave vocal range has received critical acclaim.

Ariana Grande-Butera ( / ˌ ɑːr i ˈ ɑː n ə ˈ ɡ r æ n d iː/ born June 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
