“And I know that it’s been hard, physically and mentally, but, like, this show for sure saved my life this year,” she says.
Grande collaborated with Mariah Carey on a new version of Carey’s song “Oh Santa!” Carey released a music video for the version of the song this month featuring Grande and Jennifer Hudson.
Ariana Grande arrives for Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 31, 2012. Grande starred in multiple Nickelodeon shows, including “Victorious” and “Sam & Cat.” Photo by Jonathan Alcorn/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 19, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on August 25, 2013. Her “Yours Truly” album topped the U.S. Billboard charts in September 2013. Photo by Dennis Van Tine/UPI | License Photo
Grande rides down the parade route at the Macy’s 87th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 28, 2013. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2014. She presented the award for Best Pop Solo Performance with Miguel. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Grande attends Nickelodeon’s 27th annual Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles on March 29, 2014. She
took home the award for Favorite TV Actress. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI |
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Grande performs onstage during 103.5 KTU’s KTUphoria 2014 on June 29, 2014 in East Rutherford, N.J. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Grande won Best Pop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 24, 2014. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Matt Lauer escorts Grande through the crowd to the stage before she performs on “Today” in New York City on August 29, 2014. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Grande performs on “Today.” Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 9, 2014. She
was nominated for the Best New, Best Pop, Biggest Fans awards and took home awards for Best Song and Best Female Artist. Photo by David Silpa/UPI |
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Little Big Town and Grande perform “Day Drinking/Bang Bang” during the Country Music Awards in Nashville on November 5, 2014. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Recording artists Ariana Grande performs on stage during Y100’s Jingle Ball 2014 in Sunrise, Fla., on December 21, 2014. Grande is
a native of South Florida. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI |
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Rapper Big Sean (L) and Grande arrive for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2015. The couple split after less than a year together. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Recording artist Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds (L) and Grande perform onstage during “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life” in Los Angeles on February 10, 2015. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives at Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo on August 13, 2015. Earlier that summer she was seen licking doughnuts and kissing her backup dancer, Ricky Alvarez. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives for the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 15, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Grande attends the annual Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 22, 2016. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on August 28, 2016. Grande performed at the event. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Grande performs “Be Alright” during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands rallied in the nation’s capital to demand action to end gun violence and mass shootings in schools. Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives on the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 7, 2018. Grande and Mac Miller split in May 2018 after two years of dating. A few weeks later, a suicide bomber would target Grande’s concert in Manchester, England. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Pete Davidson (L) and Ariana Grande arrive on the red carpet at the 35th annual MTV Video Music Awards. After a whirlwind engagement, the couple split after a few weeks dating. Photo by Serena Xu-Ning/UPI | License Photo
Grande (C) performs during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on August 20, 2018. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Grande arrives on the red carpet at the Billboard Women In Music 2018 where she was announced the Billboard Woman of the Year on December 6, 2018 in New York City. She detailed the ups and downs of her personal and professional life saying, “I find it interesting that this has been one of the best years of my career and the worst of my life.” Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
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