Grande's second studio album, My Everything (2014), continued the pop-R&B sound of its predecessor and incorporated EDM elements. It topped the Billboard 200 and featured four US top-ten singles: "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", and "Love Me Harder" featuring The Weeknd, the most of any artist that year. Grande's pop-R&B styles extended on her third studio album, Dangerous Woman (2016), which was her first of three consecutive number-one albums in the UK, and spawned top ten hits such as the Grammy nominated title track and "Side to Side".
On her next two albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019), Grande experimented with trap while maintaining her characteristic pop-R&B tones; being projects with her most creative control yet and showing a more personal and vulnerable side, both debuted at number one in several countries and were acclaimed by music critics. The former won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and spawned the international top three hit "No Tears Left to Cry", while the latter broke several streaming records. Grande became the first solo artist to hold the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously when "7 Rings", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Thank U, Next" did so in 2019. She is also the first artist to have the lead singles from each of their first six studio albums debut within the top ten in the US.
Grande released her sixth studio album, Positions (2020) with its lead single, "Positions" debuting at number one in the US and the UK simultaneously. The song became her third number one hit in the US following "Stuck With U" in collaboration with Justin Bieber and "Rain On Me", also in collaboration with Lady Gaga. A deluxe version of Positions was released in February 2021, with four new songs and a remix of "34+35" featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. The remix helped the song peak at number two, the highest-charting song credited to three or more female soloist since 2001 when "Lady Marmalade" performed by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, and Lil Kim peaked at number one. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming her fifth album to do so. In April 2021, a remix of The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" was released featuring Grande. The song reached number one in both the US Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. It spent a total of 69 weeks in the US charts, becoming one of the ten longest-running songs in that chart since its publication.
In November 2021, it was announced that Grande would star in the two-part film adaptation of the musical Wicked. The first movie is set to release on November 22nd, 2024.
Ariana Grande’s highly anticipated seventh studio album “eternal sunshine" was released on March 8th, 2024. The title is a reference to one of her favourite films, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” which stars Jim Carrey. The album is a concept album inspired by the events of the film. The lead single “yes, and?" was released on January 12, 2024 and debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. eternal sunshine had a debut at #1 on the Global Spotify charts and on the Billboard 200. The album's 2nd single “we can't be friends (wait for your love)" also debuted at #1 on the Hot 100. During this album cycle, she collaborated with Mariah Carey, Brandy, Monica, Charli XCX, and Troye Sivan on various remixes.
Grande has received various accolades, including two Grammy Awards, ten VMAs, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. All seven of Grande's full-length albums have been certified platinum by the RIAA. Grande has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Having amassed 98 billion streams globally as of 2021, Grande is one of the most-streamed artists of all time and became the first female artist to surpass 90 billion streams. She was the most-streamed female artist of the 2010s decade on Spotify and Apple Music, and was the only female artist to reach 3 billion total streams on the latter as of 2019. In 2024, Grande became the first artist to have five albums with multiple songs over a billion streams on Spotify. She is the only artist to debut the lead single from all their studio albums in the Top 10 of the Hot 100. Her signature ponytail hairstyle has become an iconic piece of pop culture iconography. In October 2024, she was named the 9th greatest pop star of the 21st Century by Billboard and was the newest artist on the list. In February 2019, she became the most followed woman on Instagram. Forbes ranked her amongst the highest-paid celebrities in 2019, and Time named Grande as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016 and 2019. Billboard recognized her as the "Woman of the Year" in 2018. Her song "Thank U, Next" was in Rolling Stone's 2021 revision of their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2023, the magazine included Grande among the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Recording artists who have cited Grande as an influence or inspiration include Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Lana Del Rey, Bryson Tiller, Charlie Puth, Sufjan Stevens, Troye Sivan, Zara Larsson, Tate McRae, Madison Beer, Jung Kook, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Giselle of aespa, and Meghan Trainor.
raindrops
Ariana Grande Lyrics
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The day you left me, an angel cried
Oh, she cried, an angel cried
She cried
These lyrics from Ariana Grande's song "raindrops" are expressive of a deep pain and sense of loss that the singer is experiencing after a breakup. The metaphorical image of raindrops falling from the sky on the day that her love left her, is representative of the overwhelming sadness that has engulfed her heart. This is further reinforced by the line "an angel cried" which suggests that the singer's pain is so deep that even the heavens themselves mourn the loss of her love.
The repetition of the line "she cried" is both powerful and poignant, as it highlights the intensity of the singer's emotions. The use of the pronoun "she" further emphasizes that this is no ordinary pain but is instead something that is felt universally. The idea of an angel crying provides a sense of spiritual and emotional healing, giving the singer hope that someday she will be able to move on from the heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
When raindrops fell down from the sky
The day you left me was so devastating that even the weather reflected my sadness.
The day you left me, an angel cried
Our love was so pure that even the angels in heaven mourned our separation.
Oh, she cried, an angel cried
The pain of losing you was felt throughout the universe, and even celestial beings shed tears.
She cried
The grief I felt was so strong that I could feel the tears of an angel falling alongside my own.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bob Gaudio
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Lyrics
When the raindrop fell down from the sky the day you left me and Angel cried oh she cried an angel cried she cried
Ariana
When the raindrop fell
Down from the skkyy
The daaay yooouuu leeeffft me
And angel cried
Ohhhhhh she crieeeddd
An angeelll crieeeeeeed
SHE CRIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED
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The best 40 seconds my ears could hear
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Omg thats super human mariah has a daughter. This is myriah whistle to the 5 power what s siren
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Ya ikr
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Yes
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She needs to make this into a 2 or 3 minute song 🥺🙃
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Wish there was a full ver of this song
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Hiransa Dong me too
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Yesss!
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There is it’s just in Spanish