
Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande Wins Best Pop Vocal Album For 'Sweetener' | 2019 GRAMMYs
Ariana Grande won Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. This marks the popstar's first-ever GRAMMY win.
While she was not at the show to accept the award, she shared her excitement and gratidue for the big moment on social media.
i love u @pharrell @scooterbraun @AllisonKaye every human being at @republicrecords @awsuki @ilya_music Max Martin @tbhits @victoriamonet @SocialHouseTC @recordingacademy & the voters
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) February 10, 2019
Her album bested fellow category nominees Camila Cabello (Camila), Kelly Clarkson (Meaning Of Life), Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes), P!nk (Beautiful Trauma) and Taylor Swift (Reputation).
Sweetener is Grande's fourth studio album, and her third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. The LP, released Aug. 17, features a range of powerful pop anthems including hit singles "no tears left to cry" and "God is a woman." The album marks a noted growth in the pop princess' artistic expression and journey.
She received her first career GRAMMY nomination in 2014 for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj and Best Pop Vocal Album for her sophmore album, My Everything. Grande made her GRAMMY stage debut that year at the the 57th GRAMMY Awards, performing one of the songs from the album, "Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart."