Ariana Grande is one of the most accomplished young singers in the world! Having been in the public eye since the age of 15, the 30-year-old has achieved so much – and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon!
To celebrate her career highlights so far, we’ve taken a look at some of the biggest awards and accolades Ari has won in the past decade – thanks to her incredible songs, albums and all-round amazing talent! From BRIT Awards to Grammys, she’s gathered quite the collection – and with her starring in the upcoming Wicked movies, we’re sure there’s a lot more to come…
The biggest awards Ariana Grande has won so far:
2013
American Music Awards
New Artist of the Year
Billboard Women in Music
Rising Star
2014
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best Female Artist
Best Song (‘Problem’ with Iggy Azalea)
MTV Video Music Awards
Best Pop Video (‘Problem’ Iggy Azalea)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite TV Actress (Sam & Cat)
People’s Choice Awards
Favourite Breakout Artist
Radio Disney Music Awards
Chart Topper Award
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Female Artist
Choice Music Single: Female Artist (‘Problem’ Iggy Azalea)
2015
American Music Awards
Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist
MTV Millennial Awards
Global Instagramer of the Year
International Hit of the Year (One Last Time’)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Song of the Year (‘Bang Bang’ with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj)
Radio Disney Music Awards
Best Female Artist
Most Talked About Artist
Song of the Year (‘Problem’ Iggy Azalea)
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Instagrammer
Choice Song: Female Artist (‘One Last Time’)
2016
American Music Awards
Artist of the Year
MTV Europe Music Awards
Best US Act
MTV Millennial Awards
Global Snapchat of the Year
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite Female Artist
Radio Disney Music Awards
Best Song To Dance To (‘Focus’)
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Selfie Taker
Choice Song: Female Artist (‘Dangerous Woman’)
Ariana Grande performing on her ‘Dangerous Woman Tour’ in 2017
2017
MTV Italian Music Awards
Best International Female
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Female Artist
Choice Change Maker
Choice Snapchatter
Choice Summer Tour (‘Dangerous Woman Tour’)
Pictured at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards
2018
Billboard Women in Music
Woman of the Year
MTV Video Music Awards
Best Pop (‘No Tears Left To Cry’)
NME Awards
Hero of the Year
Music Moment of the Year (One Love Manchester)
Radio Disney Music Awards
Best Female Artist
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Snapchatter
2019
Billboard Music Awards
Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Top Female Artist
BRIT Awards
International Female Solo Artist
Grammy Awards
Best Pop Vocal Album (‘Sweetener’)
MTV Video Music Awards
Artist of the Year
Best Art Direction (‘7 Rings’)
Song of the Summer (‘Boyfriend’ with Social House)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite Female Artist
Favourite Song (‘Thank U, Next’)
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Pop Song (‘Thank U, Next’)
Pictured on screen at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards via video call
2020
MTV Video Music Awards
Best Cinematography (‘Rain On Me’ with Lady Gaga)
Best Collaboration (‘Rain On Me’ with Lady Gaga)
Best Music Video From Home (‘Stuck with U’ with Justin Bieber)
Song of the Year (‘Rain On Me’ with Lady Gaga)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite Female Artist
People’s Choice Awards
Female Artist of the Year
Social Celebrity of the Year
Pictured at the 2020 Grammy Awards
2021
Grammy Awards
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (‘Rain On Me’ with Lady Gaga)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite Female Artist
Favourite Music Collaboration (‘Stuck with U’ with Justin Bieber)
Pictured during a make-up tutorial on r.e.m. beauty’s YouTube channel
2022
Allure Best of Beauty Awards
Best New Brand (r.e.m. beauty)
Best Mascara – Length (r.e.m. beauty)
Cosmopolitan UK Beauty Awards
Best Concealer (r.e.m. beauty)
Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
Favourite Female Artist
2023 – PENDING
Allure Best of Beauty Awards
Best Fragrance (Ariana Grande Cloud)
Guinness World Records
On top of her huge award wins, Ariana has her fair share of Guinness World Records under her belt – 30, to be precise! Her record-breaking moments include: Fastest time for a music track to reach 100 million streams on Spotify, Most streamed track in one week by a female artist on the Billboard charts all for ‘Thank U, Next’ and Most streams on Spotify in one year for a female musician all in 2018.
In 2019, she was awarded Most subscribers for a musician on YouTube (female), Most followers on Instagram for a female, Most streamed track on Spotify in one week (female) and Most streamed track on Spotify in one week, both for ‘7 Rings’.
From 2021-2022, she bagged five more Guinness World Records, those being: Most followers on Instagram for a female (now eliminated), Most followers on Instagram for a musician, Most followers on Instagram for a female musician, Most Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards blimps won for Favorite Female Artist, and Most songs to debut at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (female).
In 2023, Ari holds a total of 20 listed Guinness World Records.
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