Ariana Grande

And then I've been kind of an L.A., New York person ever since then.

And then I've been kind of an L.A., New York person ever since then.

I'm very sorry for the ways in which my voice has probably ricocheted off the walls in your house.

I'm very sorry for the ways in which my voice has probably ricocheted off the walls in your house.

I'm very sorry for the ways in which my voice has probably ricocheted off the walls in your house.

Yes. So I was sort of navigating both at the same time because I loved comedy. I loved acting, but I also loved music. And so towards the very beginning of Victorious, I was writing songs that could be used for the character on the show because it was a musical show. So we sang a little bit on the show together. And that just sort of transformed at some point into, I want to make a solo album.

Yes. So I was sort of navigating both at the same time because I loved comedy. I loved acting, but I also loved music. And so towards the very beginning of Victorious, I was writing songs that could be used for the character on the show because it was a musical show. So we sang a little bit on the show together. And that just sort of transformed at some point into, I want to make a solo album.

Yes. So I was sort of navigating both at the same time because I loved comedy. I loved acting, but I also loved music. And so towards the very beginning of Victorious, I was writing songs that could be used for the character on the show because it was a musical show. So we sang a little bit on the show together. And that just sort of transformed at some point into, I want to make a solo album.

And I started realizing that I could be myself in the music and like dyeing my hair brown on the weekends and then...

And I started realizing that I could be myself in the music and like dyeing my hair brown on the weekends and then...

And I started realizing that I could be myself in the music and like dyeing my hair brown on the weekends and then...

No, no, no. Like temporarily spraying it. Like crazy things I was doing to be able to sort of jump back and forth between like being an artist and being me and, you know, doing little cover videos and little performances here and there. And it was a slow but steady start. But I was doing both at the same time. So I would be filming the show and then going to the studio in the evenings.

No, no, no. Like temporarily spraying it. Like crazy things I was doing to be able to sort of jump back and forth between like being an artist and being me and, you know, doing little cover videos and little performances here and there. And it was a slow but steady start. But I was doing both at the same time. So I would be filming the show and then going to the studio in the evenings.

No, no, no. Like temporarily spraying it. Like crazy things I was doing to be able to sort of jump back and forth between like being an artist and being me and, you know, doing little cover videos and little performances here and there. And it was a slow but steady start. But I was doing both at the same time. So I would be filming the show and then going to the studio in the evenings.

And I worked on my first album for three years while I was simultaneously shooting the show. And then it kind of happened, I guess. Yeah.

And I worked on my first album for three years while I was simultaneously shooting the show. And then it kind of happened, I guess. Yeah.

And I worked on my first album for three years while I was simultaneously shooting the show. And then it kind of happened, I guess. Yeah.

The voices, the singing. I love, I love, I love, I love singers. I remember... I'm loving pop music, too. I do love pop music. But there was just something about Whitney and Mariah and Aretha and just sort of like these gorgeous R&B soulful powerhouse vocals just being my favorite. And I was super inspired by Whitney and Mariah.

The voices, the singing. I love, I love, I love, I love singers. I remember... I'm loving pop music, too. I do love pop music. But there was just something about Whitney and Mariah and Aretha and just sort of like these gorgeous R&B soulful powerhouse vocals just being my favorite. And I was super inspired by Whitney and Mariah.

The voices, the singing. I love, I love, I love, I love singers. I remember... I'm loving pop music, too. I do love pop music. But there was just something about Whitney and Mariah and Aretha and just sort of like these gorgeous R&B soulful powerhouse vocals just being my favorite. And I was super inspired by Whitney and Mariah.