She’s knocked some very famous women off the top spot
Last updated 1st Sep 2020
She rose to fame on the Nickelodeon series Victorious, becoming a global superstar after signing a record deal in 2011, and having a debut album that went straight to Number 1. Now Ariana Grande has set a new record – becoming the first woman to reach 200 million followers on Instagram.
Yes, you read that right. A huge 200 million accounts follow the ‘Dangerous Woman’ singer, with the 27-year-old knocking Kylie Jenner off the top spot.
Famed for her high ponytail and insane vocals, Ariana regularly posts about her life, including the parties she goes go, the music she’s making, and her relationship with Dalton Gomez.
She now amasses 200.5 million followers, three million ahead of Kylie Jenner who currently stands at 197 million, Selena Gomez, whose profile boasts an impressive 193 million, and Kim Kardashian, who has 187 million followers.
Following behind Kim is Beyoncé with 153 million and Taylor Swift with 140 million followers.
Ariana’s follower count rocketed over the weekend, after performing at the MTV VMAs with Lady Gaga for the first live performance of their track, ‘Rain On Me.’
The duo, who performed while wearing masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, impressed their fans and viewers at home, with many taking to Instagram to comment about their segment.
Writing beneath Ariana’s Lady Gaga appreciation post, one fan wrote, ‘You killed it!!! 🔥’, while another commented, ‘You girls did it! Congratulations!!’ (sic).
A third said, ‘ POWERFUL!! Congrats to both 💪’ and a fourth added, ‘ you killed it boo!!!! 💕💕💕💕’ (sic).
Ariana now joins footballer Cristiano Ronaldo as the only two Instagram users to have over 200 million followers. He boasts 247 million followers.
Check now 11 of Ariana Grande’s best collaborations
Although Ariana worked with her late ex-boyfriend Mac Miller on a number of hit songs, their track ‘The Way’ in 2013 really stuck with fans when it featured on her debut album ‘Yours Truly’. After Mac’s tragic passing in September 2018, Ariana paid a touching tribute to her ex on her track ‘thank u, next’, writing the lyrics: ‘Wish I could say, “Thank you” to Malcolm / ‘Cause he was an angel’.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Released in 2014 as the third single from Ariana’s second album ‘My Everything’, the singer teamed up with American rapper Nicki Minaj and British singer Jessie J. The hit debuted at Number 1 in the UK charts and the trio performed it live at both the MTV Video Music Awards and the American Music Awards in 2014.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
2014 was a big year for collabs for Ari! She also teamed up with Australian rapper Iggy Azalea on the hit single ‘Problem’. The pair were originally due to team up together for Ariana’s debut album in 2013, but things didn’t work out, leading them to create this banger one year later.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Another collab from Ariana’s album ‘My Everything’, this time with Canadian singer The Weeknd. The collab came about with Ariana and The Weeknd both being signed to Republic Records, with executive vice president Charlie Walk stating at the time the track was used as a strategy to promote The Weeknd as an artist. Whatever it was created for, it’s still an absolute banger!
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Released in 2014 as the second single from her album ‘My Everything’, Ariana teamed up with Russian-German music producer Zedd for the track ‘Break Free’.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
After teaming up in 2015 for ‘Bang Bang’, Ariana once again worked with American rapper Nicki Minaj for the hit ‘Side To Side’ in 2016. The track was included on Ariana’s third album ‘Dangerous Woman’, with the duo performing it live for the first time at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
When Lizzo re-released her single ‘Good As Hell’ in 2018, the singer asked Ariana to feature on a remix of the track, and the rest is history!
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Ariana enlisted the help of her friends Miley Cyrus AND Lana Del Ray in 2019, to release ‘Don’t Call Me Angel’ as the lead single from the soundtrack to the film Charlie’s Angels. The single, with three Queens, instantly became a massive hit, reaching Number 1 in a number of countries across the world.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Ari teamed up with American duo Social House on her summer hit ‘Boyfriend’, which hit Number 4 in the UK Chart. The music video sees the pop star at a house party that gets out of hand. After a fight breaks out, Ariana takes matters into her own hands and fires heart-shaped lasers from her chest! Running on just one hour’s sleep, Ariana shot the music video in a 15-hour day – sharing behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot with fans.
Watch the video on YouTube.
They’ve been friends for years and even have the same manager in Scooter Braun, so a Justin Bieber/Ariana Grande collab was always going to happen one day! Ariana teamed up with Biebs in 2020 to release a charity single called ‘Stuck with U’ in the middle of the global Coronavirus Pandemic. The single raised money for First Responders Children’s Foundation, with the popular duo asking fans to upload videos of themselves for the official video.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Released on 22nd May 2020, Ariana Grande teamed up with Lady Gaga for the first time to produce ‘Rain On Me’. The pair dubbed the song a ‘monster dance hit’ and fans were over the moon that these two pop legends eventually worked together on the track, which featured on Lady Gaga’s 2020 album ‘Chromatica’. It’s fair to say the song was an instant hit – bagging two MTV Awards AND the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in 2020.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
In 2021, Ariana joined forces with megastars Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion to gift us all with ’34+35 (Remix)’. The song is, of course, a remix of her track ’34+35′ that features on her 2020 album ‘positions’.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
Ariana appeared on a track for Demi Lovato’s seventh album, ‘Dancing with the Devil… the Art of Starting Over’. The record was released in April 2021 to coincide with her YouTube documentary of the same name, following her recovery. Demi told us all about the process with Ariana: “She’s beyond talented and a little genius. She’s the one on her computer, vocal producing herself. That blows my mind. She sent a video over of the parts that she wanted me to do and she was showing me the parts on her computer screen.”
Listen to the song on YouTube – 🚨 Explicit lyrics warning! 🚨
In June, Ariana teamed up with Doja Cat for the second time and featured on the song ‘I Don’t Do Drugs’ from Doja Cat’s third studio album ‘Planet Her’. The song isn’t about drugs as such, but about the person who you know is no good for you, but you can’t help but go back.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
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