Ariana Grande models strength as a woman in the music industry

Ariana Grande models strength as a woman in the music industry

By Melanie Escalante


Imagine the entire world seeing you in your most vulnerable state as you experience the lowest pitfall in your life. You are ridiculed on social media and even told you are the reason someone lost their life. 


On Aug. 17, 2018, Ariana Grande reached a career milestone as her album “Sweetener” received 15.1 million album streams on Spotify, which at the time set the U.S. Spotify record for the biggest opening day for a woman artist. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and she received Billboard’s Woman of the Year Award four months later. 


“I find it interesting that this has been one of the best years of my career and like the worst of my life,” Grande said in her acceptance speech. “If you’re someone out there who has no idea what this next chapter is going to bring, you’re not alone in that.”


Ariana Grande Accepts Woman of the Year Award | Women in Music


The award was accepted 19 months after Grande’s performance at the Manchester Arena was bombed, killing 22 people. 


Ariana Grande speaks out on Manchester concert attack


On Sep. 7, 2018, one month following her album release and three months before accepting her award, Grande’s ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller, died of a drug overdose. 



Mac Miller: Ariana Grande posts Instagram tribute to her late ex-.


In an Instagram post she said she adored him from the day they met when she was 19 years old. 





Many took to Twitter and Instagram to blame Grande for his death. 

Her strength was admirable, as she released another record-breaking album in February of 2019. The album chronicles a “sad” chapter in her life. 


“A lot of this album mourns failed yet important, beautiful relationships in my life (as well as celebrates growth / exploring new independence),” Grande said in an Instagram story post. 



Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Megan thee Stallion are among many women in the music industry who are under a spotlight that exposes every personal detail of their life from break-ups to court cases. One thing they all have in common is their ability to persist. As media consumers, there are lessons to be learned from these women and all of the ones who came before.


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