Ariana Grande.Photo: Kevin Mazur/GettyIt’s hard to imagineAriana Grandewithout her signature thigh high boots and high ponytail — but she now says there was a time she was afraid to channel that side of herself.In conversation with Eric Vetro on his new podcastBackstage Pass with Eric Vetroon Wednesday, Grande, 28, opened up about the transition from being a Nickelodeon star onVictoriousandSam & Cat— to growing into a recording artist with her own style.“In the way beginning, putting out ‘The Way’ was very freeing and terrifying for me because I was so convinced that I had to be one thing — because people knew me from my show that I was doing from Nickelodeon and I was playing a character that a lot of people knew me as.” the “34+35” singer explained.She continued, “I was kinda terrified to do what I actually wanted and make the music that I actually wanted to make — and have my brown hair, wear thigh high boots [and be] what I wanted to be.“Ariana Grande.Kevin Mazur/WireImageWhen she did decide to release the single and ditch the red hair, however, it was a huge turning point for the singer.“That was a really big moment for me, putting out my first single on my first album and taking that risk from the way beginning too,” Grande said. “It was a really incredible turning point for me.“The “Thank U, Next” singer is currently a first-time coach on this season ofThe VoicealongsideBlake Shelton,John LegendandKelly Clarkson.On Tuesday,Kristin Chenowethjoined Grande’s team as an advisor for Battle Grounds — and in a peek at Monday’s episode, Grandeshared the adviceChenoweth once bestowed upon her.“I learned everything I know from watching this woman,” Grande said in the clip. “When we were doingHairspray Live, you would pitch a joke, or like, a melody change here and there, and ask, ‘Does this add value?’ As a performer, to me, that changed my life entirely.“She continued, “Now, when I’m writing songs, or performing songs, if I’m gonna do a run, I want to make sure that it adds value and that it has intention. That changed my entire life. I’ve never looked at anything the same way again. I swear to god. I’m literally eating my breakfast, like, ‘Does this add value?'“Meanwhile, Grande is also gearing up to launch her very own makeup line,r.e.m. beauty, andshe toldAllurefor the magazine’s October 2021 issue that it was difficult to keep her behind-the-scenes work for the branda secret for two years.“Coveting the secret for the past two years and having testers and samplers in my purse, and people asking me, ‘Oh, I love your highlight, what are you wearing?’ And me being like, ‘I don’t know,’ sweating. It was so hard to keep a secret for this long,” she said.An official release date for the launch is not set but ther.e.m. beauty Instagram wrotein September “r.e.m. beauty coming this fall.”
Ariana Grande.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty
It’s hard to imagineAriana Grandewithout her signature thigh high boots and high ponytail — but she now says there was a time she was afraid to channel that side of herself.In conversation with Eric Vetro on his new podcastBackstage Pass with Eric Vetroon Wednesday, Grande, 28, opened up about the transition from being a Nickelodeon star onVictoriousandSam & Cat— to growing into a recording artist with her own style.“In the way beginning, putting out ‘The Way’ was very freeing and terrifying for me because I was so convinced that I had to be one thing — because people knew me from my show that I was doing from Nickelodeon and I was playing a character that a lot of people knew me as.” the “34+35” singer explained.She continued, “I was kinda terrified to do what I actually wanted and make the music that I actually wanted to make — and have my brown hair, wear thigh high boots [and be] what I wanted to be.“Ariana Grande.Kevin Mazur/WireImageWhen she did decide to release the single and ditch the red hair, however, it was a huge turning point for the singer.“That was a really big moment for me, putting out my first single on my first album and taking that risk from the way beginning too,” Grande said. “It was a really incredible turning point for me.“The “Thank U, Next” singer is currently a first-time coach on this season ofThe VoicealongsideBlake Shelton,John LegendandKelly Clarkson.On Tuesday,Kristin Chenowethjoined Grande’s team as an advisor for Battle Grounds — and in a peek at Monday’s episode, Grandeshared the adviceChenoweth once bestowed upon her.“I learned everything I know from watching this woman,” Grande said in the clip. “When we were doingHairspray Live, you would pitch a joke, or like, a melody change here and there, and ask, ‘Does this add value?’ As a performer, to me, that changed my life entirely.“She continued, “Now, when I’m writing songs, or performing songs, if I’m gonna do a run, I want to make sure that it adds value and that it has intention. That changed my entire life. I’ve never looked at anything the same way again. I swear to god. I’m literally eating my breakfast, like, ‘Does this add value?'“Meanwhile, Grande is also gearing up to launch her very own makeup line,r.e.m. beauty, andshe toldAllurefor the magazine’s October 2021 issue that it was difficult to keep her behind-the-scenes work for the branda secret for two years.“Coveting the secret for the past two years and having testers and samplers in my purse, and people asking me, ‘Oh, I love your highlight, what are you wearing?’ And me being like, ‘I don’t know,’ sweating. It was so hard to keep a secret for this long,” she said.An official release date for the launch is not set but ther.e.m. beauty Instagram wrotein September “r.e.m. beauty coming this fall.”
It’s hard to imagineAriana Grandewithout her signature thigh high boots and high ponytail — but she now says there was a time she was afraid to channel that side of herself.
In conversation with Eric Vetro on his new podcastBackstage Pass with Eric Vetroon Wednesday, Grande, 28, opened up about the transition from being a Nickelodeon star onVictoriousandSam & Cat— to growing into a recording artist with her own style.
“In the way beginning, putting out ‘The Way’ was very freeing and terrifying for me because I was so convinced that I had to be one thing — because people knew me from my show that I was doing from Nickelodeon and I was playing a character that a lot of people knew me as.” the “34+35” singer explained.
She continued, “I was kinda terrified to do what I actually wanted and make the music that I actually wanted to make — and have my brown hair, wear thigh high boots [and be] what I wanted to be.”
Ariana Grande.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
When she did decide to release the single and ditch the red hair, however, it was a huge turning point for the singer.
“That was a really big moment for me, putting out my first single on my first album and taking that risk from the way beginning too,” Grande said. “It was a really incredible turning point for me.”
The “Thank U, Next” singer is currently a first-time coach on this season ofThe VoicealongsideBlake Shelton,John LegendandKelly Clarkson.
On Tuesday,Kristin Chenowethjoined Grande’s team as an advisor for Battle Grounds — and in a peek at Monday’s episode, Grandeshared the adviceChenoweth once bestowed upon her.
“I learned everything I know from watching this woman,” Grande said in the clip. “When we were doingHairspray Live, you would pitch a joke, or like, a melody change here and there, and ask, ‘Does this add value?’ As a performer, to me, that changed my life entirely.”
She continued, “Now, when I’m writing songs, or performing songs, if I’m gonna do a run, I want to make sure that it adds value and that it has intention. That changed my entire life. I’ve never looked at anything the same way again. I swear to god. I’m literally eating my breakfast, like, ‘Does this add value?'”
Meanwhile, Grande is also gearing up to launch her very own makeup line,r.e.m. beauty, andshe toldAllurefor the magazine’s October 2021 issue that it was difficult to keep her behind-the-scenes work for the branda secret for two years.
“Coveting the secret for the past two years and having testers and samplers in my purse, and people asking me, ‘Oh, I love your highlight, what are you wearing?’ And me being like, ‘I don’t know,’ sweating. It was so hard to keep a secret for this long,” she said.
An official release date for the launch is not set but ther.e.m. beauty Instagram wrotein September “r.e.m. beauty coming this fall.”
source: people.com
