Ariana Grande (born 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida) is an American pop and R&B singer whose run of Billboard 200 number ones stretches from My Everything (2014) to Eternal Sunshine (2024). Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019) are the pair to start with. Find Ariana Grande vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Ariana Grande-Butera was born in Boca Raton, Florida on June 26, 1993. She began her professional career as a child actress, including roles on Nickelodeon's Victorious and Sam & Cat. She signed with Republic Records and released her debut album Yours Truly in 2013. She has remained with Republic Records throughout her recording career and has worked extensively with producers including Max Martin, Pharrell Williams, and Tommy Brown.
Grande's recordings span pop, R&B, contemporary pop, and trap-pop. Her vocal style is characterized by extensive use of her upper register, including a soprano range, with influences cited including Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Her later albums have incorporated more experimental production, particularly Sweetener (2018) with production from Pharrell.
Republic's vinyl pressings of Grande's catalog have appeared in multiple color variants, deluxe editions, and signed limited releases. Sweetener, Thank U, Next, and Eternal Sunshine in particular have multiple anniversary and deluxe editions.
Listeners new to Ariana Grande typically start with Thank U, Next (2019) or Sweetener (2018).
