Ariana Grande Speaks Out After Winning Her First-Ever Grammy: 'This Is Wild And Beautiful'

Last week, Ariana Grande reported she could be not be attending the 2019 Grammys soon after a dispute with producers over the creative direction of her suggested efficiency. It was her weekend anyway, as her fifth album, Thank U, Next, dropped and dominated large swaths of social discourse. (Oh yeah, and she also became a meme, so. Big weekend for Ari.)


Her absence was even more pronounced once, right before the telecast, the Recording Academy reported her previous album, Sweetener, had taken the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. Though it could be hard to believe, it's her first one ever, which is huge! Although Ari didn't miss a beat, addressing the good news (and the elephant in the room) on social media.


"i know i’m not there tonight (trust, I tried and still truly wished it had worked out tbh) and I know I mentioned I try not to put also much weight into these things," she mentioned. "This is wild and pretty. Thank you so much."


She bested fellow nominees Camila Cabello, Kelly Clarkson, Shawn Mendes, P!Nk, and Taylor Swift in the category. Ari continued online, also shouting out all of the folks on her team who made the win possible, including her manager Scooter Braun, Grammy-winning Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) Pharrell, Max Martin, and even the Recording Academy itself. Oh, and certainly, the fans.


She punctuated her thoughts, needless to say, with the very meme that swept the web this weekend — with a key adjust. Congrats to Ari. Pharrell, call her already!