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26.06.2023 - 11:49 / officialcharts.com
Happy birthday, Ariana Grande! The American pop queen is celebrating her 30th birthday today (June 26), so we're marking the occasion by revealing her Official Top 20 biggest songs in the UK.
Ariana has amassed an enviable Official Charts Record since she scored her first UK hit in 2013 – including 19 Top 10s and 31 Top 40 songs – so it’s a varied list featuring R&B bops, dance bangers, Nicki Minaj collabs, a modern Christmas classic and a team-up with Lady Gaga.
So, let's get into some number crunching, shall we?
This R&B bop reimagines My Favourite Things from A Sound of Music as a celebration of Ariana's own financial and creative agency. "Write my own checks like I write what I sing," Ari brags, reminding us precisely who's in control of every aspect of her life and career. Released as the second single from Ariana's thank u, next album, it became her fourth Number 1 single.
#JusticeForIntoYou! Though this dance-pop banger isn't one of Ari's 19 Top 10 singles – it peaked at 14 – it's definitely an enduring fan favourite. Co-written with Swedish pop genius Max Martin, it's a song that's impossible to overplay, which probably explains why it keeps on racking up the streams.
Ariana dropped this infectious R&B bop soon after she split from comedian Pete Davidson, then let it seize control of the narrative. Helped by a brilliant video that references cult classic movies including Legally Blonde and Mean Girls, it became her third UK Number 1 hit and a global pop culture phenomenon.
With a pronounced UK garage influence in its production, no tears left to cry is a life-affirming banger with a message of hope, optimism and resilience. "I'm lovin', I’m livin', I'm pickin' it up", Ari sings on the chorus.
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launched against them earlier this year. Said motion mainly raises jurisdiction issues with the lawsuit, which was filed by a Spanish musician against a British band with the courts in Louisiana.Sergio Garcia Fernandez claims that the Stones’ 2020 track ‘Living In A Ghost Town’ rips off two songs he wrote in the 2000s, ‘So Sorry’ and ‘Seed Of God’.His lawsuit claims that the Stones track lifted “vocal melodies, the chord progressions, the drum beat patterns, the harmonica parts, the electric bass line parts, the tempos, and other key signatures” from ‘So Sorry’ and the “harmonic and chord progression and melody” from ‘Seed Of God’.As for how Mick Jagger and Keith Richards might have heard Fernandez’s music before writing ‘Living In A Ghost Town’, the Spanish musician alleged that he had previously sent a demo CD to “an immediate family member” of Jagger.According to Digital Music News, legal reps for the Stones filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit last month.
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Ariana Grande has shared a video of her singing Kylie Minogue‘s ‘Padam Padam’ in celebration of London Pride.London Pride took place over the weekend (Saturday July 1), with many of the streets in the centre of the capital closed for music and culture events, parades, concerts and more to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.That day, Grande took to her Instagram stories to post a now-expired video of her lip-syncing and dancing along to the Minogue track with the caption, “Happy London Pride! I Love Youuuuu.”The 30-year-old also shouted out Minogue, writing, “@kylieminogue you’re perfect.” The message came decorated with Pride flags, noting that ‘Padam Padam’ has become a huge hit among the LGBTQIA+ community.ariana grande sings along to @kylieminogue 'padam padam' pic.twitter.com/0voMn8SjSQ— Minogue Updates (@MinogueUpdates) July 1, 2023The Australian soap star-turned-pop juggernaut’s latest single has become Minogue’s 35th UK Top 10 hit after it peaked at Number Eight on the UK Top 40 chart. Also, many publications cite ‘Padam Padam’ as a “gay anthem” and the word “Padam” is being used as a catch-all gay communiqué.Vice US President Kamala Harris has also been seen dancing to the track.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kelly Clarkson appeared on “Watch What Happens Live” and clarified the tension behind the making of her hit single “Since U Been Gone,” which still carries a “bad vibe” for her to this day. Clarkson was asked by host Andy Cohen to respond to a revelation in Clive Davis’ memoir in which the mega-producer claimed he had to force Clarkson to record “Since U Been Gone.” “Let’s give some backstory,” Clarkson said. “I was lied to, and they told me there are these producers who want to work with you and there’s this song. It had dummy lyrics. They didn’t have lyrics in. They said they wanted me to work with it. I was told to write to the song.”
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Ariana Grande is lining up her birthday candles.
, baby, and Ariana Grande is 30. On Monday, June 26, the commemorated her milestone birthday with an adorable/on-theme throwback photo on her Instagram grid along with a sweet note to her younger self.In the photo, a pint-sized grande wears a blue and white checkered overall dress over a white blouse with puffy sleeves.
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