Ariana Grande Reacts to Haters Questioning Her “Real Voice”

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Ariana Grande is reminding radical of the truth: the dependable is mine.

The Wicked actress—whose show successful the movie earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress—addressed disapproval that she present speaks with a higher-pitched dependable than successful the past.

“The happening that I bash that perplexes radical truthful much—and it's conscionable truthful comic due to the fact that if you're a idiosyncratic who uses their voice, you cognize astir this,” Ariana said connected the Feb. 3 occurrence of the Smartless podcast, “is if I person a agelong time of property oregon if I person to sing, I'll spot [my voice] a small higher.”

The 31-year-old added, “I'll alteration my vocal placement to benignant of preserve. But that is conscionable thing that's steadfast for the voice. It's conscionable fundamentally pitching your dependable up a tiny bit.”

Ariana—who began dating her Wicked costar Ethan Slater successful 2023—also addressed the haters directly, calling their disapproval “interesting.” 

“It's conscionable a mean happening for vocalists,” she continued. “But radical are like, ‘That's not her earthy voice.’ And I'm like, ‘Well, it is actually, but it's conscionable a small higher. All of it is natural.’”

And considering Ari already clapped back astatine the online critics astir her dependable arsenic Wicked’s Glinda the Good Witch past year, she recognized that the comments whitethorn ne'er end.

“It's truthful comic due to the fact that I’ve talked astir it a zillion times,” she explained, “and radical are inactive like, ‘Where's your existent voice?’ And I'm like, ‘Well, they each are.’”

But contempt the armchair investigation from fans online, the “Positions” vocalist is grateful for the parts of Glinda (née Galinda) she gets to instrumentality with her going forward, including her voice. 

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“I deliberation that mightiness stay,” she told Variety successful January of her higher registry and crisper articulation. “Galinda required a batch of vocal enactment for me. Certain things possibly won’t melt away. Some will, but I’m truly grateful for the pieces that volition enactment with america forever.”

She added, “What a beauteous happening to beryllium near with, and to consciousness the shade of each day.”

Read connected to spot much of however Ariana has changed done the years. 

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Glam Girl

Ariana Grande dazzled successful a salmon pinkish formal astatine the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. This look made her vibrant reddish hairsbreadth pop!

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Darling Diva

The Sam & Cat star stunned successful a charming achromatic mini-dress astatine the 2011 Grammy Awards. She paired her simple, yet striking outfit with sparkly golden heels and dainty jewelry pieces.

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Hot, Hot, Hot

Looking similar a modern-day Jessica Rabbit with her blinding Dolce & Gabbana reddish dress, Ariana shimmered astatine the 2013 American Music Awards.

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Vintage Vibes

Serving fans retro charm successful her customized Kenley Collins dress, the Scream Queens histrion looked perfectly polished astatine the 2013 Style Awards.

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Ray of Sunshine

The "Dangerous Woman" vocalist made a splash astatine the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Matching the orangish carpet, Grande wore a vibrant mini-dress and pairs it with achromatic pumps and a whimsical clutch.

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Dashing successful Black

Ariana oozed with aged Hollywood glamour astatine the 2014 American Music Awards. She opted for a floor-length achromatic lace gown from MT Costello.

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White-Hot

Wearing a achromatic gown with metallic lamé mesh astatine the 2015 Grammy Awards, Ariana shined arsenic agleam arsenic the flashing lights connected the reddish carpet.

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Effortlessly Elegant

Beaming successful a floral beaded, peplum mini-dress astatine the 2015 American Music Awards, Ariana stunned successful this statement-making portion from Giambattista Valli.

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Vision successful White

Ariana made a bold manner prime wearing an all-white ensemble astatine KISS FM successful 2015. While astir are frightened to get an outfit similar that dirty, the Nickelodeon alum wasn't acrophobic to instrumentality that risk! 

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Penchant for Pantsuits

Ditching the accustomed formal astatine the 2016 American Music Awards, the "Problem" creator opted for a sexy corset apical and elegant achromatic pants.

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Oversized Overalls

Ariana rocked a funky caller outfit astatine the 2016 Hairspray Live! property junket. She sizzled successful oversized overalls, a bralette and a bedazzled choker necklace.

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Royal Blues

Ariana brought the vigor to the 2016 Billboard Music Awards successful Las Vegas. Her Atelier Versace formal highlighted her playful broadside with its unsocial cut-out plan and agleam colors.

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God Is a Woman

Ariana took fans to religion with her Sistine Chapel-inspired formal astatine the 2018 Met Gala. Megan McCluskey designed the gown successful keeping with event's taxable of "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."

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Cotton Candy Dream

Ariana looked similar a fabric candy imagination successful her pastel pinkish ensemble astatine the 2018 iHeartRadio Wango Tango event. Giving america '90s nostalgia, she rocked platinum sneakers, matching ankle socks and an oversized sweater that states, "girls girls girls."

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Lavender "Loofah"

The "7 Rings" vocalist looked regal and elegant successful her customized Christian Siriano dress, which she perfectly dubbed the "loofah of the year" lewk. Of course, she tied her outfit unneurotic by wearing her signature thigh-high boots.

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SIlver Siren

Not lone did the popular prima turned heads with 2 outfit changes astatine the 2020 Grammys reddish carpet, but her platinum blonde pony was each anyone could speech astir astatine the time.

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Curly Sue

Ariana said thank u, next to her signature precocious pony with a selfie that showed disconnected her earthy curls successful 2020.

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13 Going connected 30

The "Positions" vocalist channeled Jennifer Garner's 13 Going connected 30 character successful 2021.

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Blonde Beauty

The Wicked actress debuted a melodramatic blonde look successful October 2022.

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Wickedly Good

Ariana channeled Glinda the Good Witch successful a pinkish Giambattista Valli gown astatine the 2024 Oscars.

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Goddess of the Garden

For the 2024 Met Gala, which had a "Garden of Time" formal codification to observe the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" exhibit, Ariana wore an ethereal achromatic gown from Loewe featuring a parent of pearl bodice—a motion to her birthstone—and agelong chiffon skirt.

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