Ariana Grande and The Weeknd delivered one of the most incredible experiences to fans when they sang Save Your Tears at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. While Abel Tesfaye was already rocking the stage with his After Hours hit, the audience went crazy when Grande entered and gracefully aced the high notes.
Ariana Grande has been one of the most influential pop icons in the music industry. She boasts a celebrated music career and a widespread fanbase. However, her musical feat at 2021’s iHeartRadio Music Awards grabbed the eyeballs of other fandoms as well. To date, whenever the performance is discussed, even Taylor Swift’s fans come together to appreciate the 7 Rings singer.
Ariana Grande earned immense respect with her Save Your Tears moment
Often hailed as one of the best by The Weeknd, Save Your Tears, released in August 2020, belongs to his fourth album titled After Hours. While the OG version of the song took no time to reach the fourth position on the US Billboard Hot 100, the 2021 remix with Ariana Grande topped the Hot 100 chart. It also became the best-selling global single of 2021.
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s iHeartRadio performance garnered a lot of chatter online. The presently 30-year-old singer and actress’ signature whistle notes made the crowd go insane. The Positions hitmaker’s voice perfectly mingled with The Weeknd’s and the third collaboration between the singers came out as a banger.
Recently, when a clip from the performance went viral on Instagram, several fans claimed that Ariana Grande possesses a godly voice. Some fans even went on to compare the Sam & Cat actress’ voice to Taylor Swift. A fan @tampatroy locked horns against the Swifties and commented:
Ariana 100 times more talented than Swift
The comments continued to compare Ariana Grande with the other successful singers in the industry, most notably Taylor Swift. It is a topic of debate as both singers have different styles and do excellently in their respective niches. However, it will be a lie to deny that Ariana Grande is one of the best in recent times.
Ariana Grande is all set to rule the big screen with Wicked
It was heavily rumored that Taylor Swift may appear in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine film before the report was debunked by Entertainment Weekly. While fans might have missed the chance to watch Swift in a big movie this year, Ariana Grande is all set to take over the theaters with Universal Pictures’ Wicked later this year.
The two-part musical film adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel faced loads of delays before finally locking its release dates. Grande has revealed that she had to do a lot to prepare for the role of Glinda the Good. In an interview with Variety, the MTV VMA winner claimed that she had to “deconstruct” her popstar image and transform her vocals to bag the role.
I had to completely erase popstar Ari — the person they know so well — because it’s harder to believe someone as someone else because they’re so branded as one thing. I had to really go all the way to strip that down.
Wicked: Part One starring Grande, alongside Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, and Jonathan Bailey, helmed by the Crazy Rich Asians fame Jon M. Chu, is set to clash against Disney’s Moana 2 on November 27, 2024. The second installment will hit the theaters on November 26, 2025.
