In the wake of the horrific Manchester bombing and One Love charity concert, many people have changed their opinion of Ariana Grande. She went from a pop singer who was known for licking display donuts and only being photographed from one side to a woman who handled a tragedy with grace, humility and love for her fans. After suspending her tour for a handful of dates in the wake of the attack she rallied her famous friends for One Love Manchester, raised millions for victims and then resumed her tour, carrying on with her performances like a pro. (Although canceling it would have been completely understandable too.) She also got a bee tattoo, which is a symbol of Machester, to honor the victims there. Now that Ariana has wrapped the European part of her tour, performing six concerts in France, Portugal, Spain and Italy, she has posted a letter to her fans thanking them for their support and for helping her heal at this time.
That was really nice and a little touching. I think this has changed her, and helped show her true colors. She may have let fame get to her head for a while, but her heart is clearly in the right place. I also have a confession to make: I was listening to Dangerous Woman on repeat on Spotify earlier this year. She’s one of my favorite pop singers, and her music is catchy and fun. Now I don’t feel bad admitting that. Ariana resumes performances in South America on June 29th and will then tour until the end of September, visiting parts of Asia and also New Zealand and Australia.
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Agreed with everything. We all obviously wish this tragedy had never happened, but I do think it has changed her for the better. A friend of mine is going to her show on July thr 5th and she’s super excited about it.
I thought she handled the One Love Manchester show perfectly. I know people critiqued her for leaving Manchester, but I can understand needing to regroup and reflect. She came through, imo.
This little donut licker is growing on me. As much as I wish the Manchester attack had never happened, I am impressed at how she has handled herself in the aftermath. And I am glad she resumed her tour and did not let the b%^{_\ds keep her down. Well done. Ariana, well done.
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Ditto
Had to look up her age as I don’t follow her much. She’s 23.
Same here, whether is a lot or a little of Scooter Braun or P.R ing or whatever , Which FWIW I DON’T THINK IT IS certainly not 100% ( I know you folks, so IM PUTTING THIS RIGHT HERE!) Ariana Has Rebuilt her Image/brand/the perception of her, No one wishes in their wildest for this to happen but God Bless the Girl for going the extra mile and showing love, support and concern, is also kind of adorable that Manchester is Claiming her big time.. really classy and adorable on all sides
She has consistently impressed me too. Instances where she’s being carried, refusing to be photographed from her right side, being a diva, etc. are counterbalanced by her truly nuanced thoughts on race and feminism (she posted something over the weekend about Philando Castille). This whole disaster with Manchester just drove home my respect for Ariana. I was listening to Lainey’s podcast and Lainey thinks that Ariana’s career will now be defined by Before Manchester and After Manchester, and I tend to agree.
Also, Dangerous Woman is probably the best pop album of 2016.
The Manchester city council made her its first honorary citizen, which I thought was nice.
Yes respect to her.
Don’t like her image or her music but as a person hats off to her.
I don’t know if she has a ghost tweeter, but her tweets are very well written. This young woman has shown more empathy, compassion and understanding of our current conflicts in several weeks than the Orange Twitler has ever.