"Concerts in real life have various constraints like budgets, the chance of accidents, space limitations, etc. But when it comes to a virtual world, there are none. If you have a crazy idea, you can get it implemented. And this widens the scope of how musical concerts can be done and how artists can interact with fans" - metaverse enthusiast E2Analyst writes in the Medium after seeing Ariana Grande perform in Fortnite.

Ariana Grande has partnered with Better Help, an online portal providing direct mental health support, to give away $1 million worth of free therapy to her fans who can't afford it, NME reports. Her effort will match those interested with a licensed therapist for one free month, which anyone can sign up for at BetterHelp.com/Ariana. After the month is up, people will have the option to renew and continue using Better Help's services while getting 15% off the second month.

Ariana Grande has climbed the Billboard 200 chart for the fifth time with her latest release 'Positions', with 174,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 5. 'Positions' is Grande’s third No. 1 album in less than two years and three months -- the fastest accumulation of three No. 1 proper studio albums ever by a woman. Grande has also done the chart double in the U.K., where 'Positions' and its title track rule the charts. Grande has also done the chart double in the U.K., where 'Positions' and its title track rule the charts, UK Official Charts reports.

Australian indie-pop band Lime Cordiale leads the pack for the 2020 ARIA Awards with eight nominations for their album '14 Steps to a Better You', including nods for album of the year and best group. Tame Impala is up for seven ARIAs with 'The Slow Rush', including a nod for album of the year. Hip-hop artist Sampa The Great is in the running for six ARIAs for her debut album 'The Return'. Also, among the nominees are Indigenous artist Miiesha, Britpop revivalists DMA’s, rockers Violent Soho, as well as Ruel, Amy Shark, Archie Roach, Jessica Mauboy, The Teskey Brothers, Tones and I, Troye Sivan, Cold Chisel, The Kid LAROI, Baker Boy and others.

The 2020 Grammy Awards take place on Sunday, January 26th, in Los Angeles (starting at 5 PM local time). The ceremony will be streamed live on Grammy.com. Alicia Keys returns for her second go-around as host of the Grammys, confirmed Grammys 2020 performers include Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Lizzo, Rosalía, Tyler the Creator, Jonas Brothers, and Demi Lovato. Aerosmith will team up with Run-DMC, and Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton will share the stage for the first time. There will also be a special tribute performance to Nipsey Hussle, featuring John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, and Roddy Richh. Plus, Lil Nas X will join forces with BTS, Billy Ray Cyrus, Diplo, and Mason Ramsey for a performance as “Old Town Road All-Stars”. Camila Cabello will lead an all-star rendition of the Fame song 'I Sing the Body Electric' with Gary Clark Jr., John Legend, Common, Cyndi Lauper, Ben Platt, as “a tribute to longtime Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich to acknowledge the importance of music education in schools”.

Last year's phenomenon Billie Eilish had the biggest-selling album of last year in the USA with 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' selling in 2.5 million total album-equivalent units in 2019, 400,000 more units than any other album.

Six of ten top-grossing tours of 2019 were reunion tours or legacy acts, whose most prolific and successful musical output are years or even decades behind them. The top three earners were Ed Sheeran, Pink, and BTS, but then it travels back to the 20th century - Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Paul McCartney, […]

They are the architect of the sad-banger, the creative genius, a long shadow over a tough decade, the pop icon redefining gender, the voice of the next generation, the survivor, the relatable superstar, the saviour of grime, rock frontperson 2.0 and the hip hop’s boundary-pusher. NME...

The Guardian has an excellent article about female role models of this decade, in comparison to the ones from the noughties: "In their fallibility and resistance to commodification, the women who have defined this decade in pop look a lot more like role models than the corporate innocents sold to girls in the early millennium. […]

Lizzo is nominated in all of the big four categories -- record of the year ('Truth Hurts'), album of the year ('Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)'), song of the year ('Truth Hurts') and best new artist. Following closely behind are both Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, who each have six nominations, with Eilish also […]

Ariana Grande has seven nods at the global awards show, including bids for best artist, best song, best video, best pop and best live. Just behind with six noms for the 2019 MTV EMAs each are Shawn Mendes, Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish, with J Balvin racking up five and Taylor Swift and Lizzo […]

The music video for ‘Don’t Call Me Angel’ – Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey’s theme song for the 'Charlie’s Angels' remake – has arrived (watch below). Grande is the mastermind here, Cyrus the strongwoman, and Del Rey the weapons expert; they look cool, wear angel's wings and eat... and get kicked out by the movie director Elizabeth Banks.

BBC asks whether Pride events have lost their original purpose, and have became marketing tools to attract big crowds to commercial events. This weekend it's Manchester Pride Live, in a new site, Mayfield, with Ariana Grande as a headliner, that costs £70 (last year it was £28). Brighton Pride was similar, it was headlined by […]

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the songwriting duo who originally wrote 'My Favorite Things' for the movie 'The Sound of Music', control 90 percent of the songwriting royalties to Ariana Grande’s '7 rings', which channels the melody from the musical. As a result of the deal, Concord, the publishing company who owns Rodgers and […]