ARIANA GRANDE delivers her brand new original holiday single, “Santa Tell Me”. The track is now available on all digital partners. Get it here! Listen to the audio right now. “Santa Tell Me” also stands out as the only new music on the compilation Target Presents iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Hits 2014 — in all Target stores now.
Sunday, ARIANA lit up the stage at the 2014 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. First, she delivered a sizzling medley of hits including “Problem”, “Break Free”, and “Love Me Harder” with The Weeknd. Watch the stunning performance here. Then, ARIANA’s “Bang Bang” co-conspirators Nicki Minaj and Jessie J joined her for a stunning rendition of the ubiquitous platinum-certified smash. This is just one of many high-profile performances this month.
Following her performance on the CBS broadcast of A Very Grammy Christmas December 5, she ignites the runway performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show December 9 on CBS. Then, she appears on Michael Bublé’s Christmas in New York special on NBC December 17. You can also see her on the Disney Christmas Parade airing Christmas Day.
The industry continues to celebrate her talents as well. Billboard will be honored her with the “Rising Star Award” at its “Women in Music” 2014 event, while she garnered MTV EMA awards in the categories of “Best Female Artist” and “Best Song” for “Problem” featuring Iggy Azalea. She even achieved the “Newcomer Award” at the BAMBI awards ceremony. Right now, she currently graces the December cover of InStyle.
Her latest single “Love Me Harder” [with The Weeknd] from the #1 smash My Everything [Republic Records] climbed to the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100, making her the first artist of 2014 to score five Top 10 singles on the chart this year.
This December Arian will join the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour as one of this year’s headliners. It begins December 5 in Los Angeles, CA at the Staples Center and concludes December 21at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL.
2014 has been the year of ARIANA. My Everything became her second album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 in less than twelve months, quickly approaching gold status and becoming the year’s biggest album in the process. It yielded four hit singles including the triple-platinum “Problem”, “Break Free” featuring Zedd, “Best Mistake” featuring Big Sean, and “Love Me Harder”. Right now, she’s gearing up for her first North American arena headline tour, The Honeymoon Tour, in 2015. It’s bound to be one of next year’s biggest events.
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Dates:
12/5 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
12/6 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
12/8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
12/10 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
12/12 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
12/15 Washington, DC Verizon Center
12/21 Sunrise, FL BB&T Center
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I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!
My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.
Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.
As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.
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