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Ariana Grande’s 7 Rings Shatters Spotify 24 Hour Record With 15 Million Streams of ‘7 Rings’
Ariana Grande has shattered Spotify’s record for the most plays within 24 hours. Grande’s single "7 Rings" clocked 14,966,544 streams in its first 24 hours after being released on Friday 18th. That’s 4 million more than the former record holder. The previous 24 hour record holder, holiday classic "All I…
Ariana Grande smashes Spotify 24-hour record with nearly 15m plays of 7 Rings
Track attracts over 4 million more plays than prior record-holder
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Ariana Grande Breaks Yet Another YouTube Record
Ariana Grande’s "Thank U, Next" just broke yet another YouTube record. In addition to being biggest music video debut in YouTube history, earning 55.4 million views in it’s first 24 hours, its is now also the fastest video to earn 100 million views, reaching the milestone in under four days…
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Ariana Grande Remembers ‘Dearest Friend’ Mac Miller
“I’m so sorry I couldn’t fix or take your pain away,” singer writes
‘You Did This To Him’: Ariana Grande, Mac Miller and the Demonization of Women in Toxic Relationships
The lasting legacy of the “Yoko Effect” and the powerful — and damaging — myth that women are responsible for their male partner’s actions
Aretha Franklin Funeral Bishop Apologizes to Ariana Grande for Groping, Taco Bell Joke
“It would never be my intention to touch any woman’s breast. Maybe I crossed the border,” Bishop Charles Ellis III says
Aretha Franklin’s Funeral: Views From Inside the Church
Queen of Soul’s memorial service doubled as star-studded, sprawling and musically potent concert
Aretha Franklin Funeral: See Ariana Grande Honor Queen of Soul With ‘A Natural Woman’
Singer performed one of Queen of Soul’s most famous songs at her funeral in Detroit