Ariana Grande Credits Another Of Her Idols For Music Industry Soft Landing

Ariana Grande is giving these industry legends all their flowers for her soft landing!

The prolific singer duly recognized the warm efforts of Madonna and Beyoncé in making the music industry a genuinely safe space for her through their spirit of friendship and community.

Ariana Grande's impressive music career took off in 2013, after the release of her debut album "Yours Truly," which reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart.

The actress spilled more details about her professional and personal life during her latest appearance on the "Shut Up Evan" podcast on Friday. Grande reminisced about the two pop stars welcoming her into the industry at a time she really needed a familiar face.

It was post-victorious, and Ariana's fame was still new, shiny, and very much shaken, but Beyoncé and Madonna's kind gesture truly meant everything to her. She revealed that Madonna was the first to reach out to her and give her a warm welcome, and that feeling left her overwhelmed with so much love.

Madonna also showed up in action by lending her voice to Ariana's smash 2018 hit "God Is a Woman" music video. Mariah Carey also played an important role in her career, mentoring her and collaborating on the remix of "Yes, And."

Ariana has indeed advanced significantly since her music career took off, winning several GRAMMY Awards and other accolades relevant to her field. However, she confessed that she almost drew the curtains of recording and releasing music, and very recently too.

According to the star, when she received the massive news of bagging a role in the hit musical "Wicked," she absolutely thought the end had come for doling out songs and tagged "Positions" her last album.

"I didn't think I was gonna make an album ever again. When I left for London, that was kind of my secret, but I didn't think I was going to," Ariana stated. 

However, as shooting went longer and she absorbed the essence of her role as Glinda in the movie, her relationship with creating in general greatly improved, and that was how her 2024 album was born.

Ariana went on to record the highly acclaimed "Eternal Sunshine" album and is now gearing up to commence a tour for the project in 2026.

Nine years ago, PEOPLE reported that Ariana could not stop sharing her experience with the "Give Me All Your Luvin'" singer on stage in Miami.

It was during her "Rebel Heart" tour, and Ariana revealed she received the honorary gesture of being Madonna's muse for the night during her "Unapologetic B!tch" performance.

"She spanked me! She spanked me and gave me a banana. It was so exciting. It was one of the better moments of my life," Ariana shrieked in her interview with Ryan Seacrest.

The singer added that it was an out-of-body experience for her to hear her name called on stage and to really see how beautiful a soul Madonna is.

She had described herself as one of Madonna's most committed fans, having gone to nearly every show on her tours. Ariana added that she really enjoyed watching the star on and off stage, whether belting out tunes or standing up for things she valued. 

Ariana also raved about her relationship with Beyoncé, who invited her to a music video set in 2013, and gave her helpful nuggets on how to work the industry, as reported by The Blast.

The mother-of-three reportedly extended a hand of friendship to the singer after watching her perform, and her admiration for the superstar had only increased since then. "But yeah, I feel like I had people I really looked up to embrace me," she said. "It made me feel safe," Ariana explained.

Despite the cordial ties between the two music stars, reports of tension surfaced in 2019 after sources claimed Ariana was paid twice as much as Beyoncé for their Coachella performances.

But the reports were quickly displaced as insiders clarified that they earned the same amount for their performances and had the same contracts.

When she is not busy being a celebrity, the star lends her voice to worthy causes, including politics and governance in America. Last month, she commented on the unfair immigration rules in the country by slamming supporters of the government and its inhumane initiatives on Instagram.

"Has the widespread suffering of others paid off for you in the way he promised it would or are you still waiting?" the post shared by Ariana read. It marked her second time in five months supporting an anti-Trump statement.

She reposted a sign in June where a poster asked internet users a satirical question, which read: "Could someone explain which crimes get you deported and which ones get you elected President? It's so confusing."

Good to see Ariana Grande receiving overwhelming love in such a competitive space!