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On this week's episode of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by Daniel to discuss premiere week of The Voice on NBC. They discuss their thoughts of Ariana's first week as the show's newest judge, from getting to see more of Ari's personality to what she looks for as she builds out her team. Enjoy!

On this week's #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by her friend Alex to talk about Ariana Grande's recent Fortnite Concert, The Rift Tour! They break down everything from the history of partnerships between the music & video game industries, how Fortnite became popular (+what it even is...), how Epic Games promoted Ariana's in-game concert experience, and what the concert was like. And as always, Gabbie shares some Ariana News updates! 

On this week's episode of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by Patty (@pattypopculture on TikTok) to discuss all things Ariana & pop culture. They go deep into their favorite Ariana Grande music, thoughts on her relationship with Dalton, and dive into Ariana Grande's biggest scandals...it gets hella juicy. Enjoy! 

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On this week's episode of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by Jasmine (@jasmineinnyc on TikTok) to talk alll about Ariana Grande's fashion. From the iconic crewneck & thigh high boot look to working with her stylist Mimi Cuttrell now. They break down what really goes into styling celebrity outfits and what they'd want to see from Ariana's fashion in the future. Enjoy!

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On this week's episode of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is breaking down everything we know about Ariana Grande's recent wedding! She's got all the info about the looks, the venue, and if Ariana really walked down the aisle holding hands with her mama. Plus, Gabbie gives her thoughts on Ariana's recent performance of Save Your Tears (Remix) with The Weeknd and the iHeart Radio Music Awards. Enjoy

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On this week's #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie discusses her thoughts on the latest Ariana Grande collaborations with Demi Lovato & The Weeknd, Ariana's new gig on The Voice, and the new POV lyric + dance video. Enjoy!

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Gabbie's back after a 1 month hiatus to discuss Ariana's recent Grammy win, the latest Ariana News, and answer some of your questions!

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by hosts of Fan Girl Fever podcast, Amy & Zoe! They talk alllll about the 4 new songs on the Positions Deluxe Edition and their thoughts on deluxe albums in general. They then get into their personal rankings of the deluxe songs (they all have different lists). And Amy & Zoe share some music recs, enjoy!

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, it's just Gabbie on the mic sharing her thoughts on the 34+35 Remix Music Video and what we learned from Ariana Grande's brief Q&A livestream on YouTube before its release. Gabbie discusses how the 'positions' era is certainly Ariana's most mature & professional era yet. She also gets into her predictions based on the Positions Deluxe song titles. It's a short & sweet episode this week. Enjoy! 

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by TikTok creator Jackie Hansa, who has started many Arianator trends on TikTok and even created an Ariana Grande themed musical on TikTok. They discuss everything from Ariana Grande’s theatre kid past, the Disney character she should play, and whether we’re getting the Positions deluxe this week. Enjoy!

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by Whitney, host of Keep Up Radio, the #1 source for celebrity news on TikTok! They talk all about their love for Ariana Grande, TikTok, and what makes a celebrity ‘iconic.’ They also discuss alllll the latest Ariana News from the Positions Deluxe Edition to a rumored Super Bowl performance and more. Enjoy!

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by Molly McAleer, co-founder of Hello Giggles and host of Mother, May I Sleep With Podcast? and Plz Advise. They talk about Molly’s experience going to the Sweetener World Tour 3 times and get into this week’s Ariana News from Olivia Rodrigo’s drivers license breaking thank u, next’s Spotify record, the latest on Netflix’s Don’t Look Up, and the 34+35 remix. Enjoy!

It’s the Season 3 PREMIERE of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful and Gabbie is joined by the hosts of Celebrity Memoir Book Club, Claire & Ashley. They discuss Cazzie David’s book “No One Asked For This” in which Cazzie reveals her thoughts on her break up with Pete Davidson & his subsequent relationship with Ariana Grande.

It’s the Season 2 FINALE of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful! It’s a solo episode this week with Gabbie going deep into Ariana’s relationship history to set the stage for her current (and 2nd) engagement. She talks about everything: how Ariana & Dalton met, everything we know about Dalton, the engagement ring, and if the marriage will happen. Gabbie also discusses Ariana’s new Netflix movie, Excuse Me, I Love You and her predictions for Ariana in 2021. See you next year for Season 3!

On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by friend of the pod, Dan to discuss Mariah Carey’s recent AppleTV+ Christmas Special, Mariah’s Magical Christmas which marked Mariah and Ariana Grande’s first-ever collaboration with, “Oh Santa!” Dan also gives his holiday pop music recommendations. 

On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by writer, editor, & producer Emilee Lindner to discuss the new 34+35 music video and women speaking openly about sexuality in their music. They also discuss Emilee’s various Ariana Grande bylines from interviewing Macy Gray to Ariana’s iconic Victoria’s Secret Fashion face and more.

On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by YouTuber Maya Tomlin a.k.a Kioshi Warrior! Maya recently went viral after THEE Ariana Grande herself watched her ‘Positions’ reaction video and posted about it on her Twitter and Instagram. Maya shares the story of the experience of getting noticed by Ariana, her advice for up and coming YouTubers, and what she loves most about Ariana Grande. (They also call for justice for the ‘My Everything’ album) Enjoy

On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by GQ’s Frazier Tharpe (@the_summerman) to discuss Ariana Grande’s 6th studio album, “Positions.” They talk about everything from the album’s leak to its theme of sex, their favorite songs and more. Enjoy

WELCOME TO POSITIONS ERA! On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by long-time friend of the pod, Daniel to discuss Ariana Grande’s new single and music video, ‘Positions.’ They talk about everything, from the rollout and timing of the upcoming album, their feelings about the new song, and make predictions as they go through the track list. Happy album release week!

On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by Complex’s Associate Director of Social, Shelby. They take a deep dive into Ariana Grande’s astrology chart and how it describes her. Shelby also shares her story of seeing Ariana at the Met Gala in 2018.

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*checks calendar* It’s officially SPOOKY SZN on #YoungBeautifulSuccessful this week and Gabbie is throwing it back to Scream Queens with the help of TV Critic (and host of Pop Culture Planet) Kristen Maldonado. As the cult classic show turns 5 this year, they reflect on Ariana’s role as Chanel #2 and the teen horror genre. Gabbie also catches us up on Ariana News, including Max Ehrich’s accusations of Ari's former engagement being a 'calculated PR stunt.' Enjoy!

On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie talks to Mark Then, founder of pop culture inspired lifestyle brand Honeymoon & Co.! Mark gives us the details behind the making of Honeymoon & Co. as it approaches its 1 year anniversary and reveals the story of how Ariana Grande herself started repping the brand.

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie goes deep into the archives to discuss Ariana Grande’s best covers dating all the way back to her early YouTube days to higher production covers now. She also discusses Ariana News: the possibility of AG6, Liz Gillies’ marriage to a songwriter from Victorious, and ‘better off’ producer Hit-Boy’s plea for change in the music industry.

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#YoungBeautifulSuccessful is back from summer break! On this week’s episode, Gabbie reflects on how Ariana Grande’s infamous ‘I hate America’ donut scandal would have hit different if it happened in 2020. As the upcoming Presidential Election approaches in the United States, Gabbie explores the role pop stars have in engaging with politics and how it’s changed over time. She also catches us up on Ariana News.

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This week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful goes into the story of the songwriter behind Ariana Grande’s 4th no.1 single ‘Rain On Me,’ Nija Charles (@amnija_). Nija came up as a hitmaker out of NYU through her savvy use of SoundCloud and Instagram that led her to becoming a Grammy Award winning artist for her contributions to Cardi B’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Invasion of Privacy.’ Gabbie gets into the story of how ‘Rain On Me’ came into existence after Nija got a call from the producer BLOODPOP as well as Nija's plans for the future.

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On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie is joined by her friend/former neighbor/ creative and founder of ‘Mainstream,’ Dmitry to discuss MERCH. Dmitry, who has worked on designing merch for Swae Lee, Nicki Minaj, and more, discusses how he hustled his way into working on creative projects (merch, album covers, and music videos) for a variety of artists. He gives us some insight behind the creative process that goes into making merch for artists as well as his thoughts on Ariana's merch and broader trends in the merch space. 

In light of  recent news about the end of the 'urban' music category, it's time to interrogate 'pop' as well. If you look at Pop award show categories or Pop charts, you'll see very few Black women. On this week's #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie examines systemic racism and misogynoir across genre over the last 60+ years in the music industry. She discusses the experiences of FKA Twigs, Tinashe, Normani, and more in the industry and how genre can often be based more on one's 'race' and appearance than the actual sound of their music. 

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As Frankie Grande said, Pride wasn’t always a party, it started as a riot - an outcry for social change. On this week’s #YoungBeautifulSuccessful, Gabbie talks to her former roommate Curtis and his boyfriend Nate about Pride Month coinciding with the powerful Black Lives Matter protests this year. They also get into Ariana’s role in the movement and debate whether or not Ariana Grande is a “gay icon.” Keep an eye out for the poll in the @youngbeautifulsuccessful IG Story!

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The weather girl called and said there's another No. 1 single in the forecast! This past week, the powers of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande showered down on us with their long-awaited collaboration: 'Rain On Me.' Gabbie went all out with the first ever #YoungBeautifulSuccessful episode with not 1, but 3 guests! First, we hear from Daniel on the 'Rain On Me' roll-out with multiple FRAUDULENT leaks (read: scams) and the Ariana fan perspective. Next up is loyal Little Monster,  Dan, to bring us all the tea on the Chromatica era that might blow your mind. Finally, we get into some behind-the-video realness with film expert Alex who tells us the story behind the director of 'Rain On Me,' Robert Rodriguez, a longtime collaborator of Lady Gaga and Quentin Tarantino's bestie. Hope you brought an umbrella because this episode is about to soak you with knowledge! Subscribe, rate, review, and enjoy bbs

This week’s episode of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful tackles the topic of Ariana Grande’s many lookalikes and impersonators focusing mainly on Gabi DeMartino and Paige Niemann - both of whom Ariana has publicly shaded on Twitter and IG Stories after their Cat Valentine influenced impersonations. Gabbie gets into both of their stories and discusses the idea of Ariana as an ‘icon.’ Gabbie also brings back the Ariana News segment and catches us up on everything going on lately.

An Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber collab has been a longgggg time coming. This week’s episode of #YoungBeautifulSuccessful covers #stuckwithu, a quarantine love ballad with wedding song vibes. Gabbie gets into Ariana & Justin’s history as clients of the same manager Scooter Braun, the marketing stunts of SB Projects, as well as her thoughts on the track and the trend of celebrity-driven philanthropy.

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Who watched #ArianaGrande on last week’s #DisneyFamilySingalong? Ari slayed as Meg from Hercules and Gabbie brought along Disney Correspondent Sabrina to weigh in on all things Disney! They discussed the magic and nostalgia that Disney brings and Ariana’s longtime relationship with the brand.

It's the Season 1 finale of Young Beautiful Successful so Gabbie brought back former guest and devoted Ariana stan Daniel to the pod to discuss THE FINAL DAYS of the Sweetener World Tour, what's up with this Live Tour Album, and what's in store for 2020. Gabbie & Daniel get into Ariana's undeniable strength as a live performer (read: VOCALS) and her impact this past decade. And as for next year...Will Ariana sweep the Grammys? Will she start dating again/is she already? When will we get AG6? They chat about it all. Lots of laughs on this one, enjoy

Real fans know Ariana Grande is a Broadway babe at heart! It was only right for her to appear on Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth's new solo album for a cover of feminist anthem 'You Don't Own Me.' On the newest ep of Young Beautiful Successful, Gabbie breaks down how Ariana and Kristin's relationship has evolved from Ariana fanning out over 'Wicked' to becoming Hairspray LIVE! cast mates to now collaborating! Gabbie also continues her speculation of Ariana's inevitable Broadway pivot. When will she take the stage? Or will she take the big screen first? This episode is for all the theatre nerds out there...ENJOY! 

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Time to catch up on some Ariana Grande late summer updates. From her release of 'boyfriend' with rumored boo Mikey from Social House, hitting Bb5s like the pro she is to a legal battle with Forever 21 and allegations of her own from Drag Performer Farrah Moan - we have A LOT to  talk about! Gabbie is back with all the tea you need on this week's episode.

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Not only is Ariana Grande your August 2019 Vogue covergirl, she gave us the 4th music video off the 'thank u, next' album cycle for 'In My Head.' MTV NEWS' Daniel Head (@danielhead) joined Gabbie to discuss one of the most thorough profiles of Ariana Grande yet and to break down the video. Daniel is one of the biggest Ari fans we've had on the podcast so far and shared his personal connection to Ariana - they have the same moon sign and the same tattoo! He explains why he stans Ariana and offered some insight on Ariana's connection to the drag queen world!

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This year Ariana Grande turned Coachella into ARICHELLA and it's finally time to discuss! On Episode 12 of Young Beautiful Successful, Gabbie was joined by MTV Social Media Manager and 2019 Coachella attendee, Josh Edwards (@joshuedwrds) to discuss his personal experience at the iconic West Coast festival. They talked about everything from what Coachella's *really* like beyond your IG feed to all of Ariana's surprise guests to how Beyoncé's impact may have influenced Ari's set. 

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Gabbie officially attended Ariana Grande's Sweetener World Tour at the Detroit show at Little Ceasars Arena! She sat down with her friend Hannah to discuss their experience at the tour from start to finish. They give you all the details from the merch to the voter registration booth to the setlist and more! 

On the newest ep of Young Beautiful Successful, Gabbie discusses the kick off of The Sweetener World Tour and the recent New York Times article exposing the deal behind the clearance of “My Favorite Things” for “7 Rings” - which is especially lucrative for Rodgers and Hammerstein. Then, she gives some shine to one of Ari’s closest collaborators, music video director Hannah Lux Davis. Gabbie breaks down Hannah’s come up from production assistant and make up artist to the auteur behind some of Ariana’s most iconic music videos. 

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New York Times: ‘7 Rings’ Is a Hit for Ariana Grande, and a Knockout for Rodgers and Hammerstein

On this week's episode of Young Beautiful Successful, Gabbie breaks down the tracks on Grammy-winning artist, Ariana Grande's FIFTH (!!!!!) studio album, "Thank U, Next" including the latest single and video, "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored." She goes over various reviews of the album and the response to the album online. 

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