Ari has cut ties and spoken out about photographer Marcus Hyde who has been accused of predatory behaviour by models.

 

Dear models/artists in LA/anywhere,

I have just read some shocking and really heartbreaking stories. I hate that this is a conversation. But. Please do not shoot with photographers who make you uncomfortable or make you feel like you need to take off your clothing if you don’t want to. If you want to, sick. But if you don’t, please don’t. If they tell you you have to pay more money if you’re clothed that’s f***ed and I’m sorry that has happened to you. I promise there are so many respectful, nice, talented photographers out there.

I hate hearing about things like this. I am sorry that that was anybody’s experience and know that it doesn’t have to be.

Look out for one another. Tag your friends on posts of other photographers whose work you like and have had positive experiences with and help each other get connected.

Love working with you guys so much @alfredoflores, @allthingsmean, @photokohli."

 

I really admire her words on the situation. It's gross behaviour to pressure models in this way so good riddance to him from her career.

Ariana has been nominated for 10 VMAs. Equal most with Taylor Swift.

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Incredible! Truly deserved as she's been smashing it out of the park with visuals lately. Here's the full list with Ariana's nominations in bold:

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

21 Savage feat. J. Cole – “a lot”

Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”

Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”

Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Cardi B

Billie Eilish

Ariana Grande

Halsey

Jonas Brothers

Shawn Mendes

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

Drake – “In My Feelings”

Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”

Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

 

BEST NEW ARTIST, presented by Taco Bell®

Ava Max

Billie Eilish

H.E.R.

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

ROSALÍA

 

BEST COLLABORATION

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”

Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”

Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!”

Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care”

BTS feat. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”

 

PUSH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bazzi

CNCO

Billie Eilish

H.E.R.

Lauv

Lizzo

 

BEST POP

5 Seconds of Summer – “Easier”

Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me”

Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”

Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”

Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

 

BEST HIP HOP

2 Chainz feat. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World”

21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot”

Cardi B – “Money”

DJ Khaled feat. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)”

Travis Scott feat. Drake – “SICKO MODE”

 

BEST R&B

Anderson .Paak feat. Smokey Robinson – “Make It Better”

Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer”

H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been”

Alicia Keys – “Raise A Man”

Ella Mai – “Trip”

Normani feat. 6lack – “Waves”

 

BEST K-POP

BTS feat. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”

BLACKPINK – “Kill This Love”

Monsta X eaft. French Montana – “Who Do You Love”

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Cat & Dog”

NCT 127 – “Regular”

EXO – “Tempo”

 

BEST LATIN

Anuel AA, Karol G – “Secreto”

Bad Bunny feat. Drake – “MIA”

benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin – “I Can’t Get Enough”

Daddy Yankee feat. Snow – “Con Calma”

Maluma – “Mala Mía”

ROSALÍA & J Balvin feat. El Guincho – “Con Altura”

 

BEST DANCE

The Chainsmokers feat. Bebe Rexha – “Call You Mine”

Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato – “Solo”

DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki”

David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin – “Say My Name”

Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”

Silk City & Dua Lipa – “Electricity”

 

BEST ROCK

The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It”

Fall Out Boy – “Bishops Knife Trick”

Imagine Dragons – “Natural”

Lenny Kravitz – “Low”

Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes”

twenty one pilots – “My Blood”

 

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Halsey – “Nightmare”

The Killers – “Land of the Free”

Jamie N Commons, Skylar Grey feat. Gallant – “Runaway Train”

John Legend – “Preach”

Lil Dicky – “Earth”

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

 

BEST DIRECTION

Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Directed by Dave Meyers

FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang

Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” Directed by Hannah Lux Davis

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Directed by Calmatic​

LSD ftea. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Directed by Dano Cerny​

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Billie Eilish – “when the party’s over” – Visual Effects by Ryan Ross, Andres Jaramillo

FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Visual Effects by Matt Chandler, Fabio Zaveti for Analog

Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman” – Visual Effects by Fabrice Lagayette, Kristina Prilukova & Rebecca Rice for Mathematic

DJ Khaled feat. SZA – “Just Us” – Visual Effects by Sergii Mashevskyi​

LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Visual Effects by Ethan Chancer​

Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Visual Effects by Loris Paillier & Lucas Salton for BUF VFX​

 

BEST EDITING

Anderson .Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Editing by Elias Talbot

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Editing by Calmatic​

Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Editing by Billie Eilish

Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh

Solange – “Almeda” – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Editing by Jarrett Fijal​

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

BTS feat. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E)

Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Art Direction by John Richoux​

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas

Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter​

Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter

Kanye West and Lil’ Pump feat. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler​

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Choreography by Kelly Yvonne

ROSALÍA & J Balvin eaft. El Guincho – “Con Altura” – Choreography by Charm La’Donna​

LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Choreography by Ryan Heffington​

Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Choreography by Calvit Hodge, Sara Biv

Solange – “Almeda” – Choreography by Maya Taylor, Solange Knowles

BTS feat. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Choreography by Rie Hata​

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Anderson .Paak feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Cinematography by Elias Talbot

Billie Eilish – “hostage” – Cinematography by Pau Castejon

Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” – Cinematography by Christopher Probst​

Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Cinematography by Scott Cunningham

Solange – “Almeda” – Cinematography by Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, Justin Hamilton

Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” – Cinematography by Starr Whitesides

Amazing! :wub: 'thank u, next' really is one of the best videos of recent times so is fully deserving too.

^ Yeah the 'thank u, next' video is such a fun watch <3 as a Mean Girls stan I wholeheartedly approved.

 

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Music video? Perfume advert? :thinking:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/milknhoneyy/take-t...205_1#123027205

 

Because it just came up on my Twitter feed: 'take this quiz and i'll tell you which ariana grande pet you are' - important

 

I got Toulouse! :cheer:

 

a king. an entrepreneur. a businessman. you've fulfilled your own dreams so now you're following someone else's. you're everything we all want to be. how does it feel to be on top?

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Ariana is receiving backlash on social media for the above incident.

 

She has now deleted the comment and apologised:

 

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I know dark humour can be a coping mechanism for many people but it was still a bit eek to read that... glad she's at least apologised now.

Wtf was she thinking coming out with something like this? Not cool AT all :mellow:

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/milknhoneyy/take-t...205_1#123027205

 

Because it just came up on my Twitter feed: 'take this quiz and i'll tell you which ariana grande pet you are' - important

 

I got Toulouse! :cheer:

I got Coco!

 

"you're the smartest around and you know it. want something done? you got it. need something? just call you."

 

Ariana is *very* briefly in this trailer!

I got Coco!

 

"you're the smartest around and you know it. want something done? you got it. need something? just call you."

G'won x Another trash but fun quiz popped up on my feed today :lol: this one is Which Ariana Grande Song Should You Listen To Based On The 7 Rings You Choose?

 

I got 'Boyfriend', not the best choice but I'll go and stream in the name of that UK #1 x

 

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in more serious news she's been posting some pro-gun control instagram stories after recent events + she's performing at Lollapalooza tonight!

 

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New perfume announcement! It's called 'thank u, next'

 

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I absolutely love her 'Cloud' perfume so I'm sure I'll try this one when that runs out! Another cool bottle design.

So THIS happened *.*

 

 

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She's come so far!

She needs a new pop album tbh. She still hasn't topped Break Free :(

She needs a new pop album tbh. She still hasn't topped Break Free :(

 

Agreed.

so much of sweetener + thank u, next is pop.. she's never done an album that's just specifically pop?

so much of sweetener + thank u, next is pop.. she's never done an album that's just specifically pop?

 

Dangerous Woman is the closest I'd say, but there will always be another sub-genre influence.

Yeah she's always been a genre-blender. I can understand people craving all-out pop moments like 'Into You' in her singles catalogue though, as everything since the 'thank u, next' era singles-wise has either had low-key R&B influences or trappy ones. I'm intrigued about the direction of the 'Charlie's Angels' soundtrack, I feel like signs are pointing towards both pop and R&B so far based on snippets ('Angel' and live version of 'Got Her Own') and collaboration rumours.