MTV.co.uk News — And we officially ship them even harder for it. more info

Stereogum — Ariana Grande will be among the performers who will pay tribute to Aretha Franklin at her funeral Friday. more info

Detroit Free Press — Aretha Frankin was fond of the pop star, who currently has the No. 1 album in the country.             more info

New York Times — “Sweetener” has taken the singer to new heights at a moment of transition for the top ranks of female vocalists. more info

MTV.co.uk News — An inspiration to us all more info

Chorus.fm — Ariana Grande has the number one album in the country this week: The set, which was released on Aug. 17 via Republic Records, starts with 231,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 23, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 127,0... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — “I really don’t have any plan for how this will go,” Ariana Grande announced to a packed audience at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday night. “It’s really spontaneous and we just hang out.” The 25-year-old pop... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — “I really don’t have any plan for how this will go,” Ariana Grande announced to a packed audience at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday night. “It’s really spontaneous and we just hang out.” The 25-year-old pop... more info

New York Times — The album is the singer’s third to reach the top of the Billboard 200, bumping Travis Scott to No. 2. more info

MTV.co.uk News — The pop superstar has added another episode to the series... more info