<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0osEbq_0v4G3koN00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0osEbq_0v4G3koN00" width="640" height="360" ><p>With the entire world awaiting the theatrical release of Universal Pictures' Wicked on November 22, 2024, there's no better time to shine a spotlight on one of the film's brightest stars, Ariana Grande.</p><p>At 31 years old, Grande has established herself as a stunning performer, singer, and actress, whether touring around the world or taking America by storm as a Coach during Season 21 of The Voice! There are thousands of incredible Grande performances to admire, but as Miley Cyrus taught us, sometimes the greatest vocal moments come when a singer performs one of their own songs, a capella. And in March 2016, the artist posted a video singing her hit "Dangerous Woman" sans-background music.</p><p>One YouTube commenter put it all into perspective: "She's amazing, no autotune, no microphone, and she sounds exactly the same [as the studio version]. No words."</p><h2>Here's what to know about Ariana Grande's "Dangerous Woman"</h2><p>Released in March 2016 as the lead single from Grande's third studio album of the same name, "Dangerous Woman" marked a more mature and bold direction for the artist. Fans and critics alike responded in overwhelming fashion the video of her a cappella version has garnered more than 131.2 million views since its release!</p><p>Spin gave the track massive praise, saying that "Without a doubt, ["Dangerous Woman" is] the most mature piece of music she's released to date… the song is smart, sexy, captivating, and sung to total perfection." Meanwhile, Rolling Stone declared, "the thrush-size diva with the five-alarm vocal power knocks out a sumptuously bluesy ode to her own awesomely lethal ladyhood," which loosely translates to "This song is really good."</p><p>"Dangerous Woman" reached the number eight spot on the Billboard Hot 100 during its 21 weeks on the chart and is currently one of Grande's 22 all-time top-10 hits. </p><p>We expect even more unmatched vocals from Grande when she debuts as Glenda the Good Witch opposite Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba. But expect a slightly different sound from her Top 40 vocals, as she explained on Podcrushed in June. "I was very excited and grateful for the chance to even audition. I was in vocal lessons, acting lessons, for months before my first audition because Glinda's a soprano. Like, opera soprano, not in the way I'm a soprano in my pop [music]. It's just a very different placement in the voice, and I was just training it and training it. Because even thought the notes were there, it's different, and it's like singing them completely different."</p></div></body>

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Ariana Grande's Voice Absolutely Soars with an A Capella \"Dangerous Woman\" Rendition

With the entire world awaiting the theatrical release of Universal Pictures' Wicked on November 22, 2024, there's no better time to shine a spotlight on one of the film's brightest stars, Ariana Grande. At 31 years old, Grande has established herself as a stunning performer, singer, and actress, whether touring...