I respect you and am endlessly inspired by you,” she wrote, adding: “Be yourself unapologetically and always know how celebrated you are.”įellow musician Cardi B - known for preaching lyrics of self-confidence and self-worth, as well as unapologetically embracing success with songs like “Like It” and “Best Life” - broke the Billboard record for having the most songs on the Hot 100 list (13 songs) simultaneously in April with her album “Invasion of Privacy.”Įxperts say the current climate of the women’s movement post #MeToo and #TimesUp is playing a major role in helping these songs hit the right note with listeners. “To my fellow goddesses who work their asses off every day to ‘break the glass ceiling,’ this is for you. When Grande initially launched the video for the track “God is a Woman” in July, she tweeted it out and dedicated it to all women. The record is a rallying cry for strong women with songs like “Success,” where Grande sings about owning your ambition with lyrics like: “It feels so good to be so young/And have this fun and be successful.”
She collected a whopping 126.7 million on-demand audio streams for the album as of Sunday, the largest streaming week for a pop album by a woman. 1 album spot on the Billboard 200 chart this month for “Sweetener,” which features the single. Grande put on a stunning performance of her new hit “God is a Woman” at MTV’s Video Music Awards last week, bringing an all-women rendition of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” to life with 50 diverse female dancers sitting at a long table.Īnd the 25-year-old singer earned her third No.