Ariana Grande's Best Instagram Posts

From empowering photos and videos to heartfelt Mac Miller tributes, here are the best Ariana Grande Instagram posts.

Ariana Grande at the Met Ball
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Ariana Grande at the Met Ball

It must be tiring to be so young and have this fun and be successful, but somebody’s gotta do it! Ariana Grande seems to be trending more and more every day, though she’s had her fair share of hardships this year.

Just one month after releasing Sweetener, Grande’s ex and beloved rapper Mac Miller tragically passed away, and her relationship with comedian Pete Davidson came to an end just as publicly as it began back in May. Though her personal life unfortunately became a public spectacle, Ari rolled with the punches, dropping her first number one single, “thank u, next,” and the accompanying video, which drew from films like Bring It On! and Legally Blonde, and just broke YouTube’s record for most views in the first day of release. She will reportedly grace her fans with another album soon and has launched a YouTube video diary of last year’s Dangerous Woman tour.

Some celebrities choose to deactivate their accounts or go dark when the going gets tough, but Ari has channeled her energy into releasing new music, showing love to her fans, and clapping back at the human embodiment of a mildew stain that is Piers Morgan. Her online presence is more prominent than ever, with a Twitter full of retweeted messages from fans and an Instagram page loaded with gorgeous snapshots from her life. On the latter platform in particular, her aesthetic never falters, and her follower count is only going up.

Grande always delivers on Instagram, with reminders that she really is just like us—that is, a sucker for relatable content and a good filter on that candid pic your friend took of you. Here are Ariana Grande’s best Instagram posts.

We followed for Ari, but we stayed for Nonna. A sweet clip of Grande dancing with her beloved grandmother to her song “get well soon” is the ultimate pure post. Grande is never afraid to show love to her family online, and as a result, Nonna has become just about as popular as Ari herself.

On her own birthday, Grande gifted us with this short video for “raindrops (an angel cried).” Unbeknownst to us plebs at the time, the airy acapella melody would be the opening track on Sweetener. The gorgeous (albeit, brief) song captivated Insta followers and had everyone filled to the brim with anticipation for more clues about the album.

After the bombing of her 2017 concert at the Manchester Arena, Grande released a heartfelt statement regarding the tragedy on Instagram. Offering more than condolences and prayers, Grande announced that she would be holding a benefit concert to raise money for and honor the victims and their families, inviting an assembly of artists to perform. Her statement was a beacon of positivity during a dark time for her fans and racked up almost 4.5 million likes.

Ariana shared this pic of her pup gang not-so-patiently waiting for her to arrive home and, presumably, take them for a group walk. Their crossed paws and squeezable faces are internet gold, and Grande certainly knows how to please the masses with a relatable dog post.

We love a feminist icon. Ari let us all know what’s what back in 2015 when she took to Instagram to call out internet users for objectifying and body shaming her, and everyone else for that matter. This post was an early example of Grande’s social awareness and how she uses her platform as a megastar to call people out on their bullshit.

Ring the alarm: Ari’s classic high pony is nowhere to be found in this teaser pic for the “thank u, next” video. Rocking short hair to mimic Jennifer Garner’s look in 13 Going on 30, Grande nearly broke the internet when she dropped this selfie before any of us knew what she was up to. 

Back when we were still wondering where the hell Ari’s new beats were, she posted this clip of what would become Sweetener’s closer, “get well soon.” Hinting at a new album, Grande posted the clip on New Year's Eve—the perfect way to ring in her year of pop reign.

Paying homage to the 1996 film First Wives Club, Ari enlisted her gal pals for her first live television performance of “thank u, next” and teased the appearance on her Insta. A master at teasing her upcoming gigs and drops, Grande kept her fans riding the tsunami wave that was her first number one single with this tidbit from her production on Ellen.

Days after news broke of Mac Miller’s death, Grande paid tribute with this charming and personal video of him seemingly telling a story she loved hearing. In her touching caption, Ari calls Mac her “dearest friend” and says she adored him since the day they met, when she was just 19 years old. The post was a perfectly candid display of the pop star's feelings on the tragedy, and of Miller’s sweet nature. 

God is, in fact, a woman, and she bathes in blue milk. Ari pulled out all the stops in her music video for “God is a woman” and this screen grab she posted to promote the song release took the internet by storm. Pastel Mother Nature and every inch of her perfectly woven braid have over 5 million likes, proving once and for that all women are holy, and Ari’s Insta posts are pages from the Bible.

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