Wondering why Ariana Grande skipped the 2025 Grammy Awards for the fifth year in a row? Despite receiving three nominations, the pop superstar was noticeably absent from music's biggest night once again.

Although Ariana Grande is in the running for three Grammy awards—including Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Dance Pop Recording—she decided to skip the red carpet this evening.

Grande notably opted not to attend the 2019 awards show — the same year that she won her first Grammy — after producers reportedly refused to allow her to sing “7 Rings.” However, she returned in 2020 to perform a medley of her hits, including “7 Rings,” “Imagine” and “Thank U, Next.” This marked her most recent Grammys appearance.

Ariana Grande may have been up for three Grammy Awards this year, but she decided to sit this one out. Despite being nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and

The celebrated country crooner racked up two nominations at the 2025 Grammys and took home the award for Best Country Solo Performance. Despite the win, Stapleton was not in attendance. It’s unknown why, as he’s not set to continue a tour in Australia until later this month.

The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards (a.k.a. the Oscars) were revealed this morning, and Ariana Grande earned a nod thanks to Wicked. As for how this honor stacks up to getting a Grammy nod, Grande would prefer not to say.

Something tells me that Ariana Grande was internally screaming when she saw Taylor Swift sitting on Cynthia Evro’s lap, and despite not attending the Grammys I half expected her