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The Grammy Awards nominations were announced on November 8, 2024, wherein Ariana Grande's album wasn't nominated in categories like Record of the Year, Song of the Year, or Album of the Year. The singer seemingly reacted to the snub by unfollowing the awards on Instagram.
Ariana Grande released her album Eternal Sunshine in March 2024 and it garnered a lot of appreciation from her fans. However, the singer or her album didn't make it to prominent categories in the nomination list of the 2025 Grammy Awards.
On November 9, 2024, X (formerly Twitter) page Pop Flop posted a screenshot of Ariana Grande unfollowing The Recording Academy which presents the Grammy Awards.
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Internet users were quick to react to Ariana unfollowing The Recording Academy after the Grammy snub and took to X to express their opinions on the same. Commenting on how her action was unprofessional, an X user tweeted:
"very bitter and unprofessional"
"Oh s*ittttt she’s not happy," an X user stated.
"Oh it’s going down it’s going down honey," another X user commented.
"how you gonna submit your songs and album to the grammys. they accept it but don’t give all the nominations you want in the categories you want. and then unfollow them when they’re unfair with you. that just shows you care so much awards lowkey. baby your ariana grande !!" an internet user mentioned.
On the other hand, fans of the positions singer defended her action by stating reasons like Ariana knowing her worth:
"MOTHER KNOWS HER WORTH," an X user tweeted.
"She literally did an event for them and they paid her dust. Like she did the game artists do and they still snubbed her badly!!" another X user said.
Some netizens also offered a political perspective on Ariana's behalf into the same:
"she knew they were republican and she had to stand on business," an internet user claimed.
"she knows not to support those zionists," another internet user commented.
Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine tracks get Grammy nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album, and more: Details explored
While Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine album and its tracks didn't make it to the main categories in the 2025 Grammy nominations, tracks from her album got three nominations. The singer's track Yes, And? is nominated for Best Dance Pop Recording, The Boy Is Mine remix with Brandy and Monica for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Eternal Sunshine in Best Pop Vocal Album.
While Ariana hasn't commented on the Grammy snub yet, this is not the first time the singer has experienced the same. As per Variety, in February 2019, Ariana Grande refused to attend the Grammys and perform at the function.
An insider told the publication that she felt insulted after Grammy producers refused to allow her to perform 7 Rings which was released just two days before the Grammys. While a compromise was reached in the matter allowing 7 Rings to be a part of Ariana's medley performance at the 2019 Grammy's, the singer refused to perform after the producers insisted that the other song be of their choice.
Tracks from Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine album, Yes, And and We Can't Be Friends, featured on Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, while the album featured on Billboard 200. As per The Student Entrepreneur dated March 2024, Ariana's album made it to Billboard 200 with 227,000 equivalent album units sold in its opening week.
