Ariana Grande, NFL Opening 2014-15: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Ariana Grande is kicking off a new football season with her killer pipes tonight at 8:30 p.m. Read on for the details on her performance, her love life, and everything else she has going on right now.


1. Grande Sings the National Anthem at the 2014-15 NFL Opening

Ariana Grande is singing the National Anthem at the NFL Kickoff tonight, which is an amazing way to start the season. The pre-show will begin at 7:30 p.m., featuring Pharrell Williams and Soundgarden as the performers. Grande’s vocals will get things going as the Packers take on the Seahawks.


2. Her Boyfriend Is Big Sean

Ariana Grande was rumored to have been dating Big Sean and then the two were spotted holding hands backstage at the VMAs. The news spread like wild fire. What really heated things up was news surrounding Big Sean’s ex, Glee star Naya Rivera. Rivera was rumored to be furious by the romance as she supposedly suspected Big Sean had cheated on her with Grande when they were together. When Matt Lauer asked Grande about her love life on the Today Show, she got a bit flustered and then replied with, “I’m happy.”


3. Grande Was Recently Involved in a Giant Nude Photos Scandal

You may have heard about “The Fappening,” aka the giant nude celebrity photos leak featuring Kate Upton, Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and Victoria Justice to name a few of the stars exposed. The photos of Grande, she says are fake, though many of the celebrities have come forward that their leaked photos are real. It is a complete invasion of privacy and several of the celebrity victims are seeking legal revenge.

Grande’s response was that her butt is way cuter than those photos and that the pics are fake.


4. Her New Album Is Number One on the Charts

Grande has a brand new album called “My Everything,” which debuted at number one on the Billboard chart by selling 169,000 copies. VOX reports:

This is Grande’s second no. 1 debut after her freshman album Yours Truly accomplished the same feat. The two no. 1 albums put Grande in the ranks of several pop queens. All five of Beyoncé’s albums have debuted at no. 1. Six of Britney Spears’s eight studio albums debuted at no. 1. Norah Jones managed the trick three times, and Alicia Keys did too.


5. She Lives a Vegan Lifestyle

Now we know why Grande is so petite and skinny … she’s a vegan who tends to eat a lot of strawberries and mangos. She revealed on the Today Show that it’s a lifestyle she’s wanted to take on for a long time and she finally did it. Grande said it was quite difficult at first, coming from a very Italian family who likes pasta, prosciutto, and mozzarella cheese.