Watch: Ariana Grande Blazes ‘America’s Got Talent’ With ‘Break Free’ Performance

Published: Thursday 28th Aug 2014 by Sam
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Petite powerhouse Ariana Grande is leaving no stone unturned in the promotional push for new single ‘Break Free’.

The singer, who has enjoyed a monopoly of sorts on the Billboard Hot 100 in recent weeks, is set to top the album tally with her sophomore album ‘My Everything’ which is on-course to sell 170,000 copies first week.

So as to give both the song and its parent LP an added boost, the starlet took to the stage to perform on ‘America’s Got Talent’. Given the wealth of talent embedded in the 21-year-old, the show was as apt as it gets.

Watch Ariana in action below…

Hmm. The song is still beneath her and dated given the industry’s all-but-complete move away from EDM.

That said, it says something about the magnitude of Grande’s talent that her incredible voice is able to pierce through and shine on an otherwise so-so track.

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  1. Te robaste “mis chiles” de 25 ingrediente…pos te humillo #ladychiles August 28, 2014

    GURL is in Need of some serious Style change That Hair Needs to go And Those Lolita outfit aint cute at her age but That Hair def Needs to go Ariana.

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  2. Beysus August 28, 2014

    170,000??? *sips tea* and she thinks she can just diss her fans just like in that previous article about her??? How long will it take for THIS to go Gold???

  3. LB August 28, 2014

    Is Broke Cannon still hosting this show?

    Anyway first of all I love the album, it is pretty good though kind of all over the place. Overall I enjoy it.

    Secondly, I did not understand a single word that was sung in this performance, you need to work on that Mzz Ariana, and please sing and don’t always sang, I can already hear your voice straining on the album so be careful, you might end up like Christina Aguilera (damaged voice).

    Overall, glad you’re exploring new avenues with which you can make yourself a better artist, I’ve seen some growth and I can see you’re slaying your peers this time around (Miley, Selega FLOPez, Demi Neverto, ZendNever).

    • Stephy. August 28, 2014

      Speak on it boo. I detect NO LIES in your comment. She is in fact singing outside of her range. She is a light lyric soprano. But, she is forcing her voice to be a dramatic soprano. Which, in a couple of years will lead to vocal damage. Mariah & Christina suffered from this. Also, Whitney Houston pushed her larynx which caused vocal nodules. Ariana’s voice will not last long if she keep shouting & literally REEEEEEACHING for those high notes with every performance.

      • Mark111 August 28, 2014

        And that’s one thing artist should learn from Beyonce and Patti, stay in your range most of the time. If Grande takes the right about a breaks (looks like she won’t) she’ll be fine. Another prime example of damaging your voice from singing outside your range is Alicia Keys.

  4. Drinkmybussyjuice August 28, 2014

    Uggghhhh. Ugggh.
    Ariana ariana arina come here sweety. Let me tell you sumthin.
    First things first. (Im the realest) the album is preety good.
    Has some good diddy bops on it. Not Great givin the favt that its
    Not consistant. And still having trouble with diction.
    2. I wish i seen more of her personality. Its like non-existant
    3.. (Raven voice) MOSTLY… That hair.. Gotta go.
    I was one of the ppl that felt for you when you explained but now
    Im over it. Smh. You wear it EVERY OUTING.
    IF UR HAIR IS THAT BAD. CHOP IT OFF. You would look great in
    A shoulder length layerd bob. You dont give hair-ography so
    You are ok

  5. Stephy. August 28, 2014

    I give her voice 2-3 more years before becoming damaged…

  6. Tits McGee August 28, 2014

    The song is just ok. She is a decent singer, except
    for the fact she sounds like she has cotton balls
    in her mouth.

    Her body language is also awkward, and a bit
    self involved. I never see Ariana’s eyes connect
    with the audience, and the incessant way she keeps
    toi

    • Tits McGee August 28, 2014

      *toying with her ponytail, is annoying. It’s really
      strange to watch her perform an uptempo, and
      dance, with her eyes closed the entire time.

      She has some work to do…

      • AmbeRussell August 28, 2014

        Watching this video and her on her trl special, it seems as though her hair is a comfort blanket or something. She plays with it A LOT. She does touch it as if to remind herself it is still there or something

  7. SipTheTruth August 28, 2014

    Artpop sold 258,000 first week and people called that a flop #justsaying.

  8. Nope August 28, 2014

    Lazy mouth … Girl needs to ENUNCIATE !! I bet her mouth isn’t that lazy when she suckin the D.

  9. Belladonna1363 August 28, 2014

    I love her. More R&B acts should perform on shows like this. That’s how you can be like Jason Derulo & never been on the VMA’s or Grammys yet still have hit songs. She like Dancing With the Stars & Americas Got Talent & So you think you can dance make songs shoot up the charts really fast. Because there’s lots of R&B that I’m just finding out about like THE WEEKEND – JHENE AIKO – LUKE JAMES & ELIJAH BLAKE who I think are really good artist but I would never have known about them if I didn’t come on TGJ for Beyonce News. And if the General Public saw them I think they would like them to.

    • Belladonna1363 August 28, 2014

      I met to say (Shows ) not (She) lol

    • AmbeRussell August 28, 2014

      Do you HONESTLY believe any of the artist that u have named are being asked let alone offered to go on these contest shows to perform? Jason derulo is pop with urban flare so that’s why he is on these shows.

  10. Super Cisus August 28, 2014

    All that promo and she only selling 170k? Flop b****

  11. OMG Logic!!! August 28, 2014

    Mumble city. I couldn’t understand a word this girl sang. I’m detecting some trouble in vocal paradise for her, as she clearly struggled in this performance.

    • Brian310 August 28, 2014

      I definitely wasn’t able to make out anything she was singing, this needs to be addressed of she wants to take that next step and be amongst the big dogs in the pop world.

  12. JOHNVIDAL August 28, 2014

    Her image is disturbing to me. It´s not that she´s changing towards a sexier image (and btw wow she didn´t even waited a year to do so) like many others did (like her biggest inspiration for example :)). It´s that she looks like she´s about to film soft p***. Something weird. Add to that the music they are cooking for her is not special and that her voice is good… but nothing we didn´t heard before (diction aside, which is just terrible).

  13. HOTSTUFF August 28, 2014

    This was HORRIBLE.THis ho needs to stop singing out of her range cause it just sounds like she’s vomiting the words! u literally can’t understand a fuxck of what she’s saying. Her lower register is weak af also, she sounded so flat during the verses. And that hairstyle ( i’ll save it for a next time)…*foils nails*

  14. HOTSTUFF August 28, 2014

    and this just shows how hard EDM music is to sing live, u have to change pitch & power like in seconds, one minute you’re at a low pitch & the other at a high one… RIHSUS is a great vocalist.

    • JOHNVIDAL August 28, 2014

      Please! Rihanna is not. End of story.

  15. Theman August 28, 2014

    Mariah And Whitney’s voices went through turns, not because they sang out of range, rather drugs and vocal nodules for MC.. They are amazing technical singers.. Mariah worked
    tirelessly…. Every note doesnt always have to be a huge
    one….

  16. Rosie August 28, 2014

    I agree with her image being VERY creepy, and I guess a lot of people over the age of 20 agree too since many of them still have no idea who she is.
    Also, Video Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, iHeart Radio Music Awards, Ellen Show, America’s Got Talent, multiple late nite shows, THREE top 10 hits at the same time, her first legitimate smash hit, a commercial for that ugly ass messenger service that’s basically an ad for her album, and much more that I can’t even name right now. Any other artist with HALF as much promo as her would’ve done at least 190-200K. And y’all tried to come for my fave for 182K when she had literally no promo. Mess.

    • JOHNVIDAL August 28, 2014

      I agree.
      But why are you so rude sometimes? 🙂

  17. really ? August 28, 2014

    I hate when websites rig the comment sections so that u can’t vote up negative comments on some artists but are allowed to vote up negative comments on other artists.

    That’s all.

  18. Mark111 August 28, 2014

    It’s good that she’s becoming more a performer. She’s by no means a Janet/Aaliyah/Britney/Ciara/Beyonce dancer, but moving and doing a lil something only adds Vs standing in one spot and waving your hand. Unless you’re SANGING slow song, standing isn’t cutting it anymore. Another thing, playing EDM today is like playing disco in the 80’s, it’s old and played out.

  19. UGH August 28, 2014

    Her lower register is very undeveloped. She is young so she has time. You can’t understand what she’s saying, but under 200k for a girl who had TRL brought back for her bothers my soul. No one can sell albums that see 4 mil plus unless it’s Adel & Bruno. Sad day to be in the wicked industry.

  20. CherylSoldierr August 28, 2014

    That 170k prediction is VERY generous. This girl has literally not disappeared since the way came out. All of the awards show performances, Xmas album, New Year’s Eve performance, Grammys appearance, White House performance, and everything Rosie said = 150-170k?
    She needs to release love me harder as the next single.

  21. cruz August 28, 2014

    I’m sorry guys but this was flat out BAD. She sounds off key, out of breath, you can’t hear a single word, and i’m not even gonna mention her lack of rythym or charisma.

  22. Mimi Carey August 29, 2014

    Yours FLOPly gold yet?

  23. Bleh September 18, 2014

    Surely you were referring to someone else when you said “incredible voice”?

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