Ariana Grande just did her first awards show performance of the year, opening the Billboard Music Awards with her new single 'No Tears Left to Cry.' Grande wore a black dress, high boots, and a long sheer black bow tied around her platinum high ponytail. Her choreography included her laying on three umbrellas and making a real entrance:
Grande's performance was heartfelt and marks the beginning of her new era; her Sweetener album is due out later this year (she told Jimmy Fallon it's 'coming this summer' and hinted the exact date would be July 20), and 'No Tears Left to Cry' is her first single from it. Grande is nominated for one Billboard Music Award tonight, Top Social Artist.
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